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Should Caster Semanya be allowed to compete as a woman? Tipped for 800m gold, she has no ovaries...
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| 8/14/16
| Guy Walters
Posted on 08/18/2016 10:13:26 PM PDT by LibWhacker
Caster Semenya, 25, a South African runner, is tipped to win the 800m But the athlete has ignited a debate about gender at the Olympic Games Semenya has testosterone levels three times the normal level in women She has no womb or ovaries but rather internal testes due to abnormality
Of all the stars at Rio, few are as hotly tipped for resounding victory as 800m runner Caster Semenya. Fewer still can match her for controversy.
There are those who say she should not be allowed to compete in the Olympics womens 800m, which she is almost certain to win. No doubt they would also like to see her stripped of her former victories gold and silver at the 2009 and 2011 World Championships and silver at the London 2012 Olympics.
It is not accusations of doping that dog the South African, though it does come down to chemistry. The question is whether she is, in fact, a biological woman.
Semenya, 25, has testosterone levels three times the normal level found in women and approaching those of a man. Furthermore, she has no womb or ovaries, and instead, owing to a chromosomal abnormality, internal testes.
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TOPICS: Society; Sports
KEYWORDS: castersemenya; female; olympic; olympics; runners; semenya; sheman; shim; southafrica; testosterone
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Full title: Should Caster Semanya be allowed to compete as a woman? Tipped for 800m gold, she has no ovaries, nearly as much testosterone as a man and has sparked a huge ethical debate
Semenya
But the fraud doesn't end with Semenya:
Margret Wambui, just another Kenyan posing as something he isn't
To: LibWhacker
It’s the Obama way (*he* ran as a racial healer...)
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posted on
08/18/2016 10:14:58 PM PDT
by
grey_whiskers
(The opinions are solely those of the author and are subject to change without notice.)
To: LibWhacker
Add a third gender for Olympics, “ Eunuch or Intersex “
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posted on
08/18/2016 10:17:09 PM PDT
by
GraceG
(Only a fool works hard in an environment where hard work is not appreciated...)
To: LibWhacker
XX or XY?.............simple.....
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posted on
08/18/2016 10:17:55 PM PDT
by
Red Badger
(Make America AMERICA again!.........................)
To: GraceG
hybrids. call them hybrids.
they would feel SOOOO superior... by like most hybrids... they are mostly incapable of reproducing after their own kind...
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posted on
08/18/2016 10:18:18 PM PDT
by
MIA_eccl1212
(10 rounds 10 meters 10 seconds 10 centimetres)
To: grey_whiskers
To: LibWhacker
I saw the 800 tonight and wondered, ‘Why is there a man running with the women?’
World gone mad.
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posted on
08/18/2016 10:18:53 PM PDT
by
freedomjusticeruleoflaw
(Western Civilization- whisper the words, and it will disappear. So let us talk now about rebirth.)
To: LibWhacker
All this and no mention of Caitlin Bruce?
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posted on
08/18/2016 10:20:10 PM PDT
by
grey_whiskers
(The opinions are solely those of the author and are subject to change without notice.)
To: LibWhacker
If I was a women who had trained for ten years .... But alas, speak on this and you suffer the treatment.
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posted on
08/18/2016 10:21:31 PM PDT
by
freedomjusticeruleoflaw
(Western Civilization- whisper the words, and it will disappear. So let us talk now about rebirth.)
To: LibWhacker
I saw that THING 'Wambui' run tonight. I thought a dude sneaked onto the women's track! Total SHAM and sad for the REAL females on the track. 'Black LIES Matter' but they'll get away with it every time because stopping them would make anyone trying to stop them 'racist'. Just ask our nearly 8 year 'home wrecker' president.
"WHAT YOU TALKIN'BOUT, WILLIS?"
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posted on
08/18/2016 10:22:11 PM PDT
by
Obama_Is_Sabotaging_America
((Some of you characterized my FReep name as 'paranoid' a few years back.. Care to apologize now?))
To: LibWhacker
When in doubt, THROW SOME PEARLS ON HER!
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posted on
08/18/2016 10:23:53 PM PDT
by
Obama_Is_Sabotaging_America
((Some of you characterized my FReep name as 'paranoid' a few years back.. Care to apologize now?))
To: LibWhacker
What does a DNA test reveal? A man can “transition” into a woman but his DNA will never show he is female. He may have “gender reassignment” surgery and take hormones the rest of his life to stop beard growth and soften facial features among other so-called benefits, but his genetics will ALWAYS show male. That should probably be the deciding factor and not whatever the person identifies as. It isn’t fair to the women competitors.
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posted on
08/18/2016 10:24:00 PM PDT
by
boatbums
(God is ready to assume full responsibility for the life wholly yielded to Him.)
To: freedomjusticeruleoflaw
My thoughts exactly. Still can’t believe it’s not a man!
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posted on
08/18/2016 10:24:08 PM PDT
by
Grams A
(The Sun will rise in the East in the morning and God is still on his throne.)
To: grey_whiskers
Gotta wonder if any woman will ever win a gold medal again? Maybe starting with the next Olympics?
To: LibWhacker
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posted on
08/18/2016 10:25:47 PM PDT
by
tumblindice
(America's founding fathers: all armed conservatives.)
To: Obama_Is_Sabotaging_America
To: LibWhacker
Gotta wonder if any woman will ever win a gold medal again? Maybe starting with the next Olympics? Send 'em back to the kitchen!
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posted on
08/18/2016 10:28:59 PM PDT
by
grey_whiskers
(The opinions are solely those of the author and are subject to change without notice.)
To: LibWhacker
I’m very ambivalent when it comes to the subject of hermaphrodites. It’s not like these people chose to be the way they are, they were born that way. So please don’t trash this person.
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posted on
08/18/2016 10:29:51 PM PDT
by
BBell
(calm down and eat your sandwiches)
To: grey_whiskers
To: Obama_Is_Sabotaging_America
Lady Mooch. Of all people to talk about blurring of the genders! This has been fully discussed on several YouTube videos. Some are bizarre, others are hilarious.
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