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South African Runner is a Hermpaphrodite

post #1 of 37
9/11/09 at 1:41pm
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http://sports.espn.go.com/oly/tracka...ory?id=4464405

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PRETORIA, South Africa -- Reports on Friday that gender testing on South Africa's running sensation has determined she has hidden male sexual organs triggered outrage and dealt a blow to her family, who may have been unaware of the reported condition.

And, foremost, there is worry about how the 18-year-old will handle all this.

Newspaper reports from Australia said testing determined Caster Semenya has internal testes, meaning the runner herself, who was raised in a poor village, may have been unaware of such a condition.

And now such intimate details are there for the world to see.

Poor thing. What a horrid story. I hope she will be OK.
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post #2 of 37
9/11/09 at 1:44pm
That's a hell of a thing to find out. But...on the other side of the coin...wouldn't s/he have, you know, questions? As in, why is my voice deeper, and why am I so much more muscular, and why do I run so much faster than the rest of the women?
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post #3 of 37
9/11/09 at 1:55pm
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That's a hell of a thing to find out. But...on the other side of the coin...wouldn't s/he have, you know, questions? As in, why is my voice deeper, and why am I so much more muscular, and why do I run so much faster than the rest of the women?

Have you ever had tests done to see if you had an internal vagina?

'nuff said.
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post #4 of 37
9/11/09 at 2:09pm
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Have you ever had tests done to see if you had an internal vagina?

'nuff said.

How many fingers do they use?
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post #5 of 37
9/11/09 at 2:24pm
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http://sports.espn.go.com/oly/tracka...ory?id=4464405



Poor thing. What a horrid story. I hope she will be OK.

Didn't open the link, but I hope they released the info to the family before to the public.
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post #6 of 37
9/11/09 at 2:27pm
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Have you ever had tests done to see if you had an internal vagina?

'nuff said.

Nice burn.
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post #7 of 37
9/11/09 at 2:33pm


Bender: What do you mean I'm not registered? My name is Coilette and I'm from, uh...Robonia! Coilette's a chick's name!
Official: Yes but "Robonia" sounds like something somebody made up on the spot.
Bender: Ever been beaten up by a guy dressed like a chick?
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post #8 of 37
9/11/09 at 3:03pm
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Have you ever had tests done to see if you had an internal vagina?

'nuff said.

Why? Does he run like a girl?
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post #9 of 37
9/11/09 at 3:09pm
What a bizarre (and unfortunate) story!
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post #10 of 37
9/11/09 at 3:16pm
Meh. DT is full of poasters whose testes have yet to descend.
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post #11 of 37
9/11/09 at 4:02pm
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Originally Posted by Douglas View Post
Have you ever had tests done to see if you had an internal vagina?

'nuff said.

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Originally Posted by Douglas's article which he seems to have selectively glossed-over
Semenya won the 800 in Berlin on Aug. 19 by 2.45 seconds in a world-record 1:55.45, but her dramatic improvement in times, muscular build and deep voice sparked speculation about her gender.

You don't think that this kid who has been raised as a girl these 18 years didn't have questions about herself? Why she doesn't look or sound like the other girls? Or like the other athletes who she now thrashes on the track? Maybe 18-year-old athletes aren't given to introspection, who knows. I'm sure she's devastated by this and I sympathize with her.


and, FWIW, Teacher, if I ran like Kara Goucher, I'd be pretty happy.
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post #12 of 37
9/11/09 at 4:28pm
The comments in the link are infuriating.
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post #13 of 37
9/11/09 at 4:32pm
I believe (s)he also had facial hair.
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post #14 of 37
9/11/09 at 4:55pm
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I believe (s)he also had facial hair.

So what you're saying is you wouldn't godard her?
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post #15 of 37
9/11/09 at 4:59pm
This is really sad. How humiliating. It's disgusting and it reaffirms my hopelessness for humanity.
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