“Is runner Caster Semenya actually a man?” afternoon links

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  1. Zoe (The Other One) says:

    I say ‘man’. S/he has a touch of the Lady GaGa’s about him/her.

    At the very least there is a chromosome extra knocking about.

  2. Ally says:

    she does look a little like a man, but athlets are very muscular so I don’t see it as a big thing…i saw an interview with her and i felt so bad for her when the reporter told her that some people think that she’s a man

  3. Firestarter says:

    Very manly.

    I know they are going to be testing her. Sad for her if none of this is true, but I have to say, altough runners usually are muscular andv flat chested, she certainly looks more masculine than any I have seen.

  4. Katyusha says:

    The body aside, that’s a very masculine face.

  5. Annie says:

    Wait….that’s supposed to be a woman?

  6. GatsbyGal says:

    If it’s a woman I will eat my hat, sir!

  7. j. ferber says:

    But what if her gender is complicated by her “medical condition?” Do they take the trophy away if she has male and female chromosomes? Very interesting case for gender theorists, though it must be very tough on the runner. If she’s living as a woman and considers herself a woman and was raised as a woman, doesn’t that make her a woman?

  8. sarah says:

    Those shorts are pretty tight. It looks like she’s a woman.

  9. Mark says:

    That mustache proves she’s a hirsute woman or a teenage man. Pull he shorts, do the DNA testing and settle it.

  10. hmm says:

    If she ends up being a female, how utterly humiliating to go through this in such a public manner. Sad.

  11. Shay says:

    All signs point to man.

  12. truthSF says:

    She might look like a man, but judging from her tight shorts, that’s a female genital. You know black guys be packing down there, lol.

  13. flourpot says:

    stay classy, Truth

  14. Jane says:

    Some of you “people” sound so cruel.

  15. Ursula says:

    She is just a kid, only 18, I wish the IAAF had been more discreet, after all they are discreet with drug cheats. Whatever her sex, it is not her fault. Why is it that the people complaining about her came 5th and 6th. They are still losers whether Caster is a man or woman.

  16. Mairead says:

    She is currently undergoing tests; they began earlier this summer.

    Her face does look quite masculine, and coupled with her training and even something as simple as PCOS can exaggerate that.

    The fact that most photos are shown of her in isolation or against smaller runners like the British bronze medalist exaggerate that. But there are other runners with a similar physique:

    Also I think the fact that she chooses to run in a track uniform more similar to the men’s exaggerates this further.
    http://images.smh.com.au/ftsmh/ffximage/2009/08/19/caster_wideweb__470x382,0.jpg

    Either way, God love her, she’s still only a teenager and having this accusation could mess her up for life.

  17. saintdevil says:

    Granted: Many female athletes look a bit masculine.
    But if you see “her” next to other female runners, it’s pretty obvious that there is every reason for a gender test.

  18. sandra says:

    She is a woman. She has been competing as woman. She won the the Junior African championships, an IAAF event. The IAAF started doing tests on her a few weeks back. On the day of her final race someone from the Aurtralian went to the media with gender speculation rumours, a blatant attempt to humiliate her…and she still won. Her mother, teachers, and coach all say she is female. An Italian athelete who came in sixth had this to say about her “these kind of people should not run with us, for me she is not a woman, she’s a man.” umm these kind of people!! Sour grapes much? The girl was treated in a disgraceful manner…and she still won. Congratulations to her.

  19. Jag says:

    Kudos to her for still winning. (thumbs up)

    If she’s inter-sexed and identifies/living as a woman, she should still keep her trophies. (I think that’s the PC term for hermaphrodite now.)

  20. Ursula says:

    I saw her getting her meddle yeterday and she did it with grace and class. Good for her for not letting this rumours ruin her. I hope she sues these losers when all is done regardless of what they find. What they did is so uncalled for.

  21. pearl nzimande says:

    i say people are making this in2 such a big deal. i personally think shes a woman, going for the test is violating her rights, they should just leave her to continue doing what she does best

  22. knotstu says:

    I think i’m a man and i can’t run that fast! maybie it’s like she’s a superman!

    actually… i can’t run at all!!!! and any woman could outrun me yet alone a man-woman…. mmmm…. she male?
    kinky !!!

  23. Toe says:

    LOL @ Truth

  24. jess says:

    so what we are learning is that people with “both male and female chromosomes” are not allowed to compete in athletic events like people who’s gender we can label.

  25. Iggles says:

    I think she’s intersexed. She clearly doesn’t look like a regular XX woman. There’s something hormonal going on there.

  26. AJ says:

    (so what we are learning is that people with “both male and female chromosomes” are not allowed to compete in athletic events like people who’s gender we can label.)

    Everyone knows that men and women compete in sports separately because they have different biological limitations. And any thinking person can figure out that someone with both male and female chromosomes very possibly has a big natural gender-based advantage when competing with women. You seem concerned about fairness only as far as someone like this athlete is concerned, but not in regards to women athletes who may be at an unfair disadvantage.

  27. Helen says:

    I`d say intersexed. Common thoughts are she/he has male chromosomes and hasn`t responded to the male hormones in the women. OR, testicles are still tucked up into the abdomen. Her voice is very deep.

  28. Helen says:

    Men do have greater advantages than women in long and short distance running. Larger lung capacity…

  29. rop says:

    To be subjected to this is insane! This should have been kept private like previous posters have noted. Even if she continues to win and compete, she will never forget this. It is so odd and sexist that it is accceptable for Bolt ot break records but not Caster? This would never happen if she were seen as attractive.

  30. Because I Say So says:

    I don’t care either way. Male or female, Caster has a SICK body!

  31. Jenna says:

    Poor poor girl!

  32. G. says:

    I feel bad for her. I’d HATE to be subjected to tests like she is.

  33. Sasha Mackenzie says:

    Now Come the fuck on. They know Damn well thats a MAN… GOTDAMN… HOW U DOING??!!! (in the words of wendy williams)

  34. Magsy says:

    What do I know. I thought Susan Boyle was a man.

  35. flosstin hours says:

    that’s a man, baby, yeah!

    if it’s not a man, then it’s a woman that got beat with the ugly stick.

  36. juli says:

    ooooo!!!!!!! she-man