From The Sports/Sexual Ambiguity Desk...A few weeks back The Sports Desk brought you the tale of South African sprint champ Caster Semenya. It was a story of competition, jealousy and sexual intrigue. Caster won the 800 meters at the World Championships. Soon after, there were rumblings that she was actually a he.
The verdict is apparently in. So, is the runner a girl or a boy? Well, yes.
Procedures that involved "blood and chromosome tests as well as a gynecological examination" were done. Ladies and gents, we have a true hermaphrodite. Caster is swinging double junk. Both female and male sex organs. Victor and Victoria. Chastity Bono and, uh ... Chastity Bono. Never mind that last one. I'm confused by it too.
Now the real question: Does this DQ the runner from competing in the women's division? We had a discussion about this a couple hours ago. While I sympathize with Caster, it's awful that the whole world knows what's weird downstairs, I think she/he has to be disqualified.
Am I wrong? What say you?
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It's so dubious I can't even think of a reasonable way to decide it. Is there a way to determine which gender has more influence in her body?
If so, (s)he should be directed to compete with athletes of that gender, other than that, I wouldn't know how to proceed.
Wow. I don't know what's fair here, but she is obviously aware of her own ambiguity, and should have run this by someone before getting involved in world class competitive sports.
The thing is, can you go with "I'm mostly female?" I don't think that works.
So, (s)he has both fully formed ovaries AND fully formed testes? Are the chromosomes XX or XY or...XXY or XYY?
I say, if the person is both then that person should be allowed to compete in either.
But that's in Vickyville, where everything is fair and peaceful.
When she was born, doctor's took one look and said "she's a girl". Only later exams revealed that she lacked a womb and ovaries, and has testes. So she must have grown up believing she is a girl, and wasn't necessarily trying to deceive anyone (she's still just a teenager).
As for whether she can compete... I believe the tests also showed she had levels of testosterone within what is allowable for a woman. (How they determine "allowable" is beyond me.) So she should be good.
I tend to agree with Vicky. What does it's birth certificate say?
Easy fix though: Add a hermaphrodites only race. TA-dah!
The Hermaphrodite Games! It's man versus woman versus both! Next summer on FOX!
hmm.. This would lead to some interesting decathalon events wouldn't it?
1st event would surely be the run and go fuck yerself. Thats where the hermathletes do a steeple chase then out to the middle of the field for a self Rogering.
Wouldn't "swinging junk" make you less aerodynamic, and therefore actually be more of a liability in a womens' race? I say let shim run.
Although I would definitely watch a "run & go fuck yourself" event. I bet Nike is designing special shoes as we speak.
Now if you'll excuse me, I need to go trademark the word "Hermaphrolympics."
And by the way, I think I ate lunch off the Sexual Ambiguity Desk last week, and have been peeing sitting down ever since. We really need to have Raoul the Intern start labeling these things more clearly.
I haven't heard what her chromosomes are.
If she's got XX chromosomes then she's a girl. XY she's a dude. Does she have both? XXY? Does she listen to Melissa Etheridge or Jewel?
Uhmmm...not sure which gender Caster should be racing with, but I know if he/she's a winner the celebratory drink should be Bailey's...from a shoe.
BTW Johnny, the 800 is a middle distance race, not a sprint. But I still love you. What do you think of me...? Make an assessment.
I think Matty has me on a technicality. That's why I love him.
What's the Baileys from a shoe reference?
Old Gregg - the Mighty Boosh
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ydr8a3UHUy4
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Mighty_Boosh
Ah. I recall. Gracias.
I am sorry ya'll, anyone with x/y chromosomes....not allowed to compete.
Ever.
The only fair answer.
You think it's shoes Nike would be after Jeem?
Nice Boosh reference Mattybats.