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5331. Posted by Kataaha Fri Aug 21 9:46Am EDT I Support Semenya 5331. Posted by kataaha Fri Aug 21 9:46am EDT I support semenya 5330. Posted by kataaha Fri Aug 21 9:46am EDT I support semenya 5329. Posted by kataaha Fri Aug 21 9:46am EDT I support semenya 5328. Posted by lltroutman2002 Fri Aug 21 9:32am EDT I find this so shocking.... Not that She would run faster, or that she doesn't follow "traditional" ideas of femininity, or that the sports community chose to make this a public debate. What I find shocking is that this has become a race issue. I am American and I am so white, I almost glow in the dark. Does that mean I should trash on this poor child? Come on people, stop making assumtions. Yes, there are lots of jerks who will trash on someone just because they are different, but not all white people are against people of color (Maybe not the polically correct way to say it, but trying to encompass all ethnic backgrounds) and vice-versa. Personally, I think she is right. This skill is a gift from God and she is using it. She worked hard to develop this talent, and she made alot of sacrifices. She deserved to win. End of story. 5327. Posted by David Fri Aug 21 7:26am EDT Two words, ' Fatima Whitbread,' in comparison Caster is Naomi Campbell 5326. Posted by Fred Fri Aug 21 7:17am EDT Caster Semenya? What about Carmilita Jeter? And what about the huge human- growth problem going on at the Worlds? All those outtie bellie buttons and distended abs. It's brutal. A lot of drugs going on in track & field. 5325. Posted by ksnooke Fri Aug 21 6:47am EDT Well now I'm confused. Where I work (small company) we are 9 women and 1 man, or should I say that's what I thought... Now out of the 9 women I have run a quick check and 5 of us have longer ringer fingers that index fingers (including myself) and also amazingly enough of the 5 with longer ring fingers 3 of them are moms. (I actually even lived through the pregnancies of two of them here). So Outhouse & Forestlettelier you now have me doubting myself and nature???? 5324. Posted by Njugz Fri Aug 21 6:31am EDT I am an African and I dont think this whole issue has anything to do with race at all. I had my doubts too when I first saw her running. The fact that she did not address the press after winning the 800m finals only served to add to the speculations. I truly feel sorry for her that she has to undergo all this stuff, but since other people have disguised before and ran as the opposite gender, the IAAF truly has no option than to carry out the gender test. Problem is, If Semenya is truly a girl, the psychological effects of the whole thing to her will be very negative. Even though an apology cant really undo the damage that has already been done, the IAAF and others, I included should be ready to offer one. 5323. Posted by JamesN Fri Aug 21 6:08am EDT My heart goes to the poor child. The South African sports authorities should have seen it coming and done these checks before outing this poor child. I do not expect her rural folks would know what is cooking inside of her. I see many here portending some racism truly its Embarrassingly South African. 5322. Posted by Marquessa Fri Aug 21 5:28am EDT Sooo... if for some reason Caster Semenya finds out she has all guy stuff going on inside of her... what will she do? Will she start living life as a dude or continue to live life as a girl? How sad for her. So young and has to have the whole world in on her personal business. I wish her the best. 5321. Posted by Marquessa Fri Aug 21 5:02am EDT Can't they just pull her running shorts down and check? I don't understand why it would take weeks for someone to figure her sex out. 5320. Posted by ASAPH N Fri Aug 21 2:46am EDT This is total sexual harrassment and an abuse of an African child once again with the interior motives that nothing good can come from Africa. Why should IAAF not subject all the participants to such a test before they qualify for a competition and wait to disorganise an innocent African child. Semenya has made African proud of your victory. This is racism we have lived with but we shall over come it. Congs 5319. Posted by wincate Fri Aug 21 2:32am EDT Remember what a man can do, a woman can do better. 5318. Posted by Mimi Fri Aug 21 2:22am EDT This is going to be such a big slap in the face of the people that are saying she is man when it is proven that she's female! Have you taken a look at Leona Lewis lately?? I though she was a transvestite the first time I saw her. Shows you, don't judge!! Caster - you go girl! Proudly South African 5317. Posted by Lionel Fri Aug 21 1:56am EDT I made the mistake of reading the postings at espn.com and I must say that I am embarrassed for my sex. This is all about her boyish looks and nothing else. If she had longer hair and wore a running outfit that was cut higher on the legs while concealing her "abs of death", I am sure no test would have been requested. Being just 18 let us see what she looks like in a couple years when she grows into her body. And to those there who were chastising her father for playing the race card when he was defending his daughter.... Well, he may actually have been playing the colonialism card, or--more currently--the apartheid card (the latter a system he grew up under). So please excuse poor, old dad for having thought that his daughter would be treated better by the world, better than the one he experienced: where appearance determined too much. 5316. Posted by BoltonD Fri Aug 21 1:37am EDT She is a beautiful South African gal, I love her. The whole world is confused, men want to be women and women want to be men. Same sex gettin marriage in america and around the world, so who care. semenya said she a lady, the South Africans call her " GOLDEN GIRL". leave that little poor african's gal alone she deserve that Gold. take your's Gold with you to africa ya! huh! this gal won. 5315. Posted by George Fri Aug 21 1:33am EDT I agree with posters who believe this has nothing to do with nationality or race. For quite some time I blinked several times with a furrowed brow while watching Amelie Mauresmo play tennis. Gender verification - well, it just seems silly to me. Hopefully this matter will be put to rest soon although its good to read that Semenya is taking this whole issue in stride as she glides past her competitors with ease.... Go girl! 5314. Posted by George Fri Aug 21 1:31am EDT I agree with posters who believe this has nothing to do with nationality or race. For quite some time I blinked several times with a furrowed brow while watching Amelie Mauresmo play tennis. Gender verification - well, it just seems silly to me. Hopefully this matter will be put to rest soon although its good to read that Semenya is taking this whole issue in stride as she glides past her competitors with ease.... Go girl! 5313. Posted by cafeaulait Fri Aug 21 12:04am EDT This is a crying pitiful shame. So what she isn't "feminine looking" that doesn't make her a man. She blew away the competittion fair and square. I agree with Darrien the IAAF and all others could've used more discretion and not let the media nad the whole world know they're going to gender test the young lady. Matter of fact they shouldn't even be testing her at all. Her birth records, and parents says she's a woman; then damn it she's a woman. Everyone is cracking on her because she does not look like a woman. SO! Leave her alone. 5312. Posted by stinda.binda Thu Aug 20 11:30pm EDT To outhouse and comment 5323- I am female (a very feminine one at that) and my ring fingers are longer than my index fingers. Let's try not to be so ignorant, shall we? 5311. Posted by haynnufsaid Thu Aug 20 10:53pm EDT For comments 5319 and 5323, according to the movie Shallow Hal, if a woman has any toes that are longer than her big toe, she could be something from outer space or just plain ugly. 5310. Posted by middletonwilson@... Thu Aug 20 10:26pm EDT What a cold cruel place the sports arena is to treat the sensitivity of this human being in such a sordid and scandalous way. Shame on the IAAF for not being sensitive to this young athlete's feelings. How many of us would like our sensitivity to be so bruised and batterd, If this yoing woman has a biological problem , surely the IAAF could have found a way to treat it more carefully and sensitively. A younfg mind like hers could easily become SCHIZOPHRENIC from this mauling but who except her parent really cares about this GIRKL? 5309.
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