tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3451574857665049482.post3243958641587956100..comments2024-02-26T02:02:51.364-05:00Comments on Queers United: Tackling Gender Binarism When it Comes to Gold Medal RunnerQueers Unitedhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05074493276489593816noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3451574857665049482.post-52890151287280076052009-08-26T19:20:44.231-04:002009-08-26T19:20:44.231-04:00i feel so bad for her. This major accomplishment ...i feel so bad for her. This major accomplishment and it's being overshadowed by something that's probably crap to begin with. Maybe those other chicks should just be faster.Mrs. M.https://www.blogger.com/profile/00183304316110414247noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3451574857665049482.post-57829275778923855762009-08-26T16:45:01.484-04:002009-08-26T16:45:01.484-04:00They should have investigated this before the race...They should have investigated this before the race.Joy Reedhttp://californiavacationrentalsinfo.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3451574857665049482.post-60769262614969177512009-08-26T10:25:30.016-04:002009-08-26T10:25:30.016-04:00I wonder how one can go about sending some signal ...I wonder how one can go about sending some signal of support to Caster Semenya, where she can see that there are people who sympathize with her and want to see her do well. I have been upset by this for a few days now. It upsets me that this talented athlete didn't want to show up to her own awards ceremony because of some peoples' ideas about gender. I just want to hug her. <br /><br />Thanks also to Dave Zirin. I'm glad there's a sportswriter who gets it.CrackerLilohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18176388186521154104noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3451574857665049482.post-68831724270860798692009-08-26T09:11:03.781-04:002009-08-26T09:11:03.781-04:00you're missing the entire point. its not that ...you're missing the entire point. its not that she cant compete as a transexual or as someone with a different gender identity. it's that she just cant compete as a female, if she is not strictly female. she can still compete as a male, if she wants. and i'm sure she could compete at differently gendered games if they existed. it's already been shown that she has three times the level of testosterone as regular female athletes, because of her gender grey area (or because of doping) so either way obviously its not fair to them to let her compete against them.marknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3451574857665049482.post-80789547630667869532009-08-25T22:12:04.877-04:002009-08-25T22:12:04.877-04:00As soon as I heard this story on the BBC, I saw it...As soon as I heard this story on the BBC, I saw it for what it was, although the BBC presentation didn't pick up on the points of gender bigotry and misogyny and focused on racial attitudes, which are probably also playing a part here. I am so angry about this. I feel so bad for Caster Semenya, and I hope that somehow she finds some enlightened people to support her. What she is being put through is brutal and obscene. I mean, a gender determination test, in what may as well be public view? What fucking year is this? Who cares what the "results" are--they should just leave this kid alone.<br /><br />Kudos to Dave Zirin for being a voice of empathy and awareness (a rarity in the world of sports journalism, as far as I'm concerned.) I saw him on CNN with Campbell Brown tonight and was already impressed with him before I saw this link. The ignorance of people in the general media towards any story dealing with multiple gender identity is really on display here: they simply have no idea.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com