From The Daily Mail:
World champion 800m runner Caster Semenya is a hermaphrodite with no womb or ovaries, an Australian newspaper has claimed.Quoting a source close to the International Association of Athletics Federations, the Sydney Daily Telegraph said Semenya had internal testes - male sexual organs which produce testosterone and which in turn produces muscle bulk, body hair and a deep voice.
The 18-year-old won gold with a sensational final-lap sprint to streak away from the competition in Berlin last month.
Clearly the man side is a little more dominant, unlike another famous (allegedly) hermaphrodite... Jamie Lee Curtis
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So does Semenya (the name a... (Below threshold)1. Posted by SCSIwuzzy | September 10, 2009 4:18 PM | Score: 1 (1 votes cast)
So does Semenya (the name alone makes it worse) have a shenis, or a mangina?
1. Posted by SCSIwuzzy | September 10, 2009 4:18 PM |
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Posted on September 10, 2009 16:18
2. Posted by JustRuss | September 10, 2009 4:49 PM | Score: 2 (2 votes cast)
But JLC is Sexy in True Lies! Don't do this to me!
2. Posted by JustRuss | September 10, 2009 4:49 PM |
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Posted on September 10, 2009 16:49
3. Posted by Mac Lorry | September 10, 2009 4:58 PM | Score: 1 (1 votes cast)
In my opinion, if a person has no womb or ovaries, but has testosterone producing testes, internal or external, then that person is a man as far as athletic competition is concerned. I would be interested to know the genetic sex, however, or if it's indeterminate even at that level.
3. Posted by Mac Lorry | September 10, 2009 4:58 PM |
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Posted on September 10, 2009 16:58
4. Posted by RFA | September 10, 2009 4:58 PM | Score: 1 (1 votes cast)
Slobber! JLC always has had an incredibod. She does it for me. Heh, I got old just like she did, too.
4. Posted by RFA | September 10, 2009 4:58 PM |
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Posted on September 10, 2009 16:58
5. Posted by James Burdette | September 10, 2009 5:25 PM | Score: 3 (3 votes cast)
A person with no womb or ovaries doesn't classify as an hermaphrodite. What it's looking more and more like is that Semenya is a man who is suffering from Androgen Insensitivity Syndrome which would explain the lack of female organs and internal testes. You would end up with a man that looks female. Which seems to be the case here.
5. Posted by James Burdette | September 10, 2009 5:25 PM |
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Posted on September 10, 2009 17:25
6. Posted by itismedavid | September 10, 2009 5:50 PM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)
Don't forget Lady GaGa.
6. Posted by itismedavid | September 10, 2009 5:50 PM |
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Posted on September 10, 2009 17:50
7. Posted by Ran | September 10, 2009 5:51 PM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)
So if he ran against men, she'd lose?.. just asking.
7. Posted by Ran | September 10, 2009 5:51 PM |
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Posted on September 10, 2009 17:51
8. Posted by irongrampa | September 10, 2009 6:05 PM | Score: 4 (4 votes cast)
What, was the news THAT slow today?
8. Posted by irongrampa | September 10, 2009 6:05 PM |
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Posted on September 10, 2009 18:05
9. Posted by Upset Old Guy | September 10, 2009 6:13 PM | Score: 1 (1 votes cast)
Shame on me, I've been thinking about this. So, here it is: (assuming the leaked information is correct) I found Semenya statements about "her" sexuality credible. It also seems likely to me that no more than a physical examination was ever performed on her during her entire life in S.Africa.
That would mean she has lived her life as a female, and of course believes herself to be female. Maybe she has a boy friend. Maybe they've had sexual relations (she can). And her perspective on that would likely be that luck and care had resulted in her not getting pregnant.
Now, now that all changes for her and it will be a difficult adjustment I'm sure.
Lost in all this however is that boy friend, if one exists. It's going to be a big adjustment for him as well. At some point he's going to realize that he wasn't actually doing (should I say, "doing") what he thought he was doing. And he might find himself waking up with night-sweats.
They're both going to need counseling.
And to quote Mary Frann in Newhart, "Ick."
9. Posted by Upset Old Guy | September 10, 2009 6:13 PM |
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Posted on September 10, 2009 18:13
10. Posted by Lisa | September 10, 2009 6:44 PM | Score: 1 (1 votes cast)
Jamie Lee is ALL woman. (I'm a woman, and I totally admire Jamie)
10. Posted by Lisa | September 10, 2009 6:44 PM |
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Posted on September 10, 2009 18:44
11. Posted by epador | September 10, 2009 7:20 PM | Score: -1 (1 votes cast)
I wonder what the Hawaiian birth certificate says.
11. Posted by epador | September 10, 2009 7:20 PM |
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Posted on September 10, 2009 19:20
12. Posted by Eneils Bailey | September 10, 2009 7:43 PM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)
May I do the ole perfunctory "Go F@(k Yourself!" joke?
On second thought, I'll pass.
12. Posted by Eneils Bailey | September 10, 2009 7:43 PM |
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Posted on September 10, 2009 19:43
13. Posted by JLawson | September 10, 2009 8:39 PM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)
Well, she just doubled her chances of a date on Saturday night...
13. Posted by JLawson | September 10, 2009 8:39 PM |
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Posted on September 10, 2009 20:39
14. Posted by MF | September 10, 2009 9:56 PM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)
dont know if this is true but heard long ago that there is a test one can take in their saliva that determines whether they are male or female. either way that has got to be a difficult life especially in public.
14. Posted by MF | September 10, 2009 9:56 PM |
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Posted on September 10, 2009 21:56
15. Posted by Dave | September 11, 2009 12:29 AM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)
Being in New York City I have to be on the look out for this sort of thing. I always use the old index finger to ring finger ratio. If you are a male your ring finger is longer than your index finger. If you are a woman, your index finger is longer than your ring finger. It may not be much longer or shorter, but every person who I have run this by has confirmed that it is indeed correct. Its an impressive party trick at least. And for you younger guys out combing the bars. It makes sure that the very attractive "lady" you met stays at the bar and out of your bed.
15. Posted by Dave | September 11, 2009 12:29 AM |
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Posted on September 11, 2009 00:29
16. Posted by JC hammer | September 11, 2009 12:33 AM | Score: -2 (2 votes cast)
Ref # 11. If you knew how to read, you would understand he was born a commie, mulsim, nazi, solicit, black skin, that you just can't handle being in the "white house."
Every stop and think why it was called the "white house?" It was for whites only. Hell we all know that except for you.
16. Posted by JC hammer | September 11, 2009 12:33 AM |
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Posted on September 11, 2009 00:33
17. Posted by Marc | September 11, 2009 12:44 AM | Score: 1 (1 votes cast)
The obvious answer to lay this controversy to rest is to allow Barney Frank to assess her gender.
If he can't determine whether she's too far on the male side of the male/female scale no one can.
17. Posted by Marc | September 11, 2009 12:44 AM |
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Posted on September 11, 2009 00:44
18. Posted by Scott | September 11, 2009 6:27 AM | Score: -1 (1 votes cast)
The ACORN story is truly amazing! And in so many ways...the sheer horror of it, the corruption, and the utter lack of coverage from mainstream media. The post "Advance the Cause of Child Prostitution? YES! WE! CAN!" is at http://firebreathingchristian.wordpress.com/2009/09/10/advance-the-cause-of-child-prostitution-yes-we-can/
18. Posted by Scott | September 11, 2009 6:27 AM |
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Posted on September 11, 2009 06:27
19. Posted by fustian | September 11, 2009 8:35 AM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)
I think she's vaguely reminiscent of the first lady.
No wonder Barack has to stay in line.
I mean, think of it. How else can you explain her shoulders?
19. Posted by fustian | September 11, 2009 8:35 AM |
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Posted on September 11, 2009 08:35
20. Posted by sherri | September 11, 2009 8:44 AM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)
Dave,
The ring finger compared to index finger size is indicative of how much testosterone you were exposed to in utero. Mine are the same length, but I am VERY female (delivered and breastfed 3 kids).
20. Posted by sherri | September 11, 2009 8:44 AM |
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Posted on September 11, 2009 08:44
21. Posted by sherri | September 11, 2009 8:48 AM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)
Meant to say that having the kids were just 1 example of my femininity.
21. Posted by sherri | September 11, 2009 8:48 AM |
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Posted on September 11, 2009 08:48
22. Posted by George
| September 11, 2009 8:52 AM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)
I've heard that Caster Semenya hangs out with Pat from Saturday Night Live.
22. Posted by George
| September 11, 2009 8:52 AM |
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Posted on September 11, 2009 08:52
23. Posted by George
| September 11, 2009 8:55 AM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)
sherri: "You're just reekin' of feminine beauty."
23. Posted by George
| September 11, 2009 8:55 AM |
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Posted on September 11, 2009 08:55
24. Posted by Clancy | September 11, 2009 10:15 AM | Score: 1 (1 votes cast)
With no womb, [s]he'd have no period. Surely by 18 (or however old [s]he is), [s]he'd know something was up.
It's really a sad story.
24. Posted by Clancy | September 11, 2009 10:15 AM |
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Posted on September 11, 2009 10:15
25. Posted by rileyb | September 11, 2009 12:35 PM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)
Dave, I don't know who you have been going out with ( or should I say
what?) but I have had 3 children and am clearly a female whose ring finger is longer than her index finger. I also called several of my friends
who have had children and asked them to measure, and guess what?
Apparently someone has been putting you on!!! LOL
25. Posted by rileyb | September 11, 2009 12:35 PM |
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Posted on September 11, 2009 12:35