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TrogL (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-21-09 12:17 PM Original message |
'We know Semenya is a girl' |
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LynneSin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-21-09 12:21 PM Response to Original message |
1. I saw pictures of the girl and some of them weren't too flattering |
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undeterred (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-21-09 12:21 PM Response to Original message |
2. But she doesn't run like a girl. |
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PaulaFarrell (840 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-21-09 03:58 PM Response to Reply #2 |
35. And Usain Bolt doesn't run like a tall guy |
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Warpy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-21-09 12:23 PM Response to Original message |
3. Oh, just do the swab and the DNA test |
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LisaL (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-21-09 12:25 PM Response to Reply #3 |
6. Might be more complicated then this. |
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Warpy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-21-09 12:53 PM Response to Reply #6 |
10. The DNA will confirm the sex. |
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hedgehog (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-21-09 12:59 PM Response to Reply #10 |
12. What's wrong with muscles on girls. She looks fine to me. Now Madonna, on the other hand... |
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Warpy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-21-09 01:13 PM Response to Reply #12 |
15. I'm admiring her veins |
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bitchkitty (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-21-09 02:38 PM Response to Reply #15 |
31. LMAO! |
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XemaSab (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-21-09 04:02 PM Response to Reply #31 |
36. Every time I have bloodwork it's like an archaological dig |
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du_grad (122 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Aug-22-09 09:17 PM Response to Reply #15 |
54. Back in the day when we used to draw blood donors in the lab... |
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eShirl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-21-09 01:02 PM Response to Reply #10 |
13. it's amazing what HIIT (high intensity interval training) can do to an athlete's physique, isn't it? |
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JenniferJuniper (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-21-09 01:05 PM Response to Reply #10 |
14. "The truth" |
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hedgehog (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-21-09 01:16 PM Response to Reply #14 |
16. Waaay off topic, but the more I learned about inter-sexed people, |
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JenniferJuniper (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-21-09 01:27 PM Response to Reply #16 |
20. It don't matter if you're black or white and |
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LisaL (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Aug-22-09 11:45 AM Response to Reply #10 |
46. I've already pointed out that it might be more complicated than |
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Le Taz Hot (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Aug-22-09 10:01 AM Response to Reply #3 |
42. LOL! |
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sunnybrook (986 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-23-09 04:05 PM Response to Reply #42 |
63. Me too! |
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AngryAmish (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-21-09 12:23 PM Response to Original message |
4. I heard her birth certificate PROVES she was born in Africa |
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TrogL (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-21-09 12:56 PM Response to Reply #4 |
11. I know, that's what got me giggling |
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Wizard777 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-21-09 02:01 PM Response to Reply #4 |
27. Not another one those conspiratorial African birth certificates. |
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Myrina (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-21-09 12:25 PM Response to Original message |
5. Devil's advocate question: |
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LisaL (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-21-09 12:27 PM Response to Reply #5 |
7. I think a transitioning male has to take female hormons for years before |
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roseBudd (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Aug-22-09 09:58 AM Response to Reply #7 |
41. As someone who worked around several male to female trnsgendered who had the surgery... |
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AngryAmish (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Aug-22-09 08:22 AM Response to Reply #5 |
40. THat is a sticky wicket |
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Scout (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-21-09 12:49 PM Response to Original message |
8. there are like 26 different conditions or abnormalities that can occur |
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Lex (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-21-09 05:59 PM Response to Reply #8 |
38. Yes, not everyone is XX or XY. Most, but not all. |
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eShirl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-21-09 12:52 PM Response to Original message |
9. I've seen male sprinters' physiques |
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change_notfinetuning (750 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-21-09 01:18 PM Response to Reply #9 |
18. I've seen females and they generally have hips. Where are hers? n/t |
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eShirl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-21-09 01:30 PM Response to Reply #18 |
21. "generally" have hips |
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JenniferJuniper (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-21-09 01:33 PM Response to Reply #18 |
22. My brother-in-law has hips and a beard. |
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undeterred (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Aug-22-09 10:40 AM Response to Reply #18 |
44. They usually have breasts too. |
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depakid (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Aug-22-09 01:25 PM Response to Reply #44 |
52. Runners not so much... |
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Exultant Democracy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-23-09 11:11 PM Response to Reply #52 |
65. With women who run a lot all of the muscle mass vs fat content retards their sexual maturity |
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Lucky Luciano (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-21-09 07:53 PM Response to Reply #9 |
39. That clinches it for me (most of the way) |
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UpInArms (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-21-09 01:17 PM Response to Original message |
17. she looks very similar to the other runners, to me |
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TrogL (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-21-09 02:28 PM Response to Reply #17 |
29. She's got the best features of all the runners in the pack mixed together |
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LisaL (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Aug-22-09 11:52 AM Response to Reply #17 |
49. She has very well developed arms. |
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deep1 (252 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-21-09 01:19 PM Response to Original message |
19. She is busted looking...... |
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saigon68 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-21-09 01:38 PM Response to Reply #19 |
23. Looks a lot like Randy Moss |
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deep1 (252 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-21-09 01:44 PM Response to Reply #23 |
25. Dang........ |
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gateley (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-21-09 01:44 PM Response to Original message |
24. On Dr. Nancy - MSNBC -- she had a couple of experts in the field on as guests. |
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eShirl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-21-09 01:58 PM Response to Reply #24 |
26. some sore losers, is my impression. n/t |
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gateley (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-21-09 02:47 PM Response to Reply #26 |
32. That's my take on it, too. Love love love your cat! nt |
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soleiri (913 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-21-09 02:12 PM Response to Original message |
28. her birth certificate says she's a girl |
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Alhena (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-21-09 02:29 PM Response to Reply #28 |
30. If they can confirm she's female, it will be a favor to her ... |
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sunnybrook (986 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-23-09 04:11 PM Response to Reply #30 |
64. Yes that is a little more startling |
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TrogL (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-24-09 02:17 PM Response to Reply #64 |
67. There is a female voice called a "contralto" that sings lower than tenor |
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LisaL (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Aug-22-09 11:48 AM Response to Reply #28 |
48. If she fails the gender test than I presume she will be disqualified. |
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DU GrovelBot (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-21-09 02:47 PM Response to Original message |
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Judi Lynn (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-21-09 03:40 PM Response to Original message |
34. Why is it necessary to gape and gawk at this woman as if she's a zoo exhibit? |
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noamnety (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-21-09 05:10 PM Response to Reply #34 |
37. +1 |
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Tansy_Gold (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Aug-22-09 10:31 AM Response to Reply #34 |
43. Those who step into the public spotlight invite the scrutiny |
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hunter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Aug-22-09 10:51 AM Response to Reply #34 |
45. I think this exposes the deeply patriarchal nature of our society. |
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LisaL (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Aug-22-09 11:47 AM Response to Reply #45 |
47. Oh please be real. |
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hunter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Aug-22-09 01:10 PM Response to Reply #47 |
51. The reality is there is no clear biological delineation between male and female. |
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LisaL (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Aug-22-09 03:48 PM Response to Reply #51 |
53. Why would anyone speculate about male athletes? |
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hunter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-23-09 10:15 AM Response to Reply #53 |
56. In the history of sport women competing as men may be the more common case. |
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LisaL (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-23-09 11:46 AM Response to Reply #56 |
59. I don't think anyone is suggesting she is beind deliberately |
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hunter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-23-09 01:15 PM Response to Reply #59 |
60. EVERY high level competitor has some "biological condition" that gives them an advantage. |
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LisaL (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-23-09 02:39 PM Response to Reply #60 |
61. But men have advantages over women in many sports. |
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hunter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-24-09 10:07 AM Response to Reply #61 |
66. No, I'm arguing it's rotten to single out any single athlete. |
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TrogL (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Aug-22-09 11:52 AM Response to Reply #34 |
50. Since when is DU solely a political website? |
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tammywammy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-24-09 02:28 PM Response to Reply #50 |
68. lol, exactly. n/t |
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Endangered Specie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Aug-22-09 09:35 PM Response to Original message |
55. Too bad we couldn't see the birth certificates of those "16 year old" chinese gymnists |
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SKKY (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-23-09 11:13 AM Response to Reply #55 |
58. Ding! Ding! Ding! We have a winner!!!! |
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wordpix (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-23-09 11:04 AM Response to Original message |
57. Maybe there should be races for transgendered people, MTF and FTM races |
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TrogL (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-23-09 03:36 PM Response to Reply #57 |
62. Well, there is the Gay Games |
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