tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19803826.post2058415666038985670..comments2024-03-27T23:28:07.513-07:00Comments on BikeBubba's Boulangerie: Win at all costs?Bike Bubbahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08193546045614393425noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19803826.post-82698015758235996602009-09-22T09:33:11.306-07:002009-09-22T09:33:11.306-07:00Pentamom, probably the best person to speak to thi...Pentamom, probably the best person to speak to this would be her mom or sisters....you're right that MEN might not know, but since mom & sisters get to help a girl get used to that aspect of womanhood....<br /><br />....that said, the key thing for me is that there are a BUNCH of things saying something's very different, and nobody ever seemed to ask the question.Bike Bubbahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08193546045614393425noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19803826.post-18579198523640539632009-09-19T18:09:08.491-07:002009-09-19T18:09:08.491-07:00I must have been thinking of the Paralympics.I must have been thinking of the Paralympics.Markhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17349169580520258486noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19803826.post-53787664636778573252009-09-18T11:31:17.894-07:002009-09-18T11:31:17.894-07:00Yeah, but regarding that, no one should necessaril...Yeah, but regarding that, no one should necessarily "notice" whether a woman menstruates other than her husband and her gynecologist, if she knows how to manage things well.<br /><br />The hard thing here was that she is genetically and physically neither absolutely male nor female. It seems to me that given the reason WHY men's and women's track sports are segregated (that maleness ordinarily confers an inherent advantage) then the degree to which she tilts male does in fact disqualify her. But I could imagine a situation where a woman with the same issues, but a different manifestation, might be allowed to pass. I don't think this is quite as simple as some would make it, but I think they made the correct decision here.<br /><br />Mark: I assume you're joking, but just in case, Special Olympics for people with mental disabilities.pentamomnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19803826.post-61233099062941291982009-09-16T05:59:01.650-07:002009-09-16T05:59:01.650-07:00Mark: dunno, probably not, maybe, and yes. Regard...Mark: dunno, probably not, maybe, and yes. Regarding #4: most young ladies in track don't train hard enough to cause amenhorrea (cessation of menses) until someone figures out they're world class. <br /><br />Combine that with all the other factors, and one can see how cruel the SA sports authorities have been to Caster Semenya. Hopefully he/she, a sibling of ours in Christ apparently, gets the help she needs.Bike Bubbahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08193546045614393425noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19803826.post-47127066189974990152009-09-15T15:42:48.606-07:002009-09-15T15:42:48.606-07:00First: Does she throw like a girl? ;^)
Second: ...First: Does she throw like a girl? ;^)<br /><br />Second: Does this mean "she" is going to be eligible for the Special Olympics? Gonna tear 'em up...<br /><br />Third: I'd think an East German coach might just naturally fit in South Africa considering their political climate. <br /><br />Fourth: Lacking a penis and having something like a vagina would be sufficient signs of femaleness for almost everyone in the world. We didn't check our girls for ovaries when they were born. And VERY active women (track stars) without fat often don't menstruate.Markhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17349169580520258486noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19803826.post-63395153210447788662009-09-15T10:01:02.609-07:002009-09-15T10:01:02.609-07:00That would be "sex test." Gender is stri...That would be "sex test." Gender is strictly a linguistic/grammatical term.<br /><br />Of course, "gender" is used more loosely nowadays to describe social concepts, but it's absolutely not applicable to determining the physical sex of a human being.<br /><br />Thus ends the lesson/lecture. ;-)pentamomnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19803826.post-90386861331395497022009-09-14T08:58:31.115-07:002009-09-14T08:58:31.115-07:00Apart from the horrifically difficult question of ...Apart from the horrifically difficult question of how to help Caster Semenya (we'll start by "no running as a girl that you aren't"), I hope that the IAAF and IOC get religion on this and make sure that a woman doesn't compete without a gender test.Bike Bubbahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08193546045614393425noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19803826.post-80753211480236131972009-09-12T07:16:28.306-07:002009-09-12T07:16:28.306-07:00I hope she achieves as much normalcy as possible, ...I hope she achieves as much normalcy as possible, too, but world-class athletic competition and "normalcy" aren't exactly the same thing. World class athletic competition is in fact outside the norm, and if she has a medical condition that prevents her from competing fairly, she's no more entitled to compete unfairly in the name of "normalcy" than I am entitled to have the hurdles lowered and the course shortened to accommodate my own physical limitations for the task.<br /><br />I wish her well in every area of life, but if she is physically not truly female, then she is not entitled to compete as such. Athletic competition is nothing if not physically-based.pentamomnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19803826.post-52530438972857518372009-09-11T15:26:52.482-07:002009-09-11T15:26:52.482-07:00i dont care what they say she is now.
she's li...i dont care what they say she is now.<br />she's lived her life as a woman, and my heart goes out to her as she attempts normalcy.Ginohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09606046924332159076noreply@blogger.com