Is It Politically Incorrect To Disqualify A Transgender Athlete From Competing Against Women In Sports?


The IAAF has ordered the South African Track & Field Association to conduct medical tests to prove if Caster Semenya is a biologically born female.
Semenya won the gold medal today in the 800 women meters event at the World Track & Field Championships in Berlin Germany.
In fact, Semenya won at one minute 55 seconds, Janeth Jepkosgei of Kenya she won the silver medal at one minutes 57 seconds.
Due to the growing rumours and gossip about Semenya’s sudden success, the IAAF was forced to take action.
According to media reports, Semenya also has a very deep voice and facial hair.
Just look at Semenya, she has an extremely masculine appearance. Semenya looks like a man, notice the powerful arms, legs, and narrow hips.
Where are Semenya’s breasts? Yes, I know female athletes breasts decreases due to the increased fitness but Semenya is flat like a board.
I am uncertain if Semenya is a biologically born female.
I believe if the tests proves Semenya was not born female, this individual should be disqualified and stripped of the gold medal immediately!
If Semenya is indeed a male, the South African Track & Field Association must be punished and severely fined.
It is a form of cheating to enter a transgender athlete into a competition with female athletes.
I also feel that if Semenya is indeed a biological male, all of his records for 800 meter women’s track events must be removed ASAP!!!
It is totally unfair to the women athletes to compete against a person that was born male in sports.
There is a reason male and female athletes are separated in sporting events, because men are physically stronger then women.
Men have more strength, muscle mass, and more endurance it is a fact.
It is not transphobia to remove an athlete that has unfair physical advantage to compete against female athletes.
I am outraged that a transgender athlete is even allowed to compete with female athletes!!!
It is also very offensive to the female athletes because the transgender athlete has a clear advantage.
Women deserve the right to compete in sports with against other women on equal terms.
I wonder how the female athletes feel about this? It is such absolutely ludicrous!
Transgender activists will say the physical advantage is “reduced” because the transgender athlete “may” have taken hormones.
However, the fact remains if a transgender athlete has been using “hormones” there is still the physical advantage.
It is not discrimination against transgender athletes to disqualify them from competing against women.
Women have a right in sports to compete against other biologically born women because it’s the right thing to do.
Update:
I just thought of something, Semenya may be “intersex” and have AIS syndrome. On the outside she may have a vagina but “internally” she may have “testes” instead of “ovaries”. I also believe these athletes that are “intersex” should be banned from competing against women. The Olympics and world championships women events should “only” be for athletes that are biologically born females.
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- - Thursday , August 20 , 2009
“I am outraged that a transgender athlete is even allowed to compete with female athletes!!!”
Do you have some sort of inside information that she’s Transgendered? I haven’t read anything that says Ms. Semenya is transgendered. You seem to be making serious assumptions.
when you say transgenders? do you mean transsexual?
or an individual that is intersex(hermaphrodite)?
They are different
We can only wait and see what the results will be. If she is a man she should be running faster than that. I believe she is a woman, i just hope she is.
Transgender activists will say the physical advantage is “reduced” because the transgender athlete “may” have taken hormones.
However, the fact remains if a transgender athlete has been using “hormones” there is still the physical advantage.
Most international athletic organizations take their lead from the IOC’s policy – which is 2 years of hormones and they must have had gender surgery as well.
I disagree with the argument that a MTF transsexual has “a physical advantage”. The reality is that a MTF (male to female) transsexual has a muscle mass consistent with a female body, but she is lugging around a masculine skeletal structure which is considerably heavier than what a natal female of the same height would have.
Further, even if there is a greater “bulk” of muscle, the fact is that feminizing hormones also change the power that the musculature is capable of to female-normal levels.
In short, the “advantage” that you suppose doesn’t really exist.
The last possibility which you conveniently ignored is whether the athlete in question has been using various “performance enhancing” substances – some of which are androgen-based and have a substantial masculinizing effect.
I disagree, the integrity and spirit of the World Championships will be shattered if this farce continues.
Women’s events were created specifically for biologically born women to compete against each other. Now we have the drama of transgender and intersex people trying to change the rules and they should be banned from competing against women.
If Semenya is not a biologically born female she must be stripped of her gold medal ASAP and banned from competing against women.
Also, all of Semenya’s records must be stripped if she is not a biologically born female.
Some countries do cheat by finding these transgender or “intersexed” individuals and are using them because they are desperate to win medals.
Two of Semenya’s opponents in the 800 meters event are convinced she is really a man. Now does anyone care about what the biologically born women think? The two female athletes are very upset they may have lost to a “man”.
The Olympics and World Championships should be reserved for biologically born women ONLY. It’s not fair to women to compete against transgender or intersex people.
The fact remains a MTF was BORN male and no amount of hormones is going to change this fact.
but guys (and author) semanya has not been proven to be a man. supposing she is found to be a woman? you would have made false accusations. i think we should wait for the results first. Semanya is as far as we know, a woman. I know countless women with deep voices and even more women with facial hair. there is a reason why “smooth away” is running commercials on tv. women do get facial hair even if some women bleach theirs.
I feel bad for her because she probably has been mocked all her life. At least she can be finally do something that she can be proud of. Besides, why are they questioning her gender now after she won. If there was a problem, they should have checked her out discreetly before the race instead of embarrassing her after she won.
I really like reading your articles you always have a interesting look on things, but this one is stupid. Your jumping to a conclusion that has already been proven false “birth cert” & “test” The embassement this woman has recieved is in it self shameful and then you have to say something stupid like “where are her breasts?” Im ashamed for you but i hope you can get back to writing articles that have substance like you used to write.
it is not an outrage she was allowed to compete. there is yet to be evidence that she is in fact transgenered and your belief that it’s unfair to other female athletes for her to compete makes you sound ridculos because it wouldn’t be fair to her to place her with the males && the males could claim it’s unfair because she’s smaller or quicker or some other kind of way to make up excuses for if they lose. she is in fact a women, transgendered or not because that’s how she was raised an views herself. the only other way for this to be completly fair to everyone is having a “transgenered” class in all sporting events, which is never going to happen.
You are a sexist pig. Simple. Your article is nothing but speculation and fear of the unknown. Rather than wasting my time by posting these worthless articles you should go back under your rock and leave the rest of the world in peace.
Regards Oliver McInnerney
As much as I hate competition towards anything, that is a damn man competing with those women, and he/she/it and country should be punished most severely and made a permanent,embarrasing example as a deterent for all those to not engage in the same STUPID manner for some GOD forsaken prize and or championship which is not a problem if won fairly in that gender based: male to male,female to female competition!. I am not an advacant for sex change, however if you are unhappy with what god made and gave you, get a DAMN sex change or better yet compete in a unisex sport where males and females compete together and or against one another. PEACE!!!