Susan's Place Logo

News:

Since its founding in 1995 Susan's Place forums have blossomed into a truly global lifeline. To date we've delivered roughly 1.4 billion page views to hundreds of millions of unique visitors, guided more than 41,000 registered members through 1,985,081 posts and 188,474 topics across 193 boards, and—most importantly—helped save tens of thousands of lives by connecting people to vital information and support at their most vulnerable moments.

Main Menu

From The Finish Line To The Gender Line

Started by Shana A, February 01, 2010, 10:12:13 PM

Previous topic - Next topic

0 Members and 1 Guest are viewing this topic.

Print
Go Down Pages1
User actions

Shana A

February 01, 2010, 10:12:13 PM
From The Finish Line To The Gender Line

by Brenda R. Weber
February 1, 2010

Brenda R. Weber is an assistant professor in gender studies at Indiana University and the author of Makeover TV: Selfhood, Citizenship, and Celebrity.

http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=123206431&sc=fb&cc=fp

When South African runner Caster Semenya won the gold medal in the women's 800-meter race in Berlin last August, she set the world on fire. Not only had Semenya's impressive performance dominated her competitors by a full two seconds, but her athleticism and masculine appearance set off a firestorm that has rippled into the international discussion about gender and sports.

Following Semenya's win, the International Association of Athletics Federations ordered that she undergo "gender testing" to determine whether she was truly a woman. The tests, however, have not offered conclusive information either way — fueling further controversy. Since then, questions have arisen as to what truly determines gender.
"Be yourself; everyone else is already taken." Oscar Wilde
  •  
Print
Go Up Pages1
User actions