Comments on: Paper: Is She Really a He?

By: Bird

Bird — Thu, 20 Aug 2009 09:53:02 +0000

Buttercup

I agree with you. If she is a woman, which I suspect is the case, this has to be VERY humiliating for her. I feel bad for her having to go through this. Still, she is VERY muscular for an 800 runner. I suspect she may be taking steroids. Otherwise she is doing entirely too much weight training, but then again it appears to be working for her since she is killing the competition. I guess now we will see more bulked up 800 and mile runners.

By: buttercup24

buttercup24 — Wed, 19 Aug 2009 21:00:23 +0000

Dang for the last five years I’ve been trying to figure out the name of that movie “Sleep away camp.” I kept thinking it was called Camp Fear.

Anyway I almost hope she is a he, because this has to be really embarrassing for her.

By: Shauny

Shauny — Wed, 19 Aug 2009 20:54:25 +0000

I’m in agreement with #10. Ri-di-cu-lous

By: SunnyPA

SunnyPA — Wed, 19 Aug 2009 20:33:55 +0000

I watched something like this on one of those TV medical dramas. I believe it was “House”.

I’m confused just looking at her/him.

Thanks for the explanation Sponge.

By: Negrito

Negrito — Wed, 19 Aug 2009 19:42:53 +0000

She just destroyed the entire competition and won the final easily.

By: Peachizz

Peachizz — Wed, 19 Aug 2009 19:37:37 +0000

Sandra,
Why would you even post soemthing like this!!!! Foolishless!!

By: spongebobfan

spongebobfan — Wed, 19 Aug 2009 19:24:45 +0000

and still,
First of all, “private parts” do not constitute male or female. This is a rudimentary distinction, but does not acknowledge a range of developmental conditions that can cause male characteristics to develop without there needing to be male reproductive organs. The condition of pseudohermaphroditism is one where male organs develop in varying degrees, and so the absence of male organs is not proof of anything. The fact that ASA believe that “asking her to show us her private parts” will do the job suggests that they have little idea of the issues. In that case, the first quote above, regarding ASA being “certain” of her sex before sending her, is laughable. The only thing we can be certain of is that ASA have little understanding of the problem.

Second, even genetic testing cannot confirm male or female. In fact, it is so complex that to do proper sex determination testing, you have to take a multi-disciplinary approach, and make use of internal medicine specialists, gynecologists, psychologists, geneticists and endocrinologists. I am afraid that dropping your pants is not proof at all.

wow this is intresting