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> but it's clear that it's not enough to simply say she's an XY female. The article explicitly states several times Caster Semenya is not male or female but i
by ordinaryperson 7y ago
> but it's clear that it's not enough to simply say she's an XY female.
The article explicitly states several times Caster Semenya is not male or female but intersex female with male characteristics -- no womb, ovaries but internal testes.
> insinuates pretty strongly that the mere presence of Y chromosomes should subject Caster to scrutiny
The article praises Caster and does not "insinuate" she should be subjected to elevated scrutiny, it instead singles out reporters for over-simplifying the situation and omitting important biological facts; it insinuates reporters are taking a social justice angle (woman with high levels of testosterone not allowed to compete) when Caster is more appropriately described as intersex, and unfortunately the Olympics do not have an intersex category.
It's not critical of Caster at all and struck me as a balanced, well-written take.