I believe that the ultimate difference between a man and a woman is the inequality that they face each day. Society believes that certain sports are made for only men and that women aren't allowed to participate in a "man" game. They look at it is as if women doesn't have the strenght to do the things that men do, when there are women out there that are stronger than men. Caster Semenya is a good example because even though she may look as if she is a man from the way her body is built or from her voice, she still was able to go out there and win a race that people thought a man was going to win. Semenya's coach use to compare her to the other men because of the way she looked, she have muscle-bound arms, and the coach thought that she was too powerful for the ladies. So, ladies aren't capable of being powerful? Society view women as being weak, emotional individuals and men as being strong and powerful when that is not the case. Women are capable of doing the same thing as men if not better. I think that men and women should be viewed equally. Shaletta M. Hanson
You got my attention today with this topic. Typically I am a person who will fight for EVERYONE's rights; and I understand what this woman went through. I have a life-long friend that went through similar testing, issues and embarassment of whether HE, was male or female. When we were in high school he underwent almost three years of testing to determine IF he was male or if HE was female. Growing up was especially difficult and lonely for him, because NO ONE wanted to play with him and he was often times left out of games, etc.This also led to obvious GENDER IDENTITY issues for him. This was because the girls knew he was "a boy" but, yet the boys felt he was too feminine and "a girl". For those of us who did not care either way IF he was "male" or "female" got to know an exceptional PERSON. It ended up that he was born with XXY-or Klinefelter's Syndrome. Which affects 1 in every 1000 males for the actual syndrome, while 1 of every 500 males have the extra X chromosone, yet do not present the syndrome. Thanks to Dr. McFadden for pointing out to me about AIS-Androgen Insensitivity Syndrome. Because after reading up on this, the underlying issue SHOULD be not about a person's GENDER and if they are male or female; BUT the FACT that WE ALL ARE HUMAN BEINGS; and that there IS way too much emphasis on MALE vs. FEMALE; and, it should be about standing up for HUMAN RIGHTS, and not the fact of I'm right/your wrong; BUT about doing and saying "THE RIGHT THING."
After discussing this subject in class I took some time to think about the topic and what I could really comment on about this article. After reading this article and taking time to think about it I've realized that Semenya is an amazing athlete, which is what we should give her credit for. Semenya is an amazing runner that the world should be bragging about. I don't think we should over stress the fact of Semenya's gender. It's something personal and something she can figure out without the public being involved and talking about her. Who cares if she is better than most men at running that shouldn't be considered something bad at all. In my opinion the only difference in gender are male and female body parts. Yes it is a proven fact that the majority of men naturally have more muscle then women, but it's not impossible for a women to be toned or muscular. Semenya has an amazing talent and i believe that is what we should focus on and not the factor of what her gender is.
Semenya is an exceptional athlete. I believe we should be focused on her story and how she came to her success. She is in a country that clearly cannot meet the basic needs of its citizens, yet has many teenagers with big dreams of becoming olympic champions. Semenya competed with males to improve her abilities because they were a better match. She worked hard and earned everything that she recieved. I do not believe her gender should play any sort of factor on anything she does. If she is the best at what she is doing it should not matter whether or not she is a male or a female.
I believe that the ultimate difference between a man and a woman is the inequality that they face each day. Society believes that certain sports are made for only men and that women aren't allowed to participate in a "man" game. They look at it is as if women doesn't have the strenght to do the things that men do, when there are women out there that are stronger than men. Caster Semenya is a good example because even though she may look as if she is a man from the way her body is built or from her voice, she still was able to go out there and win a race that people thought a man was going to win. Semenya's coach use to compare her to the other men because of the way she looked, she have muscle-bound arms, and the coach thought that she was too powerful for the ladies. So, ladies aren't capable of being powerful? Society view women as being weak, emotional individuals and men as being strong and powerful when that is not the case. Women are capable of doing the same thing as men if not better. I think that men and women should be viewed equally.
ReplyDeleteShaletta M. Hanson
You got my attention today with this topic. Typically I am a person who will fight for EVERYONE's rights; and I understand what this woman went through. I have a life-long friend that went through similar testing, issues and embarassment of whether HE, was male or female. When we were in high school he underwent almost three years of testing to determine IF he was male or if HE was female. Growing up was especially difficult and lonely for him, because NO ONE wanted to play with him and he was often times left out of games, etc.This also led to obvious GENDER IDENTITY issues for him. This was because the girls knew he was "a boy" but, yet the boys felt he was too feminine and "a girl". For those of us who did not care either way IF he was "male" or "female" got to know an exceptional PERSON. It ended up that he was born with XXY-or Klinefelter's Syndrome. Which affects 1 in every 1000 males for the actual syndrome, while 1 of every 500 males have the extra X chromosone, yet do not present the syndrome. Thanks to Dr. McFadden for pointing out to me about AIS-Androgen Insensitivity Syndrome. Because after reading up on this, the underlying issue SHOULD be not about a person's GENDER and if they are male or female; BUT the FACT that WE ALL ARE HUMAN BEINGS; and that there IS way too much emphasis on MALE vs. FEMALE; and, it should be about standing up for HUMAN RIGHTS, and not the fact of I'm right/your wrong; BUT about doing and saying "THE RIGHT THING."
ReplyDeleteAfter discussing this subject in class I took some time to think about the topic and what I could really comment on about this article. After reading this article and taking time to think about it I've realized that Semenya is an amazing athlete, which is what we should give her credit for. Semenya is an amazing runner that the world should be bragging about. I don't think we should over stress the fact of Semenya's gender. It's something personal and something she can figure out without the public being involved and talking about her. Who cares if she is better than most men at running that shouldn't be considered something bad at all. In my opinion the only difference in gender are male and female body parts. Yes it is a proven fact that the majority of men naturally have more muscle then women, but it's not impossible for a women to be toned or muscular. Semenya has an amazing talent and i believe that is what we should focus on and not the factor of what her gender is.
ReplyDeleteSemenya is an exceptional athlete. I believe we should be focused on her story and how she came to her success. She is in a country that clearly cannot meet the basic needs of its citizens, yet has many teenagers with big dreams of becoming olympic champions. Semenya competed with males to improve her abilities because they were a better match. She worked hard and earned everything that she recieved. I do not believe her gender should play any sort of factor on anything she does. If she is the best at what she is doing it should not matter whether or not she is a male or a female.
ReplyDeleteShould she compete as a male or female? Because that's how competitions are organized.
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