Olympic gold medalist Caster Semenya discusses criticism about her body, discrimination

[@RS33381]

Came here after the Algerian situation

[@Michelle-vv9lk]

More men stealing medals this time too ☹️

[@RS33381]

@@Michelle-vv9lk the Algerian situation is still unclear, I don’t think we have enough proof to believe she’s a he.

[@IAMHERE486]

@@Michelle-vv9lkI don’t think you understand what’s going on.

[@Michelle-vv9lk]

@@IAMHERE486 I understand completely what’s going on dear 🙄

[@missmo-be7636]

So proud of this woman. Wishing her success beyond the track and field 👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾

[@inblackamericaradio5409]

FOH! Thats a guy. Listen to the interview without watching the video and all youre going to hear is a young man talking

[@performancecartel]

​@@inblackamericaradio5409Giannis with braids😂

[@anthonywilliams3822]

@@inblackamericaradio5409 grow up!

[@jjones317]

😂, please stop it.

[@RandallCunningham-mh1df]

WTF? 😂😂😂

[@lizmodupe5801]

They weren’t treating biological men who decided they wanted to play female sports this badly, she was tested proven to be a female, so that’s that. Some females look masculine, especially if they started playing masculine sports at a young age.

[@staywell7217]

...but note it's biological/trans WM who usually want to participate against woman in sports. They won't give them any pushback, questioning, or undercover testing.

[@CB-hn6ei]

@@staywell7217 Exactly!

[@NaturallyGifted77]

Exactly! This world is so crazy

[@sck7503]

She’s not a trans athlete

[@realisticstayreal4139]

@@sck7503notice she said biological trans. Pay attention to the word biological, she was born that way, unlike the others who are wannabes

[@TerenaTCloud]

As a woman with masculine features myself, I find it very insulting and disrespectful when suggest I might be a man, have a penis, look like a man, or should attempt to become one. I’m not a man and I identify with my womanhood strongly. She appears masculine, but I can see feminine qualities in her face. If the intention was cruelty, it shows.

[@mastpg]

She actually is an XY DSD. She doesn't "have masculine features" as some sort of superficial anomaly. She had male puberty. She has 5 alpha reductase deficiency disorder. If you think she doesn't, please go change her wikipedia page and explain why the IAAF ruling which barred her competing applies to her when it explicitly only applies to XY athletes. Please....go ahead.

[@clintinb5219]

@@mastpgbut she was born a woman. She was not born with a penis. It was not her choice. It’s different if she took drugs but she did not cheat. She did not Choose to be born that way. She was born with a vagina which is female. She is different yes but it’s wrong the way she has been treated and insulting her and embarrassing her and her family. Sad world honestly.

[@craftsandstuff3349]

@@mastpg so if a woman has that condition, but isn't a "trans woman", and has the athletic ability, what do they do? It must be a small category, and it doesn't mean they can compete as a man, so what is the solution? It seems like a waste of ability not to be allowed to compete at a high level.

[@dontbanmebrodontbanme5403]

@@craftsandstuff3349I honestly don’t know what the solution is. We need to be honest: she has the physical abilities of a man. I don’t know if you remember maybe 10 years ago, there was that trans female fighter who was beating the ever living crap out of every other female fighter. Forgot her name. One fight was so bad, the fans were begging the ref to stop it. It was actually hard to watch. It wasn’t a fight, it was an assault. Yes, I get it, Caster isn’t trans. But clearly she has a lot of male genetic traits and has an advantage no woman will be able to overcome. When you see her in her running outfit, physically, she’s a man. Now, did she break any rules? No. Is she a woman? Yes. I honestly don’t know what the answer is. But having her compete against other women would be no different than having a man compete against women. It upends the sport when she comes in and sets records no woman would ever touch in 100 years. It’s a situation that requires a lot of thought.

[@romello4913]

People actually recommended that you become a man because of your features? That’s crazy, I’m sorry you went through that.

[@KellieAlston]

I am so sorry that she has had to go through this experience. Her strength, confidence, and willingness to share her story inspires me!

[@mlw9195]

She had an unfair advantage bro. Nothing to do w race.

[@ApotropaicV]

He. He. He. Sucks.

[@user-ve7hn2dh8h]

Yeah but somehow she doesn't share the part of the story where she reveals who the father of her children is... Btw it's him and he cheated his way to success

[@dewilew2137]

@@user-ve7hn2dh8h I don’t think he intentionally cheated at first, he was raised as a girl and he didn’t know what was what until later. But now that he knows, he’s absolutely cheating.

[@clareowen2047]

Clown world

[@maseeperakoma4499]

My hometown girl🇿🇦🇿🇦🇿🇦🇿🇦 I even bought her book so proud of her and wishing all the best for her in future ❤️

[@MrJm323]

boy ....his book ....him. Grammar is important. It's important for accurate communication of facts.

[@VenusManTrap-777]

This is a black man. He literally fathered 2 children…

[@Yourstruly4.0]

This is a male🙄

[@tshepourbanlaser4515]

​@@MrJm323she's not transgender, she's female with very high testosterone levels

[@AH-bo2ec]

​@@VenusManTrap-777that's crazy he fathered children

[@Everblesstasha9798]

She’s a strong woman and I’m proud of her for standing up for herself and for winning ❤

[@JW-ko6gq]

Caster has a wife and has FATHERED biological children the 'natural' way..

[@dewilew2137]

@@JW-ko6gq exactly, THANK YOU. The ignorance around this subject is astounding to me, and cheaters like him are benefiting from that ignorance.

[@susanna6826]

@@Everblesstasha9798 not a woman

[@carmay3600]

Caster Semenya did not “cheat” on purpose. Caster has a very rare intersex condition called 5α-Reductase 2 deficiency which only affects genetic males. Individuals with this condition have normal male internal organs that are not fully masculinized during embryo development. When they are born their external genitalia can appear ambiguous or female. During male puberty the external genitalia may stay the same or start to take on more male characteristics. It is so unfortunate that she had to find out about herself on the world stage. Babies with 5a-Reductase 2 deficiency are raised as girls because they look like girls. It is not until puberty that things become more clear.

[@RyMuEntertainment]

Very interesting stuff, and I do agree it was unfortunate for this person to find out publicly, but with that said... why are we celebrating her "victories" when, technically, all the other female athletes have been robbed? This is akin to these so-called transformed wanting to compete against natural born females. The only measure fairness here would be if these type of athletes would be grouped and made to compete amongst themselves. The same goes for the trans athletes. I bet they won't do it.

[@_rrwwcox]

THIS!! This is the most accurate and kindest explanation I've seen regarding Semenya. Why can't the news anchors have said as much. They've treated Semenya's case as very ambiguous by leaving out science and that was an editorial choice that has left the public confused and upset. Journalistic ethics and integrity require reporting the facts (one would hope and expect the SCIENTIFIC facts) rather than sentiment. We should have conpassion for Semenya, but also be clear that Semenya is male, not a "woman who appears masculine" or other confusing nonsense. We can be polite without lying or obfuscating reality.

[@CharlesPetrizzi]

Perfect explanation! The IOC has banned athletes who have the intersex condition called 5α-Reductase 2 deficiency competing in women's sports.

[@carmay3600]

@@CharlesPetrizzi It is a very unfortunate situation for the athletes. However, I agree with the decision because persons with 5a-Reductase 2 deficiency are genetically male. 😔

[@saranyagupta1]

​@@CharlesPetrizziThey should not be banned. They should have their own category or compete with men

[@miekeeerkens1001]

Sports are about bodies, not identity. Biological sex matters in sports. Gender identity is irrelevant. It's literally why men and women have separate categories, because XX bodies cannot compete with XY bodies. To falsely make this about gender identity and inclusion rather than physical advantage in an arena that is 100% about physical performance is gaslighting, frankly. It erases biological females from the sports world, as they will never be able to compete. And at this level of competition, it is about careers, scholarships, and the futures of thousands of women. They should not be working for hours a day, sacrificing everything just to come up against a competitor whose bone density, size, musculature, etc. gives them an unfair advantage. That's all this is. I think to make it fair, we need to make an "open" category for trans and intersex athletes to compete in.

[@denisewalsh6586]

As Ben Shapiro said you can't magically change your gender. Gender Identity is not the same as your Biological Gender any scientist knows that. If you identify as female as a biological Male assigned at birth ,no surgery will magically change your XY chromosomes to suddenly become XX chromosomes. Note..If this person is female at birth and proven so than I say she is.

[@MSK-n]

The women she ran against never looked like they "couldn't keep up" it's not protection of other women to be bullying her

[@48laveo]

"to falsely make this about gender identity and inclusion rather than physical advantage in an arena that is 100% about physical performance is gaslighting, frankly" Thank you for writing this. So true.

[@miekeeerkens1001]

@@MSK-n Semenya has multiple gold medals and world records. So no, other women couldn't keep up. I don't approve of bullying. But your belief doesn't change that this is a fact that XY athletes have an advantage over XY women that XY women cannot make up for, regardless of how hard they train. The indisputable proof of this is that having this condition is EXTREMELY rare, like below .01% of people have it, yet there are multiple women with XY chromosomes winning at the top level of sports. In boxing right now, there are two, both winning gold (one about to win gold.) If it were a fair playing field then it would be EXTREMELY rare for intersex people with XY chromosomes to be competing at the elite level of sports, and only .01% of the women in elite sports would have this condition. But that is not the case. I don't pretend that there is a simple solution to this, as I recognize trans and intersex people's humanity and gender identities. As I said, it's not about gender identity, but biological sex advantages. I think it's disingenuous and gaslighting biological (XX) women who have sacrificed A LOT to compete at the top levels of sports, to tell them they're just biased and to shut up and deal with it as they go up against people who have an inherent advantage against them. This is favoring a tiny percentage of women and throwing 99.99% of women under the bus. It's misogynistic, even if the intention is not that and it comes from a good place to want to be inclusive. Social inclusion should not come at the cost of another marginalized group (women.) There is a reason they separated men and women in sports. XY bodies are more powerful than XX bodies, even at the same height and weight and when testosterone is suppressed. That is a scientific fact, no matter how inconvenient that is for those of us who support trans and intersex rights. But now that people are more free socially to identity with the gender they believe themselves to be, we have the issue of increasing incongruity between the sex of female elite athletes and the gender of these athletes. There has to be a more equitable solution to this problem than just telling biological women to shut their mouths, stop complaining, and take the L, or else they are bigots. That's bullying women with legitimate concerns.

[@miekeeerkens1001]

@@MSK-n Oh, and after just looking up her races and seeing her narrowly win a race, it appears that the reason the second place finisher doesn't look like they "couldn't keep up" because SHE IS ALSO XY intersex. kzbin.info/www/bejne/pnrQfId3osuLq68feature=shared The rest of the women, XX women, are left in the dust by those two. And again, XY intersex condition is VERY, VERY rare in the general population, but not at all rare in elite sports. Do you not think there is something wrong with intersex women with male biology dominating all other women in sports? This isn't about politics. It is about fairness. This is the #2 finisher in the clip above. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Margaret_Wambui

[@catinaumekowilliamskohn]

She’s an Amazing Role Model For Women and a Blessing to the Sports World.

[@mastpg]

She also has nowhere to compete because she expects special treatment and refuses to perform under the same conditions as all other XY athletes wishing to compete in the women's division.

[@audreywilliams2228]

Indeed she is so! That old devil try to win every time..NOT TODAY SATAN!!!🙏🏼❤️

[@RyMuEntertainment]

@audreywilliams2228 ✋️stop. Until your female child runs into someone who has a whole different range of male hormones and has she now chance of competing fairly. What's the difference with males competing in female sports at this point? Whatever happened genitalia not determining gender? We have to be consistent. Then again we live in a world now where a Supreme Court candidate doesn't feel qualified enough to determine what a woman is? We're doomed.

[@creek3205]

​@@mastpgthat's a man

[@mastpg]

@@creek3205 5 alpha reductase deficiency disorder

[@RessurrectionGraves]

When a woman does something exceptional they are questioned, that’s true.

[@all4right702]

Like who? Give me an example of ten women that got questioned for being great...

[@ApotropaicV]

That is not a woman.

[@missamy1001]

@@all4right702 Here are your ten examples: Brittany Griner, Dutee Chand, Ewa Kłobukowska, Serena Williams, Venus Williams, Caster Semanya, Christine Mboma, Beatrice Masilingi, Margaret Wambui, and Mianne Bagger

[@all4right702]

@@missamy1001 and Christine mboma isn't a woman either

[@missamy1001]

@@all4right702 Yes she is. And more examples would be Ciara and Grace Jones

[@sly5346]

Still unfair to other women. Whoever the corse of nature is not her fault. She wasn't being dishonest or misleading.

[@lindsa6911]

It's not unfair to other women that they can't defeat her. It just means those women need to train harder

[@KH-aug]

@lindsa6911 1. Do you think male and female sports categories should exist? 2. If so, how should they be delineated? What do you think makes someone male (whether they have a difference of sexual development/DSD or not) and what do you think makes someone female? In other words, what do the words male and female mean to you at a technical, biological level? 3. In your mind does there exist any DSD that could be disqualifying, or do you think no DSD is significant where athletic performance is concerned?

[@DefSquadFan]

​@lindsa6911 Yeah you wouldn't be saying this if your daughter was racing her.

[@richarddangles8896]

​@@lindsa6911LMAO!! can't believe you just said that BS.

[@saraandstuartshannon2160]

Every athlete who is competing against me is not fair as I am not athletic at all. What does this even mean “not fair “? Life is not fair, certain people have certain advantages. She was born with more testosterone, some are born with bigger muscle mass, some are born smarter than others. She’s a biological woman, she isn’t cheating in any way, she should be able to compete as she is. Should we also reduce high IQ of certain geniuses because it’s unfair advantage and they are competing against average people? I lived in communist regime where only average was accepted. Trust me, it’s an awful system.

[@sereion]

Man, they did her dirty. Good for her for loving herself and speaking truth to power.

[@dampam4273]

really? lol

[@turnipsociety706]

To power? Power of organising running races?

[@xcharlesbronsonx]

That's a dude

[@rhondaroberts7275]

Nothing but God proving He has her back. She deserves nothing but accolades for standing in her truth, proving to herself and others that she is worthy of her talent and uniqueness. This is a mentally and spiritually strong woman with a strong family foundation that loves and supports her to keep her head up and keep it moving. Very inspiring. I will definitely pick up this book to read to learn more about Caster and her journey. Lesson: Never judge a book by its cover. God instilled greatness and purpose for this woman and all of us.

[@mastpg]

...but unfortunately, her truth is fiction, as is always the case with people who use the capital G version. She was misassigned at birth and he we are. It's unfortunate, but she cannot fairly compete in her desired division of sport as she was born.

[@xcharlesbronsonx]

This is a man. I'm sorry

[@tenacious1]

Love her confidence and fortitude

[@kiaaurora]

And lack of integrity

[@elizabethreina3753]

That's a He right there

[@GalaxyGirl08]

@@elizabethreina3753just like your mother

[@anthonywilliams3822]

Much love and light, my sister! You're wonderful as you are...

[@joeperrin3217]

*brother

[@Moodamage]

That is a man.

[@Jim_Colbert]

He is man...

[@positivepessimist6853]

Brother 😑

[@cj4127]

I think sometimes things just need to be cleared up. I completely understand how anyone could or would ask for more genetic information from Caster. She is different, and testosterone does help to build muscle, which can increase muscle strength and make a person stronger. I'm just glad her condition is better understood.

[@musicneurons7807]

In my mind, it violates HIPPA to test a patient without their consent. And release their blood test information to the media. These Olympic doctors are scary.

[@embrya26]

I think it's interesting that this woman has naturally more testosterone than the average woman which in turn gives her all of the advantages that you've mentioned thereby putting all other women at a disadvantage (supposedly) but no one blinks an eye when a man might produce more testosterone than another man thereby giving him the same advantages because a biological advantage in men''s sport is something to be celebrated.

[@thobekanala5059]

😢condition? Is she sick

[@yahelisrael6958]

​@@thobekanala5059no she's not sick just different

[@Misskitty550]

You can tell just by looking she has higher levels of testosterone. I knew that before Gayle mentioned it. It's more common than one would think

[@michaelfimbres5691]

Caster Semenya is a biological XY chromosomal male therefore male level testosterone which is 5 times higher than the highest female levels. Having female genitalia doesn't remove that male advantage. In fact, Caster has male genitalia as well, is married to a woman and has fathered two children with her.

[@francisr.6791]

I- sir… 😂 the fact that she has female genitalia makes it IMPOSSIBLE that she ‘fathered’ her kids? How do u think the sperm gets out of testicles if someone doesn’t have a penis?

[@KH-aug]

@michaelfimbres5691 @francisr.6791 Obviously there's such a thing as in vitro fertilization, so yes, Semenya could have fathered children that way. But I believe I once read that Semenya and wife adopted their children.

[@MrAckers75]

@@francisr.6791 caster has testicles and xy chromosomes so it’s a him just like South Africa knew all along but didn’t want to tell anyone

[@iMsOiNsO]

Wait what…she had kids lmao what

[@ShaqleeToine10.02]

​@@MrAckers75his testicles are internal though, they never "fell"

[@sunshinebeauty73]

Her voice is so strong and powerful almost, nothing but blessings to come upon you🙏🏾🙏🏾❤️

[@ApotropaicV]

His voice.

[@Verity_Truth666]

Yes, many men tend to have strong, resonant voices.

[@zinzincoetzee1934]

​@@Verity_Truth666 cry

[@ariaxua]

voice developed thru male-like levels of testosterone

[@kitkakitteh]

🤮🤮🤮

[@ameyer9366]

It's not her fault that she was born that way, but since she has had the benefit of male puberty this gives her advantage even if she takes female hormones.

[@Moodamage]

Him

[@MrAckers75]

What you mean born a man?

[@kathermov]

1. she did not go through male puberty, with hypergonadism puberty is disrupted. 2. if she chose to take female hormones (she did in the past and she had adverse side affects) and she did go through male puberty, she would not have ‘the benefit of male puberty’ because the female hormones outweigh the male ones. this would mean reduced muscle mass, among other things.

[@MrAckers75]

@@kathermov caster has 5-ard and produces normal male levels of testosterone his only problem was a lack of dht that’s required to finish off development of genitalia. 5-ard is a male development issue when born but caster still has xy chromosomes and testicles and has always been male….anything else is just a lie! Some very severe questions need to be asked to the asa ….athletics South Africa in regards to the legitimacy of their test in and sanctions should be applied

[@kathermov]

@educational1651 well, i’m a genetics major

[@lisarae7212]

She is one of THE BEST 800M runners the world has ever seen. She raised the bar high and has helped the broadcast of this event. Sending flowers to her.

[@mentisdrew25]

Has NEVER seen… I remember watching the race where another runner, I can’t remember who, said in her interview that Caster Symenia wasn’t a woman. Caster’s carrier has been clouded by this controversy and she doesn’t deserve it for sure. I love that she’s made it out the other side on this. I often look her up to see how her career had been going.

[@kaioiamo1503]

Cause that’s a man

[@yolisazokufa]

what she is saying is whether you believe she is a woman or not, she is still a person with human rights. she has never manipulated her body, she did not deliberately run in women’s sport to dominate women. she ran because to her knowledge she is an extraordinary woman. i stand by her. it’s disgusting how she has been treated, and unlawfully at that. comments on here are incredibly disrespectful. she is not trans-anything, she never underwent any sex change. naturally, she is who she is. from a country accommodating mediocre men in women’s sports, men who CLAIM transgenderism, men who take advantage of women’s spaces… crowning dylan mulvanys “woman of the year,” y’all have gall. i love that caster own herself, she was born that way.

[@topmounting]

Nevertheless he didn't deserve the medals since competed against women.

[@C12341]

I know an intersex man and was in the army with an intersex woman. This was back in the day before the trans phenomenon. The intersex male, he is externally male and found out of his condition when he and his wife couldn’t conceive and they did fertility testing on both of them. He is sterile. The woman, she was born with both sets of parts and the army was going to help her have the male parts removed. She was not trans! You would never in a million years had guessed. People were aware of the situation because she was granted more privacy prior to her operation. As far as everyone was concerned it was no one’s business and was handled very well. I’m writing this during the Olympics debacle around Iman Khelif and really feel for her because like caster she is getting lumped into the trans phenomenon, which is very unfair and cruel.

[@taotaostrong]

This woman has been objectified beyond belief. I admire her resilience and I wish her well. ❤👸🏾

[@Redmenace96]

He has been genetically tested and carries the XY chromosome pair. He is maie, and he is the one 'disrespecting' the other female competitors. This whole interview is about feelings, and respect, and rights. It has nothing to do with facts or science or rules of competition.

[@Madame-Jess-HakunaMatata]

Funny how the Tone change now. By the 2024- olympiagame in the boxing cathegorie. They are letting a biologic man with XY Chromosom fight against a biologic woman because the "man" said that he feels like a woman 😂😂😂😂 very insane !

[@neeeeves]

Biological sex and sexual development are far more complicated than you learned in high school. There are many people with chromosomal abnormalities who grow up as one sex with no idea of their condition. There are many people with physiological or hormonal intersex conditions who have ordinary XX or XY chromosomes. The oversimplified version of this that we teach to children should not inform policies or destroy careers. Educate yourself.

[@Phillygirl2728]

@@neeeeves you educate yourself! So let the biologists test the competitors. I’m sure they know how to figure it out and we won’t have any more of this BS

[@maryoconnor2596]

How people didn't recognise this is insane!

[@ashlouw5350]

Because she presents with female gentilia. She comes from a rural area in South Africa..Intersex isn't a thing and not looked out for ..so yes

[@ashlouw5350]

Theres women out there with deep voice and muscular physiques out there so 🤷‍♀️Martina Natrinova looked 'manly' too so it happens. But in Caster case she wasn't malicious about it like some of these Trans women are..she really didn't know

[@RagnarLoudpak]

⁠@@ashlouw5350you forgot to mention the testicles. Pretty hard for a person to “not know” they have those.

[@mindingmybusiness6309]

Thats not a woman

[@barbaraallen3870]

Reading her memoir now... Fascinating read!

[@VenusManTrap-777]

His* he fathered 2 kids

[@CB-hn6ei]

@@VenusManTrap-777 What? She has female parts.

[@Flourish_today]

​@@CB-hn6eiboth parts.

[@shlubi77]

@flourish_today hawu!!! How do u know that?

[@xcharlesbronsonx]

That's a MAN

[@Lesley246]

Awful situation for caster having been raised as a woman. You cannot deny the facts though, no matter how tragic it is for caster personally. XY chromosomes. Women’s sport is segregated for a reason.

[@creek3205]

Thats a man.

[@bravebird1578]

The world sucks...there are all kinds of androgen syndromes, think of how Britney is built. The creator does not make mistakes, they were born that way. Amazing woman.

[@Redmenace96]

He doesn't want, "all women protected". He wants his records and his career protected.

[@boldisorstefan9020]

Caster Semenya is a wicked man!

[@stephenlanders3034]

The statement made by CBS morning host " you were born w female genitalia" Is patently false, this is not opinion but fact. Caster has male chromosomes and had no female genitalia, rather an absence of male genitals. In his country it is common place to "decide" to gender someone with this condition as female. He has testicles that weren't apparent at birth as often males havnt "dropped" until later in life. I find it curious that this morning show person would be so ignorant of real facts that are out there related to Casters real sex. He is free to identify as anything he feels comfortable with, at the same time for him to sit there and not put all the facts on the table, facts he himself knows and understands well is to say the least highly questionable. Why can't he just tell it like it is, be upfront and honest? Because then he's just another man trying to take away recognition from women who have earned and deserve it. His testosterone levels are unattainable by a biological female, by 5× at a minimum. If u doubt anything I've said here, go do your own research, it's out there and it's deep. As I said, identify as whomever u please, but competing against females on the world stage, claiming ur something ur not just doesn't fly, and is disrespectful to all women. Have a great day, S

[@lindsa6911]

Caster is a woman with reproductive organs. It's cake Hyperadrogeny

[@shanaritsema1267]

4 real

[@A.Walker.]

If that research is out there, as you've claimed, and not simply conjecture from others, then I'm sure there will be people making the rounds on the media refuting 'her' book and invalidating 'her' in totality.

[@pdixon8767]

Well said!

[@DRMZBeatz]

Bless this African queen’s heart and soul!

[@Moodamage]

King

[@cherylalleyne9660]

Caster God bless you Its great that your strong and confident When God is for you no man can take that away Stay strong and true to yourself

[@danielleu4585]

It’s amazing what she has accomplished despite the discrimination she’s faced. ❤ She is wonderful.

[@olengndiango]

Abnormalities should have a different category in the Olympics.

[@Phillygirl2728]

Not necessary to have a separate category. He can compete with the males. End of story.

[@Bibirallie]

Unfortunately, Caster Semenya, though intersex, is still genetically and biologically male. Being intersex does not mean you are both female and male. You can still categorize intersex people in one of these two categories. Caster is male not female. It is unfair to have Caster compete with women.

[@luzukombuqu4976]

Why are you lying 😂😂

[@stevenbrozynski5555]

@@luzukombuqu4976 Not lies, it's science, but to the uneducated, one could see how it's difficult to understand.

[@boldisorstefan9020]

​@@stevenbrozynski5555true science is also a strange word to the Woke media and the leftist ideologues in general.

[@zolagladwell5623]

Rubish

[@sharonsolana]

She lays out her position in her memoir, from which an edited extract has been published in the New York Times. “Even though I understand that those in the medical community call me an intersex person because of the way my internal organs are structured, I do not call myself intersex,” writes Semenya. Oct 26, 2023

[@kantrellsmith3719]

So sorry she had to deal with this. Much success to you Caster, win big.

[@rabiaaylmazdr7533]

Caster Semenya has internal testicles, no uterus and no ovaries

[@laurenhoffman2751]

Oh he will

[@laurenhoffman2751]

F

[@oddsandwindsocks5905]

Someone has commented the he got his wife pregnant. If that is the case, hes definitely not a woman, end of argument

[@Reson8life]

So, we have one set of rules for Caster and a completely different set of rules for Imane Khelif and Lin Yu-ting? Why is that?

[@07Flash11MRC]

This situation is still developing. Give it time.

[@StylesAndsmilesbw]

We love you from Zambia, we are proud of you ,you are our Africa Diamond .our own African brand,our pride,you will shine.love from 🇿🇲

[@eyeandisinclair821]

Even the voice is masculine.

[@cream.ofthecrop8872]

God truly made her this way. She did not just choose to be this way. 🤷🏽‍♀️

[@khanyamazkhali6949]

Umntu wethu!!!! We love you Caster !!!🇿🇦🇿🇦🇿🇦

[@Jay-rd3hn]

English translation is wrong it means our person. Not our man!!!

[@khanyamazkhali6949]

@Jay-rd3hn I saw that too! Thank you Jay😊

[@veronicaelliott9582]

I’m so sorry this happened but especially to an eight-teen year old beautiful black young lady. This world has so many problems.

[@CrystalMM]

Exactly some much other stuff 2 worry about

[@juliet7703]

💯

[@laurenhoffman2751]

U

[@letlhogonolokarele8002]

The part about this is that she was not breaking records

[@vuksgitau]

Indeed! She was winning a lot though. I think the American will break the record in the 800m category

[@timothyg1986]

This is a man.

[@vcb1023]

So proud she continues to stand up for herself.

[@joeperrin3217]

*he *himself

[@MrAckers75]

Male xy chromosomes don’t lie

[@Moodamage]

He, himself.

[@rainbowlove5391]

I'm so done with the world today! I'm so disheartened and disappointed 😢

[@Phillygirl2728]

Me too, over the fact that women get robbed of a fair competition is so wrong!

[@user-en1zc5vd6y]

It’s not caster’s fault that she’s like this. We now know enough people like her, enough to compel sports bodies to create a league for them.

[@JashertheGiantKiller]

Yes, it's a transgender

[@moaski]

There’s only 424 known cases of Caster’s genetic disorder known globally, typically from areas with excessive inbreeding.

[@skystring1]

@JashertheGiantKiller What part of 'having female genitalia' or reproductive organs do you not understand. To many 'slow' people in this world...

[@lindsa6911]

Caster is a woman who should be able to compete in sports with other women. If she keeps winning, it just means those women need to do better

[@jeanicelewis510]

......AND yet they want allow men who have changed their genitals to partake in female sports!! She is A WOMAN!!❤

[@trinjuwan4422]

Please explain how the following description make a person 100% female?? "Semenya has the intersex condition 5α-Reductase 2 deficiency, which only affects genetic males. Individuals with this condition have normal male internal structures that are not fully masculinized during the embryo's development, resulting in external genitalia that appear ambiguous at birth." (Based on this description, I can see why there was such a great debate whether or not it's appropriate/fair for Semenya to compete against 100% biilogically designed women.

[@greenbyrdd8308]

Agreed. Clearly, there was something distinctly different about Caster, and that difference (extra testosterone) gave her an advantage over bio women without that advantage. I'm sorry for what she went through, but I do understand that the officials were trying to make it fair for all.

[@CharlesPetrizzi]

DSD means that you are not either 100% male or 100% female. So therefore you are intersex. If you are intersex, you are not male or female but a different category. Therefore, it's hard to justify that you should compete in an entire male or female category of a sport. Unfortunately, there should just be another category for those with DSD.

[@rosegeographic4737]

Caster sounds like a male. If he was misidentified as a female at birth, it isn't his fault.

[@Random.Edits.123]

I'm reading her book and I'm so so touched and inspired as a teenager from SA. This woman is truly amazing and such a good role model for me!

[@ImaanMosiane]

Beloved love love Castor. Our true success story as South Africans. Inspirational ❤🎉

[@danamania150]

If there’s a “Y,” it’s a guy.

[@JLongTom]

Not that simple.

[@Phillygirl2728]

@@JLongTomuh yes it IS that simple

[@Lord_Hamlet_III]

She's amazingly composed and speaks so intelligently about a extremely difficult situation. But she does it with strength and determination. Not sure how you could ever discredit her. Amazing athlete

[@clareowen2047]

It’s a he babe

[@victrola2007]

Human rights?! ABSURD! Shameless entitlement. People did see what you are nade of, so that's wat should have triggered the necessary correction. Love yourself all you want. No one is stopping you. Not ONE person.

[@Benwood1900]

You Go girls ❤❤❤, and this is from all real men.

[@ShahidKhan-ke8fe]

Top bloke.

[@UAMAK777]

I am soooo proud of her! So proud!!!

[@jackiesmith2710]

Why!

[@magneticaims]

I'll be looking to buy this book and support her by putting money towards her ventures. I'm glad she's written it and now finally giving her side of her story for all to hear

[@chinmaiification]

These interviewers ought to be ashamed of themselves. They didn't ask a single tough question of someone. So too should the commenters not understanding that Caster is not a biological female.

[@52blocksfederation83]

Women keep backing this….

[@AfroMillennialMomma]

Good for her. I remember when she came onto the scene, she was.a phenomenal talent

[@cornpopwasabaddude4729]

This dude still has everything men have in his body. He is a dude, why are we even argue about this? He has anatomy of a biological male. He has extreme sloping forehead, wide shoulders, adam's apple, etc.

[@ShaqleeToine10.02]

The issue is he ddnt not choose to be a woman...his parents made a decision along with the doctors of the time...Caster did not choose to be seen as a woman..

[@cornpopwasabaddude4729]

@@ShaqleeToine10.02 : We don't care what he sees in himself. He is still a dude. It's either male or female. The society is so F up & people just pretend it's nothing.

[@LICIOUS0777]

Did you sleep together?????

[@cornpopwasabaddude4729]

@@LICIOUS0777 : Why ask?

[@Phillygirl2728]

@@ShaqleeToine10.02 nevertheless he is still not a woman

[@Angel-deIight]

Not going to lie, I honestly believe this is male in my opinion!

[@trudy_triad]

I remember her documentary in 2009. A well put together piece of work. ❤

[@aliciafulmer7600]

That is a man!!

[@matseporamaboli4275]

LOVE YOU, CASTER❤

[@joeperrin3217]

😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂🤡

[@kingdoc3262]

Fortunately solidly grounded and thus fulfilling true purpose of educating others in Humanity.

[@dianew7058]

Come on that's a man

[@DrewElGringasho]

I dont know what the solution is, caster is obviously skilled regardless.. but is NOT a woman People should familiarize themselves with the condition.. its not casters fault either. But come on This is not a woman

[@monkeyb1820]

Caster needs to compete against men. If he's not the best in the world it is ok. Most of us are not that fast. But at least he could live with honor, knowing that he has morals, ethics, and honesty, and is not trying to domination biological females.

[@fairuzmaileen5691]

​​@@monkeyb1820 but she is not a man. Isn't fair for her either. Is like if people just want to discriminate androgynous people. She is skilled in what she does, you suggest she must just stop doing sports then?? Itbis very selfish. Only because xx and xy are a mayority, doesn't give us the right to discriminate xxy, xyx, etc

[@dilafng]

@@fairuzmaileen5691would you be okay if she was competing against women in boxing? Or wrestling?

[@nsenloo2685]

She is right they didn’t regulate swim competition after they found out that Phelps had longer ligaments in his feet making his feet basically like a fish tale… they praise nature.

[@sammy4634]

She’s XY so she is in fact a “he”.

[@nicolewashington1811]

I love that she has the Courage to tell her story on this Platform... Blessings to her. But at the same time. We have been told of the stories where there are or have been Trans Men in Womens Sports. So to be fair I can understand this delicate situation from all sides. Good luck to her on her Journey!!!! CONTINUE TO EXCEL

[@craftsandstuff3349]

Yet she is not a trans woman...

[@nicolewashington1811]

@@craftsandstuff3349 Oh I guess you must have birthed her. Your on the outside looking in just like the rest of us. Trying to understand HER STORY.

[@craftsandstuff3349]

@@nicolewashington1811 she is more likely intersex.

[@yayits1990]

Always respected her and was upset they pulled this crap. I'm getting the book.

[@Dwn2Race]

That’s a man.... let’s be real... tired of this BS... he got his wife pregnant for gods sake....

[@A.Walker.]

Through a sperm donor. Do some research and stop spreading false information.

[@jackiesmith2710]

God made Adam and Eve not Adam and Steve

[@laurenhoffman2751]

@@A.Walker.one but the others natural he literally got his wife preg

[@laurenhoffman2751]

G

[@ApotropaicV]

He is a cheater. He stole medals from real women. Shame on him.

[@jayque8187]

I mean Caster is even bigger than the other men in the studio!!! I am confused.

[@mellowseller9762]

Genetic male (XY Chromosomes) assigned female at birth, with intersex disorder. Ambiguous genitalia allows him to compete as a female.

[@mag30th]

That's a dude.

[@petalperry5699]

I am sorry that she has to go through this but the organizers of athletics are right. Based on information on internet she is intersex- male hormones and organs but looks female. Numerous genetic disorders can cause that. If genetically she is male that would put her at an advantage when running with other females. Not her fault, my heart goes out to her, but she would have an advantage over genetically xx females which would not be fair.

[@Phillygirl2728]

You made a very kind and also true comment

[@mastpg]

She wasn't discriminated against. She was...eventually...properly classified within her sport. She had the opportunity given to all other XY genetic males who choose to identify as a woman and compete in the women' division. She chose not to take that opportunity.

[@kabelothebe4350]

If she was white will be talking deferent story🤔

[@mastpg]

@@kabelothebe4350 Uhhhh....how? I think the UPenn swimmer has an "unfair" advantage, and she medically adjusts her hormones to the levels dictate my the governing body. Also, she's "white". Why would the story on Caster, an XY DSD who refuses to hormone adjust, be "deferent" (ie different) if she were white? Please, enlighten us. Would it be different because you're a racism fetishist who exists in a fantasy land? Is that the reason? Do you need to interact with racists and racists alone in order to function?

[@kabelothebe4350]

@@mastpg whether you like it or not western world the motive behind is just pure racism simple

[@DaniaAbraham-z3n]

​@@mastpgthere is no medical evidence that she is not a woman. She is a woman. There are some who are born with different level of hormones. And also it is only Africans who face this kind of scrutiny. If they are so worried about people having an unfair yet natural disadvantage why was Michael Phelps allowed to perform when he has an unusual lung capacity that increased ability to swim. By the way all the evidence against her proved to be bs. Do your research

[@JashertheGiantKiller]

@@kabelothebe4350 no, just the are able to get away with it better. Look at Billie Jean king

[@mrminer071166]

Uh, that's a man. That's the voice of testosterone speaking there.

[@mamphetelisekantsi7926]

That's my girl right there❤

[@mikelliteras397]

Sometimes there isn’t a place for a person. It’s not her fault but it’s not fair to women, period. This idea that we have to ruin things for 99.9% of the athletes to make room for 1 or 2 people is insane.

[@jabulilenenzhelele2179]

But there's a place for men who identify as females in America. Wow let's not have selective rage

[@greenbyrdd8308]

You have spoken the truth!

[@monkeytailsbooks5928]

I am happy to hear Caster speak out confidently here. Whoever leaked this issue to the public owes her a huge public apology, as they totally violated her personal privacy rights. Such sensitive personal issues should be dealt with behind the scenes. They betrayed her and there's an ugliness about the entire issue.

[@realisticstayreal4139]

This is a human being with feelings just like anyone else and we all thought that she resembled a man because of her features back then and then we found out that she was born with a rare special condition. Unlike the other wannabes, she was actually born this way and her situation was not very popular because it’s not something you hear about very often and this reminds me of HIV/aids years ago in how it was mishandled which lead to more outbreaks or spreading of the disease compared to now and how things have changed and these things happen because people are insensitive, alarmed and just plain evil so it’s a mixture of a bunch of different reasons. Many were thinking that she might have an unfair advantage over the other women but she was born that way so what do you do?

[@jackiebenjamin8772]

There are lots of women who are born with high testosterone levels, you just don't know because all of them are not involved in sports., just like some men are born with high estrogen levels. That's the Lord work.

[@mastpg]

You accept that she was misassigned at birth? You accept that an anomalously classified XY athlete who underwent male puberty and maintains male-typical hormone levels shouldn't be admitted to the women's division when no trans woman would be without hormone therapy? I mean...you could do that.

[@craftsandstuff3349]

Special category? For each sport there would be very few women with this condition, so creating a special group would not be an option.

[@Phillygirl2728]

What to do? He can run with other men

[@acenewb1e]

Looking at what is going on now with trans... How they treated her at that time was beyond disgusting and terrible... She is intersex, there is a difference

[@thesocialloner2641]

This is awesome. Standing strong in who you are; exuding confidence.

[@audreywilliams2228]

TELL THEM SISTER!🙏🏼❤️🙋🏽‍♀️

[@Hale-sz7ox]

he is a XY chromosomes,just not fully developed in womb

[@LuckyLiger-zg7hx]

She is a beautiful human Jehovah created! Shine one Caster! 😀

[@Phillygirl2728]

He is male

[@surferxblood]

We don’t care about your feelings are. Reality is Reality! Biology is Biology

[@Ummkelechi]

Exactly! This is a man!!

[@palesa_elisa]

Caster to the world!! Definitely have to get the book.

[@leonessbutterfly8813]

She ia so powerful! ❤️❤️

[@paulinekeitt3040]

That's a male voice and action

[@alla.e]

So happy to see her so many years later and hear from HER VOICE about her story and journey to be herself, and be her great self, at that. We are over people trying to inaccurately narrate the story for her because she doesn’t conform to sex stereotypes.

[@DiddyKatt]

Not one logical question asked by the 3 Stooges. 💀

[@pdixon8767]

I was thinking the same thing!

[@Phillygirl2728]

They are part of the woke mob

[@rohiniramanchakrabarti5282]

YOU GO GIRL!!!❤❤❤

[@5995Jiol]

Yasssss❤❤❤❤❤❤❤ Mokgadi ngwana Semenya 💃🏿💃🏿💃🏿💃🏿💃🏿💃🏿💃🏿💃🏿💃🏿💃🏿💃🏿💃🏿💃🏿💃🏿💃🏿💃🏿💃🏿💃🏿💃🏿💃🏿💃🏿💃🏿💃🏿💃🏿💃🏿🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🇿🇦🇿🇦🇿🇦🇿🇦🇿🇦🇿🇦🇿🇦🇿🇦🇿🇦🇿🇦🇿🇦🇿🇦🇿🇦🇿🇦🇿🇦🇿🇦🇿🇦🇿🇦