Saturday, April 2, 2011

"Too Fast to be a Woman"

http://www.cbc.ca/video/#/Shows/The_Passionate_Eye/1274903384/ID=1836060745
South African runner Caster Semenya's gender has come under question. Higher levels of testosterone in her body were seen to have given her a potentially "unfair" advantage over her fellow competitors and as of such she was forced to undergo gender testing. The testing, which was supposed to be a closed and private matter due to its highly sensitive nature, proved to be anything but sensitive. The very public testing and scandal was emotionally devastating to the young runner.

This documentary humanizes her struggle and is very worth while... enjoy...


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