GKJ
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- Feb 27, 2002
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No Sharp, Bishop and Jozwik were not three 'white women grouping up' and declaring themselves the winners. They were consoling each other over the circumstances they were placed in by the IOC and others that were unfair to them and everyone else in the field. Canada's Melissa Bishop worked so hard and was ROBBED of her gold medal and title of Olympic Champion by three questionable competitors that finished ahead of her. Watching her being interviewed by CBC after the race with her completely broken down in tears and wanting to say something about the situation, but not being able to was heartbreaking.
As I said before whether or not you believe Caster Semenya and the silver and bronze winners are male, female or somewhere in between, if you knew absolutely nothing about them and simply saw them on the street, I would find it extremely hard to believe that your first thought would be to assume them to be female rather than male.
Close your eyes and listen to Semenya speak and tell me your first thought is 'female' rather than 'middle aged man'.
This is exactly the dangerous type of arbitrary determinations that people sound alarm bells over. Literal exhibit A.