I Failed My “Gender” Test! How About You?
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by user LastRow
Growing up is never easy for anyone… All the issues that one faces is quite an ordeal. Although everybody has the same goal in mind and that is to be accepted. Whether one is rich or poor, is cool and hangs with the “in” crowd, or is usually an outcast…Which means somehow, some way by them shooting up a school they will automatically become accepted. I think I’m missing something with that kind of logic, perhaps it’s just me? No matter what sex you are, having been accepted, well, that’s really all one ever wants…Except us for who we really truly are! Seems fairly simple doesn’t it? Although what happens if one truly doesn’t know what he or she is? Is he a she? Is she a he?
Leave it to the world of Track & Field to bring us a story like this as only they can! And no folks, I’m not making this one up! An Indian runner who won a silver medal in the women's 800 meters at the Asian Games failed a gender test and was stripped of the medal. This makes Floyd Landis look like a saint, doesn’t it? Don’t get me wrong here, we’ve all seen people out and about who we just can’t figure out what they are. I believe the correct phrase is, “Hey, honey, what the hell is that over there…A man or a woman?” If you haven’t uttered the phrase you are indeed not getting out enough!
Failing a gender test…I didn’t even know such a test existed until today? Honestly, I’m curious as to what kind of test it is? Multiple Choice, Fill in the Blank, Short Answer, Matching, Essay…What? Do they hand out grades for it or quite simply is it a pass/fail examination and what constitutes as such? The medical evaluation panel usually includes a gynecologist, endocrinologist, psychologist and internal medicine specialist. Just imagine how confused poor Shanti Sounderajan, (the guilty “party) must feel when filling out a job application and it’s time to answer the “SEX” question. I mean, which one gets circled? Last time I checked there’s no 50/50 split. Or better yet, when shopping for clothes, what department is proper to shop in? The public bathroom situation must be a real pain in the ass, (no pun intended)! Now, I don’t know if Shanti is married or in a relationship or what have you, but we all know you can pull the wool over the eyes of the poor saps who run Track & Field, why Marion Jones is a real pro at it. However, for some reason I ‘m just guessing to cover this sort of “thing” up and hide it from a partner, well, that can’t be good, now can it? You talk about surprise…That word wouldn’t seem to cover my reaction!
Shanti Sounderaja took the gender test in Doha, Qatar after placing second. So, she only finished second and we don’t know what “it” is? Did she run like Michael Johnson or Carl Lewis, because if “it“ did, well that’s just a dead give away right there! An Indian athletics official, who spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity because he was not authorized to speak to the media said Sounderajan almost certainly never had sex-change surgery. So then what is this? A modern day science miracle? What, pretty soon dinosaurs are going to start walking the face of the earth again? Is T-Rex going to come back and play nice with Barney and Dino? The official said Sounderajan appeared to have "abnormal chromosomes." You got that right, amigo…”Abnormal”, yes! Gee, I’m sorry if I don’t find this to be “normal”. I know this must be the prototypical case in which one fails his or hers, (whichever the case maybe) gender examination panel usually comprised of a gynecologist, endocrinologist, psychologist and internal medicine specialist…I’ve just never heard of an individual failing a gender exam regardless?
Where’s Ben Johnson in all this? Clearly if he would’ve accused Carl Lewis of this 18 years ago, he would have a much better case for himself, now wouldn’t he? This is certainly better than the “sabotage” beer theory that he claims happened!
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