C'mon Semenya!

I'm so angry by the recent stories coming out about Caster Semenya. Initially I was trying to ignore the whole thing- steam coming from my ears... This morning I ran across a story, about a story in You magazine. The picture of Semenya on the cover has her in a dress, one arm loaded with bangle bracelets. There is so much wrong with this picture. But the message is huge and harmful to legions of people that fall outside the norm. It infuriates me. I was going to upload her "new look" but I decided I didn't want to give in to the pressure. I love the hotness of the picture I'm sharing with you.

At 18 years of age this young person is being told to fall in line with the gender policy of the world patriarchy. It's a tough lesson that may scar her and many others for years to come. Not to mention sports culture on a whole. My hope is that she can break free from what "they" are telling her to be, and stand tall in her identity as a positive role model for so many young people that will follow in her footsteps. Maybe someone in the press will pick it up and tell us something different instead of just hyping the same old trash. But then, I guess I'm a dreamer...

C'mon Semenya, You're the track star! In the words of a master, Do The Right Thing!