A friend forwarded some photos to my inbox recently. Apparently it's some kind of beauty pageant held in Thailand. Beautiful women with soft skin which many average women would envy! Except that they're actually all men!
One would wonder how difficult can it be to tell between a man and a woman. But I'm deeply troubled that I actually find these creatures beautiful—I mean really beautiful as in beautiful women kind of way.
I wonder what they look like without their clothes on. Don't get me wrong, I'm not being a pervert—I'm curious in a scientific kinda way, you know? Nature had somehow designed a man's body to be different from a woman's. Men generally have broader shoulders, smaller pelvic area, and bigger waistlines. And then even if a man does not do weights, he usually has more muscles than an average woman. Of course they don't normally have breasts. In fact, a good example of a man's built is like what you see in the photo below.
Only trouble is that this is actually a photo of a female human named Caster Semenya. She actually won the 800m event in Berlin, beating her closest rivals by huge margins! Safe for the missing bulge in the groin area, I must say that she looks a lot like a male—the face, the shoulders, abdomen; in fact, her whole body appears like that of a male!
BUT! now the strange thing about this story is the fact that she is being put to a gender test which will take several weeks to complete. Several weeks? Now that's strange! I would've thought that the best way to find out is simply to have a quick check of her reproductive system. I'm aware that it's possible for a man to undergo a sex-change operation, but if she's gone through that, surely that, too, can be quickly exposed from a cursory examination by a doctor?
If it's a matter of hormone abuse, that is even easier to trace. But if her body produces some sort of hormones naturally which makes her stronger and faster than an average woman, does that make her a man?
So I'm a bit at a loss that there are concerns that "she does not meet the requirements to compete as a woman." What on earth is that supposed to mean?
I'm not very well-versed in the world of sports, but I wonder if they have similar rules in the sports of tennis. I can think of at least 2 women world-class tennis players—in fact, sisters—whom might also be put through a gender test?
6 comments:
These 'lady boys' are so pretty, even woman like me sees it fascinating!..a bit envious too...
Urrrggggh..this is not so good to start a day!
(that's the problem when u blogwalk too often..hik!)
Welcome to my blog, Honey!
Don't feel too envious. Very, very few men and women actually have what one might call natural beauty. They normally have to make big sacrifices in order to have sexy figures and beautiful skin. These "girls" probably can't simply eat what they like. Beauty has its price. But some people are willing to sacrifice for it!
I too have often wondered about the 2 tennis players and their obviously elevated testosterone levels.
Shan,
Imagine what would happen if their pictures are used for jigsaw puzzles... I think it would be very tough to put the pieces back together... because the arms would be mistaken as the legs and vice versa?
But don't you play-play, Shan, I admire their winning ways. They absolutely dominate women's tennis! I won't be surprised if one of these days, someone will make movie based on their achievements. Y'know, perhaps people like J-Lo, Beyonce or Eva Mendes are possible candidates to act their characters?
Hey Corny,
Just wondering if you caught a copy of the free Sun Paper today. If no, may I direct you to:
http://203.115.192.117/thursday/thu_page27.html
Your sporting heroine did a complete makeover and 'tada'. But you still can't decide if she is NOT anything like the first 2 pictures in the post, can you?? LOL!!
Yes, peter, I saw that same picture from yahoo news recently.
And yes, I still can't decide if the person looks like a man or woman. But I bet that from the almost 7 billion people in this world, there are some who see her as a beautiful woman.
I just hope that she's wearing that outfit because she really wanted to, and she's comfortable in it. It is sad if she felt compelled to wear it to prove her femininity.
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