Comments on Sentient Developments: IOC wants to 'treat' intersex athletes

Once upon a time I had the opportunity to watch a ...

2010-01-24T11:37:01.456-05:00

Once upon a time I had the opportunity to watch a volleyball player who was not as athletic as the other players, but had the advantage of being able to make moves which were more sophisticated. The reaction of some of the, well, not so intelligent athletes was accusing him of playing deviously -- accompanied by the corresponding body language. For those people intelligence is a dishonest advantage.

What about if the athletes are better for racial r...

2010-01-21T16:35:11.040-05:00

What about if the athletes are better for racial reasons? Are they going to "cure" gay people too?

Athletic competition is obsolete.

This lacks tact, but the position is sound if you ...

2010-01-21T15:26:34.377-05:00

This lacks tact, but the position is sound if you support womens athletics. So long as the intersexed are permitted to compete in the unrestricted category, barring them from the women's category is no worse than barring the able bodied from the paralympics.

It might make sense to give them their own category, but I doubt there's enough of them.

Yet another instance of intolerance towards those ...

2010-01-20T23:23:19.495-05:00

Yet another instance of intolerance towards those who differ from the majority of 20th-21st century humans. It seems that the fewer people display a certain characteristic, the more likely it is to be labeled a disease.

Oh goody. Now instead of testing to make sure athl...

2010-01-20T22:58:05.421-05:00

Oh goody. Now instead of testing to make sure athletes aren't taking drugs, they're now going to be testing to make sure that athletes *are* taking drugs.