The other article that we read in class today was The Gender Trap. To be honest I never have thought about this and never knew this went on. I never knew the IOC did sex testing for the Olympics. It is very hard to believe that 1,000 babies are born with an intersex condition (Saner 2008). If I were to have a babe and it was an intersex, I would choose right away to make it either a boy or a girl. I would not let the baby grow and pick which sex it would like to be. This would cause so much conflict during their youth years. Then there is the people who have a sex change. If a person has a sex change, they should never be able to compete in an Olympic even ever. I do not agree with the IOC who says the person has to wait at least 2 years after their operation to be able to compete. Sorry God made you a certain way and that is the way it is!
Tuesday, September 1, 2009
Thursday Auguest 27
Reading Taking Sports Seriously I came across the sentence that says "Michael Jordan is perhaps the most recognized face in the world" (Gorn, Oriard 1995). That sentence is so true because when I was growing up MJ was right in his prime and it was all over the television. I believe the one asset that made Michael an icon besides flying through the air is his shoe and clothing line. When you see a pair of Nike shoes you know if they are "Air Jordan’s" right away with his logo. In another part of this article it talks about the relationship between athletics and culture and their work is ghettoized (Gorn, Oriard 1995). We touched on this in class, about how ghettoized means not being taking seriously. This relates to when someone may ask you your major and you tell them Sport Management... They may say "Really, what can you do with that?"
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I was actually surprised at how many people in your class picked Michael Jordan as the athlete they would pay to see, but apparently this reveals that the "Jordan effect" is still in effect! As for the IOC ruling, we will discuss more about the Stockholm Consensus in class, so I am sure we will continue to have controversial discussions about that.
ReplyDeleteSaying that a person who had a sex change should never be able to compete and do what they love is just like saying that women that wear makeup can't compete in sports that they love. It is discriminatory towards people who have made personal decisions to better their lives. If they wait two years and the changes have all taken place they are legally that sex and have all the same hormones and what not, so why not let them compete!?
ReplyDeleteAs it turns out, Caster Semenya may not be able to compete since the tests found her to be a hermaphrodite. It will be an interesting case to continue to follow. I feel sad that she may not be able to compete, given the talent she has displayed.
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