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Caster Semenya- how can I explain this to DH?

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AngeloMysterioso · 07/08/2017 21:39

Watching the athletics on TV, and they had a little video and debate about Caster Semenya. DH who can be completely pig headed at the best of times says the girls competing against her are just bitter because they can't win. A debate ensues between us about it- he's saying it's essentially the same as average height basketball players complaining about tall men having an advantage because of their height, or white sprinters complaining that black sprinters have an advantage because of their musculature. He is absolutely insistent that it's basically the same thing. How the hell do I make him understand?!

YetAnotherHelenMumsnet · 08/08/2017 12:39

Hello all,
Thanks to everyone who has reported this thread, we have made several deletions (including some that just quoted the posts, sorry about that).
We are keen to let the conversation about women's sports continue, of course, but any mis-gendering of Caster Semenya will have to go.

YetAnotherHelenMumsnet · 08/08/2017 13:13

Hi there,
We can see the point you are making, RiverTam, but you can probably also see ours. We're just trying to steer a course that can allow a solid debate about what's fair in women's sport without being called upon all the time to intervene.

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