As some of you may or may not know, I've been following the Caster Semenya story and continue to be sickened by the developments. Reports that she's been placed on suicide watch (story) continue to confirm that her right to privacy has been recklessly and literally ripped away from her. It's beyond disgusting.
Then, when the Serena Williams story hit - where Miss Thing allegedly threatened to shove a tennis ball down the throat of a line judge because of a real shitty call - I, like many people, had to prepare myself for the onslaught of negative press that was sure to follow Miss Williams and her "actions." So thankfully, I follow a very cool Twitter gang (thank you B.L.) that keep me well informed of some interesting critical thought on thangs. My new blog fav is (Queer) Bully Bloggers. Jack Halberstam wrote a piece on Venus, Caster and the distorted media coverage of female black bodies and the blatant double standards that plague black female athletes so intellectually hot it made my toes curl. I am thankful that my pain and suffering on this issue has been somehow validated. Here's the piece called Match Points. It's brilliant. I'm also posting another piece Bully Blogger Tavia Nyong’o wrote on Caster called The Unforgivable Transgression of Being Caster Semenya. You folks @ BB ROCK in my book.
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