I'm hungry. I have a yogurt here, but... I don't have any spoons. I do, however, have a KFC plastic spork. Which I'm going to have to use.
The horror... the horror....
I said I'm sorry. I've made mistakes, but fear was never one of them.
Lilah ,'Conviction (1)'
Natter 64: Yes, we still need you
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
tommyrot - Sep 11, 2009 6:25:11 am PDT #8024 of 30001
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
brenda m - Sep 11, 2009 6:28:55 am PDT #8025 of 30001
If you're going through hell/keep on going/don't slow down/keep your fear from showing/you might be gone/'fore the devil even knows you're there
I think she's wrong to equate the tatt with the locks, but also that, depending on the specifics of the tattoo, hiding it when necessary probably isn't that big of a deal.
§ ita § - Sep 11, 2009 6:30:12 am PDT #8026 of 30001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
the suggestion at BoingBoing is that Caster Semenya was not informed of her (she identifies as female, so I'll use that pronoun) test results BEFORE they were published in the media.
Wasn't the article Hil linked to saying that the South African authorities (the ones that would have informed her) were refusing to accept/admit receiving the information? Let me go look. Here it is:
A spokesman for the International Association of Athletics Federations is reported to have said that its urgent efforts to contact Semenya, the women's 800 metres world champion, were being thwarted by South African athletics authorities. Adding to the confusion, Athletics South Africa (ASA) has denied the claim, insisting that it has not yet heard from the IAAF.
Trudy Booth - Sep 11, 2009 6:34:28 am PDT #8027 of 30001
Greece's financial crisis threatens to take down all of Western civilization - a civilization they themselves founded. A rather tragic irony - which is something they also invented. - Jon Stewart
I wish I could say I was surprised, but that is really un-fucking-acceptable.
My heart just breaks for that poor girl.
Frankenbuddha - Sep 11, 2009 6:35:32 am PDT #8028 of 30001
"We are the Goon Squad and we're coming to town...Beep! Beep!" - David Bowie, "Fashion"
I'm hungry. I have a yogurt here, but... I don't have any spoons. I do, however, have a KFC plastic spork. Which I'm going to have to use.
Also useful for removing eyes.
§ ita § - Sep 11, 2009 6:37:57 am PDT #8029 of 30001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
I'm not sure I blame the press in this situation. I call shenanigans on the ASA, believing the IAAF made sincere efforts to contact them and contact Caster. There's just no way to convince all (and therefore not really any) of the news outlets to sit on that.
Dana - Sep 11, 2009 6:41:09 am PDT #8030 of 30001
I'm terrifically busy with my ennui.
None of the Buffistas are my "who is this person?" facebook person. I actually do know who she must be, I just have no memory of her.
StuntHusband - Sep 11, 2009 6:41:41 am PDT #8031 of 30001
Electromagnetic candy! - Stark
All these large-scale "authorities" aside - the tests she underwent were medical.
The DOCTORS gave information to someone other than the PATIENT *FIRST*.
I don't care about the ASA, the IAAF, or the press (in South Africa or elsewhere). The DOCTORS need to be...well, I have unwise words to finish that sentence.
The *patient* wasn't informed *first* - the rest is crappy frosting on an already-inexcusable cake.
Jessica - Sep 11, 2009 6:43:55 am PDT #8032 of 30001
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
What SH Said.
§ ita § - Sep 11, 2009 6:46:46 am PDT #8033 of 30001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
It doesn't look like the doctors had contact with the patient after testing. My guess is they were doing the testing for the IAAF and the results went there. If Caster were having her own tests the results would have gone to her first.
I am not clear on where doctor/patient confidentiality goes sometimes, but that's how it always seems to go for athletic testing. To the governing organisation first.