HE/SHE

“The IAAF declined to confirm a Sydney Morning Herald report that world 800-meter champion Caster Semenya has male and female sex organs.”

Ewww!

The latest word is that the gender report says Semenya has both female and male organs.  I don’t even know what I think about this one, but this is a crazy world we live in!  Although this isn’t the first case of this kind, this has received the most press as far as I know.  Unfortunately, we could be seeing more situations like this.  It is a shame what some people will do for athletic glory.

I only read a few of the comments in the article, but I read some things about Serena Williams.  I guess some of the people commenting think Serena has something in common with Semenya.

8 YEARS LATER

“I get a sick feeling in the pit of my stomach every year,” said Nancy Rokayak, 45, of Charlotte, N.C., who covers her hair in public. “I feel on 9/11 others look at me and blame me for the events that took place.”

9/11 happened 8 years ago and some Muslims fear for their safety in this historic day.  Today shouldn’t be a celebration, but it shouldn’t be a reason for hate crimes either.

I can only speak for myself, but any reservations I would have towards a Muslim is centered around their religion.  When someone is willing to strap a bomb to their body and die in the name of Allah I’m concerned.  Our culture doesn’t worship someone who does this and certainly wouldn’t promote it.  Since some Muslims are willing to do this, seeing a Muslim on 9/11 will cause an alarm to go off.

WHITNEY IS BACK

I’m listening to Whitney Houston’s new album as I type this and am somewhat happy and sad about the outcome.  Hopefully, she is healthy and in the right frame of mind.  But this CD isn’t on par with her past efforts.  To be fair, her voice is still equal to or better than popular singers like Beyonce, Mariah Carey or Alecia Keys, but she was better.  Regardless of what genre of music you listened to, Whitney Houston’s voice was as perfect as we’ve ever had.  Not anymore.  The content?  I will let you decide that one, if you so desire.

LET’S BE FRIENDS

“Political discussion tend to turn heated. Can you be friends with someone who strongly opposes your political view”

Click the link and check out this rivalry on Jealousbrother.com.  The discussion is something we obviously need.  In my opinion, politics are going too far in the US and we need to take a step back to see what is going on.  We need to be looking at possible solutions for the greater good and not only thinking along political lines.  Besides that, we shouldn’t let politics determine who our friends are.  As absurd as that may sound, I’m sure there are people who would shy away from a potential life-long friend because of their political affiliation.  If you ask me that is stupid!

Have a good weekend!