This whole time I’ve been anxiously awaiting the next great headline... “Mrs. Doubtfire breaks land-speed record in 800-meter final” in response to the ridiculousness that was gender testing on a runner (see previous blog http://rtweb.blogspot.com/2009/08/top-ten_19.html) simply because she was faster and better than all of the other girls (who apparently ran like girls?) However instead I got... “Embattled track star Caster Semenya gets new coach, new look.” New look? Oh, I get it... The old ‘if it looks like a duck and quacks like a duck, must be a female’ strategy. What genius PR person decided to do damage control by sticking a dress on her? Hey, they think she’s a man... Just throw some makeup and a dress on her... Done. Woman. Oh and you know what, let’s toss on a necklace and 401 bangle bracelets just in case anyone was still a skeptic. I mean based on this strategy and the fact that we all know the magazine industry (although I’m not really familiar with the editorial practices of South Africa’s YOU magazine, but definitely considering landing myself a subscription) and their overt airbrushing... It may only take a wee bit of convincing for me to start believing that Madonna is actually a man too...
2 comments:
Jess, don't be ridiculous. Madonna isn't a man.
She's a fucking mummified demon. (And you can tell Kate I said that.)
Poor girlmanbeastthing. They've really ruined her life. Now she'll become a Grendel that haunts South Africa.
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