Yeah, trigger warnings have been overused to the point of meaninglessness. When everything requires a trigger warning, nothing requires a trigger warning, you know?

I actually don’t think there should be an opt-out at universities. I think the warning itself is important so that people can mentally prepare themselves and let the prof or TA know in advance that it is a sensitive subject for them, but I also believe that mandatory classes for degrees are mandatory for a reason. If…

That’s amazing.

I have no advice, but I am interested to read other people’s advice. No decent photos exist of my partner and I because either one of us looks like a dark shadow or the other one looks like literal beam of light. If someone developed a point and click camera that could take group photos of differently complexioned…

I actually see a lot of food names in the pale colours. Cream, vanilla, honey, and peach are all pretty standard. I was shopping for concealer recently, and remember that NARS concealer has names like creme brulee, ginger, and macadamia all in the pale range. However, a cursory glance over colour names at Sephora - I…

Yes, and you posted that as some sort of indication that people with hyperandrogenism are different from people with PCOS. This is not so. Hyperandrogenism is a symptom of PCOS, and is a condition affecting women. Meanwhile, you posted this as some sort of proof that she wasn’t cis (which was your original point, you…

And that is literal nonsense, because hyperandrogenism is a symptom of PCOS:

While it is super annoying to see people contantly bring it up years later, it isn’t super helpful to deny that for many years the writers on this site would respond to any accusation that an article was anti-feminist by saying that Jezebel isn’t a feminist site.

Batman.

Women with PCOS have high testosterone levels. It isn’t at all unusual.

Here’s the deal, though, if you take the ten best men and the ten best women and have them compete against each other, the men will almost certainly win. However, Castor Semenya will be there racing on behalf of the women, because she’s a woman.

I’m not sure if you actually understand the situation here. Castor Semenya isn’t a transwoman. As far as any of us know, she is a ciswoman. She just has high levels of testosterone.

Because it’s irrelevent. Because Castor Semenya is a woman.

Exactly! Just like that! Just keep yelling out, “Science says Castor Semenya is too manly!” Maybe someday your dream will come true, and all women will be tested to ensure that they are suitably ‘feminine’ for women’s sports!

You keep saying that, but saying it doesn’t make it true. Keep going, though! Maybe if you keep posting about how Semenya is too exceptional and manly for sports, it will eventually become true!

I am not responding to her anymore. She’s insisting that she isn’t saying that Semenya’s not womanly enough, but she’s also insisting that even though she’s a woman she shouldn’t be allowed to compete against other women because she’s too manly. ‘Kay there, bud.

Holy shit, testosterone is an advantage, but it is not what makes a man a man. Testosterone level is absolutely irrelevent in categorizing a person’s sex or gender. Some women have higher testosterone than others and some men have lower testosterone than others. This is the last time I am saying this because you are…

I didn’t say that you said any of those things. You’re really struggling here, aren’t you? The Olympics are a platform for the most exceptional athletes to compete against each other. Semenya has natural advantages that make her an exceptional athlete. She is also a woman, so she competes in a competition against…

Women and men both have testosterone, and there is a wide, overlapping spectrum of testosterone levels. There is no amount of testosterone that makes a woman not a woman. So yes, having high testosterone levels may give Semenya an advantage over some other women. That really doesn’t matter at all, because it is a…

Because a person’s gender isn’t defined by their horomones, and Semenya is a unarguably a women. I think that the problem is that a lot of people (like you) have this idea that a person’s horomones indicate their gender or sex, but it is one small factor among many. Semenya is a woman.