Initial Summary - Caster Semenya (from politics of sex: spring 2011)

The Curious Case of Caster Semenya
(by Pamela Scully and Clifton Crais)
Scully draws a parallel between Semenya and Sara Baartman. Baartman was also from South Africa. Europeans viewed Baartman through their views of beauty; consequently, she was seen as a freak, and a scientific case. In 1815 an autopsy was performed to examine her body to see if there was a link between mankind and animal. She was dehumanized--she was put on display for everyone to examine in France until 1974. ... Advertising Blog Education College Major