Too Much Testosterone? The Discrimination Women Face in International Sports

Edge of Sports

Dave Zirin / The Nation

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4.8 • 616 Ratings

🗓️ 1 May 2018

⏱️ 49 minutes

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This week, we speak to anthropologist and ethicist Katrina Karkazis about regulations passed down from the IAAF dealing with testosterone testing of women. We talk about how they came about, the lack of scientific process in their formulation, and it’s impact on women of color, predominantly in the Global South. During Choice Words, we’ll look at how some ex NFL cheerleaders are fighting back against the leagues policy towards them. Our ‘Just Stand Up’ Award goes to a bunch of athletes taking a stand against bigotry and Donald Trump, and our ‘Sit Your Ass Down!’ award goes to an NBA fan base. As always, we've got a Kaepernick watch and more on this week's show! Katrina Karkazis Twitter: @Karkazis https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2018/apr/26/testosterone-ruling-women-athletes-caster-semanya-global-south Zirin, Ex-Cheerleaders Fight Back Against the NFL https://www.thenation.com/article/ex-cheerleaders-fight-back-against-the-nfl/ — http://www.edgeofsportspodcast.com/ | http://twitter.com/EdgeOfSportsPod | http://fb.com/edgeofsportspod | email us: [email protected] | Edge of Sports hotline: 401-426-3343 (EDGE) — Music: Eye Examination - Del the Funky Homosapien | Who Run - Three Six Mafia| I Screwed - Janelle Monae Feat. Zoe Kravitz | Just Another Day - Queen Latifah | Protect Ya Neck - Wu-Tang Clan | Guess Who’s Back - Scarface | Resurrection - Public Enemy | Da Joint - EPMD I Outta Here - KRS-One | The Wire Theme Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

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0:00.0	It is true that regulation that came out a couple of days ago is new, but in fact, what it is doing at the broader level regarding scrutiny of seniors athletes, regarding creating a threshold for their natural testosterone levels.
0:18.3	All of that is old.
0:26.6	And there is a multi-decade history here. What have been called sex testing policies in elite sport, and these are simply the latest iteration.
0:47.6	Welcome to the Edge of Sports podcast. I'm Dave Ziron. This week we speak about testosterone and the female athlete.
0:54.8	We talked to Katrina Carcassiz, a senior research visiting fellow in the Global Health Justice Partnership at Yale University.
1:01.2	Now, she co-wrote a bracing response to the International Association of Athletics Federation's new rules and regulations regarding allowed testosterone levels of female athletes.
1:07.5	And she is going to break it down for us and why this is a manifest injustice with roots in
1:12.4	deep racism both towards the global south and in the history of track and field. Also, I've got
1:20.3	choice words about cheerleaders who are taking on the National Football League. I've got
1:25.4	just stand up and just sit your ass down awards. I've also got Stand Up and Just Sit Your Ass Down Awards.
1:28.3	I've also got a Kaepernick watch.
1:30.2	But first, before I go to Katrina Carcassiz,
1:33.6	we have some breaking news about this issue.
1:36.0	And that's the fact that a member of the International Association of Athletics Federation,
1:40.5	that's the IAAF, the governing body for track and field. A member of their committee
1:46.3	has quit in protest of their new rules and regulations regarding allowed testosterone levels
1:52.9	of female athletes. The person who resigned from their quote unquote disciplinary tribunal is
1:58.1	named Steve Cornelius, and I want to read his letter. This just happened before we
2:02.3	started recording the show. I want to read his letter before we get Katrina Carcasus on the line.
2:08.0	This is what Steve Cornelius had to say. It is with an enormous amount of sadness that I
2:12.8	addressed this letter to you. In 2017, when I was appointed to the inaugural IAAF disciplinary tribunal, I viewed
2:20.4	that as a great honor and looked forward to make some contribution to ensure the integrity
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