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The Olympic Sex Determination Lab

Posted by samzenpus on

Beijing has set up a sex determination lab to test female athletes suspected of being male. The lab will evaluate cases based on their external appearance, blood samples, sex hormones, genes and chromosomes. I was surprised to read that the standing urination test and the potpourri appreciation chart were not listed among the gender verification methods.

4 comments

  1. Words fail me by joe$007 · · Score: 1

    Interview...

    Lab tech: Hello
    Olympic athlete: Hi
    Lab tech: Please drop your paints
    Olympic athlete: Who me?
    Olympic athlete: Okay...

  2. In Love by EdIII · · Score: 1

    Who is the chick in the picture? She's like hot.

  3. Sex != Gender by thedullroar · · Score: 1

    Sex and gender are not the same thing, so should not be used interchangeably. I have not seen a single article on this topic that uses the two words correctly.

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    Didn't your mother teach you not to do things you would be ashamed to see on the evening news?
    1. Re:Sex != Gender by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

      Bisexuals don't care about gender, they just wanna have sex.

      Happy?