Fair play for caster.

• Author: Roy, E.C.
• Position: Letter to the editor

God bless you, Dave Zirin, for "Standing with Caster" in the November issue. Your allusion to Michael Phelps's feet was most appropriate, I thought.

The world long ago conceded to women the right to compete in sports, but only within certain parameters. They could be good enough to beat other women in their chosen sport, but must never approach the times and scores of any male athlete. To do so might be offensive to men--and, sad to say, even to some women--and we cannot have that, can we? After all, everyone knows that true greatness in virtually any field of endeavor can only be attained by the male of our species. Caster Semenya had to be put in her proper place.

Rather than being lauded for her impressive accomplishment, Semenya's winning time was scorned. Instead of her being able to bask in the admiration and...