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Facebook users back Caster
2009-08-25 11:45
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Cape Town - Thousands of Facebook members have come out in support of South Africa's 800m world championship gold medal winner Caster Semenya, creating groups to speak out about her gender testing and events to mark her return to South Africa on Tuesday.
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As at Tuesday morning, some 38 048 people had joined the group,
In Support of Caster Semenya and African Women.
The group had been created to fight the discrimination suffered by Semenya and other African women, particularly during Women's Month.
By Tuesday morning 7 088 people had left messages on the group's wall, while hundreds of others took part in discussions about the issues of gender testing and racism.
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