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Re: Sports as a platform for protest
DIR By: 90sRetroFan
Date: July 22, 2021, 10:43 pm
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Our enemies' perspective:
HTML https://www.amren.com/commentary/2021/07/england-can-never-win-the-european-championship/
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> What is the point of the English soccer team? If it is a
collection of players from around the world who happen to wear
an English jersey, what makes it English?
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It is funded by English taxes?
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> It’s just a brand. Rooting for it is as silly as cheering for
Coca-Cola or Pepsi. The Italian team has a real connection to
its people, so its victory was a victory for Italy. That’s what
a national team should be.
>
> People like sports because it allows for pure expressions of
loyalty and opposition, victory and defeat, and feelings of “us”
and “them.” It’s a socially acceptable way to express primal
drives. Diversity poisons sports, just as it poisons everything
else. English fans can’t identify with their team. A true
English patriot should be relieved that “his” team lost, and his
country was spared weeks of lectures about why England needs
blacks.
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No further comment required.
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Re: Sports as a platform for protest
DIR By: rp
Date: July 22, 2021, 11:54 pm
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Hence the absurdity of illiterate "journalists" referring to
rightists as "nationalists". They are identitarians, plain and
simple.
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Re: Sports as a platform for protest
DIR By: 90sRetroFan
Date: July 27, 2021, 12:25 am
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HTML https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ujSq2huH_Bo
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Re: Sports as a platform for protest
DIR By: 90sRetroFan
Date: November 19, 2021, 8:21 pm
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HTML https://sports.yahoo.com/sports-world-reacts-to-kyle-rittenhouse-not-guilty-verdict-in-kenosha-protest-shooting-201349766.html
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> Kyle Rittenhouse, the teenager who shot and killed two men and
wounded a third during the protests and rioting in Kenosha,
Wisconsin, was found not guilty by a jury on all charges on
Friday. It drew reactions from athletes, many of whom had walked
out of games last summer following the police shooting of Jacob
Blake that prompted the protests.
> ...
> The shooting of Blake, a Black man left partly paralyzed,
spurred protests around the sports world, led by Milwaukee
Bucks, NBA and WNBA players opting not to play games for a night
at their respective Florida bubble sites. Following the Bucks'
lead, the Milwaukee Brewers led a walkout. Other sports
followed.
>
> Athletes around the nation reacted to the verdict on social
media, with many noting they weren't surprised and questioning
if it would have been the same had Rittenhouse been Black.
> ...
>
𝘿𝙞𝙛𝙛𝙚𝙧𝙚𝙣𝙩
outcomes from our justice system this week, but one thing
remains the 𝙨𝙖𝙢𝙚: we still have
a lot of work to do.
>
> Yet again, a necessary reminder that social justice is not a
𝙢𝙤𝙢𝙚𝙣𝙩, it is a
𝙢𝙤𝙫𝙚𝙢𝙚𝙣𝙩.
> ...
> Ha, let the boy be black and it would’ve been life…hell he
would’ve had his life taken before the bullshit trial.. sad
> ...
> Kyle Rittennhouse can kill without a sliver of doubt & walk
free but Julius Jones is in jail for life without the chance for
parole after being on death row for 20 years with all types of
doubt in his case. What is Justice? God help us.
> ...
> Guess the forced tears worked..
> ...
> Not like that but like that you can be white and get away with
anything!!! I’m scared for my life and my kids life.. But
African Americans is locked up for life for shit they didn’t
do!!! Damnit man!!!!What about those peoples families?? No
justice for anything? Fuck that judge
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Re: Sports as a platform for protest
DIR By: acc9
Date: February 20, 2022, 12:58 am
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HTML https://radiichina.com/world-class-athlete-eileen-gu/
Eileen Gu Ai-ling, who won 2 gold and 1 silver for China at the
2022 Winter Olympics first time round, is more than just a
high-flying skier of the day.....
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> In seventh grade, Gu gave a public speech about gender
inequality in sports. Furthermore, she began to advocate for
gender equality in high school by leading discussions about the
gender wage gap and the misrepresentation of female athletes in
media.
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> Given the recent rise of anti-Asian sentiments in the US, Gu
has been actively using her social media platform to raise
awareness of the issue and share resources for the community.
She considers her identity as a minority in freestyle skiing
powerful because it gives her the ability to “educate others on
experiences that they might not have known.”
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Re: Sports as a platform for protest
DIR By: acc9
Date: February 21, 2022, 9:08 pm
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HTML https://www.scmp.com/sport/china/article/3167144/winter-olympics-us-skier-says-twitter-account-suspended-after-he
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> Three-time Olympian Aaron Blunck said he was suspended from
Twitter after he and his US ski teammates praised China for its
“stellar” operations at the Olympic Village.
> “They have honestly done a stellar job with the whole Covid
protocol,” the 25-year-old told reporters in the press room,
before criticising biased coverage of the Games.
> “I didn’t really know what to expect, being stateside you’ve
kind of heard some pretty bad media, and that is completely
false – it’s actually been phenomenal.”
> The 25-year-old said his Twitter account was then suspended,
as he resorted to Instagram to protest the social platform’s
unexplained decision, reposting a fan’s comment that read:
“Aaron Blunck [is] out here telling the truth and getting
punished by his own government.”
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Re: Sports as a platform for protest
DIR By: 90sRetroFan
Date: March 5, 2022, 7:47 pm
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It's OK to be a "white" tennis player:
HTML https://www.yahoo.com/news/serena-williams-says-shed-probably-234414149.html
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> Serena Williams says she'd 'probably be in jail' had she had
acted like Alexander Zverev toward an umpire
> ...
> Serena Williams says that "there is absolutely a double
standard" in the world of tennis.
>
> In an interview with CNN's Christiane Amanpour on Friday, the
23-time Grand Slam champion reflected on the response to
Alexander Zverev's recent outburst at the Mexican Open. The
top-ranked German star lashed out at an umpire, smashing the
official's chair with his racket before getting booted from the
tournament.
>
> "I would probably be in jail if I did that," Williams said.
"Like, literally, no joke."
>
> Williams has undoubtedly faced harsher punishment for far less
serious offenses throughout her illustrious professional tennis
career. Most famously, she was issued three penalties —
including a point penalty — and a $17,000 fine for speaking out
against an umpire and smashing her racket in frustration during
the 2018 US Open final against Naomi Osaka.
>
> Though Williams technically broke the rules, tennis fans and
experts widely agreed that three violations and a $17,000 fine
were excessive. And there's no question that Williams'
punishment was not commensurate with those delivered to white
male players who have had similar, or worse, outbursts on the
court.
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More about Sverev:
HTML https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alexander_Zverev#Domestic_abuse_allegations_by_ex-girlfriend_/_defamation_allegations_against_journalist
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> Sharypova named multiple instances where Zverev allegedly
became violent towards her, including punching her in the face
during an argument that took place in the pair's hotel room
while Zverev was competing at the 2019 Laver Cup.[190]
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He also looks like what we would expect, of course:
[img]
HTML https://cdn.images.express.co.uk/img/dynamic/72/590x/1570660_1.jpg?r=1645657740861[/img]
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Re: Sports as a platform for protest
DIR By: Zea_mays
Date: June 6, 2022, 6:14 pm
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> DeSean William Jackson (born December 1, 1986) is an American
football wide receiver who is a free agent.
> [...]
> In July 2020, Jackson posted an Instagram story featuring a
quote falsely attributed to Adolf Hitler, reading: "because the
white Jews knows [sic] that the Negroes are the real Children of
Israel and to keep Americas [sic] secret the Jews will blackmail
America. They will extort America, their plan for world
domination won't work if the Negroes know who they were". The
post also read "Hitler was right."[120][121][122]
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HTML https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DeSean_Jackson#Controversies
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> Jackson later deleted the posts in question and apologized for
his statements.[123] After the incident, Jackson spoke with
leading Philadelphia Jews including Rabbi Doniel Grodnitzky of
Chabad Young Philly, Philadelphia 76ers co-owner, Michael G.
Rubin, and David J. Adelman, Chairman of the Philadelphia
Holocaust Remembrance Foundation.[126] Jackson also talked with
a Holocaust survivor and agreed to visit the Auschwitz-Birkenau
State Museum, a museum on the site of the Auschwitz
concentration camp.[127]
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Epic fail.
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Re: Diplomatic decolonization
DIR By: acc9
Date: November 21, 2022, 1:24 am
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HTML https://www.nzherald.co.nz/sport/remarkably-deluded-fifa-president-gianni-infantino-brutally-mocked-following-bizarre-speech/46LOLDPBQRGA3FPTEREWK4DXJY/
"For what we Europeans have been doing for the last 3000 years
we should apologise for the next 3000 years before starting
giving moral lessons to people.” Kudos for FIFA chairman Gianni
Infantino whose speech at the opening ceremony of the World Cup
2022 dared challenge the human rights accusations of the "West"
on Qatar.
The entire speech is not found in "western" media, and it's only
in the NZ Herald that I found quotes from the speech. But
according to a Chinese news media, Infantino is supposed to have
also mentioned how little aid the "western" countries have
offered to help desperate immigrants, and now that Qatar is
offering jobs to so many of them, the West" is juggling with the
stats to smear Qatar for mistreating these immigrant workers.
Not surprised, this is one of their textbook tactics in
demonizing countries they don't like!
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Re: Sports as a platform for protest
DIR By: guest78
Date: November 21, 2022, 1:43 pm
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Gravitas | Western Hypocrisy: England takes the knee in Qatar,
not in Pakistan
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> BBC did not broadcast the opening ceremony of the World Cup.
England decided to take the knee before their first match in
Qatar. But It never took the knee when playing in Pakistan. Is
West being selective in its protest? Priyanka Sharma calls out
western hypocrisy.
>
> #Gravitas #England #Qatar
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HTML https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6qEisUdJZA8
Footballers wearing a ‘One Love’ arm band is offensive to Qatar
| Ann Widdecombe
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> "It is a form of offence to the host nation. You are
demonstrating against them."
>
> If Harry Kane or Gareth Bale wear an armband to support the
LGBTQ+ community, this is “offensive” to Qatar, former
Conservative minister Ann Widdecombe tells #TimesRadio.
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HTML https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G3wLJO0h0wo
Is criticising Qatar unfair?
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> "Everyone went to the Beijing Olympics and no one talked about
how China had come out into the world. So there is a slightly
capricious sense that there is a new focus on these things in
Qatar."
>
> Criticising Qatar about the World Cup and traditions is
‘capricious’, The Times’ middle east correspondent Richard
Spencer tells #TimesRadio.
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HTML https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JsAhI2PbrhE
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