No Respect: US Athlete Raven Saunders Risks Losing Medal After Flaunting Olympic Rules with Her Political Protest at Medal Ceremony

(From L) Second-placed USA’s Raven Saunders gestures next to first-placed China’s Gong Lijiao, and third-placed Australia’s Liam Adams after comepeting the women’s shot put event during the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games at the Olympic Stadium in Tokyo on August 1, 2021. (Photo by Ina FASSBENDER)

Saunders said afterwards that the “X gesture” represented “the intersection where all oppressed people meet.” She’s a victim.

She now risks losing a medal. What we do know is that if this is allowed we will now have to endure years of woke athletes parading on the medals stand.
Another institution destroyed by the left.

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spjennifer · 61-69, T

You make the usual Right Winger's mistake of confusing politics with human rights. The Right are always the first to stand up for "Free Speech", as long as it's exercised by them, when someone else does it, then it becomes unacceptable to you. The medal presentation has little to do with the actual victory aside from providing visual proof that they won to spectators, is this really any different than an athlete who wraps themselves in their Country's flag on the podium?

Budwick · 70-79, M

@spjennifer

is this really any different than an athlete who wraps themselves in their Country's flag on the podium?

Yes - completely different.
One is an endearing love of country.
The other is a demand to 'look at me' - and fuck my country by the way.

Burnley123 · 41-45, M

@spjennifer Excellent point about free speech. The right are falling over themselves to 'cancel' this woman.

Budwick · 70-79, M

@Burnley123

The right are falling over themselves to 'cancel' this woman.

She's doing a fine job of that all on her own.

spjennifer · 61-69, T

@Budwick There is a vast difference between how one represents their Country, in the Right Winger's mind it's "Rah, rah, rah, sis boom bah, 'Murica!" Others realize that it's an imperfect Republic and are willing to let the world know that not all of us are idiots and that some are fighting for change. An "endearing love of country" doesn't only mean showing the colours, it also can mean wanting to effect change to make it better...

Burnley123 · 41-45, M

@Budwick And as a 'free-speech absolutist' (🤣) you should be upset that anyone wants to cancel her because of an opinion they don't like. Some people are snowflakes who just want a safe space unchallenged by opinions which they find upsetting. This is bad, right?

Budwick · 70-79, M

@spjennifer Those that insist on representing their country negatively, do not deserve a giant, public, non-political stage like the Olympics. Olympic athletes are there there for their exceptional athleticism.
Their politics have no place there.

spjennifer · 61-69, T

@Budwick

Those that insist on representing their country negatively, do not deserve a giant, public, non-political stage like the Olympics

How did she "Represent her country negatively"? Because she chose to make a statement that you don't like or agree with??? Olympic athletes have made many so-called political statements, you're the one who's making it political when it's more about human rights than about politics...

How about the USA choosing to boycott the 1980 Olympics in Russia? wasn't that a "Political statement"?