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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kodiac · 22-25, M

Its a racist symbol just like the confederate flag.

BabyLonia · F

@kodiac it is not just about race, it is about oppression.

Budwick · 70-79, M

@BabyLonia

it is about oppression.

Really? How far did she throw oppression?

BabyLonia · F

@Budwick far further than you ever could

CookieLuvsBunny · 31-35, F

@BabyLonia
Saunders got a college degree from Ole Miss on a full athletic scholarship and her net worth is about $1M. Poor, poor oppressed baby

BabyLonia · F

@CookieLuvsBunny how hard he has worked to earn that too. How many black lesbian women have that type of opportunity?

CookieLuvsBunny · 31-35, F

@BabyLonia
I am a lesbian woman and I had a very similar collegiate opportunity.
But why do you put

black lesbian women

in the question? How many people of any gender or race or sexual orientation get that type of opportunity?
If you want to see really oppressed people go to any homeless shelter and see how the really poor live and what they do to survive. Don't show me an Olympian with an agenda

kodiac · 22-25, M

@BabyLonia who are the supposed oppressers?

Budwick · 70-79, M

@CookieLuvsBunny Outstanding!

CookieLuvsBunny · 31-35, F

@Budwick Thanx😄

Budwick · 70-79, M

@CookieLuvsBunny Thank YOU Cookie!

BabyLonia · F

@kodiac the oppressors?

Anyone that does not believe that a minority group should be treated equally.

@CookieLuvsBunny the fact that Saunders has managed to make money from her hard work does not mean she did not come from a poor background. And just because she now has some privilege it does not mean she forgets where she came from.

And although homelessness is unrelated, since you bring it up how many of them are struggling with the issues that Saunders is trying to support? Did you know the percentage of homeless people that are black is 39%, whereby they only are up 13% of the population?
The number of homeless that belong to the LGBTQ community are also disproportionate to the population. I am sure you already understand this though since you have so much compassion for those that are homeless

room101 · 51-55, M

@kodiac

"Its a racist symbol just like the confederate flag."

No, it's not. Her arms form a cross. Which somewhat resembles the cross on the confederate flag. That's the only similarity.

The cross that she is displaying represents the intersection, the meeting point, the unification of people regardless of race, creed, gender, sexual orientation, political affiliation and any other divisive factor that you care to add to the list.

WHICH MAKES IT THE COMPLETE OPPOSITE OF WHAT THE CONFEDERATE FLAG REPRESENTS.

CookieLuvsBunny · 31-35, F

@BabyLonia

And although homelessness is unrelated,

Homelessness is not unrelated at all. Homeless people are extremely oppressed

. I am sure you already understand this though since you have so much compassion for those that are homeless

You have absolutely no idea who I am or what background I come from. I come from a very poor background and have experienced being homeless, not having proper or enough clothing, not knowing where my next meal was coming from, and living in dangerous and substandard situations.
I know what it is to be invalidated and looked down upon. I've stood in a line outside a mission, in the cold, and had the staff there treat me like garbage; I have stolen food and clothes. I've had body lice and no clean clothes to change into or access to a shower.
I don't need any lecture from you about statistics on poverty or on any other subject for that matter. Your sexuality or race doesn't matter when you are suffering.
Making some silly gesture at the Olympics does absolutely nothing for oppressed people or for anyone but herself.