Just for clarification on the previous issue, it is now evident that the one's who are calling her out for skipping the 100 are the same who are certain she is a steriod cheat! I for one am bothered by that, because I think she is a steroid cheat and find it distracting to the issue to make claims that she is selfish for scratching the 100. It gives the appearance of pettiness.
I think the connection between the two issues is tenuous at best.
There is no direct evidence that she is cheating and it is unprovable that she isn't, so it is simply a matter of faith either way (ie, you either assume she is or she isn't).
Personally, I cannot believe she is cheating if the ONLY (or main) evidence is that she is swimming very fast. It means something that she is voluntarily going beyond the minimum requirements.
However, having been burned in the past, like some I am guarded in my attitude towards her achievements. Intellectually I can appreciate what she is doing, which is ground-breaking, but it has no emotional resonance with me. I admire her achievements while at the same time I confess that I don't really find HER all that admirable. (Dara-defenders, please don't jump down my throat. I am not accusing her of cheating nor am I calling her a terrible person.)
And I also do not admire her -- as a competitor -- for skipping out of the 100, whether you want to call it selfish or whatever. Reasonable people can differ on this and I certainly see the logic behind doing it, I just don't happen to agree.
Just for clarification on the previous issue, it is now evident that the one's who are calling her out for skipping the 100 are the same who are certain she is a steriod cheat! I for one am bothered by that, because I think she is a steroid cheat and find it distracting to the issue to make claims that she is selfish for scratching the 100. It gives the appearance of pettiness.
I think the connection between the two issues is tenuous at best.
There is no direct evidence that she is cheating and it is unprovable that she isn't, so it is simply a matter of faith either way (ie, you either assume she is or she isn't).
Personally, I cannot believe she is cheating if the ONLY (or main) evidence is that she is swimming very fast. It means something that she is voluntarily going beyond the minimum requirements.
However, having been burned in the past, like some I am guarded in my attitude towards her achievements. Intellectually I can appreciate what she is doing, which is ground-breaking, but it has no emotional resonance with me. I admire her achievements while at the same time I confess that I don't really find HER all that admirable. (Dara-defenders, please don't jump down my throat. I am not accusing her of cheating nor am I calling her a terrible person.)
And I also do not admire her -- as a competitor -- for skipping out of the 100, whether you want to call it selfish or whatever. Reasonable people can differ on this and I certainly see the logic behind doing it, I just don't happen to agree.
