We respectfully disagree.
I say good for her! I wish more athletes were willing to take political stands.
It's very easy to say "let's just keep it about sport" ... unfortunately, that ship has long ago sailed and trying to reframe/rewind a globalized, corporatized, and heavily politicized money-making endeavor like the Olympics is as silly as our President trying to bring us back to the 50's. Hopelessly naive.
Jackie Robinson, John Carlos, Tommie Smith, Wilma Rudolph, Billie Jean King, Mohammed Ali ... there were some athletes who took their social responsibilities seriously.
It's bad enough that China, with its abhorrent human rights history, got the games. That our country and our athletes are not willing to speak out more loudly is embarrassing on a global scale.
My 2¢ anyway, as a Chinese American.
So, this is Ok for her to do? So it's Ok to allow the Olympics to be used to further ones political and personal values?
I say shut up and compete.....don't rightly care what others think should or shouldn't be done with animals......that is definitely not why I am watching the games. As I sit in my nice comfortable LEATHER recliner.
We respectfully disagree.
I say good for her! I wish more athletes were willing to take political stands.
It's very easy to say "let's just keep it about sport" ... unfortunately, that ship has long ago sailed and trying to reframe/rewind a globalized, corporatized, and heavily politicized money-making endeavor like the Olympics is as silly as our President trying to bring us back to the 50's. Hopelessly naive.
Jackie Robinson, John Carlos, Tommie Smith, Wilma Rudolph, Billie Jean King, Mohammed Ali ... there were some athletes who took their social responsibilities seriously.
It's bad enough that China, with its abhorrent human rights history, got the games. That our country and our athletes are not willing to speak out more loudly is embarrassing on a global scale.
My 2¢ anyway, as a Chinese American.
So, this is Ok for her to do? So it's Ok to allow the Olympics to be used to further ones political and personal values?
I say shut up and compete.....don't rightly care what others think should or shouldn't be done with animals......that is definitely not why I am watching the games. As I sit in my nice comfortable LEATHER recliner.
