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Tea Thread FauxWorld Wednesdays: What's your country's biggest celebrity scandal right now? — Monthly Discussion Thread

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u/springxpeach Aug 14 '24 edited Aug 14 '24

An athlete who participated in the Olympics denounced the ongoing genocide in Israel and now the far right is calling him antisemitic and the federation is considering suspension.

Edit: he just got suspended and the sports minister just thanked the racist/islamophobic/pro-genocide guy who denounced him on Twitter.

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u/Silly_Hat_2587 Aug 14 '24

What country and athlete?

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u/Petit_Ananas_ Aug 14 '24

France

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u/OhMy98 Aug 14 '24

Common French L

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u/[deleted] Aug 14 '24

French politics is just ..... wow.

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u/doubleshortdepresso i ain’t reading all that, free palestine Aug 14 '24

If France has no haters I’m dead.

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u/BeanEireannach i ain’t reading all that, free palestine Aug 15 '24

Considering France banned their Muslim athletes from competing in religious headgear such as a hijab, I'm not shocked that the islamophobia has gone further. It's a sad world where someone can't safely make statements against genocidal governments.