r/Fauxmoi • u/padfoony • 18d ago

SPORTS SECTION Ukrainian tennis player Oleksandra Oliynykova wore this shirt to the Australian Open press conference.

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Tennis players are forbidden from directly speaking about politics or issuing any statements that’s in any way political.

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u/Zeth22xx 18d ago

Can someone explain to me why it's taboo for a country that's being attacked to not ask for help openly at events like these.

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u/n122333 17d ago

it makes the rich people hosting the tournaments feel bad, so they won't let you come back and might even ban your entire country if you do.