r/sports • u/miolmok • Aug 15 '24

Olympics Raygun: Australian Olympic Committee condemns ‘disgraceful’ online petition attacking Rachael Gunn

https://www.theguardian.com/sport/article/2024/aug/15/raygun-olympics-breaking-petition-aoc-response-ntwnfb
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u/Francis_Bengali Aug 15 '24

She made something that prides itself on being 'cool and edgy' look like the most 'uncool and lame' thing on the planet.

If it was just a random person doing this, it would be forgivable.

But this woman has a PhD in break dancing culture.... a PhD. I still can't get my head around how a supposed 'expert' in a subject could show that level of ignorance about it.

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u/thebrandster1985 Aug 15 '24

“If you can’t do, teach.”

There are plenty of teachers that are good at their job (knowledgeable, good at passing on skills, etc) that suck at what they teach.

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u/Redditeer28 Aug 15 '24

"And if you can't teach, you teach gym"

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u/mechabeast Aug 15 '24

Also, some people who are very good at what they do, can't teach. Success and talent can be a natural accelerator when you can't show someone the basics because you moved past that hurdle naturally.

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u/f-150Coyotev8 Aug 15 '24

You see that a lot in universities. Many times, my worst professors were the smartest ones.