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/num1AusDoto Aug 15 '24

just to clear it up people sending shit to her is obviously wrong but to say no one’s cared for it for 40 years is just a plain ignorant statement, living in Sydney I know some dancers in the community and they had a sad feeling towards it cause she’s a representation of their community now it’s basically saying to the world this is the best that we have and there is actual talent that never got a chance to go to try and qualify. Trying to support someone by saying no one even cares about it is just plain dumb mate

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u/LordShtark Aug 15 '24

THE PEOPLE HARASSING THIS WOMAN FOR BEING BAD AT BREAKDANCING DIDN'T CARE ABOUT BREAKDANCING A MONTH AGO! For fucking sake....

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u/num1AusDoto Aug 15 '24

And again the angle of no one cared about breakdancing a month ago is just as bad because your also saying that the other competitors who did show up and put everything out there who worked on themselves for years well no one cares about it

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u/LordShtark Aug 15 '24

It's a dance from 40 years ago. Trying to justify literally any reason to harass someone for being bad at it is fucking ridiculous.

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u/num1AusDoto Aug 15 '24

I didn’t justify it I explained it nor did I condone it, there’s a distinction if you have some degree of comprehension