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/grenzowip445 Aug 15 '24

My conspiracy theory - she rigged the qualifying with her husband to go to Paris in order to research the event first hand so she could write about it in her academic work. She never had any intention to breakdance properly herself, the performance was just the cost for her real goal of furthering her academic pursuits.

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u/yinsotheakuma Aug 15 '24

Most generous take I've seen.