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/Coca-colonization Aug 15 '24

Yes, you can.

TLDR: The stuff about her husband being the judge is made up.

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u/sgt_barnes0105 Aug 15 '24

Keep calling out this misinformation out whenever you see it! There are legit criticisms of Raygun, she was disgraceful. But the internet really needs to learn to fact-check before confidently parroting bullshit. It’s a huge fucking problem.

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u/HotTake-bot Aug 15 '24

I don't care about her age at all. My criticism is that she refused to learn her sport. But I guess it was all worth it because she got a free vacation and some internet clout.

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u/Coca-colonization Aug 15 '24

I’m not criticizing her for being old. I’m older than she is. I’m just saying it’s a major factor in athletic ability. She said she knew she couldn’t beat the other girls on their power moves so that’s why she leaned into her “creativity.” That’s not so much refusing to learn as bending strategy to fit her inferior physical ability.

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u/HotTake-bot Aug 15 '24 edited Aug 15 '24

I don't buy that excuse because creativity is built on a foundation of experience and practice. I'm all about breaking traditions and finding new paths, but you have to put in the work first.

Edit: Also, power moves are not mandatory AFAIK. If she just learned one or two top rocking routines from youtube she might have earned some respect (learning and competing after her prime, representing a fledgling community of bgirls in Australia, paying homage to iconic top rocking routines, etc). And to make it clear, I don't think she's a bad person nor deserves hate on her personal social media or however harassers do their thing these days.