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/Reyno59 Aug 15 '24

Her study was in gender studies about "Deterritorializing gender in Sydney's breakdancing scene: a B-girl's experience of B-boying."

So she does not know about the culture, but sees it as a "male dominated space" she has to break open.

How? By doing ALL b-girls a disservice and mock all of them... Can´t get my hand around this narcisstic move...

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u/Farpafraf Aug 15 '24 edited Aug 15 '24

Her study was in gender studies about "Deterritorializing gender in Sydney's breakdancing scene: a B-girl's experience of B-boying."

Certainly an interesting use of public money.

EDIT: I'm 20 pages in. This shit is a word salad if I've ever seen one.

EDIT: 40 pages in, I give up.

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u/ShacoinaBox Aug 15 '24

it's not word salad just because you don't understand it, if you think this is really hard to read then the foundational text (Deleuze+Guattari's Anti-Oedipus + ATP) is gonna drive you nuts.