| Is Fatima right? on 13:45 - Jul 23 with 1065 views | Keno |
No she isnt
As an aside the two Americans in that picture were pallbearers at the Aussies funeral several years later |  |
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| Is Fatima right? on 13:47 - Jul 23 with 1028 views | BlueBadger |
'The goal of the Olympic Movement is to contribute to building a peaceful and better world by educating youth through sport practiced without discrimination of any kind and in the Olympic spirit, which requires mutual understanding with a spirit of friendship, solidarity and fair play.'
Source: https://olympics.com/ioc/beyond-the-games
So, if anything, demonstrations signifying 'we believe there should be less racism in the world' should be mandatory. |  |
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| Is Fatima right? on 13:48 - Jul 23 with 1021 views | StokieBlue |
Surely it's up to the individuals what they want to do and not be told by others?
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| Is Fatima right? on 13:56 - Jul 23 with 972 views | Kropotkin123 |
| Is Fatima right? on 13:48 - Jul 23 by StokieBlue |
Surely it's up to the individuals what they want to do and not be told by others?
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| Is Fatima right? on 14:05 - Jul 23 with 930 views | BelsteadCav |
| Is Fatima right? on 13:45 - Jul 23 by Keno |
No she isnt
As an aside the two Americans in that picture were pallbearers at the Aussies funeral several years later |
Didn’t he give one of the guys his glove as well? |  |
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| Is Fatima right? on 14:08 - Jul 23 with 906 views | MattinLondon |
| Is Fatima right? on 13:45 - Jul 23 by Keno |
No she isnt
As an aside the two Americans in that picture were pallbearers at the Aussies funeral several years later |
I don’t know the exact reasons why, but the Australian in the photo wasn’t allowed to represent his country again. |  | | |
| Is Fatima right? on 14:16 - Jul 23 with 854 views | Keno |
| Is Fatima right? on 14:08 - Jul 23 by MattinLondon |
I don’t know the exact reasons why, but the Australian in the photo wasn’t allowed to represent his country again. |
Because the Aussie Athletics Board didn't agree with him supporting the the two Americans | |
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| Is Fatima right? on 14:20 - Jul 23 with 830 views | Darth_Koont |
| Is Fatima right? on 13:45 - Jul 23 by Keno |
No she isnt
As an aside the two Americans in that picture were pallbearers at the Aussies funeral several years later |
Also personal protest is nothing like the “soapboxes” the US and Soviets got onto in the 80s with their tit-for-tat boycotts where hundreds of athletes’ dreams were p!ssed upon.
I’m all for people making a point about basic human rights and decency whenever and wherever they want. If people can’t handle it then they really need to examine their priorities. |  |
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| Is Fatima right? on 14:33 - Jul 23 with 784 views | Radlett_blue |
| Is Fatima right? on 14:16 - Jul 23 by Keno |
Because the Aussie Athletics Board didn't agree with him supporting the the two Americans |
Interesting how times change (usually for the better). I saw a BBC programme last night on the 1981 riots in Brixton & elsewhere and a senior police officer at the time was happily saying that he didn't think that an officer should be dismissed for calling someone a "ni**er" and also that he didn't think this was necessarily racist. |  |
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| Is Fatima right? on 14:51 - Jul 23 with 748 views | J2BLUE |
Hard to think of a better place to fight for equality than at an event with 200+ countries being represented that has the spotlight of the world on it. |  |
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