Behind the ‘opportunistic’ Olympic defection that left US stunned
www.foxsports.com.au

@thethirdgracchi is a prophet.

... The best part? She’s an American born Chinese girl from San Francisco who decided to compete for China rather than the US in the Olympics. I’m telling you she’s going to make so many people’s minds explode. Strap in.

https://hexbear.net/post/170601/comment/2108689

Check out fox new fucking losing it.

:data-laughing:

  • star_wraith [he/him]
    ·
    3 years ago

    “She became the athlete she is because she grew up in the United States, where she had access to premier training grounds and coaching that, as a female, she might not have had in China.

    There is no way on god's green earth that women athletes are treated better in the US than in China.

    • DasKarlBarx [he/him,comrade/them]
      ·
      3 years ago

      Its funny cus during the summer games you only ever hear about how gymnasts are like "ripped away from their parents at a young age" to be forced into elite training regiments.

      They always try and have it both ways.

    • Bloobish [comrade/them]
      ·
      3 years ago

      Bout to say which country had the most recent rape/sexual assault scandal against a young female gymnast that led to her blacklisted by media and her own sport, cuss it sure as shit wasn't China.

    • UlyssesT
      ·
      15 days ago

      deleted by creator

      • dat_math [they/them]
        ·
        3 years ago

        omg DS9 was doing so well until

        spoiler

        the double date with jake and nog holy shit I cringed so hard and then when commander :obama-spike: completely excuses the way nog treats two nonferengi women as just a part of a different culture

        • anaesidemus [he/him]
          ·
          3 years ago

          Sisko is staying true to the Prime Directive, not to enforce Federation culture, laws or moral standards on other civilizations. So it's a feature of the Federation, not a character flaw. The new Star Treks apparently shit on the whole concept, with Star Fleet captains playing galactic peacekeepers, freeing prisoners convicted in a court of law and whatnot.

          • steve5487 [none/use name]
            ·
            3 years ago

            the prime directive was literally introduced in a throwaway line in one episode of the original series to handwave why they can't do something and is very dumb

            • anaesidemus [he/him]
              ·
              3 years ago

              for the record I pretty much only watched DS9 and Voyager but the prime directive was expanded upon in TNG. So one throwaway line turned into an often used plot device. They sometimes break it but at least they feel bad about it, except Janeway, she just did what she felt was needed to get her crew home.

        • BynarsAreOk [none/use name]
          ·
          3 years ago

          I think for the most part Trek aliens are supposed to be individual parts of the human character, it is not complicated or sophisticated. All the races are stereotypical personality flaws we find in ourselves and the Trek message was always "peaceful coexistence".

          By all means in the real world the Federation realy should have zero relations with the Ferengi but in the universe of a TV show I think the excuse is without character flaws they realy couldn't write much of anything of value that wasn't already made in TOS/TNG.

          So you have to take some of the DS9 stinkers in order to appreciate the rest of the masterpieces.

          • NomadicWarMachine [any]
            ·
            3 years ago

            By all means in the real world the Federation realy should have zero relations with the Ferengi

            Thing is DS9 takes place on a Bajorian base, which while allied with the federation is an independent state and can maintain relations with who they want. Also DS9 is meant to be something of a “free port” where almost anyone not in outright war with the Federation can trade. So even if the Federation has no dealing with the Ferengi, Sisko would still have to tolerate their presence on the station.

          • dat_math [they/them]
            ·
            3 years ago

            Agreed and I'm continuing to watch it at this very moment. I just found it glaring given how overtly the show broadcasts a message of peace, love, and understanding.