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Old 08-01-2021, 03:08 PM
 
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I saw this and at first I didn't even know it was meant as a form of 'protest.' I honestly thought that was her trademark gesture of sorts, like some professional wrestlers do (she is a flashy sort of athlete). So I suppose that's a fail?

https://www.nytimes.com/2021/08/01/s...ts-podium.html

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At night, Saunders delivered the first political demonstration on the podium at the Tokyo Olympics when she raised her arms and crossed them in the shape of an X after receiving her medal, setting the stage for a standoff between the International Olympic Committee and Olympic leaders for the United States.

The organizations have conflicting rules and views regarding the exercise of free speech during the Olympics.

Asked after the medal ceremony as she walked toward a phalanx of television cameras about the meaning of the gesture, Saunders said it was “for oppressed people.”
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Old 08-01-2021, 03:42 PM
 
Location: NMB, SC
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Well they haven't defined a punishment yet.

I say..take back their medal.
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