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Afghan Refugee Breaker Disqualified For Wearing 'Free Afghan Women' Cape At Olympics. (www.rferl.org)
submitted 3 months ago by ModerateImprovement@sh.itjust.works to c/olympics@sh.itjust.works
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[-] Zane@aussie.zone 63 points 3 months ago

She knew very well that it would lead to disqualification, but used her platform in a much more powerful way than continuing in the competition. Big respect, she's a badass.

[-] w2tpmf@lemmy.world 10 points 3 months ago

It says she lost and wouldn't have continued anyway.

[-] Zane@aussie.zone 2 points 3 months ago

I'd wager she decided on doing it before she lost her round.

[-] NoIWontPickAName@kbin.earth 27 points 3 months ago

So why is Israel allowed to play a song called oct 7th for one of their routines?

[-] pop@lemmy.ml 16 points 3 months ago

The west, the self proclaimed "civilized peacekeepers" of the modern world, funds and allows Israel to genocide without any repercussions, while the whole world watches on. You think they wouldn't allow a song?

[-] LarmyOfLone@lemm.ee 16 points 3 months ago

A "Refugee Breaker"? Is that a new discipline to break refugees? Or is this like being a Peeble streamer on Doop?

PS:"breaker" refers to someone who breakdances. I had no ideas this even became an olympic discipline!

[-] TxzK@lemmy.zip -2 points 3 months ago

Fascists

[-] aasatru@kbin.earth 16 points 3 months ago

At least the Streisand effect gets to do its job this way.

[-] systemglitch@lemmy.world 0 points 3 months ago

Of all the things this Olympics has done wrong, this is barely a blip

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