Dunadan 1,103 Posted July 23, 2019 #601 Share Posted July 23, 2019 1 minute ago, Griff88 said: And from media it creates an opinion that swimming is a Western-only sport (I don't know what is the right word to describe, Western Bloc sport? ), thus some people can't just appreciate when some "random" people outside that zone won too many gold. I still remembered when I posted meme of Phelps-Cseh-Le Clos with the words "Cmon's Guys, Let's Go To School" when Schooling won gold in Rio 2016 and I got a few angry comments The joke "Phelps got schooled" was also unwelcome by some people Try posting a meme "Sun got sMacked" on Chinese social media and then report back with the comments that you receive NearPup and Griff88 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
heywoodu 13,611 Posted July 23, 2019 #602 Share Posted July 23, 2019 3 minutes ago, Griff88 said: And from media it creates an opinion that swimming is a Western-only sport (I don't know what is the right word to describe, Western Bloc sport? ), thus some people can't just appreciate when some "random" people outside that zone won too many gold. I still remembered when I posted meme of Phelps-Cseh-Le Clos with the words "Cmon's Guys, Let's Go To School" when Schooling won gold in Rio 2016 and I got a few angry comments The joke "Phelps got schooled" was also unwelcome by some people Phelps got schooled If you'd like to help our fellow Totallympics member Bruna Moura get to the 2026 Winter Olympics, after her car crash on the way to the 2022 Olympics, every tiny bit of help would be greatly appreciated! Full story and how to help can be found here! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Olympian1010 7,542 Posted July 23, 2019 #603 Share Posted July 23, 2019 7 minutes ago, Griff88 said: And from media it creates an opinion that swimming is a Western-only sport (I don't know what is the right word to describe, Western Bloc sport? ), thus some people can't just appreciate when some "random" people outside that zone won too many gold. I still remembered when I posted meme of Phelps-Cseh-Le Clos with the words "Cmon's Guys, Let's Go To School" when Schooling won gold in Rio 2016 and I got a few angry comments The joke "Phelps got schooled" was also unwelcome by some people Well he did, and it was awesome. “Sport has the power to change the world. It has the power to inspire. Sport can create hope where once there was only despair” - Nelson Mandela Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thiago_simoes 1,359 Posted July 23, 2019 #604 Share Posted July 23, 2019 (edited) 9 minutes ago, Griff88 said: And from media it creates an opinion that swimming is a Western-only sport (I don't know what is the right word to describe, Western Bloc sport? ), thus some people can't just appreciate when some "random" people outside that zone won too many gold. I still remembered when I posted meme of Phelps-Cseh-Le Clos with the words "Cmon's Guys, Let's Go To School" when Schooling won gold in Rio 2016 and I got a few angry comments The joke "Phelps got schooled" was also unwelcome by some people I have never seen people complaining when a Japanese swimmer wins gold. Fu Yuanhui has become sort of an international phenomenon thanks to her personality and many "Western" people root for her. I have seen people questioning Ireland's Michelle Smith's Olympic gold medals, and she is from Europe, not Asia. You are trying too hard to make this a "West vs. East" issue when in fact it's a "doper vs. clean swimmers" issue. Edited July 23, 2019 by thiago_simoes dcro, Canada4thewin and heywoodu 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
heywoodu 13,611 Posted July 23, 2019 #605 Share Posted July 23, 2019 Just now, Olympian1010 said: Well he did, and it was awesome. Like every time Phelps lost Too bad it didn't weaken the hype If you'd like to help our fellow Totallympics member Bruna Moura get to the 2026 Winter Olympics, after her car crash on the way to the 2022 Olympics, every tiny bit of help would be greatly appreciated! Full story and how to help can be found here! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
heywoodu 13,611 Posted July 23, 2019 #606 Share Posted July 23, 2019 Just now, thiago_simoes said: I have never seen people complaining when a Japanese swimmer wins gold. Fu Yuanhui has become sort of an international phenomenon thanks to her personality and many "Western" people root for her. I have seen people questioning Ireland's Michelle Smith's Olympic gold medals, and she is not from Europe, not Asia. You are trying too hard to make this a "West vs. East" issue when in fact it's a "doper vs. clean swimmers" issue. This. So badly. I think I can safely say I'm not against Brazil, yet I can. Not. Stand. Cielo Filho. Nothing to do with country. And like almost everyone I despise Sun, but your example was excellent: Fu is fantastic and I strongly hope she wins gold. If you'd like to help our fellow Totallympics member Bruna Moura get to the 2026 Winter Olympics, after her car crash on the way to the 2022 Olympics, every tiny bit of help would be greatly appreciated! Full story and how to help can be found here! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bestmen 2,580 Posted July 23, 2019 #607 Share Posted July 23, 2019 (edited) Australian swimmer wouldn't share podium with Chinese winner accused of doping Mack Horton has received a warning for refusing to share a podium with China's Sun Yang to protest the gold medalist's doping history Edited July 23, 2019 by bestmen dcro 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dcro 10,189 Posted July 23, 2019 #608 Share Posted July 23, 2019 Wow. We did not know anything about that. thiago_simoes and Dolby 2 #banbestmen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Griff88 1,747 Posted July 23, 2019 #609 Share Posted July 23, 2019 7 minutes ago, thiago_simoes said: I have never seen people complaining when a Japanese swimmer wins gold. Fu Yuanhui has become sort of an international phenomenon thanks to her personality and many "Western" people root for her. I have seen people questioning Ireland's Michelle Smith's Olympic gold medals, and she is from Europe, not Asia. You are trying too hard to make this a "West vs. East" issue when in fact it's a "doper vs. clean swimmers" issue. Chill man, you take the joke too serious. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Griff88 1,747 Posted July 23, 2019 #610 Share Posted July 23, 2019 4 minutes ago, bestmen said: Australian swimmer wouldn't share podium with Chinese winner accused of doping Mack Horton has received a warning for refusing to share a podium with China's Sun Yang to protest the gold medalist's doping history I order you to stop using IE, now heywoodu 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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