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[dcro 10,210]

Anyone else feels like we will all lose our minds if this 1.5m thing continues for a whole year (or more)?

 

I have reentered the society about a week ago, and already I feel mentally exhausted from these measures.

[heywoodu 16,004]

2 minutes ago, dcro said:

Anyone else feels like we will all lose our minds if this 1.5m thing continues for a whole year (or more)?

 

I have reentered the society about a week ago, and already I feel mentally exhausted from these measures.

 

Not really. Shops here aren't that full anyway, so keeping some distance isn't very complicated most of the time. That's pretty much the biggest thing, I really couldn't care less about having to keep distance when I'm running outside for example, that's easy  

 

I haven't yet been in a situation where this distance thing actually annoyed me or anything.

[Monzanator 4,769]

26 minutes ago, heywoodu said:

Darya Klishina, the only Russian allowed to compete in athletics in the 2016 Olympics, said she has gotten a rather....interesting offer. An anonymous American offered her a sum of money to work as...you ain't gonna guess this....an escort  

 

"He sent the offer a few months ago in a DM on Instagram, I never expected that. I'm not someone who starts yelling then, so I kindly answered I wasn't interested. He answered by saying "Wait, don't refuse immediately, you don't know the terms yet." It was a pretty large amount of money, 180.000 euro...per month. It kinda made me wonder if I really look like someone who'd accept that."

 

Yeah, one of Polish tabloids run this story a couple of days ago

 

Is it the right time to remind everyone Suzy Favor Hamilton ended up working as an escort back in the day?

[heywoodu 16,004]

4 minutes ago, Monzanator said:

 

Is it the right time to remind everyone Suzy Favor Hamilton ended up working as an escort back in the day?

 

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After her prostitution became public, the Big Ten renamed its award for Female Athlete of the Year which had previously carried her name. Favor Hamilton also lost several sponsorships and athletic business relationships, including with Nike.

 

The sheer stupidity of people, institutions and companies knows no limits.

[Monzanator 4,769]

1 minute ago, heywoodu said:

 

 

The sheer stupidity of people, institutions and companies knows no limits.

 

Blaming bipolar disorder on becoming a prostitute was the stupid thing   People will try to find all kinds of excuses once their secrets are revealed. Nike sponsoring a high-class escort? Like really?  

[heywoodu 16,004]

3 minutes ago, Monzanator said:

 

Blaming bipolar disorder on becoming a prostitute was the stupid thing  

 

Ah, we've arrived at the point where it's time to easily judge people struggling with severe mental disorders. Right, enjoy!  

[Monzanator 4,769]

2 minutes ago, heywoodu said:

 

Ah, we've arrived at the point where it's time to easily judge people struggling with severe mental disorders. Right, enjoy!  

 

Severe mental disorder doesn't win you triple Olympic bid. Funny how this only became a thing AFTER she got exposed as a prostitute For me it's just a lousy excuse.

[Olympian1010 8,230]

1 hour ago, heywoodu said:

 

 

The sheer stupidity of people, institutions and companies knows no limits.

They have a right to protect their brand those. It’s same situation with NASCAR after that driver used the n-word, the the Korean football league after a team filled seats with sex dolls. It generates poor publicly, and it can harm the public image. These actions have real damaging effects on institutions. That said, I believe (most) everyone deserves a second chance. I also think that issues like this should be handled on a case to case basis.

[Olympian1010 8,230]

Prostitution is a fair line of work though. However, I can see how brands might not want to be associated with someone in the sex industry.

[Griff88 2,009]

6 hours ago, heywoodu said:

 

Chinese?  They just seem to 'be there', Americans seem to be the most intolerable (in literally any sport ever, one might add) since you're pretty much always expecting some brainless 'U S A! U S A! U S A!' to be droning on from the stands  

 

Anyhow, the point made in that post is absolutely excellent, about how it's sad that the Olympics (and sports in general) are more about a national pride thing ("athlete A wins and he has the same nationality in his passport as I do, wow!") instead of a thing of actually appreciating the athletes no matter their nationality.

 

I invite you and @Olympian1010 to try Indonesian style of over-patriotic support