Pandemic aside, the Tokyo Olympic Games were unlike any we’ve seen before. It was the first where athletes — particularly women of Colour — reclaimed their bodies from the subtle objectification of a sports industry that makes unending demands on their physical and emotional wellbeing.
But the language of winning at all costs has a long and cliched place in our rhetoric on victors and champions. To go against this rhetoric takes courage. Knowing when to stop takes humility. Doing this knowing the full weight of judgment the global media has for perceived “weakness” takes a sense of purpose and alignment.
This fetishisation and judgement haven’t gone away. Adam Waytz and Kelly Marie Hoffman of Northwestern University and the University of Virginia report the result of several studies showing that when many white internet users were shown a series of faces, it was the black faces that were suspected to have superhuman speed, strength or height of jump.
Quitting is now seen as “heroic” Mental issues should be handled before an event. Your WOC showed its ok to Quit when pressure is tough. MANY others and many MORE will battle through it, like champions. Not like these quitters. When will u quit
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