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[–] [email protected] 65 points 1 month ago (1 children)

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.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 1 month ago (1 children)

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

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 month ago

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

[–] [email protected] 27 points 1 month ago (1 children)

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

[–] [email protected] 15 points 1 month 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?

[–] [email protected] 16 points 1 month 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!

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 month ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 17 points 1 month ago (1 children)

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

[–] [email protected] 0 points 1 month ago

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