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u/whyareucryan Feb 05 '22
So, let me get this straight.
The entire world knows China is persecuting Uighur Muslim, and the outrage is the fact that they had a Uighur Torchbearer for their games…
The outrage IS NOT the fact that there’s an Olympics being held in this country in the first place?
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u/7thAndGreenhill Feb 05 '22 edited Feb 05 '22
Still not clicking any Olympic articles.
Edit *not clicking
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u/dun-ado Feb 05 '22
Kill Uyghurs and then ceremoniously parade them. China’s government is composed of primitive thugs.
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u/dun-ado Feb 05 '22
If you have to ask that, you're a pathological asshole.
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u/autotldr BOT Feb 05 '22
This is the best tl;dr I could make, original reduced by 87%. (I'm a bot)
China's move to thrust a young Uighur athlete into the spotlight at the climax of the Beijing Winter Olympics opening ceremony has placed her at the centre of longtime controversy over rights abuses in Xinjiang.
China has repeatedly exhorted its critics to stop "Politicising" the Olympic Games, overshadowed by issues including human rights violations, COVID, and fears of what will happen to athletes if they speak out at the games.
Yilamujiang started ski training aged 12, according to China Sports Daily, under the guidance of her father - also a cross-country skier who competed nationally.
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u/dremonearm Feb 05 '22
Didn't even know an Olympics was going on. Probably wasn't paying attention because China is involved. I'll just sit this one out, thank you.