The Olympics has banned Black Lives Matter.

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[–]radicalcentristNational Centrism[S] 2 insightful - 2 fun2 insightful - 1 fun3 insightful - 2 fun -  (4 children)

Yeah, but also look at the political climate we are in where BLM has forced itself into every bit of advertising. The Olympics is going be the biggest event this summer, and no BLM presence is a major blow to that.

[–]literalotherkinNorm MacDonald Nationalism 4 insightful - 1 fun4 insightful - 0 fun5 insightful - 1 fun -  (3 children)

The Olympics have always been apolitical. This isn't a departure and it isn't 'based' it's just par for the course.

[–]radicalcentristNational Centrism[S] 2 insightful - 2 fun2 insightful - 1 fun3 insightful - 2 fun -  (2 children)

I heard the same argument last year, but then organizations like the NFL still bent the knee anyway.

https://www.nbcsports.com/washington/football-team/nfl-will-display-social-justice-statements-end-zone-every-stadium-season

Or the NBA

https://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2018/02/19/587097707/laura-ingraham-told-lebron-james-to-shutup-and-dribble-he-went-to-the-hoop

[–]literalotherkinNorm MacDonald Nationalism 3 insightful - 1 fun3 insightful - 0 fun4 insightful - 1 fun -  (1 child)

Yeah weird, innit? It's almost like the Olympics is different from the NFL and run by different people. Hard to wrap your head around I know.

The Olympics has ALWAYS been apolitical and sought to be. This is business as usual. What about that are you having trouble understanding?

[–]radicalcentristNational Centrism[S] 2 insightful - 2 fun2 insightful - 1 fun3 insightful - 2 fun -  (0 children)

Everything was apolitical, until one day it stopped.