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Olympics ban ‘Black Lives Matter’ apparel,
could punish athletes for political demonstrations

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Posted By: Dreadnought, 5/5/2021 11:09:40 PM

The IOC says athlete protests and political messages will remain banned at the Olympics after a survey found that a majority of competitors were in favor of keeping the ban in place. That means raising a fist on the podium or taking a knee would still risk punishment at the Tokyo Games this year. The IOC also said that slogans such as “Black Lives Matter” will not be allowed on athlete apparel at Olympic venues, though it approved using the words “peace,” “respect,” “solidarity,” “inclusion” and “equality” on T-shirts. The IOC said it surveyed more than 3,500 athletes over the past year and that 70% said it was “not appropriate

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Reply 1 - Posted by: padiva 5/5/2021 11:16:59 PM (No. 776577)
What about woke sponsors? Coca-Cola? Nike?
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Reply 2 - Posted by: DVC 5/5/2021 11:18:30 PM (No. 776580)
This is amazingly sensible.
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Reply 3 - Posted by: Omen55 5/5/2021 11:23:27 PM (No. 776589)
They just want athletes to show up & sweat a lot.
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Reply 4 - Posted by: Avikingman 5/5/2021 11:32:17 PM (No. 776595)
Quick, bring me my salts.
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Reply 5 - Posted by: GoodDeal 5/5/2021 11:55:05 PM (No. 776616)
As well they should. Finally an organization that first roll over to racist wokeness. They know that if they do there will be a price to pay. A very big price.
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Reply 6 - Posted by: Scout Finch 5/6/2021 12:07:35 AM (No. 776621)
A tiny sparkle of hope maybe
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Reply 7 - Posted by: Trigger2 5/6/2021 1:46:40 AM (No. 776658)
For once, the Chinese have done something good by telling the IOC what to do.
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Reply 8 - Posted by: stablemoney 5/6/2021 5:23:52 AM (No. 776705)
Put any wrongdoers in one of those Japanese jails where they believe in punishment of scofflaws.
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Reply 9 - Posted by: DCGIRL 5/6/2021 5:28:59 AM (No. 776708)
As it should be. My husband and I refuse to have any type of sports on our TV because these idiots had to bring politics into it.
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Reply 10 - Posted by: Laotzu 5/6/2021 8:08:21 AM (No. 776801)
I have as much interest in watching athletes spew politics as I do watching Celebrity Golf.
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Reply 11 - Posted by: downnout 5/6/2021 8:13:28 AM (No. 776810)
A breath of sanity.
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Reply 12 - Posted by: MDConservative 5/6/2021 11:14:20 AM (No. 777035)
Wasn't the IOC recently celebrating the famous Mexico City raised fists on the 50th Anniversary?
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