odessasteps Posted August 13 Share Posted August 13 I heard someone explain the boxing mess on a pod last week. I guess some countries are now part of some new World Boxing group (Europe, Canada, …) while everyone else is still part of the IBA group that has done a lot of the dumb stuff in recent years. And the IOC is fed up with the IBA. As much as I don’t dig boxing, it’s a hallmark of the Olympics along with Track, Swimming and Gymnastics. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lostinube Posted August 13 Share Posted August 13 18 hours ago, Joe vs the Algorithm said: I feel like there are a lot of 44 year-old’s out there that could do Raygun’s routine. Age may not be much of an impediment, I’m no expert on breaking, but Raygun looked to me to be performing at a much lower level than the other competitors I saw. With a couple of exceptions (mainly the situations happening in their home countries), most of the competitors on the b-girls side were in the upper ranks of the World Championships held in 2023. Raygun and her main competitor, Holy Molly are way down there. I've seen stuff online that say it should have been Holy Molly but either way, Australia was going to get smoked. At least this way it was memorable, I suppose. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NikoBaltimore Posted August 13 Share Posted August 13 I kind of feel bad for Raygun with how much people are making fun of her. She knew she was outclassed despite qualifying to get there and tried to approach things a different way. I'm not saying it was good but from what I saw she still stands by her decisions so credit to her on that one. The thing that stinks is when some think about the event she's all they think about and not the incredible dancing going on throughout the whole thing. I even heard commentary talk about flashy moves compared to moves that have meaning (men's US vs Australia round in the round robin) and the way it sounded you could close your eyes and think they were talking about wrestling. Was definitely worth a giggle or two. As for the Olympics itself I enjoyed it a lot. The opening was uniquely France and is my favorite all-time opening. The events were fun to watch and the crowd reactions made it all-the-more memorable (Teddy Riner's judo win was electrifying) I'm kind of sad it's over but there was a lot of cool shit going on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lostinube Posted August 13 Share Posted August 13 There's a Eurosport piece of art that has memorable moments from the Olympics that has gotten criticism online because it completely ignored the Chinese and Japanese teams (the only Asian is Kim Yeji, the Korean shooting gold medalist who went viral) but does have Raygun. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cobra Commander Posted August 13 Share Posted August 13 Well the 3 Olympic athletes I’ve followed on Instagram lately are Keely Hodgkinson, Femke Bol, and Raygun. So let’s see how that works out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dolfan in NYC Posted August 14 Author Share Posted August 14 Imane Khelif, now unburdened by trying to win her gold medal, has decided to sue.... pretty much everyone for calling her a man. https://www.espn.com/olympics/story/_/id/40819583/imane-khelif-files-complaint-due-abuse-gender-paris-olympics 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Travis Sheldon Posted August 14 Share Posted August 14 4 hours ago, Dolfan in NYC said: Imane Khelif, now unburdened by trying to win her gold medal, has decided to sue.... pretty much everyone for calling her a man. https://www.espn.com/olympics/story/_/id/40819583/imane-khelif-files-complaint-due-abuse-gender-paris-olympics Good on her for all it's worth. It'd be great to see her take some chuds down a peg. But I have little faith in any system of justice these days. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Natural Posted August 14 Share Posted August 14 4 hours ago, Dolfan in NYC said: Imane Khelif, now unburdened by trying to win her gold medal, has decided to sue.... pretty much everyone for calling her a man. https://www.espn.com/olympics/story/_/id/40819583/imane-khelif-files-complaint-due-abuse-gender-paris-olympics So many to sue. Love for Imane Khelif to sue Piers Morgan. Horrible human being. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hammerva Posted August 14 Share Posted August 14 (edited) So far the three people that are involved in her suit is Elon Musk, Jk Rowling (explains why she has been quiet all of the sudden), and Logan Paul. While Elon will probably just buy his way out of it and Logan at least can give the flimsy excuse with that half assed "OOPSIE" post afterward, the Rowling one can definitely get some steam It is funny and totally not surprising that people are sure committed on their beliefs against people they don't like until they have to financially stake their claim over it. The social media empty bins are flooded with Olympic talk from people who have no idea how 'deleting" social media works Edited August 14 by hammerva 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevin Wilson Posted August 14 Share Posted August 14 I don't know how realistic it is that she'd win as these court proceedings can take forever, they can claim they didn't know it was false and was going off something else, etc. etc. but anything that makes it stay in the news a bit longer and hopefully get some type of apology out of any of them would be nice. Even if she only gets some type of moral victory in the end of it, hopefully it will make people think twice next time. Don't forget that Elon Musk won the case against the man he called a "pedo guy" with absolutely no basis or truth to it, winning defamation cases is hard but she deserves something for what she went through. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lostinube Posted August 14 Share Posted August 14 (edited) The diver case was in the US though. She's filing this in France. And Elon didn't own his own social media platform at the time. And he's already in hot water with the British government over misinformation. https://variety.com/2024/tv/news/jk-rowling-elon-musk-imane-khelif-lawsuit-1236105185/ Quote The lawsuit was filed against X, which under French law means that it was filed against unknown persons. That “ensure[s] that the ‘prosecution has all the latitude to be able to investigate against all people,” including those who may have written hateful messages under pseudonyms, said Boudi. The complaint nevertheless mentions famously controversial figures. “J. K. Rowling and Elon Musk are named in the lawsuit, among others,” he said, adding that Donald Trump would be part of the investigation. “Trump tweeted, so whether or not he is named in our lawsuit, he will inevitably be looked into as part of the prosecution.” Edited August 14 by lostinube Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevin Wilson Posted August 14 Share Posted August 14 I'm just of the opinion that rich people stay in trouble but get out of trouble much easier than us normies do, regardless of the situation. And its the type of case that Musk can probably delay eternally if he chose to. But I'm still glad she is doing it as even though I don't think they'll face any repercussions it may help others understand why it was wrong. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zendragon Posted August 15 Share Posted August 15 other than that a pretty good olympics 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zendragon Posted August 16 Share Posted August 16 Should be the next wacky olympic sport 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JLSigman Posted August 16 Share Posted August 16 On 8/14/2024 at 8:58 AM, Kevin Wilson said: I don't know how realistic it is that she'd win as these court proceedings can take forever, they can claim they didn't know it was false and was going off something else, etc. etc. but anything that makes it stay in the news a bit longer and hopefully get some type of apology out of any of them would be nice. Even if she only gets some type of moral victory in the end of it, hopefully it will make people think twice next time. Don't forget that Elon Musk won the case against the man he called a "pedo guy" with absolutely no basis or truth to it, winning defamation cases is hard but she deserves something for what she went through. Apparently it's made Rowling not tweet for the last week or so, so she's already won IMO. 3 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Natural Posted August 16 Share Posted August 16 https://img-s-msn-com.akamaized.net/tenant/amp/entityid/AA1oSgME.img?w=612&h=484&m=6&x=325&y=230&s=45&d=45 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NikoBaltimore Posted August 16 Share Posted August 16 (edited) I just had a good chuckle imagining a gymnastic equestrian event. Seeing a gymnast doing that while the horse is jumping over fences would make me want to for once check out an equestrian event. Edited August 16 by NikoBaltimore 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe vs the Algorithm Posted August 16 Share Posted August 16 7 hours ago, JLSigman said: Apparently it's made Rowling not tweet for the last week or so, so she's already won IMO. Lol, I’m sure it has nothing at all to do with all Twitter users who routinely threaten to murder her and her kids, preferably after skinning them all alive and raping them. Apparently she gets a lot of that. Daily. Hey, can someone remind me when that became ok? I must have been busy that day and didn’t get the memo. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevin Wilson Posted August 16 Share Posted August 16 42 minutes ago, Joe vs the Algorithm said: Lol, I’m sure it has nothing at all to do with all Twitter users who routinely threaten to murder her and her kids, preferably after skinning them all alive and raping them. Apparently she gets a lot of that. Daily. Hey, can someone remind me when that became ok? I must have been busy that day and didn’t get the memo. Can you quote anyone here saying that is ok, or was that just a rhetorical question? A little suspicious when someone pulls out a giant strawman barely somewhat related to the topic (although not really). Maybe the memo is your mailbox in "Imagination Land" where that question came from. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe vs the Algorithm Posted August 16 Share Posted August 16 Just now, Kevin Wilson said: Can you quote anyone here saying that is ok, or was that just a rhetorical question? A little suspicious when someone pulls out a giant strawman barely somewhat related to the topic (although not really). Maybe the memo is your mailbox in "Imagination Land" where that question came from. Rhetorical question. No idea if anyone here says that. Probably not Rowling apparently gets those sorts of threats daily though. Very gross, but that’s Twitter for you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stefanie Sparkleface Posted August 16 Share Posted August 16 That was remarkably specific for someone claiming unfamiliarity with a what is stated to be everyday occurrence. 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Fowler Posted August 17 Share Posted August 17 And I'm sure she finally reached her breaking point on that after multiple years and her sudden Twitter silence has nothing to do with her putting her foot into her bigoted mouth and is now facing possible legal consequences. Just a complete coincidence of timing. 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe vs the Algorithm Posted August 17 Share Posted August 17 4 hours ago, Stefanie Sparkleface said: That was remarkably specific for someone claiming unfamiliarity with a what is stated to be everyday occurrence. Not really. I look at her Twitter once in a while and I read an article online, I don’t know much more than that. Not much of a Harry Potter fan, though I did attend a couple talks she gave before Harry Potter blew up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lostinube Posted August 17 Share Posted August 17 Not to be crass but JK Rowling is rich enough to afford protection, unlike the boxers at the Olympics that she pointed her keyboard at and tried to cast "transphobius!" at. Anyway, clearly, the only solution to all this is for Elon Musk to have to box Imane Khelif and Lin Yu-Ting in a triple threat match. 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elizium Posted August 17 Share Posted August 17 JK Rowling is a stochastic terrorist, fuck her fully and completely 5 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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