Cultural appropriation at the Olympics.
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> Olympic officials reprimanded Bonaly during the 1992 Winter Olympics for doing the backflip while she practiced. They accused her of using the backflip as a way to intimidate her opponents
What the actual fsck!
Thank you for sharing this, I had no clue.
@rysiek Skating has always been racist.
Until the 60's,Blacks weren't allowed in rinks except as the cleaning crew.
That racism continues today.
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@IveyJanette Thanks@ I was wondering about the details.
@geonz And 30 years later,she's ignored because of her skin color.
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Cultural appropriation at the Olympics.
Fuck the Olympics.
Fuck NBC.
#blackmastodon
https://newsone.com/6840590/surya-bonaly-backflip-ice-skating/@IveyJanette I said the same thing when I saw it on TV.
“Surya Bonaly performed that SAME FREAKING MOVE TWENTY-EIGHT YEARS AGO.”
She didn’t receive accolades. She was banned from the sport. For Heaven’s sake.
You just cannot make this stuff up!
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@geonz And 30 years later,she's ignored because of her skin color.
@IveyJanette I. Know. Right?
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@IveyJanette this is what I've been thinking all week!
she was so great and didn't get treated as she should have been
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@IveyJanette this is what I've been thinking all week!
she was so great and didn't get treated as she should have been
@sarae Once again,Black pioneers get ignored.
I'm boycotting the Olympics this year because of the overt racism. Especially on NBC.
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@IveyJanette I. Know. Right?
@geonz Because they only view us as roller skaters.
Or as the cleanup crew at the rink.
Just like 1960.
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@IveyJanette I said the same thing when I saw it on TV.
“Surya Bonaly performed that SAME FREAKING MOVE TWENTY-EIGHT YEARS AGO.”
She didn’t receive accolades. She was banned from the sport. For Heaven’s sake.
You just cannot make this stuff up!
@clayrivers Because she's Black.
They only view us as basketball and football players.
Or the cleaning crew.
In 2026.
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@clayrivers Because she's Black.
They only view us as basketball and football players.
Or the cleaning crew.
In 2026.
@IveyJanette I Was watching the Olympics that year and saw it go down with my own eyes. What a travesty. The documentary somebody did on her career was phenomenal, triumphant, yet sad. Because … you know … racism.
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@IveyJanette I Was watching the Olympics that year and saw it go down with my own eyes. What a travesty. The documentary somebody did on her career was phenomenal, triumphant, yet sad. Because … you know … racism.
@clayrivers They don't think we can skate,swim or ski. Even in 2026.
We were banned from rinks,pools and beaches back in the day. I know all the stories thanks to my mom and grandma.
Surya Bonaly and Tai Babilonia should have been hailed as pioneers on the rink. Instead,they were pushed aside.
I refuse to watch this year's Olympics because of that racist legacy.
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@clayrivers They don't think we can skate,swim or ski. Even in 2026.
We were banned from rinks,pools and beaches back in the day. I know all the stories thanks to my mom and grandma.
Surya Bonaly and Tai Babilonia should have been hailed as pioneers on the rink. Instead,they were pushed aside.
I refuse to watch this year's Olympics because of that racist legacy.
@IveyJanette Believe me, I hear you. Loud and clear.
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