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lark

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4. She would have the right to do this.

Reply to PoliticAverse (Reply #1)

Tue Feb 22, 2022, 12:56 PM

Feb 2022

I wouldn't cheer for her because she was representing an aggressive right wing authoritarian nation, but I would support her right to compete for whichever country she chose.

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Like Eileen Gu, People With Mixed Roots Are Tired of Being Told to Pick a Side [View all] Jilly_in_VA Feb 2022 OP

I wonder what the reaction would be if she were Russian-American and chose to compete for Russia. nt PoliticAverse Feb 2022 #1

burnt at the stake Celerity Feb 2022 #2

She would have the right to do this. lark Feb 2022 #4

Eff Nimrata. Cracklin Charlie Feb 2022 #3

For people who criticize and bully Gu, and others in her position, HUAJIAO Feb 2022 #5

"... her dual citizenship--which is not recognized in Chinese law..." Mariana Feb 2022 #6

Bill Maher touched on this Sympthsical Feb 2022 #7

Would she have cared if she weren't "hot"? iemanja Feb 2022 #9

His point wasn't about her Sympthsical Feb 2022 #11

The segment focused on her iemanja Feb 2022 #12

And that's what you're taking away from all that Sympthsical Feb 2022 #13

$31.4 million seems relevant empedocles Feb 2022 #15

She literally picked a side. iemanja Feb 2022 #8

My great-niece Jilly_in_VA Feb 2022 #10

Maybe I'm Dense RobinA Feb 2022 #14