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RobinA

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14. Maybe I'm Dense

Reply to Jilly_in_VA (Original post)

Tue Feb 22, 2022, 01:49 PM

Feb 2022

but as a 100% American of Northern European descent, I find this brouhaha curious. To me, if you can legally participate for more than one nation you are pretty lucky and you can compete for who you want, no questions asked. I simply don’t get the controversy.

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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