From Slalom to Sermonising
How Olympians Forgot They’re in Italy to Ski
The Winter Olympics is underway in Italy, and you know what that means … for the next two weeks we’ll be forced to endure the political opinions of people whose primary skill set involves sliding downhill in Lycra.
The Games had barely staggered out of the opening ceremony before Team USA skier Hunter Hess decided the world could no longer live without his thoughts on America.
“It brings up mixed emotions to represent the US right now, I think. It’s a little hard.
“There’s obvious a lot going on that I’m not the biggest fan of. And I think a lot of people aren’t.
“If it aligns with my moral values, I feel like I’m representing it but just because I’m wearing the flag doesn’t mean I represent everything that’s going on in the US.
“I just want to do it for my friends, my family and the people who supported me getting here.”
If you’re wearing your country’s flag on the world stage, the minimum requirement should be respect for the country that put the flag on your back.
If you don’t like your country, say it on your own time – not while cashing cheques provided by the country you claim is so terrible.
Here’s his equally disillusioned teammate …
“I feel heartbroken about what’s happening in the United States.
“I think that as a country we need to focus on respecting everybody’s rights and making sure that we’re treating our citizens as well as anybody with love and respect.”
Meanwhile, back on Earth …
The Chinese Communist Party is running concentration camps for Uyghurs.
Iran is slaughtering its own citizens.
Young men are being fed daily into the Ukrainian–Russian meat grinder.
Christians in Nigeria are being butchered by Islamists.
And yet – somehow - immigration enforcement is the great moral horror of our age for these clowns.
I wonder if they needed a passport to get into Italy?
Then there was figure skater Amber Glenn …
Its been a hard time for the community overall under this administration. It isn’t the first time we’ve come together and had to fight for our human rights. And now especially it’s not just affecting the queer community but many other communities.
Quick question: what human rights have gay people actually lost?
What she means, of course …
