Hypocrite athletes living in the US and competing for other countries

[Anonymous]

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How about Americans who get college paid for and then go to work in other countries and for other countries? Are they hypocrites?

I mean this happens in the reverse too, with graduate students getting PhDs in the US and being funded by US Grant money then going beach too their countries.

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Anonymous wrote:Gu is basically a traitor. If she hasn’t given up her US citizenship, it should be revoked.

Please stop use, wear, eat, or touch anything made in China. Including the free covid test kits and KN95 masks the government purchased and imported from China, using your tax dollar.
Please throw away your iphone, ipad, your laptop, your TV immediately. Please where your shoes, socks, and underwear were made.

What does using products from another country have to do with someone getting citizenship in another country to compete for them in the Olympics?

There are a lots of athletes who are us citizens represent other countries. No one asks other athletes to give up there us citizenship. Why Gu?
People claim that she supports a dictatorship, but we all do. Buying everything from China enables its government to slave its citizens, to bully other countries, to seize freedoms in HK. Soon it may invade Taiwan.

So I agree that many of our business and entertainment leaders don’t care about selling out American ideals for a few bucks. But would YOU do what this adult woman has done? I think most of us wouldn’t to be honest because we understand what it means to be a propaganda tool for a fascist oligarchy like China.

Most of you would never be in a position to do so. It’s like saying you’d never date a movie star.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Gu is basically a traitor. If she hasn’t given up her US citizenship, it should be revoked.

Please stop use, wear, eat, or touch anything made in China. Including the free covid test kits and KN95 masks the government purchased and imported from China, using your tax dollar.
Please throw away your iphone, ipad, your laptop, your TV immediately. Please where your shoes, socks, and underwear were made.

What does using products from another country have to do with someone getting citizenship in another country to compete for them in the Olympics?

There are a lots of athletes who are us citizens represent other countries. No one asks other athletes to give up there us citizenship. Why Gu?
People claim that she supports a dictatorship, but we all do. Buying everything from China enables its government to slave its citizens, to bully other countries, to seize freedoms in HK. Soon it may invade Taiwan.

I think there are subtle racisms at play.

I have no doubt racism is at play.

Just look at Chloe Kim: https://people.com/sports/chloe-kim-says-she-gets-hundreds-of-racist-messages-monthly-opens-up-about-anti-asian-attacks/

Here's a quote:

"People belittled my accomplishment because I was Asian," Kim said. "There were messages in my DMs telling me to go back to China and to stop taking medals away from the white American girls on the team. I was so proud of my accomplishment, but instead I was sobbing in bed next to my mom, asking her, 'Why are people being so mean because I'm Asian?'"

She gets dozens of racist messages a day, and she's been getting them since she was 13. She's been winning golds for the USA, and yet she feels she needs to walk around with tasers, pepper spray and a knife.

The same racism that makes Chloe Kim fear for her safety is the same racism that's magnifying the backlash against Gu.

Reminds me of when Stephen Smith said it was bad for Ohtani to be the face of baseball: https://twitter.com/arashmarkazi/status/1414645250581090304?lang=en

A lot of people in America do not like seeing Asians or Asian Americans succeed, and they are nasty about it.

[Anonymous]

I think what rubs people the wrong way about Gu is that she doesn’t live, train, or go to school in China. Her connections to the country are tenuous at best. Her mom comes across as disingenuous and conniving. I mean, if she’s so connected to China why does she spend her entire life - including now - in California?

Sure, she will make a pretty penny but it’s pretty sad to bow down to be used as a piece of propaganda. Which is what she is.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I think what rubs people the wrong way about Gu is that she doesn’t live, train, or go to school in China. Her connections to the country are tenuous at best. Her mom comes across as disingenuous and conniving. I mean, if she’s so connected to China why does she spend her entire life - including now - in California?

Sure, she will make a pretty penny but it’s pretty sad to bow down to be used as a piece of propaganda. Which is what she is.

You are wasting your time consuming yourself over the personal decision a young athlete made.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:It is sooooooo hypocritical that we have athletes living in this country who get to enjoy all of the benefits of living in the US, but then go compete under the banner of another country. Eileen Gu loves all of the freedom in the US, was born a US citizen, yet has no qualms about enriching herself as an athlete for 'China' while the country she competes for has systemic oppression of multiple ethnic minorities ongoing at the moment. Zhu Yi is also a hypocrite, because she enjoys living in California while skating for China. Why is it that all of these traitors to the US Olympic seem to be coming from blue states like California too? If they are living in blue democrat states, shouldn't they be tuned into socially progressive agendas that run those states? How could you possibly live in California while simultaneously make money representing a country that commits some of the worst human rights violations in the modern world? Such hypocrisy. Athletes like Gu should lose all benefits of living in the US, starting with her presidential scholars program benefits, which is intended for US citizens.

Agree 100%. Eileen Gu in particular should not only lose her scholarship but also be shunned by US companies and shamed by the media for representing China with its horrific human rights abuses, chronic intellectual property theft, and cyber attacks on networks across the globe.

- hardcore Maggat-hating Democrat

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Gu is basically a traitor. If she hasn’t given up her US citizenship, it should be revoked.

Please stop use, wear, eat, or touch anything made in China. Including the free covid test kits and KN95 masks the government purchased and imported from China, using your tax dollar.
Please throw away your iphone, ipad, your laptop, your TV immediately. Please where your shoes, socks, and underwear were made.

What does using products from another country have to do with someone getting citizenship in another country to compete for them in the Olympics?

There are a lots of athletes who are us citizens represent other countries. No one asks other athletes to give up there us citizenship. Why Gu?
People claim that she supports a dictatorship, but we all do. Buying everything from China enables its government to slave its citizens, to bully other countries, to seize freedoms in HK. Soon it may invade Taiwan.

I think there are subtle racisms at play.

I have no doubt racism is at play.

Just look at Chloe Kim: https://people.com/sports/chloe-kim-says-she-gets-hundreds-of-racist-messages-monthly-opens-up-about-anti-asian-attacks/

Here's a quote:

"People belittled my accomplishment because I was Asian," Kim said. "There were messages in my DMs telling me to go back to China and to stop taking medals away from the white American girls on the team. I was so proud of my accomplishment, but instead I was sobbing in bed next to my mom, asking her, 'Why are people being so mean because I'm Asian?'"

She gets dozens of racist messages a day, and she's been getting them since she was 13. She's been winning golds for the USA, and yet she feels she needs to walk around with tasers, pepper spray and a knife.

The same racism that makes Chloe Kim fear for her safety is the same racism that's magnifying the backlash against Gu.

Reminds me of when Stephen Smith said it was bad for Ohtani to be the face of baseball: https://twitter.com/arashmarkazi/status/1414645250581090304?lang=en

A lot of people in America do not like seeing Asians or Asian Americans succeed, and they are nasty about it.

I don't think this is racism at play. This is more anti Chinese government because of their past abuses and the covid situation. The same would happen if a top ranked american runner went to represent russia because he was paid more there or had more endorsements. I doubt that gu had to renounce her american passport as required by the chinese rules because the white hockey players didn't have to. I doubt she would have agreed to that no matter how much she was making.They probably agreed to look the other way. https://sports.yahoo.com/eileen-gu-and-the-repercussions-of-renouncing-us-citizenship-123345918.html

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Anonymous wrote:I think what rubs people the wrong way about Gu is that she doesn’t live, train, or go to school in China. Her connections to the country are tenuous at best. Her mom comes across as disingenuous and conniving. I mean, if she’s so connected to China why does she spend her entire life - including now - in California?

Sure, she will make a pretty penny but it’s pretty sad to bow down to be used as a piece of propaganda. Which is what she is.

It is about the enormous amount of money needed for that level of training. In the US, families have to spend every penny on their athlete kids, and there is no guaranty they would make the US team. When Gu signed up with China, all her expenses are paid, and she was guaranteed a spot on the Olympic team 2 years before the qualifying arounds.

China and Russian still have state sponsored sports.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I think what rubs people the wrong way about Gu is that she doesn’t live, train, or go to school in China. Her connections to the country are tenuous at best. Her mom comes across as disingenuous and conniving. I mean, if she’s so connected to China why does she spend her entire life - including now - in California?

Sure, she will make a pretty penny but it’s pretty sad to bow down to be used as a piece of propaganda. Which is what she is.

Eh, the vast majority of people would sell their soul for a multi-million dollar payday. And for a sports star who is always one bad crash from a career ending injury I say go for it.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Gu is basically a traitor. If she hasn’t given up her US citizenship, it should be revoked.

Please stop use, wear, eat, or touch anything made in China. Including the free covid test kits and KN95 masks the government purchased and imported from China, using your tax dollar.
Please throw away your iphone, ipad, your laptop, your TV immediately. Please where your shoes, socks, and underwear were made.

What does using products from another country have to do with someone getting citizenship in another country to compete for them in the Olympics?

There are a lots of athletes who are us citizens represent other countries. No one asks other athletes to give up there us citizenship. Why Gu?
People claim that she supports a dictatorship, but we all do. Buying everything from China enables its government to slave its citizens, to bully other countries, to seize freedoms in HK. Soon it may invade Taiwan.

I think there are subtle racisms at play.

I have no doubt racism is at play.

Just look at Chloe Kim: https://people.com/sports/chloe-kim-says-she-gets-hundreds-of-racist-messages-monthly-opens-up-about-anti-asian-attacks/

Here's a quote:

"People belittled my accomplishment because I was Asian," Kim said. "There were messages in my DMs telling me to go back to China and to stop taking medals away from the white American girls on the team. I was so proud of my accomplishment, but instead I was sobbing in bed next to my mom, asking her, 'Why are people being so mean because I'm Asian?'"

She gets dozens of racist messages a day, and she's been getting them since she was 13. She's been winning golds for the USA, and yet she feels she needs to walk around with tasers, pepper spray and a knife.

The same racism that makes Chloe Kim fear for her safety is the same racism that's magnifying the backlash against Gu.

Reminds me of when Stephen Smith said it was bad for Ohtani to be the face of baseball: https://twitter.com/arashmarkazi/status/1414645250581090304?lang=en

A lot of people in America do not like seeing Asians or Asian Americans succeed, and they are nasty about it.

Maybe, but a lot less of them than you think. Stephen A. Smith is an attention hound and a joke. Even the people that watch him think he's ba clown.

By the way, did you hear/see the Chinese reaction to Zhu? Wow, that was beyond horrible

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I think what rubs people the wrong way about Gu is that she doesn’t live, train, or go to school in China. Her connections to the country are tenuous at best. Her mom comes across as disingenuous and conniving. I mean, if she’s so connected to China why does she spend her entire life - including now - in California?

Sure, she will make a pretty penny but it’s pretty sad to bow down to be used as a piece of propaganda. Which is what she is.

It is about the enormous amount of money needed for that level of training. In the US, families have to spend every penny on their athlete kids, and there is no guaranty they would make the US team. When Gu signed up with China, all her expenses are paid, and she was guaranteed a spot on the Olympic team 2 years before the qualifying arounds.

China and Russian still have state sponsored sports.

When she made her decision back in 2019 she was already a top star and probably had major endorsements that would have covered her training? The days past where olympic athletes are struggling amateurs are long gone(with the exception of minor sports where there are no professional opportunites) I don't think freestyle skiing is one. The USA does support it's athletes but probably not to the extent that china does. Instead of making money like chloe kim or shiffrin she wanted megastar bucks that china and chinese sponsors might give her.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I think what rubs people the wrong way about Gu is that she doesn’t live, train, or go to school in China. Her connections to the country are tenuous at best. Her mom comes across as disingenuous and conniving. I mean, if she’s so connected to China why does she spend her entire life - including now - in California?

Sure, she will make a pretty penny but it’s pretty sad to bow down to be used as a piece of propaganda. Which is what she is.

What an ignorant post. Gu was brought up by a single mother who works in a time-demanding industry, and I read she spent most of her summer with grand parents in China.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:It is sooooooo hypocritical that we have athletes living in this country who get to enjoy all of the benefits of living in the US, but then go compete under the banner of another country. Eileen Gu loves all of the freedom in the US, was born a US citizen, yet has no qualms about enriching herself as an athlete for 'China' while the country she competes for has systemic oppression of multiple ethnic minorities ongoing at the moment. Zhu Yi is also a hypocrite, because she enjoys living in California while skating for China. Why is it that all of these traitors to the US Olympic seem to be coming from blue states like California too? If they are living in blue democrat states, shouldn't they be tuned into socially progressive agendas that run those states? How could you possibly live in California while simultaneously make money representing a country that commits some of the worst human rights violations in the modern world? Such hypocrisy. Athletes like Gu should lose all benefits of living in the US, starting with her presidential scholars program benefits, which is intended for US citizens.

Agree 100%. Eileen Gu in particular should not only lose her scholarship but also be shunned by US companies and shamed by the media for representing China with its horrific human rights abuses, chronic intellectual property theft, and cyber attacks on networks across the globe.

- hardcore Maggat-hating Democrat

The sad fact for you is that Gu not only does not need a scholarship, she will also pay a bigger tax than most haters over their lifetime, at age 18. She is also making bigger contribution to US economics than most haters by promoting US business overseas.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:It is sooooooo hypocritical that we have athletes living in this country who get to enjoy all of the benefits of living in the US, but then go compete under the banner of another country. Eileen Gu loves all of the freedom in the US, was born a US citizen, yet has no qualms about enriching herself as an athlete for 'China' while the country she competes for has systemic oppression of multiple ethnic minorities ongoing at the moment. Zhu Yi is also a hypocrite, because she enjoys living in California while skating for China. Why is it that all of these traitors to the US Olympic seem to be coming from blue states like California too? If they are living in blue democrat states, shouldn't they be tuned into socially progressive agendas that run those states? How could you possibly live in California while simultaneously make money representing a country that commits some of the worst human rights violations in the modern world? Such hypocrisy. Athletes like Gu should lose all benefits of living in the US, starting with her presidential scholars program benefits, which is intended for US citizens.

Agree 100%. Eileen Gu in particular should not only lose her scholarship but also be shunned by US companies and shamed by the media for representing China with its horrific human rights abuses, chronic intellectual property theft, and cyber attacks on networks across the globe.

- hardcore Maggat-hating Democrat

The sad fact for you is that Gu not only does not need a scholarship, she will also pay a bigger tax than most haters over their lifetime, at age 18. She is also making bigger contribution to US economics than most haters by promoting US business overseas.

You are dumb as a post of you think she will pay a large tax to US govt. the money is all sheltered. Wake the F up.

[Anonymous]

this board would be a lot less mad about gu if she wasn’t a smoke show

Let’s be very honest here.

If she looked like Elaine chao, the vitriol would be 1/10 it is now