Is Eileen Gu Competing for China Problematic?

14394304:Skiblade420 said:
The United States is disgusting with the things they’ve done, and I never would prescribe myself to a certain nation, but you have to be kidding if you think China isn’t severely worse. They straight up are the reason North Korea even exists. I’d urge you to listen to Yeonmi Park talk about what living there was like. Not to mention the missing people / athletes that disappear for speaking out / severe abuse of women. Their social credit system is crazy too. If you can’t see the difference you’re smokin something
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To be fair to the PRC, if North Korea had fallen to the west, then there's a real good chance the USA would have established a military base pretty much right on the Yalu River...

It's fair to say that if anything like this happened with the USA, they'd have supported any piece of shit to keep Russia or China out as well...

...like they have all over the world with guys like Pinochet in Chile, or Batista in Cuba, or even the Baathist coup in Iraq that put Saddam Hussain in power - which, at the very least the USA completely condoned. I mean, just read about Operation Condor.

Yeah, the PRC is a piece of shit for keeping the Kims around, but its entirely because it serves as a buffer zone between them and a strong US ally in ROK. It's the same reason why Russia fears Ukraine joining the EU, or especially, NATO.
 
14394301:Skiblade420 said:
The definition of genocide is the deliberate killing in masses of a certain people as to wipe them out.

90% of natives were wiped out from disease which was by no means a deliberate attack, did it work in westerners favor? Yes.

Yes there were certain tribes that were peaceful / or very vulnerable that westerners abused and or killed. There were also many tribes that would brutally war with one another effectively committing what would fit your description of “genocide” on one another. Cannibalism, rape and murdering of family members in front of the conquered victims, child sacrifice type rituals were relevant.

(that’s happened in many western cultures at some point in history as well)

Combine this with complete social differences. (Natives trading land for goods then coming back to take said land) and also yes a lot of un ethical taking of land / horrid things settlers did to native people. It makes a very messy situation that was terrible.

I’m not arguing what happened wasn’t wrong. I think settlers did in-fact wipe out the native population of course, but the word genocide doesn’t seem to apply since the disease was indirect / there were other factors that lead to what happened.

The Holocaust is a perfect example of what the word genocide means / is extremely different if you compare the two.

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You really seem to be trivializing what settlers and the US government did to Native Americans to destroy their culture and way of life through breaking treaties, wars, displacement of them from ancestral lands, and forced assimilation. Personally, I don't think you can just lump all Native Americans into one group considering each tribe has its own beliefs, societal structures, history and practices. Considering theat the removal of them from their lands which are intrinsically linked to their ways of life then we effectively destroyed their people without even mentioning migration death statistics. Native Americans were always going to stand in the way of America's ideals of freedom for white men (Manifest Destiny) and against that backdrop the destruction of native peoples cannot be see as anything but deliberate.

Nitpick through the definition of the word genocide all you want but the fact is that an entire continent of people and their ways of life was destroyed by white settlers for white settlers' benefit while the indigenous people are measurably worse off.
http://worldwithoutgenocide.org/genocides-and-conflicts/american-indian
https://hmh.org/library/research/genocide-of-indigenous-peoples-guide/
 
14394467:AndrewGravesSV said:
You really seem to be trivializing what settlers and the US government did to Native Americans to destroy their culture and way of life through breaking treaties, wars, displacement of them from ancestral lands, and forced assimilation. Personally, I don't think you can just lump all Native Americans into one group considering each tribe has its own beliefs, societal structures, history and practices. Considering theat the removal of them from their lands which are intrinsically linked to their ways of life then we effectively destroyed their people without even mentioning migration death statistics. Native Americans were always going to stand in the way of America's ideals of freedom for white men (Manifest Destiny) and against that backdrop the destruction of native peoples cannot be see as anything but deliberate.

Nitpick through the definition of the word genocide all you want but the fact is that an entire continent of people and their ways of life was destroyed by white settlers for white settlers' benefit while the indigenous people are measurably worse off.
http://worldwithoutgenocide.org/genocides-and-conflicts/american-indian
https://hmh.org/library/research/genocide-of-indigenous-peoples-guide/
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I didn’t lump all natives into one group, yes practices were different across tribes but that doesn’t change the fact there were tons of terrible practices at the time. (Scandinavians / Viking culture was brutal as well, so I’m not implying anyone’s heritage is free of crazy practices)

everything else you said above makes sense and I don’t disagree with. I’m making the point that genocide is not the correct term. You might think vocabulary and definitions don’t matter, but it actually does.
 
14394313:DingoSean said:
To be fair to the PRC, if North Korea had fallen to the west, then there's a real good chance the USA would have established a military base pretty much right on the Yalu River...

It's fair to say that if anything like this happened with the USA, they'd have supported any piece of shit to keep Russia or China out as well...

...like they have all over the world with guys like Pinochet in Chile, or Batista in Cuba, or even the Baathist coup in Iraq that put Saddam Hussain in power - which, at the very least the USA completely condoned. I mean, just read about Operation Condor.

Yeah, the PRC is a piece of shit for keeping the Kims around, but its entirely because it serves as a buffer zone between them and a strong US ally in ROK. It's the same reason why Russia fears Ukraine joining the EU, or especially, NATO.
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If the US had control in North Korea there is no way they would stand for the starvation, cannibalism, persecution and torture that transpires there.

wether or not you believe US government would step in out of moral obligation is one thing. But regardless US citizens would be completely appalled if nothing was done / thus force action.
 
14394301:Skiblade420 said:
The definition of genocide is the deliberate killing in masses of a certain people as to wipe them out.

90% of natives were wiped out from disease which was by no means a deliberate attack, did it work in westerners favor? Yes.

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Bruh wut? American settlers absolutely knew their diseases was killing the natives and they used it as a bioweapon. I'm pretty sure there are documented cases of European "diplomats" giving native tribes purposely smallpox infected blankets. It was far from unintentional once the settlers realized what was happening.
 
I don't feel like deciphering what everyone else said but personally although I think it sucks for us I would do it too If it meant more money for me.
 
14394586:mrk127 said:
Bruh wut? American settlers absolutely knew their diseases was killing the natives and they used it as a bioweapon. I'm pretty sure there are documented cases of European "diplomats" giving native tribes purposely smallpox infected blankets. It was far from unintentional once the settlers realized what was happening.
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Were they aware that disease was killing them? Yes. That’s not a bio weapon whatsoever. If you gave covid to another person and they died am I going to say you used a bio weapon on that person? Plus those stories of the blankets have been proven false a million times

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https://redsails.org/the-xinjiang-atrocity-propaganda-blitz/

I haven't seen many, if any, citations from people here. I've included some before, but this is a comprehensive piece that I think drives home the points I've been trying to make and is as well-documented as you could expect from anything aside from an academic journal. It's long, which is unfortunate, but this is rather dense subject matter so I think it's warranted, and it's certainly a better use of time than reading this thread. If you give it a read and still have criticisms, I'd love to see some replies, or people to shoot me a DM if they'd prefer a private conversation.
 
14394586:mrk127 said:
Bruh wut? American settlers absolutely knew their diseases was killing the natives and they used it as a bioweapon. I'm pretty sure there are documented cases of European "diplomats" giving native tribes purposely smallpox infected blankets. It was far from unintentional once the settlers realized what was happening.
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Kind of like the Chinese with COVID- the same country for which Eileen Gu chose to compete ?

Only diff is the Chinese used their virus as a bio weapon, whereas biological warfare wasnt pervasive among the West for a few centuries later
 
14394562:Skiblade420 said:
If the US had control in North Korea there is no way they would stand for the starvation, cannibalism, persecution and torture that transpires there.

wether or not you believe US government would step in out of moral obligation is one thing. But regardless US citizens would be completely appalled if nothing was done / thus force action.
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You say that - but then look at the horrific human rights violations in Chile, man...

Yeah, we have heard about some wild shit coming out of North Korea as far as torture, but holy fuck... besides all the waterboarding and electro torture, I mean, people were strewn up naked and sexually abused, women were raped to death, or made to perform sexual acts on their also-detained family members while their torturers watched. It was fucking HORRIBLE. To this day 'the disappeared' in Chile is seen as the absolute darkest time in the nation's history. To say that it's not as bad or extensive as that North Korea is an absolute moot point.

You cannot argue that the USA would not condone horrific acts and human rights violations if you examined what happened with DINA under Pinochet alone... not to mention many other places with horrible monsters in power that the USA refused(s) to depose simply because they acted as a deterrence to communism or otherwise... Look at the state-sponsored terrorism condoned by the USA in Nicaragua until the Sandinistas took over or El Salvador during the 80s...

I know.. you don't want to believe that your country condones these things, you want to think that the star-spangled banner flies for truth, justice, and the American way and wouldnt allow these horrible things to happen, but simply put, the USA has a fuckin lot of blood on its hands that you simply have not learned about, or refuse to believe. Yes, the PRC and CCP are horrible for allowing the Kim regime to continue this way... but to say the USA's hands aren't as dirty as the PRC's in the last 70 years is absolute fucking nonsense.
 
14394710:@LANTASKI said:
Kind of like the Chinese with COVID- the same country for which Eileen Gu chose to compete ?

Only diff is the Chinese used their virus as a bio weapon, whereas biological warfare wasnt pervasive among the West for a few centuries later
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Dude the conspiracy that the PRC is trying to depopulate earth with a virus doesn't even make sense.

China makes money from selling a lot of mass-produced products, and its economy grows so long as its global consumer base grows (that's part of why they're investing in Africa right now - to increase their potential consumer base, improve their trade routes, and develop a sphere of influence)

Throwing a deadly virus into the air in order to Thanos the population down a bit goes entirely against the entire structure of their mixed market economy and demand for consumer base growth.

You cannot make such an argument without ample evidence, and a massive part of that evidence is the 'why'.
 
This is what you sound like “Nooooo she can’t be able to make a decision and not be ridiculed for it. I’m a 5’4” incel and woman should come to me and we auction them off”
 
14395127:BearsOnKetamine said:
This is what you sound like “Nooooo she can’t be able to make a decision and not be ridiculed for it. I’m a 5’4” incel and woman should come to me and we auction them off”
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yeah there is alot small dick energy going on in this thread, but thats not a surprise
 
14395127:BearsOnKetamine said:
This is what you sound like “Nooooo she can’t be able to make a decision and not be ridiculed for it. I’m a 5’4” incel and woman should come to me and we auction them off”
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What the hell is even this

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14395130:eheath said:
yeah there is alot small dick energy going on in this thread, but thats not a surprise
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Lotta dudes in this thread that are waaaayyyy to invested in a teenage girls ski career lol.

But to the people in this thread, how do you feel about Native athletes who have won medals for the US? It’s crazy cause we committed genocide against them too, are athletes who represent the US also supporting cultural genocide in the same sense y’all feel Eileen is doing for China?
 
14395198:Young_patty said:
Lotta dudes in this thread that are waaaayyyy to invested in a teenage girls ski career lol.

But to the people in this thread, how do you feel about Native athletes who have won medals for the US? It’s crazy cause we committed genocide against them too, are athletes who represent the US also supporting cultural genocide in the same sense y’all feel Eileen is doing for China?
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Two things, she is becoming a household name in this sport so she's not just some random girl because for years to come people will look up to her especially as the sport progresses and I expect she will push the limits of women's freeskiing and many girls growing up right now will see her how I see Tanner and Henrik so your a fool for even saying that.

Second, legit every nation has persecuted its people in some way we just aren't putting them in concentration camps and blatantly killing them. That doesn't justify the US doing it or anyone though. She chose to represent that herself which, is why people are mad because she's representing a CURRENTLY happening genocide. Like did you even read through any of this thread.
 
14395235:DummyBears said:
Two things, she is becoming a household name in this sport so she's not just some random girl because for years to come people will look up to her especially as the sport progresses and I expect she will push the limits of women's freeskiing and many girls growing up right now will see her how I see Tanner and Henrik so your a fool for even saying that.

Second, legit every nation has persecuted its people in some way we just aren't putting them in concentration camps and blatantly killing them. That doesn't justify the US doing it or anyone though. She chose to represent that herself which, is why people are mad because she's representing a CURRENTLY happening genocide. Like did you even read through any of this thread.
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Third, what flag you wave at the Olympics DOESN'T FUCKING MATTER.

You're just a fucking clown trying to find something to get upset over. She's going to revolutionize women's skiing. Who the fuck cares which country's athletes she walked around with at a single comp.
 
14395235:DummyBears said:
Two things, she is becoming a household name in this sport so she's not just some random girl because for years to come people will look up to her especially as the sport progresses and I expect she will push the limits of women's freeskiing and many girls growing up right now will see her how I see Tanner and Henrik so your a fool for even saying that.

Second, legit every nation has persecuted its people in some way we just aren't putting them in concentration camps and blatantly killing them. That doesn't justify the US doing it or anyone though. She chose to represent that herself which, is why people are mad because she's representing a CURRENTLY happening genocide. Like did you even read through any of this thread.
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"Household name" in a niche sport that can barely get itself on TV- lmao.

And you'd probably be amazed to know this but we had our own concentration camps up until 1946- during our internment of Japanese Americans during WW2. So we've persecuted Japanese Americans AND Native Americans.

Y'all are literally making Eileen chose between two countries who are infamous for persecuting minorities, might as well chose the one that's at least gonna pay her ey?
 
14395326:Young_patty said:
"Household name" in a niche sport that can barely get itself on TV- lmao.

And you'd probably be amazed to know this but we had our own concentration camps up until 1946- during our internment of Japanese Americans during WW2. So we've persecuted Japanese Americans AND Native Americans.

Y'all are literally making Eileen chose between two countries who are infamous for persecuting minorities, might as well chose the one that's at least gonna pay her ey?
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No shit…. Everyone knows that but I’m fairly certain at this moment we’re not doing that and China is which makes a big difference.
 
So I’ve seen her around Genting at the Olympics here.

I’ve seen her training, she has a filmer and a security guard? Damn, they chase her down the hill

together. One has a camera, the other just goes ??‍♂️

I remember meeting her at the snow rodeo back in December, she wasn’t this….ridiculous.

still shreds tho, so I’ll give her that
 
14396275:rudager said:
So I’ve seen her around Genting at the Olympics here.

I’ve seen her training, she has a filmer and a security guard? Damn, they chase her down the hill

together. One has a camera, the other just goes ??‍♂️

I remember meeting her at the snow rodeo back in December, she wasn’t this….ridiculous.

still shreds tho, so I’ll give her that
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Is the security guard riding on Vs though?
 
14396485:eheath said:
why would anyone be mad that a skier is making money from her success? only low IQ ppl actually dislike her
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BECUASE CHINA BAD BECAUSE POLITICIANS SAY CHINA BAD WHILE ALL COMPANIES IN THE USA TOOK ADVANTAGE OF CHEAP LABOR IN CHINA TO MAKE MONEY FOR THE PAST 40 YEARS!!!

Its a bunch of rich white kids virtue signaling at the expense of a hot minority they will never fuck while they gladly using products of forced labor.
 
14396485:eheath said:
why would anyone be mad that a skier is making money from her success? only low IQ ppl actually dislike her
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BECAUSE SELLING OUT IS SO LAME AND STUPID AND BAD SO LAME NOE
 
topic:@LANTASKI said:
Let me preface this first by saying I think Eileen Gu is an incredible athlete. Clearly she has taken women's skiing to another level and thats cool I guess for the people that are into women's skiing.

While I understand her decision to compete for China given her mother's nationality, her marketability in China as a Gold Winning Skier in a burgeoning snow sports market etc, I still question her judgement and the ethics of skiing for Nation with an Authoritarian Regime that imprisons its religious minorities in concentration camps, censors and restricts the basic human rights of its citizens.

I don't check NS as much as I did 20 years ago, but I find it hard to believe this is only rustlin my jimmies?

I find it disappointing that the switch from the US Ski Team to China is essentially a cash grab/sell out move and it is disappointing seeing these actions taken in a sport that was created by a bunch of dirtbags (I say that with the utmost reverence) who wanted to change skiing from the overbearing regulation and stifling nature of the FIS.

I guess we've officially gone the way of snowboarding
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This SI writeup lays it all out pretty well...
https://www.si.com/olympics/2022/02/08/eileen-gu-big-air-gold-medal-china-citizenship-status
 
14364232:mystery3 said:
What do you want to talk about? Uyguhrs? Hong Kong? China's actions in its territorial waters aka the south China sea?

I'm not an apologist but the fear mongering in much of the western media is relentless.
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Confirmed mystery is Eileen "Benidict Arnold" Gu burner account
 
my opinion on eileen has changed i don’t care that she skied for china she’s got a phat ass bag now but doesn’t change the fact that she’s still lame
 
14447416:snomaster said:
Isn’t she going to compete for the USA now?
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She just joined the US Bid board to push for having the games pack in the US, probably Salt Lake City, I believe she’s still on team China but I’m sure her Overseas fans are like wtf. Personally I think it’s pretty wack, she chooses whatever side supports her self interest. Nice loyalty Eileen
 
14447422:keagan.karstens said:
She just joined the US Bid board to push for having the games pack in the US, probably Salt Lake City, I believe she’s still on team China but I’m sure her Overseas fans are like wtf. Personally I think it’s pretty wack, she chooses whatever side supports her self interest. Nice loyalty Eileen
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LOL a skier kid talking about "loyalty". Grow the fuck up.
 
14447566:keagan.karstens said:
Bro you’re the one arguing with children everyday on the internet, remind me who needs to grow up?
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I find it hilarious when wealthy white kids repeat the same racist garbage that's been lingering in their family since the Civil War. I'm sorry, lil white riding hood, disguising your hatred for minorities as being "patriotic" doesn't work.
 
14447422:keagan.karstens said:
Nice loyalty Eileen
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I fucking love how much you little bitches get angered by Eileen Gu and what flag she waves...

I kinda want her to come out all of a sudden and be like 'fuck you, I ski for Chinese Taipei now' - just to troll literally everyone and make all of you dorks rage-type so hard on your keyboards that your fingers explode...

Eileen Gu, make that motherfucking paper, girl... do whatever you need to in order to get it. These privileged white boy haters won't stop no matter what you do... do your thing lady. Fuck it, get sponsored by Prada or LV or Chanel or something just to make them whinge even more and up the glam to the maximum. Fucking send it.
 
14447681:DingoSean said:
I fucking love how much you little bitches get angered by Eileen Gu and what flag she waves...

I kinda want her to come out all of a sudden and be like 'fuck you, I ski for Chinese Taipei now' - just to troll literally everyone and make all of you dorks rage-type so hard on your keyboards that your fingers explode...

Eileen Gu, make that motherfucking paper, girl... do whatever you need to in order to get it. These privileged white boy haters won't stop no matter what you do... do your thing lady. Fuck it, get sponsored by Prada or LV or Chanel or something just to make them whinge even more and up the glam to the maximum. Fucking send it.
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I think she would be lauded tbqh for deciding to represent the true and legitimate Chinese State , Taiwan and not the evil PRC
 
14447681:DingoSean said:
I fucking love how much you little bitches get angered by Eileen Gu and what flag she waves...

I kinda want her to come out all of a sudden and be like 'fuck you, I ski for Chinese Taipei now' - just to troll literally everyone and make all of you dorks rage-type so hard on your keyboards that your fingers explode...

Eileen Gu, make that motherfucking paper, girl... do whatever you need to in order to get it. These privileged white boy haters won't stop no matter what you do... do your thing lady. Fuck it, get sponsored by Prada or LV or Chanel or something just to make them whinge even more and up the glam to the maximum. Fucking send it.
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Nah dingo u wrong on this. She been hittin our kickers, sliding our rails, riding our lifts, fucking our men and driving our roads least she can do is fly our flag. Smh my head...
 
14447901:Lennt said:
Nah dingo u wrong on this. She been hittin our kickers, sliding our rails, riding our lifts, fucking our men and driving our roads least she can do is fly our flag. Smh my head...
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"Our"

Let me guess, you're the kind of pathetic fuck that watches ball sports and you brag about how well "your" team is doing?

Proclaiming possession of things you have no entitlement to or part in. That's like so fucking cool, man. Like that's almost as cool as ripping on skiers for which piece of cloth they rep. Like yeah man, that's totally what freeskiing is all about. Cool.
 
Holy shit this thread is a shitshow. Who cares what country someone skis for, since when did freeskiing become some patriotic bullshit propaganda machine. Back in the day everyone was homies with everyone, Russ was homies with Wallisch who was homies with Henrik, who was homies with Jossi. Now these days all you have is team camps, team hotels, team meals. It’s become the very thing the original freeskiiers tried to escape. Coaches, drills, training. Eileen competing for China doesn’t change the fact that FIS and comp skiing now days is lame as fuck.
 
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