Can we say "moonbat"...?
'IOC SHOULD RECONSIDER' AOC slams Olympics for suspending Sha’Carri Robinson over marijuana and calls ban ‘racist and colonial’
The New York Democrat, 31, claimed Friday the rule prohibiting marijuana use during the Olympics was an “instrument of racist and colonial policy."
https://www.the-sun.com/news/3211839/alexandria-ocasio-cortez-olympics-shacarri-robinson-marijuana-ban/
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First of all, the woman's name is Richardson, not Robinson, but AOC of course,
notices skin color, which is all that really counts. Racist bytch.
You will see that the suspension was reduced from 3 months to one month. Now to show real racism:
Olympic gold medallist Michael Phelps received a three-month suspension from competition in 2009 and lost his Kellogg sponsorship after a photo emerged showing him smoking a marijuana pipe.
Phelps, a white man from Maryland, never tested positive for marijuana but acknowledged the photo was genuine.
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Yup, proof positive... racism.
And now you know why I call them LYING LIBERALS, doing anything to pour gasoline on the racism blaze.
@shavixmir saidOf course not, you're skin is white. You get the taste of the whip, boy.
Racist and colonial to ban someone for smoking marihuana?
So, I’m from Glasgow, it would be racist and colonial to ban me from drunk driving?
@earl-of-trumps saidYou really have serious hang ups, don’t you?
Of course not, you're skin is white. You get the taste of the whip, boy.
You do realise that your paranoia and fear influence the way you communicate and basically undermine every point you try to make?
@earl-of-trumps saidYou still don't know what "racism" is.
Can we say "moonbat"...?
'IOC SHOULD RECONSIDER' AOC slams Olympics for suspending Sha’Carri Robinson over marijuana and calls ban ‘racist and colonial’
The New York Democrat, 31, claimed Friday the rule prohibiting marijuana use during the Olympics was an “instrument of racist and colonial policy."
https://www.the-sun.com/news/3211839/alexandri ...[text shortened]... nd now you know why I call them LYING LIBERALS, doing anything to pour gasoline on the racism blaze.
When Phelps smoked marijuana is was illegal; in the State Richardson smoked it it was legal.
And it's truly ridiculous you keep claiming to be a "libertarian"; a person being deprived of her chance at a life long dream (and possible added economic value) for making a personal choice to use a legal recreational dream would outrage an actual libertarian.
@earl-of-trumps saidEarl: "The New York Democrat, 31, claimed Friday the rule prohibiting marijuana use during the Olympics was an “instrument of racist and colonial policy."
Can we say "moonbat"...?
'IOC SHOULD RECONSIDER' AOC slams Olympics for suspending Sha’Carri Robinson over marijuana and calls ban ‘racist and colonial’
The New York Democrat, 31, claimed Friday the rule prohibiting marijuana use during the Olympics was an “instrument of racist and colonial policy."
https://www.the-sun.com/news/3211839/alexandri ...[text shortened]... nd now you know why I call them LYING LIBERALS, doing anything to pour gasoline on the racism blaze.
No, she didn't. She said:
""The criminalization and banning of cannabis is an instrument of racist and colonial policy," Ocasio-Cortez said Friday. "The IOC [International Olympic Committee] should reconsider its suspension of Ms. Richardson and any athletes penalized for cannabis use."
So basically, you're full of s**t.
Here's the letter written to the World Anti-Doping Agency written by Jamie Raskin and AOC: https://oversight.house.gov/sites/democrats.oversight.house.gov/files/2021-07-02.UpdatedJR%20AOC%20to%20Tygart-USADA%20and%20Banka-WADA%20re%20Marijuana%20Suspension.pdf
In full:
"Dear Mr. Tygart and Mr. Banka:
We write to express our dismay over the one-month suspension of Sha’Carri Richardson from the U.S. Olympic Track and Field Team for marijuana use, as well as the other suspensions
the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency (USADA) has levied for marijuana use this year. 1 This punishment, which is not supported by any scientific evidence, may prevent Ms. Richardson
from competing in the 2021 Tokyo Olympics just after she inspired the country with her performance in the Olympic Trials last month.2 We urge you to reconsider the policies that led
to this and other suspensions for recreational marijuana use, and to reconsider Ms. Richardson’s suspension. Please strike a blow for civil liberties and civil rights by reversing this course you are on.
This suspension is the result of USADA’s antiquated prohibition on the use of cannabis products by U.S. athletes, which is derived from the decision of the World Anti-Doping Agency
(WADA) to place marijuana on its list of prohibited substances.
3 Both USADA and the U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Committee are signatories to the WADA code, meaning that they are
bound to follow its classification decisions.
The ban on marijuana is a significant and unnecessary burden on athletes’ civil liberties. WADA categorizes tetrahydrocannabinol (THC), the main active chemical in marijuana, as a
prohibited competition substance.5 However, according to WADA’s own medical director, Alan Vernec, “[t]here is no evidence for cannabis use as a performance-enhancing drug.”6 WADA appeared to acknowledge this scientific reality last year when it reduced the penalty for cannabis
and categorized it not as a performance-enhancing drug, but as a drug that is banned solely because it is a substance that is “frequently abused in society outside the context of sport.”
Alcohol and cigarettes are also substances frequently abused in society outside the context of sport. Nonetheless, WADA classified cannabis, but not alcohol and cigarettes, alongside
cocaine, heroin, and ecstasy.7
States across the country and governments around the world are increasingly legalizing marijuana, recognizing that it makes little sense to treat cannabis the same as other more
destructive and addictive substances, such as opioids.
8 Marijuana is currently legal in 19 states; Washington, D.C.; and Guam. 9 Marijuana is legal in Oregon, where Ms. Richardson was when she used it to help her relax and cope with the death of her mother.10 The drug is legal in some
form in at least 35 countries around the world, with legalization campaigns ongoing in others. 11
Sports leagues have also evolved in their regulation of marijuana use by athletes. In recent years, Major League Baseball, the National Hockey League, and the National Football
League have all removed penalties for marijuana use. The Commissioner of the National Basketball Association has suspended random testing for marijuana to focus its testing efforts on the use of performance-enhancing drugs. 12 As noted above, marijuana is not a performance enhancing drug.
The increasingly widespread availability and permissibility of cannabis products makes it unsustainable for WADA and USADA to continue your policy of punishing athletes such as Ms.
Richardson for the use of a substance that does not enhance their performance. USADA explains that non-performance-enhancing drugs can still be banned if they pose a health risk to athletes and violate the spirit of the sport. Under this logic, WADA should not have removed alcohol from its list of prohibited substances in 2018.13 The divergent treatment of recreational alcohol and marijuana use reflects obsolete stereotypes about cannabis products and a profound
misunderstanding of the relative risks of both substances. 14
We are also concerned that the continued prohibition of marijuana while your organizations allow recreational use of alcohol and other drugs reflects anti-drug laws and
policies that have historically targeted Black and Brown communities while largely condoning drug use in white communities. Anti-marijuana laws have a particularly ugly history of systemic racism. 15 We call on WADA and USADA to reconsider restrictions on recreational marijuana
use and any current suspensions that are in place on that basis. We request the favor of a response to this letter no later than July 9, 2021.
The Committee on Oversight and Reform is the principal oversight committee of the House of Representatives and has broad authority to investigate “any matter” at “any time” under
House Rule X. If you have any questions regarding this request, please contact Subcommittee staff at (202) 225-5051.
Thank you for your prompt attention to this matter.
Sincerely
" Despite cannabis usage rates between whites and non-whites being similar, Black Americans are arrested for cannabis offenses at a rate of nearly 4:1, compared to whites."
https://www.brookings.edu/blog/how-we-rise/2020/06/23/marijuanas-racist-history-shows-the-need-for-comprehensive-drug-reform/
Any actual libertarian would be outraged at the decision to punish Ms. Richardson in this case and join with AOC in insisting these antiquated rules which limit personal freedom and have no effect on competition be rescinded immediately.
@no1marauder saidPoint 1, you're an idiot.
You still don't know what "racism" is.
When Phelps smoked marijuana is was illegal; in the State Richardson smoked it it was legal.
And it's truly ridiculous you keep claiming to be a "libertarian"; a person being deprived of her chance at a life long dream (and possible added economic value) for making a personal choice to use a legal recreational dream would outrage an actual libertarian.
2. This is is not about EoT's idea of what racism is.
3. It IS about AOC's calling the affair RACIST. get a grip.
4. I am a libertarian and I do believe marijuana should be legalized. This thread is NOT about its legalization
What do you think of AOC's use of the word RACIST
Keep deflecting, racist boy.
@no1marauder saidI got the quote right out of the link.
Earl: "The New York Democrat, 31, claimed Friday the rule prohibiting marijuana use during the Olympics was an “instrument of racist and colonial policy."
No, she didn't. She said:
""The criminalization and banning of cannabis is an instrument of racist and colonial policy," Ocasio-Cortez said Friday. "The IOC [International Olympic Committee] should reconsid ...[text shortened]... ichardson and any athletes penalized for cannabis use."
So basically, you're full of s**t.
@no1marauder saidThe International Olympic Committee fortunately is not so subject to persuasion of moron liberals
" Despite cannabis usage rates between whites and non-whites being similar, Black Americans are arrested for cannabis offenses at a rate of nearly 4:1, compared to whites."
https://www.brookings.edu/blog/how-we-rise/2020/06/23/marijuanas-racist-history-shows-the-need-for-comprehensive-drug-reform/
Any actual libertarian would be outraged at the decision to punish Ms ...[text shortened]... uated rules which limit personal freedom and have no effect on competition be rescinded immediately.
as the USA. Richardson broke the rules. I am not saying the rules are right, I am saying they have been
applied to her like anyone else. The rule is NOT racist, and not Colonialist.
And as per usual, you take to the defense of AOC because she calls out racism to the policies
because *this* time the law was applied to a black person and as we all know, there really is a different set of rules.
that's makes you a racist.
@earl-of-trumps saidAnd you and the article mischaracterized it.
I got the quote right out of the link.
She was referring to the "criminalization" and "banning" of marijuana not just this particular application of an Olympic rule. And as the Brookings article she and I cited to shows, she is right: the roots of marijuana prohibition and its present enforcement are both "racist" in character.
@no1marauder saidIf AOC wants the rules changed, don't say it is because they are racist rules.
" Despite cannabis usage rates between whites and non-whites being similar, Black Americans are arrested for cannabis offenses at a rate of nearly 4:1, compared to whites."
https://www.brookings.edu/blog/how-we-rise/2020/06/23/marijuanas-racist-history-shows-the-need-for-comprehensive-drug-reform/
Any actual libertarian would be outraged at the decision to punish Ms ...[text shortened]... uated rules which limit personal freedom and have no effect on competition be rescinded immediately.
Richardson *admitted* smoking pot after her mother died. It sucks, but that is life. The rule is not racist,
Liberals like you and AOC are.
If Richardson was white, I am sure AOC and you would never being defending her. That is RACISM
@earl-of-trumps saidAOC called for the rule to be expunged for any suspensions under it. That's "racist", how?
The International Olympic Committee fortunately is not so subject to persuasion of moron liberals
as the USA. Richardson broke the rules. I am not saying the rules are right, I am saying they have been
applied to her like anyone else. The rule is NOT racist, and not Colonialist.
And as per usual, you take to the defense of AOC because she calls out racism to the ...[text shortened]... k person and as we all know, there really is a different set of rules.
that's makes you a racist.
And you still don't know what "racist" or "racism" means. I suggest you study the dictionary definition I have provided on this Forum many times.
@earl-of-trumps saidYou're complaining that she is telling the truth. Here's her text:
If AOC wants the rules changed, don't say it is because they are racist rules.
Richardson *admitted* smoking pot after her mother died. It sucks, but that is life. The rule is not racist,
Liberals like you and AOC are.
If Richardson was white, I am sure AOC and you would never being defending her. That is RACISM
"The criminalization and banning of cannabis is an instrument of racist and colonial policy." End paragraph
Do you disagree with that statement? If so, the Brookings article should enlighten you.
Second paragraph:
"The IOC should reconsider its suspension of Ms. Richardson and any athletes penalized for cannabis use. This ruling along w/ IOC denial of swim caps for natural hair is deeply troubling."
Disagree with that?
Now in the letter she accurately says: "We are also concerned that the continued prohibition of marijuana while your
organizations allow recreational use of alcohol and other drugs reflects anti-drug laws and policies that have historically targeted Black and Brown communities while largely condoning
drug use in white communities. Anti-marijuana laws have a particularly ugly history of systemic racism. 15"
Disagree with any of that?
In short, AOC is doing what she usually does; speaking truth to power. And right wingers hate her for that.