US Fencers Wear Pink Masks After Teammate is Accused of Sexual Misconduct

NBC New York ^ | 7/30/2021 | NBC NY Staff

[NohSpinZone]

Team USA fencers donned pink facemasks on Friday in support of sexual assault victims after one of their teammates was accused of sexual misconduct.

The New York Times and USA Today reported that Alen Hadzic of Montclair, New Jersey, an alternate in the epee fencing team, was accused of sexual impropriety by at least three women. He was initially suspended by the U.S. Center for SafeSport in June, but an arbitrator overturned the suspension, allowing him to compete in Tokyo.

In photos from Friday's events, Hadzic -- who has denied claims against him -- can be seen in a black mask; all of his teammates are wearing pink ones.

[NohSpinZone]

Virtue signaling uber alles. Over esprit de corps. Over duty to country. Over due process. What an effin' disgrace.

[Uncle Miltie]

Guilty until proven innocent!

[ClearCase_guy]

Die Olympics! Die! Die! Die!

[Reno89519]

Women making accusations is not enough to warrant a thorough investigation? I think the team needs to be disbanded. But then, I don’t care about the Olympics team anyway, they’re a bunch of whatever.

[Bob434]

if the team mate was a certain faux president’s son ,the story would be immediately buried by the lame-stream media-

[gubamyster]

He stuck his sword where he shouldn’t have stuck his sword?

[BenLurkin]

USA fencers donned pink facemasks on Friday in support of sexual assault victims...

[Chode]

not gonna say a word, other than WTH???

[NWFree]

Those horrible Amish are at it again aren’t they 😏

[PGR88]

I read somewhere that a record number of condoms would be distributed in the Olympic Village this year.

Its rather ridiculous to accuse someone involved in the Olympics of “sexual misconduct” when they are planning for and expecting sex on an “olympic” scale, isn’t it?

[SkyDancer]

Pink? Are they being sexist as well? Shouldn’t it be a neutral gray?

[toddausauras]

I agree Olympics bore me enough already

[LIConFem]

And yet again I find myself asking: Sports — Why?

[Red Badger]

They must know something.....................

[AndyTheBear]

Guess they took o fence.

[Red Badger]

He got too touche -feely.................

[xp38]

I thought pink was for breast cancer. Does this mean like the NFL they are gay?

[NohSpinZone]

They might but this should be a closed-door thing among the teammates and their coaches. This overt virtue signaling sickens me. Pandering for social media votes. Disgusting.

[NicoDon]

disgraceful... good adjective.

accusation > conviction

[Red Badger]

If that were truly the way it is, he would be wearing a pink mask as well......................