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To: PGR88

Elite gymnastics training is ghastly for both the physical and psychological health of the athletes. From the time they show an aptitude at 5 or 6 years old, they rarely have anything like a normal day of life until they quit.

A healthier society wouldn’t celebrate and support this.


79 posted on 07/27/2021 10:01:00 AM PDT by Tax-chick (I found that yelling at my screen did not effect the change I sought.)
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To: Tax-chick
A healthier society wouldn’t celebrate and support this.

An interesting perspective. comments seem to cluster around two extremes, 1) she is a woke-child who abandoned her teammates or 2) poor girl is a victim and mental-health trumps everything

I agree with you about how this reflects on society. I'm reminded that at the height of the Roman Empire, there were were a few gladiators who in their day, were the wealthiest Romans alive.

87 posted on 07/27/2021 10:05:38 AM PDT by PGR88
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