{"id":272468,"date":"2021-06-11T23:00:44","date_gmt":"2021-06-11T20:00:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/olympic-swimmer-drops-out-of-trials-blasts-misogynistic-perverts-in-shocking-statement\/"},"modified":"2021-06-11T23:00:44","modified_gmt":"2021-06-11T20:00:44","slug":"olympic-swimmer-drops-out-of-trials-blasts-misogynistic-perverts-in-shocking-statement","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/olympic-swimmer-drops-out-of-trials-blasts-misogynistic-perverts-in-shocking-statement\/","title":{"rendered":"#Olympic Swimmer Drops Out Of Trials, Blasts ‘Misogynistic Perverts’ In Shocking Statement"},"content":{"rendered":"

“#Olympic Swimmer Drops Out Of Trials, Blasts ‘Misogynistic Perverts’ In Shocking Statement
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\nThe sports world is having a reckoning right now.<\/p>\n

Recently, tennis experienced a shakeup when Japanese champion Naomi Osaka<\/strong> bowed out of the French Open<\/strong> to protect her mental health from the press. Now, in a similar move, Australian swimmer Maddie Groves<\/strong> has announced that she will not be participating in her country\u2019s Olympic<\/strong> trials ahead of the Tokyo game<\/a>s, making a point about misogyny in the sport.<\/p>\n

Related: Simone Biles Becomes First Woman To Win All-Around US Gymnastics Title 7 Times<\/strong><\/p>\n

The athlete, who won two silver medals during the 2016 Olympics in Rio, shared her decision on Instagram<\/strong> earlier this week, writing that she would continue to swim in other competitions and encouraging fans to watch the trials anyway.<\/p>\n

However, when she reposted the message to Twitter<\/a><\/strong>, she added this incendiary statement:<\/p>\n

\u201cLet this be a lesson to all misogynistic perverts in sport and their boot lickers \u2013 You can no longer exploit young women and girls, body shame or medically gaslight them and then expect them to represent you so you can earn your annual bonus. Time\u2019s UP\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

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Let this be a lesson to all misogynistic perverts in sport and their boot lickers \u2013 You can no longer exploit young women and girls, body shame or medically gaslight them and then expect them to represent you so you can earn your annual bonus. Time\u2019s UP https:\/\/t.co\/XMQCRPjNzK<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Maddie Groves (@MaddieGroves_) June 9, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n