Not To Be Political But I’m Just So Fucking Angry Right Now
Not to be political but I’m just so fucking angry right now
Surya Bonaly was a black Olympic figure skater for France in the 1990’s. During one of her routines, she did a backflip.
Yes, you heard me. A fucking backflip. On ICE.
No-one else has done that since.
Anyway, the judges were racist as hell, and didn’t like that one bit. A black woman showing up the competition? God forbid. So they told her the move didn’t count for her score because she didn’t land on one leg, like people are apparently supposed to in Olympic figure skating.
In response, this incredible woman, during her next routine, did another backflip and landed on one leg. What’s more, she finished the routine with her back to the judges, like a boss.
Predictably, the judges didn’t like that either. They said she shouldn’t do that anymore, since it was “too dangerous” and they didn’t want her encouraging others to try to do the same (nevermind that triple axels and shit are dangerous as fuck too).
But she kept doing it.
Again.
And again.
It was like her personal ‘fuck you’ to the judges every time she performed.
Because this woman is a badass.
Anyway, I’m just so mad that they refused to give her marks for fucking backflipping on ice. I’m mad that she only ever got silver. And I’m furious that I’d never heard of her till now.
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