2021 Tokyo Olympics: I’m Rooting for Every Oppressed Woman

The Olympics’ sexist and racist punishment of female athletes of color makes it difficult to celebrate the contests

Bonsu Thompson
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5 min readJul 24, 2021

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I’m rooting for 18-year-old Namibian runners Christine Mboma and Beatrice Masilingi in the Olympics’ 200-meter competition not only because they’re incredible athletes but…

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Bonsu Thompson
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Bonsu Thompson is a writer, producer, Brooklynite and 2019 Sundance Screenwriters Lab fellow.