Man... im so far behind......
so the Olympics are well and truly over, no one cares anymore right....? Alright then. So Damien Hooper walks to center ring with the Aboriginal Flag on his chest while the the rest of the team and the world watches thinking "WTF?" well, the guy is Aboriginal, they're an entirely different cultural and historical background, why shouldn't they be allowed to represent that heritage at the Olympics alongside the Australian flag?
oh right. because it doesn't demonstrate "team work"....... wait a minute... Two-flags... side by side... together.... how does that not equal teamwork? two cultures..... two histories..... one nation..... sounds like team work, but then what do i know. I'm just a guy frrom that country who kinda understands the issue's.
personally i find it offensive anytime this type of thing happens, representing your cultural heritage does not make any political statement other than "i'm proud of who i am." and the fact that aboriginal athletes are constantly reprimanded and dressed down for essentially just being proud of themselves while representing their entire country. they've got every right to show that flag along side the the Australian flag in my opinion.
Id rather see the aboriginal flag then another Addidas or Nike logo that's for sure.
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