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![Mikaela Shiffrin raises her voice against racism and violence. In addition to many positive answers, she is also hostile to it.]()
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Mikaela Shiffrin raises her voice against racism and violence. In addition to many positive answers, she is also hostile to it.
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![The ski star from the USA explains that she also wants to defend herself against injustice. The unrest in their home country does not leave them cold.]()
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The ski star from the USA explains that she also wants to defend herself against injustice. The unrest in their home country does not leave them cold.
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![Shiffrin therefore bursts the collar.]()
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Shiffrin therefore bursts the collar.
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![Last winter, not only Shiffrin's father Jeff died, but also her grandmother. That hit the 25-year-old badly.]()
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Last winter, not only Shiffrin’s father Jeff died, but also her grandmother. That hit the 25-year-old badly.
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Mikaela Shiffrin (25) shows colors! The best skier in recent years expresses her solidarity with the “Black Lives Matter” movement via social media. But with that, she has long since not only earned praising words. On the contrary. What happened?
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Let’s go one by one. On May 30, Shiffrin posted a post saying “I can’t breathe” on a black background. It was the last words of African American George Floyd, who died in a police operation in Minneapolis after a white policeman knelt on his neck for minutes. A racism debate flared up around the world. Shiffrin wrote: “Maybe that’s not my problem. I have a lot of things to do. Maybe with too many things. I already have enough to carry. It doesn’t affect me directly, which is why it doesn’t matter whether I rebel against it, ”says the US ski star, before adding a decisive addition:“ Wrong. ”
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Shiffrin receives words of praise from many users for her post. At the same time, however, she also receives a shit storm. “I’m officially no longer a fan of yours,” write one. Just “escaped” the other. Some users think that Shiffrin should concentrate on what it really does – skiing.
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More than just an athlete
Shiffrin does not answer for several days. But then the five-time world champion bursts the collar. She explains her point of view in a multi-page letter. «I am not a politician, I am not a historian. Human rights activist is not a title of mine. But I want to remind all those who have doubts about it – athletes are people too. We can think and talk. We can do much more than just shut up and show athletic performance. »
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Shiffrin emphasizes that their social media accounts should continue to be there to convey positive things. But she also wants to rebel against injustices in society. “I will continue to fight grievances in the future,” she writes. And at the end he says: «For all those who don’t think that’s okay, don’t follow me anymore. I say goodbye to you. »
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Shiffrin used to be afraid of a shit storm
Two years ago, Shiffrin was much shy. “I can’t deal with the consequences of a shit storm,” she said to BLICK. That’s exactly why she didn’t want to be exposed on the net. That’s enough of that. After a difficult winter in which she experienced two strokes of fate with the death of her grandmother Pauline Condron and her father Jeff, Shiffrin also takes on sociopolitical issues – no matter what others think.
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