“I became an adult and everybody started hugging and kissing hello and goodbye, was like ‘what the fuck is this bullshit? Why do we need to touch?’” 

This is not just about racism, but misogyny against women in general. What types of women should dare remove the burlap sacks from their bodies and the paper bags from their heads to publicly entertain white men. It’s also about who is deserving of fame, which is silly that fame should be a meritocracy when so few…

Right - it’s actually a commentary on seeking attention vice athleticism. It’s an interesting discussion in the original article by Wallrodt.

But that’s the whole point of the criticism - the best German athlete in the competition, Anja Scherl, actually got ignored because she isn’t as media savvy as those twins. She just ran her race, managed to beat her personal record, got the best result for the German team, but didn’t get much media attention because…