Sha'Carri on the differences between her and Russian skater: "The only difference I see is I’m a black young lady."

Because she can't play the victim while acting like an a$$ hole

Says the guy who comes on a messageboard to criticize a woman who does not know he exists. Lol. The irony!

The fact of the matter is, 1) USADA doesn’t care who you are, if you break the rules you are banned. That is a given. For how long, that is another issue. 

2) RUSADA and the IOC are as corrupt as an iron dock sitting on the Dead Sea. They’ll fold to any outsider influence and we have seen that time and time again. 

Valieva is a minor, and maybe she had no clue what was going on, but she shouldn’t be allowed to compete regardless. Sha’carri was an adult and knew full well what the rules and repercussions were. That is the difference. 

So, by saying "least racist," you are admitting that society in the United States is racist, no?

You're an idiot, Steve, if you don't believe that society in the US is racist. While it may be the "most privileged," those privileges do not necessarily apply to black people or other minorities. 

While I don't believe that Richardson's banning from the Olympics had anyting to do with her being black, you're being disingenuous to suggest that black people are "privileged." 

Once again, Steve, you don't fail to display your stupidity. That can't be a surprise to anyone that ever reads your drivel. 

Fair argument, Sha’Carri.

Care to list a few dozen or so who received no penalty and were "let off the hook"? Since you claim it is countless.

Coleman

Lewis

Gatlin

Gabby

Jones

We are commenting on a sort of but not quite public figure, that isn't worrying about her.  That poster, and I doubt any of us, are basing what is fair in our life against what happened to her or some random Russian kid.

If she means with respect to whether she is allowed to compete, no. Team USA could have allowed Sha'Carri Richardson to compete in the Olympics (in the relay) but chose not to. In contrast, Kamila Valieva competes for a different country whose state-sponsored doping is so well known that the whole country has been banned from the Olympics because of it. I think it is self-explanatory that Team USA treats American athletes differently than ROC treats Russian athletes for a whole boatload of reasons that have nothing to do with race.

On the other hand, if she means with respect to her treatment by the media, I disagree that that's the *only* difference, but I agree with the notion that race has probably played an outsized role, though I think Kamila Valieva probably makes for a more sympathetic character because she is the age of a typical high school freshman and is very likely suffering horrible abuse from her coaches and government including but not limited to being given illegal drugs without her knowledge or consent, which obviously is a fundamentally different thing than an adult athlete choosing to take them.

I support Sha'Carri's frustration, the situation appears arbitrary and capricious. 

I'm sorry to say this but I have a feeling that Sha'Carri will end up wasting her exceptional talent, I think she has all the physical gifts to be the dominant heir to SAF and Elaine but she's not mentally mature or confident enough to ever do it. She is not the strong black female people are saying she is, all of this screams of immaturity and insecurity. I think its stupid to have weed on the banned list but when you know its banned and the Olympics is coming up, you only have yourself to blame. Its not racial oppression to ban someone for breaking the rules, it doesnt matter if the rules are stupid, its still the rules. She wanted special treatment and is now crying like a spoiled child who didn't get what they want and is essentially saying that her not getting special treatment is racial oppression.

No. One obvious difference is that the US authorities, while imperfect, are not as corrupt as the ROC. A second is that the Russian skater's team appealed to the CAS. I don't believe that Sha'Carri took that step; she just admitted guilt.

Two horrible takes in a row.

Shacarri was probably like 7 when Gatlin was banned. and you are both mentioning two other people that faced penalties due to what they did to someone who has had nothing done to them despite breaking the rules. It is an issue now for her and a very relatable one.

two athletes broke rules. one banned the other unpunished and gets to compete. What is the difference between them.

If figure skater comes out and says she took it to cope with stress in her life and isn’t banned then maybe an argument.

Otherwise still a dope smoking dope.

I have always assumed some countries will dope athletes as children and teens and clean them up once they reach competition age. That way they still get life/training benefits/increased muscle mass/heart capacity/lifetime mileage etc.

This is probably the tip of the iceberg.

I thought you said countless and got off the hook?

Coleman suspended, Gatlin suspended, Thomas suspended and Jones admitted her use. Lewis? What drug test did he fail? So who got off the hook?

How does that show whether she is training or not?

You mean like how the old Eastern Bloc countries did during the Cold War?