#plus the usual “despite the countless cultural differences language barriers and conflicts everyone joins together to play games
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#yeah yeah I’m sure there was tons of hatred and prejudice behind the scenes#iirc Jesse Owens was segregated from fellow olympians in the 1934 Olympics#but I like looking on the bright side of things#women were included since 1900. I found clips of like the 1932 Olympics with women diving and playing badminton and doing archery#as previously stated black people competed for America since at least the 1930s#watching the opening of the 1964 Olympics and everyone’s happy to welcome new African countries in native clothing#and they’re excited to be competing in Asia for the first time (Tokyo Japan)#WWII was like 20 years ago yet the announcer happily celebrated Germany was here and not split into East and west#since all I really know about those time periods is racism and sexism I was surprised at how heartwarming it is#plus the usual “despite the countless cultural differences language barriers and conflicts everyone joins together to play games#which made me cry watching the 2024 Olympics opening live#the Olympics#olympic games
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