Alina Gorbacheva off to Germany for surgery. Oy.

[Bulletsdad]

“There are so many Turks and Arabs here. It’s really scary, much scarier than in Moscow. Also, drugs are allowed in Germany.” Alina Gorbacheva shared her concerns about life in Germany as she prepares for a serious knee surgery

Russian figure skater Alina Gorbacheva announced that she will undergo a major surgery in Germany after the New Year.

fs-gossips.com

 

[Vagabond]

Note the link at the bottom to the previous post:

“She was and remains the greatest figure skater in the history of women’s singles. A true angel from the world of figure skating. I’m still upset about what happened to her at the Beijing Olympics.” Cory Circelli on Kamila Valieva.

Not even Ivana Komova could have come up with this stuff.

 

[PRlady]

“There are so many Turks and Arabs here. It’s really scary, much scarier than in Moscow. Also, drugs are allowed in Germany.” Alina Gorbacheva shared her concerns about life in Germany as she prepares for a serious knee surgery

Russian figure skater Alina Gorbacheva announced that she will undergo a major surgery in Germany after the New Year.

fs-gossips.com

I hope she has Turkish nurses after surgery who read social media.

 

[skatingguy]

For what it's worth.

https://www.reddit.com/r/FigureSkating/comments/1q2u7js/alina_gorbachevas_apology_for_racist_comment

 

[PRlady]

She’s 18 and has seen nothing of the world outside Russia because of the ban. She reflects her society’s attitudes, what else is there to say.

 

[rfisher]

She’s 18 and has seen nothing of the world outside Russia because of the ban. She reflects her society’s attitudes, what else is there to say.

To be fair, that same attitude exists throughout the US. First thing I have new imaging students read is the discrimination against non-white medical professionals by both patients and the health care profession. I always have plenty of material for them to read and they are always gobsmacked. My Black students run into it all the time. It's the quiet, hush-hush part of health care that only recently is being acknowledged.

 

[Private Citizen]

If she has Turkish nurses, presumably they won’t be drunk. Her comments were about a group of drunk and menacing. Arab men walking toward her in a threatening way, and about the general number of spaced out people on drugs walking the streets. Sadly common experiences in Germany and elsewhere in Europe. She did the right thing to go back to the train station and get a taxi. I’d advise any young woman to do the same. To those upset about her comments, I guess the truth hurts.

 

[nlloyd]

If she has Turkish nurses, presumably they won’t be drunk. Her comments were about a group of drunk and menacing. Arab men walking toward her in a threatening way, and about the general number of spaced out people on drugs walking the streets. Sadly common experiences in Germany and elsewhere in Europe. She did the right thing to go back to the train station and get a taxi. I’d advise any young woman to do the same. To those upset about her comments, I guess the truth hurts.

No, she was generalizing her experience to represent all Turks and Arabs. That's what makes it a racist post: "There are so many Turks and Arabs here. It’s really scary, much scarier than in Moscow."

 

[Private Citizen]

No, she was generalizing her experience to represent all Turks and Arabs. That's what makes it a racist post: "There are so many Turks and Arabs here. It’s really scary, much scarier than in Moscow."

I agree that her wording could've been improved, but that sentence immediately followed one about a crowd of drunk Turks threatening her and preceded one about drugs and unstable people.

Guys, I have something to tell you! We were coming out of the subway and a crowd of drunk Turks was walking toward us. We got so scared! We ran back, made it to the train station, and called a taxi. There are so many Turks and Arabs here. It’s really scary, much scarier than in Moscow.

Also, drugs are allowed in Germany, and there are so many unstable people here. It’s really unsettling,” Gorbacheva shared.

I think it's clear by reading the entire quote that she was scared about crowds of drunk men and unstable, drugged out people rather than dark-skinned people. Unfortunately, unintegrated neighbourhoods are hotspots of crime throughout Europe, and violence toward women is disproportionately higher in these communities.

 

[nlloyd]

No, the remainder of the post shows the individual event from which she extrapolated to the general. A classic racist move.

 

[Coco]

She was threatened by their existence, but even she doesn't say they did anything threatening to her.