{"id":7816,"date":"2024-08-16T09:25:34","date_gmt":"2024-08-16T09:25:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.godj.com\/news\/raygun-australian-breakdancer-rachael-gunn-calls-olympic-performance-backlash-devastating\/"},"modified":"2024-08-16T09:25:34","modified_gmt":"2024-08-16T09:25:34","slug":"raygun-australian-breakdancer-rachael-gunn-calls-olympic-performance-backlash-devastating","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.godj.com\/news\/raygun-australian-breakdancer-rachael-gunn-calls-olympic-performance-backlash-devastating\/","title":{"rendered":"Raygun: Australian breakdancer Rachael Gunn calls Olympic performance backlash &#8220;devastating&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\"><b class=\"ssrcss-1xjjfut-BoldText e5tfeyi3\">Australian breakdancer Rachael Gunn says the backlash to her performance at the Olympics has been &#8220;devastating&#8221;. <\/b><\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">Gunn &#8211; who is known as B-girl Raygun &#8211; has been the subject of a social media storm since breaking&#8217;s debut at the Paris Games last week. <\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">A petition calling for an apology from Gunn, 36, as well as from Australia&#8217;s Olympic chef de mission Anna Meares, received more than 54,000 signatures before it was taken down.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">In an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/C-sDDtfokE4\/?hl=en\" class=\"ssrcss-k8mrr8-InlineLink e1kn3p7n0\">Instagram video,<span class=\"visually-hidden ssrcss-1f39n02-VisuallyHidden e16en2lz0\">, <!-- -->external<\/span><\/a> Gunn said she didn&#8217;t realise her appearance would &#8220;open the door to so much hate&#8221;. <\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">On Thursday, Australian Olympic Committee (AOC) chief executive Matt Carroll said the petition had &#8220;stirred up public hatred without any factual basis&#8221;, adding it was &#8220;vexatious, misleading and bullying&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">The petition said Gunn and track cyclist Meares &#8211;  who is a two-time Olympic champion &#8211; should say sorry for &#8220;attempting to gaslight the public and undermining the efforts of genuine athletes&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">Change.org said the petition was \u201cflagged for misinformation\u201d and removed after review.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">After thanking her supporters, Gunn said: &#8220;I really appreciated the positivity and I\u2019m glad I was able to bring some joy into your lives &#8211; that\u2019s what I hoped.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">&#8220;Well, I went out there and I had fun &#8211; I did take it very seriously. I worked my butt off preparing for the Olympics and I gave my all. Truly.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">&#8220;And I\u2019m honoured to have been a part of the Australian Olympic team; to be a part of breaking\u2019s Olympic debut.&#8221; <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><script async defer src=\"https:\/\/platform.instagram.com\/en_US\/embeds.js\"><\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/sport\/olympics\/articles\/cq82yjw5xelo\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Australian breakdancer Rachael Gunn says the backlash to her performance at the Olympics has been &#8220;devastating&#8221;. Gunn &#8211; who is known as B-girl Raygun &#8211; has been the subject of a social media storm since breaking&#8217;s debut at the Paris Games last week. 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