体谈 | 化妆的吴艳妮、说英语的陈芋汐，都只是“人”而已

Written by: Horsen

Editor: Xu Song

Chen Yuxi was cyberbullied again.

If it is a bit of a bit of a catch up on the Internet last year because of the "Man in Black Incident" in Montreal, the reason why Chen Yuxi was cyberbullied this time is somewhat nonsensical.

At the Xi'an Station of the Diving World Cup, after Chen Yuxi and Quan Hongchan won the women's double 10-meter platform championship, they accepted an interview with foreign media reporters in fluent English - whose little girl can communicate in English without barriers, not to mention blowing a confident academic bully, at least it is a matter of competition, right?

As a result, some netizens found a tricky angle to spray:

"Why don't you speak Chinese when you are interviewed?

It's hard to judge.

Of course, it is easy to talk about reasoning, but for people who don't think logically at all, the act of reasoning itself doesn't seem to have much meaning.

And the athletes who have encountered similar cyberbullying incidents, Chen Yuxi is not alone, and even this situation is getting worse, which has to be worrying.

As public figures, athletes certainly need to assume a certain social responsibility and atmosphere-oriented role, but no responsibility should be put on the line, or even unlimited.

Perhaps, before commenting on such things, it is better to ask yourself:

What kind of athletes do we need?

Is it an imaginary perfect puppet, or an ordinary person with flesh and blood?

01

In last year's Swimming World Cup, after Zhang Yufei won the championship, when interviewed by foreign media, he directly communicated with foreign media reporters in English many times.

At that time, there was a lot of praise on the Internet, praising Zhang Yufei for his cheerful atmosphere, how could the same thing be put on Chen Yuxi's body, and it became a foreign charmer?

After the Montreal stop, the long-term and unbridled stigmatization of Chen Yuxi intensified, even affecting her parents and coaches, so much so that she had to directly empty her personal social media.

After leaving the team at the Tokyo Olympics, the cyberbullying against Zhu Ting almost never stopped, she went to participate in her friend Yao Di's birthday and was sprayed with food, clothing, housing and transportation too luxurious, she went to Hong Kong for a wrist rehabilitation examination and would rather go to the mountains and rivers than return to the national team - in a word, how can it be a troll.

So recently, when Zhu Ting issued a declaration of return, she also emphasized the harm caused by cyberbullying to herself, if it weren't for Lang Ping's guidance to give her a long time of psychological construction, I'm afraid she would not be able to get out of this shadow so far.

But when I turned my head and thought about it, Lang Ping's guidance was probably a long-term illness, and when he was the coach of the American women's volleyball team, he was sprayed with unpatriotism, and after the defeat of the Tokyo Olympics, he was also firmly buttoned a hat that would only make money and not train - you know, this is Lang Ping, Lang Ping, who can at least rank in the top three of the top ten athletes selected by New China!

Thinking about it this way, Chen Yuxi and Zhu Ting's grievances are nothing.

and the women's singles final of the Macau Table Tennis World Cup that just ended last night, Wang Manyu and Sun Yingsha teamed up to present a feast of the century, which can be called the pinnacle of women's table tennis competition in recent years.

and Fan Zhendong was criticized for watching Taylor Swift's concert, and Zhao Lina's live broadcast to raise funds for public welfare projects was unjustly enriched, and Wang Luyao was reprimanded for even posting selfies after being eliminated from the Tokyo Olympics......

Yang Qian, who is also a shooting team, shot the first gold medal for the Chinese team in the Tokyo Olympics, but some netizens are still dissatisfied, claiming that the little yellow duck hair ornament worn by Yang Qian and the nail art on her hands are disrespectful to the Olympic Games......

With so many examples, it's easy to draw a conclusion:

No matter what an athlete does, whether they do it well or badly, there will always be some people who are not satisfied.

02

So, again, the question – what kind of athlete do we really need?

As public figures, athletes certainly need to assume a certain social responsibility and atmosphere-oriented role, and people are always curious about the actions of sports stars, eager to grasp every detail of their lives, and hope to prove that their idols are perfect.

But how many people have thought that athletes, like us, are also ordinary people, they also have their own joys and sorrows, and their own way of life.

Former men's high jumper Zhang Guowei is known for his funny personality and his penchant for "white cranes with bright wings" in competitions, but at the end of his career, he chose to retire from the national team and has now become a well-known Internet celebrity on the live broadcast platform.

Some people questioned that Zhang Guowei only wanted to be an Internet celebrity to make money, and forgot his original intention.

But what did he do wrong? He likes to entertain himself by playing the stalk of "Dragon Absorbs Water" in the live broadcast, some people think it is indecent, some people have fun watching it, but the most important thing is that he has not harmed others and benefited himself, nor has he hurt everyone's feelings! He is just being himself!

and Wu Yanni, who has become popular all over the Internet in the past year.

Although she was a bit disappointing after the Asian Games, she was still one of the best two or three in the country in the women's 100m hurdles for the most part.

Just like this Xiamen Diamond League, Wu Yanni's results were not as expected, so some people took her clothes and makeup to talk about it, thinking that this kind of show was the main reason for her failure to achieve results.

But the problem is that in this women's 100-meter hurdles competition, there is only one yellow-skinned athlete, which is Wu Yanni.

If you think about the problem deeply and ask yourself, if there is no Wu Yanni to attract traffic, will anyone really pay attention to the women's 100m hurdles?

Of course, sports viewers expect their idols to discipline their words and actions exactly as they think they are, but who has ever really thought about what athletes themselves need?

A lot of times they just want to be their true selves.

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The reason why many fans and self-media like to stand on the moral high ground and unscrupulously discipline athletes is nothing more than one premise:

"You are a role model, so everything you say and do, every action must be in accordance with the established norms. ”

But as the old saying goes, do not do unto others as you would have them do unto you.

If the roles are reversed, will these fans and self-media be able to meet the requirements they put forward?

You can't speak English in life, or even speak any dialect, otherwise it will be disrespectful to others (Chen Yuxi);

To love the company is to love your own home, overtime must be unpaid, and you can't ask for leave when you are sick (Zhu Ting);

It's best not to even work normally, and at the same time never allow failure or lie flat (Wang Luyao);

When working, boys are not allowed to tell jokes, otherwise they are frivolous (Zhang Guowei);

Girls are not allowed to wear makeup, otherwise they will not love themselves (Wu Yanni);

During the break, it is forbidden to watch concerts, listen to music, watch dramas and play games, otherwise you will be absent-minded and unable to concentrate on the work at hand (Fan Zhendong)

……

Doesn't that sound ridiculous?

But someone is using such a ridiculous standard to demand our athletes!

Isn't this a proper double standard?

It's 2024 now, and every ordinary person can live a colorful life, so why can't athletes?

Do you still remember the tolerance and encouragement of the whole network after Fu Yuanhui shouted the sentence "The power of the wilderness"?

Obviously, everyone knows that our world is rich enough to accommodate all different people, and the reason why everyone likes Fu Yuanhui is not because she is fresh and different?

The new generation of athletes who have grown up in the age of the Internet have a personality far greater than that of their predecessors who once carefully navigated the world.

is also laughing and scolding, Zheng Qinwen's tolerance is stronger than that of Li Na back then; the same fresh clothes and angry horses, Qin Haiyang's leniency is better than that of Ning Zetao back then; and it is also disturbed by the mob of public opinion, Liu Xiang waited for Li Ning and Zhu Jianhua to apologize......

Our society is progressing, our lives are getting better, and we can also learn to tolerate and appreciate more diverse beauty - of course, athletes can speak English, can wear makeup, can bring goods to live broadcasts, can watch concerts, they are not puppets on the shelves, not machines born for gold medals, but people who are alive and can be seen everywhere around us!

The "human nature" attacked by those keyboard warriors is precisely the quality that we should encourage and cherish the most, and this is also the only way for us to move from a sports country to a sports power.