re: The Chinese gold medalist skier that renounced her US citizenship has ties to Auburn.

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This appears personal to you.

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It is. I too am from two different countries - U.S being one of them. I was never a good enough athlete to make a choice like Eileen Gu, but I probably would have chosen Thailand over the U.S, if I ever was given such an opportunity. Calling an Asian woman a traitor to the United States because she happens to be from China absolutely feels racist. Just because she chooses China, doesn’t mean she chooses the Chinese government just like if someone chose the U.S doesn’t mean he chose Biden. The reality is that her choice was probably financial and had nothing to do with her loving China more than the U.S - she can make a lot more money as a celebrity in China then she could ever make here. I am just sensitive to any Asians being called traitors, especially Chinese because there has been a lot of racism against Chinese over the last 4 or 5 years.