Rio Olympics 2016: Egyptian judoka Islam El Shehaby sent home for handshake snub

[Uponthegears]

14. You don't know much about

What happened in 1968 or about at least one of the men involved.

But you go right ahead and express your opiniion.

While there is nothing that compares with the greatest human rights violation in the history of the world, American slavery, those of us who lived through and near the events immediately preceeding John's and Tommie's act of utter defiance, understood that they were standing for far more than just themselves, or even us.

I tend to accept the idea that, having competed, he should have shook hands, but this faux outrage has nothing to do with sportsmanship.