sportswashing
Qatar engaged in sportswashing by hosting the 2022 FIFA World Cup to hide it's numerous human rights violations.
sportswashing by stankybomb32 November 21, 2022
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sportswashing
When a developing country involves in/uses sports so that they can hide (Or at least distract people from) their wrongdoing that they won't fix
Sportswashing is an example of reputation laundering.
sportswashing by XAMMAK08 December 31, 2022
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Sportwashing
In 1936, Berlin Olympic Games engaged in Sportwashing of Nazi atrocities during Holocaust. In 2022, the PGA Tour is actively Sportwashing Kingdom of Saudi Arabia by collaborating on lucrative-golf events at The Former Guy's shithole in Bedminster. famed golfer Greg Norman, in another bit of Sportwashing, called brutal-bonesaw murder of Jamal Khashoggi a "mistake."
Sportwashing by Uncle Joosie September 25, 2022
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