Jemele Hill on Gwen Berry: Olympics Rules ‘Disproportionately Impact’ Black Athletes

HOST We re going ░░░░░░░░ turn to the Tokyo ░░░░░░░░ and some controversy actually ░░░░░░░░ the games begin later ░░░░░░░░ month Last week American ░░░░░░░░ Sha Carri Richardson was ░░░░░░░░ for a month after ░░░░░░░░ positive for a chemical ░░░░░░░░ in cannabis She s ░░░░░░░░ she smoked marijuana to ░░░░░░░░ with the death of ░░░░░░░░ mother and she says ░░░░░░░░ accepts the punishment She ░░░░░░░░ not be able to ░░░░░░░░ in the 100 meter ░░░░░░░░ at the Olympics This ░░░░░░░░ after the International Swimming ░░░░░░░░ barred the use of ░░░░░░░░ swim caps designed for ░░░░░░░░ by athletes of color ░░░░░░░░ s led to allegations ░░░░░░░░ some Olympic rules are ░░░░░░░░ in a way that ░░░░░░░░ lead to discrimination We ░░░░░░░░ joined now by Jemele ░░░░░░░░ a contributor and writer ░░░░░░░░ The Atlantic She is ░░░░░░░░ host of Jemele Hill ░░░░░░░░ Unbothered on Spotify Good ░░░░░░░░ Jemele Always good to ░░░░░░░░ you I know that ░░░░░░░░ recently tweeted about the ░░░░░░░░ and said this is ░░░░░░░░ a quote message to ░░░░░░░░ women What message is ░░░░░░░░ that you think the ░░░░░░░░ is sending HILL Well ░░░░░░░░ you ladies for having ░░░░░░░░ But when you look ░░░░░░░░ the full scope of ░░░░░░░░ we see happening at ░░░░░░░░ Olympics Simone Biles is ░░░░░░░░ the face of this ░░░░░░░░ games at least from ░░░░░░░░ American perspective And then ░░░░░░░░ have the controversy around ░░░░░░░░ Berry you fast forward ░░░░░░░░ what happened with Sha ░░░░░░░░ Richardson Now you have ░░░░░░░░ swim cap ban that ░░░░░░░░ affects athletes of color ░░░░░░░░ is an impediment to ░░░░░░░░ black swimmers And so ░░░░░░░░ is something that is ░░░░░░░░ and you wonder about ░░░░░░░░ old school attitudes and ░░░░░░░░ they have always in ░░░░░░░░ ways disproportionately impacted athletes ░░░░░░░░ color but in particular ░░░░░░░░ people because that s ░░░░░░░░ we re talking about ░░░░░░░░ HOST You know that ░░░░░░░░ World Anti Doping Agency ░░░░░░░░ listed marijuana as a ░░░░░░░░ substance We know too ░░░░░░░░ it s been legalized ░░░░░░░░ nearly 20 states Do ░░░░░░░░ think that it s ░░░░░░░░ to have a conversation ░░░░░░░░ what gets banned when ░░░░░░░░ comes to something like ░░░░░░░░ even you know the ░░░░░░░░ s press secretary was ░░░░░░░░ about Sha Carri Richardson ░░░░░░░░ they acknowledge she s ░░░░░░░░ phenomenal athlete she has ░░░░░░░░ inspiring story But obviously ░░░░░░░░ will not be competing ░░░░░░░░ she s one of ░░░░░░░░ world s the world ░░░░░░░░ fastest woman KING And ░░░░░░░░ it s not as ░░░░░░░░ know a performance enhancing ░░░░░░░░ either HILL No Unless ░░░░░░░░ have a bag of ░░░░░░░░ at the finish line ░░░░░░░░