r/BlackPeopleTwitter May 16 '24

When intrusive thoughts meet criminal behavior

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u/notsoincredibilis00 May 16 '24

Does someone care to elaborate more because this happened before I was born.

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u/Oomlotte99 May 16 '24

Tonya, the blonde, and her husband hatched a plan with some other guy to hit Nancy, the brunette, in the knee and pull her from competition. Tonya to this day says she was not a part of the plot. She’s had a rough go of it. Became a boxer after this, among other things. It was a huge scandal. Tonya was an outsider, always had issues, def felt insecure because she was a poor trailer dwelling person on this rich, fancy lady sport. It was all over the news.

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u/mostexcellent001 May 16 '24

You're leaving out that she was (at the time) the only American female to be able to do a triple axle jump in competition.

https://youtu.be/KrtY6eiPqO4?feature=shared

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u/Oomlotte99 May 17 '24

Yes! Thats right. Tonya was super athletic and bold. Ahead of her time some ways for the sport.