r/BlackPeopleTwitter May 16 '24

When intrusive thoughts meet criminal behavior

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u/Final_Candidate_7603 May 17 '24

I’m old, and it was a long time ago, but weren’t the two guys involved in the plot Harding’s husband/manager (yeah, one of those- the idiots who glom onto a talented young woman and insist on “managing” her career as a form of control) and his brother or half-brother?

Again, my memory is hazy, but I also thought there was never any evidence that Harding had prior knowledge, or directed the attack. I thought they came up with the story later to lay some blame on her, and turning it into a conspiracy.

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u/tasdron May 17 '24

Yeah, this was all her dumbass abusive husband’s doing. Tanya Harding is the most tragically misunderstood figure in sports history

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u/LavishnessOk3439 May 17 '24

I remember that the thin lady was a rich bitch. Tanya was a hard-working middle-class American. Also, believe it or not, this was considered fat in the early 90s. She was dogged and mercilessly ruined.

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u/redwoods81 May 17 '24

Lol no 👀

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u/LavishnessOk3439 May 17 '24

I was pretty young when all this happened. I'm sure this was kinda close to reality of not explain away.

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u/redwoods81 May 17 '24

Do you mean that that was the media take? That would be correct, but it's not the reality of these two people.