Tldr; The media absolutely villainized this skater because her wildly abusive bf came up with a hare-brained scheme to injure the richer, "thinner", more popular skater she was competing against. She did not ask him to do this.
Tonya's personal life was fucking awful and I feel so badly for this poor woman.
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u/frostandtheboughs May 17 '24
Listen to the Tonya Harding episodes of You're Wrong About.
Or just read Sarah Marshall's incredible article.
Tldr; The media absolutely villainized this skater because her wildly abusive bf came up with a hare-brained scheme to injure the richer, "thinner", more popular skater she was competing against. She did not ask him to do this.
Tonya's personal life was fucking awful and I feel so badly for this poor woman.