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9. Of course not. Boys always win.

Mon Jun 20, 2016, 12:00 PM

Jun 2016

The judges allowed her to keep her medal, but gave her place to someone else, who just happens to be male.

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But there is no sexism! WhiteTara Jun 2016 #2

They said a similar scoring snafu happened before exboyfil Jun 2016 #3

70 years of being female WhiteTara Jun 2016 #5

Seems like it was a clerical error oberliner Jun 2016 #6

Of course. nt WhiteTara Jun 2016 #7

Of course not. Boys always win. WhiteTara Jun 2016 #9

OK oberliner Jun 2016 #10

Of course not. WhiteTara Jun 2016 #11

I get the sarcasm oberliner Jun 2016 #12

She won and had her win given WhiteTara Jun 2016 #13

Because she was a girl? oberliner Jun 2016 #14

You'll have to draw your own WhiteTara Jun 2016 #15