▲ 498 ▼ Environmental protester halt the world championship in cycling... one of the best alternatives to fuel driven transportation.... (lemmy.world) submitted 3 years ago by cosmicrookie@lemmy.world to c/mildlyinfuriating@lemmy.world 160 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] dimspace@lemmy.world 6 points 3 years ago* (1 child) Cycling might be. Cycling the sport isn't. The sheer volume of support cars, media cars, motorbikes at every race is utter insanity. That's before we get into the sponsorship from oil and chemical companies, and at least two sportwashing teams permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] grue@lemmy.world 3 points 3 years ago sportwashing For the folks too lazy to look it up: Sportswashing is a term used to describe the practice of individuals, groups, corporations, or governments using sports to improve reputations tarnished by wrongdoing. A form of propaganda, sportswashing can be accomplished through hosting sporting events, purchasing, or sponsoring sporting teams, or participating in a sport. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] grue@lemmy.world 3 points 3 years ago sportwashing For the folks too lazy to look it up: Sportswashing is a term used to describe the practice of individuals, groups, corporations, or governments using sports to improve reputations tarnished by wrongdoing. A form of propaganda, sportswashing can be accomplished through hosting sporting events, purchasing, or sponsoring sporting teams, or participating in a sport. permalink fedilink source parent
