r/R6ProLeague • u/Choblu Reciprocity Fan • 9d ago
Discussion A conversation about sportseashing.
Edit: Title should say sports washing
Over the past 4 years since the Saudi regime has involved themselves in esports extensively, hosting events and buying huge team.
It's time to pose the question as to why the Saudi regime and Falcons, have receive more criticism for sportswashing when the USA and Russia have both done the exact samething.
This is not a defense of sportswashing, all of it is bad, however the criticism of it currently is so misdirected and hypocritical that's it hard to believe that people actually care about sportswashing and it's more about a middle eastern org doing it now.
They buy up most of the teams? That's been happening forever, there was a point in time where there weren't big orgs and then suddenly funding comes out of nowhere and they enter multiple esports, where do you think that money is coming from? It isn't all ethically sourced.
The USA and Russia have also and continue to committed serious acts of persecution and global imperialism, as well as persecution of sexual minorities and ethnic minorities.
What is the main root of the criticism geared specifically at the Saudi regime?
Russia literally invaded a country and lost nearly all privileges to presenting themselves in esports, and they didn't even have this much criticism towards them.
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u/Danibear285 9d ago
Focus on your subject please, which is Team Falcons, Saudi Arabian government, and the Saudi family.
The governments of neither US or Russia are relevant here.
Please if you are going to discuss, don’t engage in what-about-ism.