• njm1314@lemmy.world
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    3 months ago

    They could have easily reported on this victory without that stupid social media thing. They didn’t quote any of these “jokes”, thank goodness, but I have to assume they’re from just randos online. So why is that news? How is that a story?

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      3 months ago

      Hey how about you take your homophobia somewhere else?

      Chen picked up Chang in a bridal carry for a photo after they receiving their gold medals, which led many netizens to joke that Chang and Chen are in a romantic relationship, posting online fan-made edits of their interactions in slow-motion paired with romantic captions

      “If love has miracles, I would be the happiest creating them with you,” wrote one Xiaohongshu user who posted a series of moments between the pair moments during the competition.

      “The most romantic thing is to have your names engraved together in sporting history,” commented another user.