Then they wouldnt wait a year to apologize and only do it after the video went viral. If it happened to me I would apologize SO much instantly

Then why, in an initial statement, did the gymnastics federation claim it was not racism but an issue between the judge and the family directly. That doesn’t indicate it was an honest mistake. Also, if it was an honest mistake, she would have gone back a few min later to give her the medal and apologize. The kid only got her medal x days later.

It may not be your intent, but this is how racism is accepted and flourishes: by not acknowledging it or hand-waving it away. And no, “it can’t be racism because then it would be blatant and obvious racism” is not an acceptable argument.

You keep referring to details not in the articles, or reasons that the judge might have had, rather than what’s 100% obvious and in our faces. Watch the video. The judge had chances during and after to correct her “mistake”, but no. The medals weren’t too tangled to be given to the the girl before and they seemed to be untangled for the girl after. The end result was a line of young gymnasts, and the little black girl is the only one standing there not wearing a medal.

And to be clear, others share the blame for not questioning or intervening at the time. That’s why this is an issue of systemic racism, rather than just one incident…