Men Khoi Young

[rlayt]

Is Khoi done?

 

[OnoNoKomachi]

I don't think anyone knows.

 

[Passion]

 

[Rich]

Glad to see him still competing. love his hair

 

[MaryClare]

Glad to see him still competing. love his hair

What do you love about it?

 

[rlayt]

Awesome!

 

[flappergirl]

What do you love about it?

I like it too, but because it reminds me of the seventies… Ahhh, youth ….

 

[Rich]

What do you love about it?

so much character. He doesn't need to conform to western hair styles.

 

[MaryClare]

so much character. He doesn't need to conform to western hair styles.

What do you mean by character? Sorry, but your comments about his hair feel a bit profile-y and inappropriate.

 

[irichluck21]

@MaryClare in the US, Black men and women have been criticized for their natural hair. Called out for being "unprofessional" and "unclean". This is centered around racial bias and discrimination.

More about this:

The Politics of Black Hair

Education, not laws, is needed to change discriminatory attitudes about Black hair.

www.psychologytoday.com

 

[Denn]

That's a really nice pommel set he did there. 14.45 is a competitive score under the 8-elements-count rule we've had for the past year. his main deductions are a little piking here and there and just a little skew here and there.

 

[KristyJ]

Some website or another seems to disagree with my browser settings and give me blank posts from time to time. Is it Facebook/Meta or X that Passion posted above?

 

[RedBirdie]

Passion posted a link from Bluesky

 

[MaryClare]

@MaryClare in the US, Black men and women have been criticized for their natural hair. Called out for being "unprofessional" and "unclean". This is centered around racial bias and discrimination.

More about this:

The Politics of Black Hair

Education, not laws, is needed to change discriminatory attitudes about Black hair.

www.psychologytoday.com

Yes, I am aware. That’s why it felt like a weird comment to make. It’s setting him apart because of his hair and drawing attention to it. Like he isn’t allowed to just exist. Then people will get defensive about it, because they are saying something positive. When probably they should be saying nothing at all. There’s a term for it, I’m sure.

Sorry for being off topic, it was just one of those comments I read and immediately went oh that doesn’t feel right to me.

 

[JaJa]

Yes, I am aware. That’s why it felt like a weird comment to make. It’s setting him apart because of his hair and drawing attention to it. Like he isn’t allowed to just exist. Then people will get defensive about it, because they are saying something positive. When probably they should be saying nothing at all. There’s a term for it, I’m sure.

Sorry for being off topic, it was just one of those comments I read and immediately went oh that doesn’t feel right to me.

I think you are being unfair and accusatory about what was likely a fairly benign and innocent comment.

 

[OnoNoKomachi]

Khoi plans to compete at US Nationals. He will likely have to go through the Men's National Qualifier this summer. Not sure if he will add other events back - he had a knee issue.

He could still make L.A. as a specialist, assuming the team is chosen the same way as 2024. These PH specialists can get such high scores that they end up on the team even if they only do one event. Hopefully, he will do more.

He plans to continue training at Stanford for the foreseeable future.