Simone Biles im Pressure nan Būrookraam
Stella Ndauwa, translated by Janerose Ralpho
Photo credit: Wally Skalij, Los Angeles Times
Enin ej yio eo an Tokyo Olympics, im juon iaan star ko, Simone Biles, emoj an koman headlines. Elikin an komane event eo an jinon, USA Gymnastics ekar kojela k Simone eban kamoje competition im rej boke jen team en. Elikin, rekar boke jen individual competition. Aelop ilo lal in sport rekar bulon kin pepe in an, botaab Biles rekar ba ejjab konaan wonmanlak ne ej enjake k ejjab eman an bed bwe en kojerbaroke make. Ilo new conference eo, ekar ba, “Ij lomnak k ekalok an mental health bed ilo sports, im ejjab bwe jen maron likiti aelop kain ilo bar juon side. Jaikwijin focus lo mour ko adwoj kinke ilo jemlokin juon raan, koj armij. Kin menin, jaikwijin kejbarok lomnak ko ad im enbwinid jen ad tel im kommane men ko lalin ej ba jen kommani.” Elemen an pepe ko an Simone im statement eo an kobaki koj, sexual assault (kakkure) survivors?
Men eo elap an alikkar kon Biles’ status k ej juon survivor. Ilo an compete, BIles ej juki USA Gymnastics im US Olympics and Paralympic Committee. Ej ba k oganization kein rekar jab kejbaroke im ro jet jen sexual abuse (kakkure) ko an Larry Nassar, kar juon gymnastics physician an team eo. Aniwot an Louise Radnofsky an Wall Street Journal ba, “Ej juon eo emake-identified survivor eo ej būrookraaṃ ilo level eo euteijtata. Innem ej ba k ejela k spotlight eo enij ot kwalok kon ta ekar walok aelop ien an driwoj. Im enij jiban gymnast ko jet bok uwaak in ta eo ekar walok im rejainin solve. Botaab ilo ien meet ko an, reporter remaron kajjitokin e jabdrewot ien, ako ien eo ne ej kajeon in focus lomnak ko an nan men ko jet, ejjab kon ta ekar walok.
Eddro ioon Biles ebwe an lap, ejjab eniwot juon ri-athlete botaab eniwot juon advocate nan survivors. Mae ien ekar pukwōj event eo an jinon k ekar loe k ejjab eman physical kb mental state nan compete. Ilo ien eo, ekar koman juon pepe eo elap an aurok--ej kalet mour eo an jen eddro ko nan būrookraaṃ. Pepe eo an ekar komman menin an armij jab tomak e im elon ro rekar ekajet e, botaab ekar kakemejmej ro jet kon aurokin self-care.
Elōñ wōt iaad ejjab koj Olympic athlete im rej būrookraaṃ maan mejan aelopen lalin, botaab jej enjake eddroin “būrookraaṃ” ilo mour ko ad. Meke ej ilo jikin jerbal, jimjera ko ad, ak ilo jukjuk bed in adwoj--jej kijoor jab lomnak e physical kab mental health ko ad. Wotlok eo in, jelak koman menin, ānbwinid im lomnak ko ad renij shut down, im enij komman menin ad bok juon break.
Ilo Olympic games kein, Simone Biles ej kakemejmej koj bwe jen ba “jab” ne elap an tok nan kwe. Botaab kin menin, experience eo ej juon kakemejmej bwe self care ej katlok koj bwe jen function ilo term ko ad make. Ne konij ignore a repress aikwij ko am, enij koman an sprout out ien eo jeban katamene. Mental im physical care ej juon investment ilo koj make, ej katlok bwe en eman ad būrookraam.
Related:
- Simone Biles and the Power of Saying No:
https://www.wsj.com/podcasts/the-journal/simone-biles-and-the-power-of-saying-no/60ddd181-57ff-4cc2-833b-805950c006ce
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