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What's the story behind this one?
Not sure if actually dating or not, but at least joked about the being a couple - https://www.scmp.com/sport/paris-olympics-2024/china/article/3272185/chinese-olympic-gold-medal-winners-pose-sparks-social-media-jokes-about-relationship
Thanks! Sounds like an overreaction doesn't it?
They’re reacting to something else off camera. We’ve been though this, even on this site, a few times now
Any information on what they are reacting to? Its actually the question that i am asking. When i asked it 2 days ago it did not seem like this had been answered.
Sorry to waste your allocated words for the day on this though.
I don’t know. But I can imagine a lot of reaction-worthy things happening in a stadium at the Olympics. Or maybe they’re just American then all bets are off. You guys start screaming when a new marvel movie is announced.
Uuuhhh.. nothing better than a wrongful assumption and prejudism
They're a ~~lesbian couple~~ from China where LGBTQ people aren't exactly accepted or welcomed by society.
EDIT: Done some research and I couldn't find them confirming being romantically involved, however there's a different image where Chang (the one being carried) makes a heart shape with her arm, so who knows really ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
Its interesting. After some looking around and linked posts, this is not entirely true or at least confirmed.
Is the 'bridal carry' what the american diver next to them is surprised at? Seems like an overreaction to me if its only that
That's a totally believable action if you just saw someone doing something you perceived as romantic, and you didn't know they were together, and also you're a big fan of them so you like that they're together.
That's exactly the face I'd make I'd I realized two people I liked were a happy couple.
I am just surprised that lifting someone, especially for a celebration pose, means that they are romantically involved
It's the type of lift. Culturally, in the US, that's called the bridal carry because that's how a groom will carry a bride into their home after marriage.
Nice story but the reaction is to something else off camera
Thanks, I didn’t even notice same gender, and just assumed it was a breach of courtesy or something to not just stand there