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bilby commented on the word golfwashing
Has been used recently to describe Saudi Arabia's sponsorship of high-profile golf events, the LIV series, to rehabilitate the image of the country.
Although the term is not used in this article, it's the heart of the issue: https://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/liv-golf-series-pga-tour-suspends-players-saudi-arabia-sportswashing-rcna32698
June 10, 2022
bilby commented on the word golfwashing
Forum comment on Golf WRX:
"If the Saudis wanted to do some golfwashing, they could dump a bunch of money into the LPGA. They could say "Look we're trying to help women" and then hope nobody digs too deep. This idea is going to look like a series of made-for-tv silly season events with no tv."
- farmer, 'LIV with some big money announcements' topic thread, 8 June 2022.
June 10, 2022