# @commonwealthtimes on Instagram

- **Type:** Video
- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/Ddmqk27iDv-
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/70674317-commonwealthtimes-instagram
- **Thumbnail:** https://img.gondola.cc/tr:w-,h-,fo-auto/postThumbnails/dcde980a8c.jpg
- **Posted:** 2026-09-22T21:11:03.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** The Commonwealth Times (@commonwealthtimes) — https://gondola.cc/commonwealthtimes

## Caption

Sportswashing, a term first coined in 2015, describes how governments use sports and celebrity athletes to manipulate public opinion. Some governments use sport as a red herring, a means of diverting scrutiny from real issues. Others use it as a means to inspire the masses and encourage nationalist fervor.⁠
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Read more at the link in our bio.⁠
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🎥: Ashley Davis (@filmedbyashley._), Ben Martindale (@benjamin.martindale)⁠
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#vcu #richmond #rva #vcusports #commonwealthtimes #collegesports

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vcu, vcusports, richmond, rva, commonwealthtimes, collegesports

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