The Gaslighting of Sha’Carri Richardson

The situation of Sha’Carri Richardson clearly shows that the rules of the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) are outdated. WADA stated that it suspended Sha’Carri Richardson from athletics for the reason that, usage of marijuana might enhance performance in some games. The agency also fortified its ban stating that sportspersons are role models for young individuals thus they should portray a good example to society. In the 2010s, states began making marijuana legal. It is during the same period that Sha’Carri Richardson was attaining respectability, maturity, recognition, and prominence. Sha’Carri Richardson grew up in the middle of a national totalling with marijuana rules as outmoded and fundamentally racist. Black individuals are mostly arrested for marijuana possession than white people in Texas which is Sha’Carri Richardson’s home state. Sha’Carri tested positive in Oregon. Since 2014, amusing marijuana has been permitted. It is so unfair to gaslight an individual into thinking she did something illegal just because one or two things are not right with her.

Sha’Carri Richardson was 21 years old when she won 100 meters race for women. She earned a top spot on the Olympic team. Sha’Carri Richardson earned the top position without using any drug proven by scientists to boost performance. Richardson said that everything she does was natural. After she was suspended for three…