17 Jul 21
The post that was quoted here has been removedHere is the question you posed
The answer is obvious: she's NOT a white Westerner.
A white Westerner who's far less accomplished would have been rewarded
far more by other white Westerners.
I'm sure you're going to accuse me of being nearly illiterate too, but I think Eladar has a fair take on what you asked. I suppose if Eladar has poor reading comprehension, than I do too.
But one piece of information I can help answer. I can tell you why I'm not sponsoring her. Because I don't donate money for other people's recreation.
And I am not familiar with why anyone would sponsor anyone else, but I would presume that one contributing factor might be how much someone pursues sponsorship. If I were to climb Mount Everest and never ask for sponsorship, I'm sure I wouldn't get any sponsors.
I think I have a reasonable pulse on the sentiments of Americans. Personally I think that in 2021 a women of Chinese heritage and appearance climbing Mount Everest would create at least as much positive interest as would a white guy doing the same thing. I'd think that if this woman worked to gain sponsors she'd do at least as well as most other people.
How many people have had corporate sponsers that paid them to keep climbing Everest over and over?
I don't recall ever seeing anyone advertising about someone they pay to climb Everest.
Climbing Everest is a rich man's hobby, who cares about someone joining the 500+ tourists that do it every year?
The post that was quoted here has been removedTRY to find is the key word.
The article has a few very half-baked ideas.
Suggesting to join a corporation and ask if they will fund your Everest climb is pretty retarded.
MOST people that climb Everest are filthy rich.
If so many climbers are getting corporate backing for advertisements on their Everest climb tell me where all these ads are?
17 Jul 21
The post that was quoted here has been removedThe article mentions that she was sponsored by Black Diamond for prior ascents, just not this one in particular. It doesn't answer the question of why not this time.
Also, she already has the record and is now climbing for the 10th time. I think there's probably less interest in sponsorship for that reason too.
Who knows. I feel for her plight, she's got quite a story, but it seems to me that real white privilege is not needing a sponsor or a scholarship at all because your family has generational wealth.
17 Jul 21
@wildgrass saidDoes your definition of white priveledge apply to most white people?
The article mentions that she was sponsored by Black Diamond for prior ascents, just not this one in particular. It doesn't answer the question of why not this time.
Also, she already has the record and is now climbing for the 10th time. I think there's probably less interest in sponsorship for that reason too.
Who knows. I feel for her plight, she's got quite a story ...[text shortened]... vilege is not needing a sponsor or a scholarship at all because your family has generational wealth.
17 Jul 21
@wildgrass
Are you going to answer my question about all white people getting white priveledge based on your definition of being able to afford to climb Mount Everest?