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Aboriginal leader accuses Raygun of getting zero points ON PURPOSE and brands her a 'disgrace'
Rachael Gunn has been accused of intentionally scoring zero points for Australia at the Olympic Games.
The sensational claim came from Indigenous leader and sports administrator Megan Davis, as the Aussie breakdancer's disastrous performance in Paris continues to divide opinion.
Gunn, 36, who goes by the stage name of Raygun, was ruthlessly mocked for her 'embarrassing' performance which saw her score three straight zeros on the sport's Olympic debut.
Her mental health is being monitored amid the onslaught online after fans slammed the Sydney Macquarie University creative arts researcher, who specialises in 'the cultural politics of breakdancing'.
Amid the barrage of abuse, Raygun has also won a legion of new fans who gave her plenty of plaudits for giving it a go against rivals more than half her age.
But Davis, an NRL commissioner and key force behind the Uluru Statement from the Heart, is firmly in the opposite camp, and described the academic's performance as a 'disgrace'.
'Getting zero points on purpose in three rounds for an academic study subsidised by the taxpayer both at a university and Olympic level isn't funny and isn't 'having a go',' she said on social media via The Australian. '(It's) disrespectful to other competitors.
'I'm glad most Aussies aren't buying the Kool-Aid.
'This is a totally mainstream media-driven narrative. Cos they see themselves in her. Affluent, comfortable life, educated, not a care in the world, nothing matters really, what fun, what a fun Aussie gal, chortle chortle.'
An Indigenous leader has accused Raygun of scoring zero points on purpose in Paris
The Australian breaker, 36, suffered a disastrous performance at the Olympic Games
Queensland Senator Gerard Rennick revealed on Monday that Gunn has received government funding to study breaking at university.
He quoted Raygun's official Macquarie University profile in a Facebook post after she went viral, pointing out that she received taxpayer subsidies to study breakdancing at the institution.
'Lots of discussion about the Australian breakdancing representative at the Olympics,' Senator Rennick posted.
'I'm more interested in her actual profession. She attended Macquarie University for her bachelor's degree in contemporary music, graduating in 2009, and for her PhD in cultural studies, graduating in 2017.
The Australian has revealed that Gunn did not receive any grants from the Australian Sports Commission or Macquarie University, and that the only public grant she was given was in November 2022 - a one-year instalment of $20,278 for leading a research study called 'Spaces for Street Dance'.
The Australian Olympic Committee paid for her flights to and from Paris.
The ASC has provided more than $47million in grants to support some athletes competing at the Games, but its funding report says Gunn was not provided any financial support.
Gunn's credentials as a breaker have also been called into question. She earnt her place in Paris by winning the Oceania Breaking Championships last year, and has also competed at the World Championships in Paris in 2021, Seoul in 2022 and Belgium last year.
But she was embraced by her fellow Olympians at the closing ceremony on Sunday
Her selection has, however, stirred debate about sporting inclusion in Australia
But critics have suggested that Raygun's selection was a reflection of the 'whiteness' of Australian sports culture.
'There are incredible dancers in places like Western Sydney (just one example) where black and brown people are honing their skills and their craft in arenas not recognised by establishment institutions,' Neha Madhok, the co-founder and former CEO of the political advocacy group Democracy in Colour, wrote on social media.
'This is a reflection on the whiteness of Australian sport, and of Australian attitudes.
'We could have sent incredible people, the talent is absolutely there, but you have to go to where people are.'
Raygun has been defended, too, with Prime Minister Anthony Albanese crediting her for putting her best foot forwards in Paris.
'Raygun had a crack, good on her, and a big shout out to her,' he told reporters in Adelaide on Sunday.
'That is in the Australian tradition of people having a go. She's had a go representing our country, and that's a good thing.
'Whether they've won gold medals or just done their best, that's all we asked for. It's the participating that is really important.'