IN HIS WORDS, THEY SHOULD GO TO
BEAT THE COMMIES.
MARTHA?
>> Martha: MY NEXT GUEST WANTS
TO MOVE THE OLYMPICS IMPORTANT
PENG SHUAI’S SAKE.
THEY SAY ALL THE GOLD MEDALS IN
THE WORLD ARE NOT WORTH FOR
SELLING YOUR ETHICS.
ENNIS CANTOR, GREAT TO HAVE YOU
WITH US.
YOU’VE SEEN SO MUCH COURAGE IN
SPEAKING OUT ABOUT THIS.
I LOVE IN THE PIECE THAT YOU
WROTE IN THE "WALL STREET
JOURNAL," YOU CITED WHEN IS
POSSIBLE WHEN ATHLETES SPEAK
OUT.
BILL RUSSELL STOOD UP AGAINST
RACIAL INJUSTICE, MOHAMMED ALI
AGAINST THE VIETNAM WAR.
DO YOU FEEL LIKE YOU’RE ALONE
WHEN YOU PUT THESE THINGS ON
YOUR SNEAKERS AND PROTESTING
CHINA?
>> SOMEONE HAS TO DO IT.
THERE’S SO MANY ATHLETES, SO
MANY ACTORS, SO MANY SINGERS AND
RAPPERS OUT THERE.
THEY’RE SCARED TO SAY A WORD
BECAUSE THEY CARE TOO MUCH ABOUT
THEIR MONEY, THE ENDORSEMENT
DEALS.
THEY ARE WORRIED WHAT THE TEAMS
THEY PLAY FOR SAY.
THEY SHOULD KNOW ONE THING.
IT SHOULD BE MORALS AND
PRINCIPLES OVER MONEY.
SHOULDN’T BE THE OPPOSITE WAY.
PEOPLE’S LIFE DEPENDS ON THIS.
IT’S SO IMPORTANT ESPECIALLY
ATHLETES
ATHLETES.
THERE’S SO MANY YOUNG PEOPLE OUT
THERE THAT IDOLIZE US.
IF WE DON’T STAND UP, WE WILL.
I DO FEEL ALONE, YES.
SO MANY PEOPLE CARE TOO MUCH
ABOUT THE BUSINESS SIDE OF IT.
BUT TO ME, HUMAN RIGHTS ARE WAY
MORE THAN IMPORTANTS THAN
ANYTHING YOU OFFER ME.
>> Martha: YOU’RE SETTING AN
IMPORTANT EXAMPLE.
I WANT TO PLAY A SOUND BITE FROM
THE IOC VICE PRESIDENT JOHN
COATS THAT HAS TROUBLE WITH
THISSISH EUROPEAN.
HE SAYS WE CAN’T DO ANYTHING
ABOUT WHAT’S GOING ON IN CHINA.
WE’RE THE INTERNATIONAL OLYMPIC
COMMITTEE. WATCH THIS.
WATCH THIS.
OH, THIS IS A FULL SCREEN QUOTE.
>> Martha: WHAT WOULD YOU SAY TO
HIM AND WHAT HE SHOULD DO ABOUT
THIS?
>> FIRST OF ALL, THE CHINESE
COMMUNIST DOESN’T HAVE
EXCELLENT, FRIENDSHIP.
THEY’RE A BRUTAL DICTATORSHIP
AND ENGAGE IN CENSORSHIP AND
THREATEN FREEDOMS AND THEY DON’T
RESPECT HUMAN RIGHTS AND HIDE
THE TRUTH.
WHY ARE WE SPEAKING RIGHT NOW,
THERE’S A GENOCIDE HAPPENING.
MILLIONS OF PEOPLE IN
CONCENTRATION CAMPS WHICH I
SPEAK TO MANY OF THEM IN
AMERICA.
YOU KNOW, THEY’RE GETTING
TORTURED AND GETTING GANG RAPED
EVERY DAY.
YOU THINK ABOUT PUTTING OLYMPIC
GAMES IN A COUNTRY LIKE THIS,
IT’S UNACCEPTABLE.
IT’S A SHAME THAT INTERNATIONAL
OLYMPIC COMMITTEE ARE DOING
THIS, BUT I FEEL LIKE WE SHOULD
DEFINITELY STAND UP TO THESE
ORGANIZATIONS AND PUSH TO MOVE
THE GAMES SOMEWHERE ELSE.
>> Martha: THE TENNIS
ASSOCIATION IS GETTING SOME
PRAISE FOR REALLY PUSHING BACK
ON THIS ISSUE.
THEY’RE PROBABLY THE FIRST
PEOPLE THAT HAVE DONE THAT AFTER
YOU.
BUT THE NBA HAS A TERRIBLE
RECORD OF THIS.
SO WHAT IS IT LIKE FOR YOU IN
YOUR SPORT AND PEOPLE ARE
SPEAKING OUT AND PEOPLE HAVE
BEEN SUSPENDED TO SUPPORT
TAIWAN?
>> I APPLAUD THE WOMEN’S TENNIS
ORGANIZATION.
WHAT A BRAVE ORGANIZATION.
I FEEL LIKE EVERY ORGANIZATION
IN THE WORLD, ESPECIALLY IN
AMERICA, THE NBA, NFL, NHL, MLS,
MLB SHOULD TAKE NOTES.
THEY CARE ABOUT THEIR PLAYERS
MORE THAN THE BUSINESS AND
MONEY.
WHEN I SAW THE WTA, GAVE ME SO
MUCH HOPE AND MOTIVATION.
THIS IS THE START.
PEOPLE START WAKING UP.
BUT THE ONE IMPORTANT THING IS,
LISTEN, PEOPLE LIVES, ATHLETES
LIVES IS MORE IMPORTANT THAN
BUSINESS SIDE OF IT.
WE SHOULD HOLD THIS ORGANIZATION
ACCOUNTABLE, ESPECIALLY ONCE
THEY CALL THEMSELVES SOCIAL
JUSTICE ORGANIZATIONS.
IF IT AFFECTS THEIR MONEY, IF IT
AFFECTS THEIR POCKET AND
BUSINESS, THEY TELL US TO REMAIN
SILENT.
I FEEL LIKE WE HAVE A HUGE
PLATFORM AND WE NEED TO USE THIS
PLATFORM.
>> Martha: THERE’S A LOT OF
QUESTIONS ABOUT THIS VIDEO THAT
PENG SHUAI PUT OUT AND WHETHER
OR NOTS SHE’S OKAY.
ONE THING THAT WE KNOW IS THAT
SHE’S AN INCREDIBLY COURAGEOUS
YOUNG WOMAN.
WHAT SHE DID SPEAKING OUT IS
VERY, VERY RISKY IN CHINA THAT
SHE’S CALLING OUT THIS MAN WHO
HAS SERVED IN THE GOVERNMENT IN
HIGH LEVELS.
WE’LL WATCH THIS.
THANKS VERY MUCH FOR WHAT YOU DO
AND PUTTING THIS FRONT AND
CENTER.
YOU WEAR SNEAKERS THAT SAY XI IS
A CONTROL FREAK.
WE’VE SEEN PEOPLING SPEAKING
THEIR MINDS ABOUT THINGS BUT
REFRESHING THAT YOU’RE WILLING
TO TAKE A STRONG STAND ON THIS.