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Sometimes justice gets lost in the thicket of the law and the legal process. Sometimes common sense is needed. Consider for a moment where the world champion women wrestlers fighting for justice come from. The struggles they have gone through to reach where they have. They all come from humble backgrounds and from a highly conservative environment. People notice women in sports when they reach the podium, after which there’s a shower of confetti, awards and celeb endorsements. No one sees the lonely trek, often from the most inimical of places, the battle with inner and outer demons, with material want and historical disadvantage. Wrestling, the most macho of sports, was an all-male affair conducted in the.

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