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Fred Shapiro, editor of "The New Yale Book of Quotations", stated that the first use of "sportswashing" was likely in 2015 to describe Azerbaijan's hosting of the European Games.
According to Fred Shapiro, editor of the New Yale Book of Quotations, the term whitewashing, a deliberate attempt to cover up some dark matter, this dates back to at least 1703. Green washing, that's...
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Fred Shapiro, editor of "The New Yale Book of Quotations", stated that the first use of "sportswashing" was likely in 2015 to describe Azerbaijan's hosting of the European Games.
According to Fred Shapiro, editor of the New Yale Book of Quotations, the term whitewashing, a deliberate attempt to cover up some dark matter, this dates back to at least 1703. Green washing, that's when you try to appear more environmentally friendly than you are, this goes back to at least 1989, and Shapiro says the first use of sports washing was likely in 2015. It described Azerbaijan's hosting of the European Games despite a troublesome human rights record.