ABC News In-depth; Why Australian academic and B-girl Racheal “Raygun” Gunn hit a nerve —and what it says about all of us | Australian Story

When Australian academic and B-girl Racheal “Raygun” Gunn crashed out of Paris Olympics in the first round of the breaking event she became a cultural flashpoint, inspiring countless memes, heated debate and a torrent of online abuse. Australian Story examines the Raygun phenomenon to try to understand why it created such a storm and why Gunn remains such a polarising figure. Gunn declined to be interviewed for this story.