The final word on Simone Biles

[Nevilledog]

[elleng]

1. I hope she has some idea about the feelings of respect (and love) we have for her,

and I hope it helps.

[Nevilledog]

3. I'm seeing lots of support

Link to tweet

Tweet text:
Michael Harriot
@michaelharriot
I only trust peer-reviewed research, so I commissioned a detailed analysis of the athletic achievements of everyone who has been critical of Simone Biles.

Here are the preliminary results
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12:08 PM · Jul 28, 2021

[FakeNoose]

8. Michael Harriot is allowed to have his say

[calimary]

18. Good! Glad to see this.

She’s dealing with some stuff. Looks like everyone’s giving her the time and space and support she needs.

Good to see this.

[markie]

2. +100000

I have come to believe we are 2 different species and the other side just ain't human

[Bleacher Creature]

4. Can we change the rules so that I can rec this more than once??

Because it's the best thing I've read all day!

[erronis]

11. I keep clicking the DU Rec button and cancel myself out. Yes - let's have a vote mechanism!

I've argued that it's really more than one dimensional.

I may think the article bears reading - I give it a DU Rec.

However I may think the information the post is about stinks or shines. I'd like to have a positive and negative selection.

Ever since I joined when the repugs stole the election with W, I've felt that having multiple ways of supporting are important. Valentine hearts are good also but limited in time (and expensive.)

[rickyhall]

5. What's a Simone Biles?

[meadowlander]

19. Is your Google broken?

[rickyhall]

25. Nope. I'm sorry. I wrote too soon. Please forgive my ignorance. No clue from writeup.

[rurallib]

6. I truly admire Biles for what she has done, but much more for having the courage

to do what she did in public.

I hope she gets the support and understanding she deserves as she works through this. She has been an inspiration to millions and hopefully through this will inspire many more.

[Nevilledog]

17. She knows💗

Link to tweet

Tweet text:
Simone Biles
@Simone_Biles
the outpouring love & support I’ve received has made me realize I’m more than my accomplishments and gymnastics which I never truly believed before. 🤍
6:46 PM · Jul 28, 2021

[Tadpole Raisin]

7. I was looking for a flow chart for trumpets but this will do nicely

One look at any one of her routines and you know there is no margin for error. I read judges aren’t quite sure how to judge her because she is so in her own league.

Leave her the F alone!!

Like the pie chart too…

[Texin]

9. It's demonstrable racism, misogynism and paternalism

being spewed out the mouths of middle age white losermen with big mouths and a cushy job on Fux Spews and other platforms, who are directing the criticisms at primarily young women of color (and other women for that matter) for daring to make decisions about what they'll put their bodies and psyche through in order give placate these cretins. Sickening.

[iluvtennis]

10. Perfect! n/t

[marble falls]

12. About the size of it.

[Soph0571]

13. Brilliant

A member of DU who is also on twitter need to send this to piers morgan twitter account

[zipplewrath]

14. Awww, come on

Monday morning quarterbacking is an entire industry. They're called sportswriters.

[crickets]

15. Excellent. 💖

[PoindexterOglethorpe]

16. I have long wished I had the opportunity to learn gymnastics,

maybe even compete at the high school level. I know I would not have been able to do better than that.

Because I've thought about it, I sort of understand, although not really, what an elite gymnast might go through. Honestly, I have no idea. So anyone criticizing Simone Biles's decision had better be an elite gymnast. Not a single one of the rest of us can say anything.

[meadowlander]

20. I would only add this:

"Have you ever in your entire life given the tiniest fraction of a shit about womens' sports before or are you just opportunistically using someone else's serious high profile misfortune to attention whore?"

The exact same assholes who argue against Title IX and equal pay for female athletes are the first ones clutching their pearls over the integrity of the sport when they see a chance to kick a black woman while she's down.

Fuck those people sideways with a balance beam.

[Raster]

21. THIS!!!

"The exact same assholes who argue against Title IX and equal pay for female athletes are the first ones clutching their pearls over the integrity of the sport when they see a chance to kick a black woman while she's down."

[OldManTarHeel]

22. Perfect . . !

[Rabrrrrrr]

23. Definitely. That's it.

I am so goddamned sick and tired of assholes in this country.

[11 Bravo]

24. I would like to print that out, dip it in turpentine, and ...

shove it up Charlie Kirk's ass!