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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsGold Medal in the Shade Throwing Event - Simone Biles' 6 words of Shade
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And THAT's a big Fk You to the racist haters who unleashed their inferior worth on the most remarkable & gifted Simone Biles.

"We hope America still Loves us"
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Gold Medal in the Shade Throwing Event - Simone Biles' 6 words of Shade (Original Post)
Budi
Jul 2021
OP
Simone Biles is a going to make a difference in the US. She's an amazing and strong person. I'm ...
marble falls
Jul 2021
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Demovictory9
(37,113 posts)1. k&r
Buns_of_Fire
(19,054 posts)2. The majority of America - the sane part - still does.
I hope the President invites all the medalists to the WH. I'm sure they'd be treated better than being served room-temperature hamberders.
Champp
(2,409 posts)3. We still love you, Simone
marble falls
(71,394 posts)4. Simone Biles is a going to make a difference in the US. She's an amazing and strong person. I'm ...
... keeping my eye in her.
tanyev
(48,864 posts)5. I also like how she says "and now we're silver medalists".
I don't watch much Olympics anymore, but I know there's been many times when the silver medalist was choking back tears because they didn't win the gold. A lot of the news coverage feeds that, too.
So and so "had to settle for the silver". "Are you disappointed that you only got a silver medal?"
roamer65
(37,846 posts)6. A Tokyo 2020 gold medal weighs 556 grams.
550 grams of the medal is silver, only 6 grams gold is used in the gold plating.
A gold medal is mostly silver.
Very little discernment between both places IMO.
Simone made the right move for her and her teammates.
I agree with you.
