Current Events > It was fine for Simone Biles to not compete, HOWEVER

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red_is_ash
07/28/21 3:22:07 AM
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She does not have the right to call herself a GOAT anymore. If Michael Jordan can play through his flu *cough* hangover *cough* game, then Simone Biles should have also competed

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TerrifyingRei
07/28/21 3:24:49 AM
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did she call herself the GOAT?

And who gives a shit?

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CADE FOSTER
07/28/21 3:28:44 AM
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God damn people of color can't win why is america so races
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SomeLikeItHoth
07/28/21 3:30:04 AM
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She should be stripped of all titles / medals and have her citizenship revoked.

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red_is_ash
07/28/21 3:30:09 AM
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TerrifyingRei posted...
did she call herself the GOAT?

And who gives a shit?

She had a picture of a goat on her uniform.

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red_is_ash
07/28/21 3:30:45 AM
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CADE FOSTER posted...
God damn people of color can't win why is america so races

why are you bringing people of color into this? Thats not relevant to the conversation

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Bishop9800
07/28/21 3:30:58 AM
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red_is_ash posted...
She had a picture of a goat on her uniform.

And?

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red_is_ash
07/28/21 3:31:13 AM
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SomeLikeItHoth posted...
She should be stripped of all titles / medals and have her citizenship revoked.

no she shouldnt. Shes a world class athlete who EARNED all of her medals

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CADE FOSTER
07/28/21 3:31:42 AM
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Yes it is leave her alone fuck america she has freedom of choice just like you
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red_is_ash
07/28/21 3:31:47 AM
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Bishop9800 posted...
And?

that means she thinks shes the best

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Bishop9800
07/28/21 3:34:59 AM
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red_is_ash posted...
that means she thinks shes the best

Well she can back it up.

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TerrifyingRei
07/28/21 3:35:11 AM
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that seems like a reach to me.

directed at #10

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Master Kazuya
07/28/21 3:35:32 AM
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Is she the goat though? Who is?

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St0rmFury
07/28/21 3:51:06 AM
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Master Kazuya posted...
Is she the goat though? Who is?
Kojima.

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bknight
07/28/21 3:51:10 AM
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Her decision, when Kerri Strug did her vault to win gold on torn ligaments she was a hero, now many people see it as a coach willing to sacrifice her health and future in gymnastic for a win. Can't force her to go out there if she doesn't want to, this is still America, might have ended her career in gymnastic though, she'll be 27 at next olympics and that's ancient in gymnastics.
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ShineboxPhil
07/28/21 3:52:40 AM
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she's a disgrace to true olympic hero's like kurt angle who won a gold medal with a broken freakin neck

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AngelsNAirwav3s
07/28/21 11:40:54 AM
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Master Kazuya posted...
Is she the goat though? Who is?

Larisa Latynina

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hockeybub89
07/28/21 11:42:15 AM
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SomeLikeItHoth posted...
She should be stripped of all titles / medals and have her citizenship revoked.
Would you say this if she blew out her ACL?

Shut the fuck up, kid. How is your account still not fucking banned?

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hockeybub89
07/28/21 11:42:45 AM
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ShineboxPhil posted...
she's a disgrace to true olympic hero's like kurt angle who won a gold medal with a broken freakin neck
But that was stupid and fuck the people that let him do it

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limp-bizkit-89
07/28/21 11:42:51 AM
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SomeLikeItHoth posted...
She should be stripped of all titles / medals and have her citizenship revoked.

lmao

did you say the 1/6 attackers should be stripped of their citizenship too? No?

gee I wonder why

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Shezarr
07/28/21 11:44:44 AM
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Note that its exclusively the known racists who are viciously attacking her

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The-19th-Sparta
07/28/21 11:46:03 AM
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TerrifyingRei posted...
that seems like a reach to me.

directed at #10

How does it seem like a reach to you? When a professional athlete, especially one with the career accomplishment that Biles achieved, wears clothing with a goat on it, that's a clear message of intent and not something that they are just happening to ignorantly wear.

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Veggeta_MAX
07/28/21 11:46:59 AM
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She can think she's the GOAT but you also have the right to disagree.

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hsvhighlife
07/28/21 11:48:24 AM
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i think back to 1944 when a bunch of 18 and 19 year olds hit Utah Beach in the first wave knowing they had a better chance of being killed than living. I don't think many of their commanding officers would let them just stay on the boats instead of going to the beach with their unit because they mentally didn't feel right. They would have been called a coward if they tried but today we make excuses. The Olympics may be stressful but I'm sure those boys at Normady would have traded if they could. And unlike the athletes of yesteryear that put their careers on hold as they volunteered to serve, todays athletes ( with a couple of exceptions), wouldn't make such a sacrifice

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mustachedmystic
07/28/21 11:48:53 AM
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CADE FOSTER posted...
God damn people of color can't win why is america so races
Its a shame we cant be more like British soccer fans.

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theAteam
07/28/21 11:49:49 AM
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So who would you name as the goat then?

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newhorrorguy
07/28/21 11:50:25 AM
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A flu/hangover is not comparable to mental illness. She's still the GOAT.

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Gobstoppers12
07/28/21 11:51:23 AM
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When an athlete makes the smart decision about her own well-being and her team's best chances, it should be celebrated and praised.

Backing out was selfless. She trusted her teammates to do a better job than she thought she was capable of.

The fact that people are upset about her decision just baffles the hell out of me.

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MrToothHasYou
07/28/21 11:52:39 AM
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red_is_ash posted...
She does not have the right to call herself a GOAT
Far as Im concerned she can call herself the GOAT until someone wins more medals than she has

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s0nicfan
07/28/21 11:53:15 AM
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What would Brian Boitano do?

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lww99
07/28/21 11:53:29 AM
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SomeLikeItHoth posted...
She should be stripped of all titles / medals and have her citizenship revoked.

what the fuck is wrong with you?

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sabrestorm
07/28/21 11:55:03 AM
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She needs to be canceled
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CableZL
07/28/21 11:57:16 AM
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Panthera
07/28/21 11:58:23 AM
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hsvhighlife posted...
i think back to 1944 when a bunch of 18 and 19 year olds hit Utah Beach in the first wave knowing they had a better chance of being killed than living. I don't think many of their commanding officers would let them just stay on the boats instead of going to the beach with their unit because they mentally didn't feel right. They would have been called a coward if they tried but today we make excuses. The Olympics may be stressful but I'm sure those boys at Normady would have traded if they could. And unlike the athletes of yesteryear that put their careers on hold as they volunteered to serve, todays athletes ( with a couple of exceptions), wouldn't make such a sacrifice

I think back to 1944 when the lack of internet meant that people at least didn't have to exposed to this level of bullshit as often

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ScazarMeltex
07/28/21 11:59:30 AM
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hsvhighlife posted...
i think back to 1944 when a bunch of 18 and 19 year olds hit Utah Beach in the first wave knowing they had a better chance of being killed than living. I don't think many of their commanding officers would let them just stay on the boats instead of going to the beach with their unit because they mentally didn't feel right. They would have been called a coward if they tried but today we make excuses. The Olympics may be stressful but I'm sure those boys at Normady would have traded if they could. And unlike the athletes of yesteryear that put their careers on hold as they volunteered to serve, todays athletes ( with a couple of exceptions), wouldn't make such a sacrifice
I think back to an era when I didn't have to read stupid fucking shit like this on a daily basis.

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mustachedmystic
07/28/21 12:00:51 PM
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SomeLikeItHoth posted...
She should be stripped of all titles / medals and have her citizenship revoked.
Let me guess, you think that only people that enlist to fight the insect horde should be citizens.

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QueenCarly
07/28/21 12:02:53 PM
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hsvhighlife posted...
i think back to 1944 when a bunch of 18 and 19 year olds hit Utah Beach in the first wave knowing they had a better chance of being killed than living. I don't think many of their commanding officers would let them just stay on the boats instead of going to the beach with their unit because they mentally didn't feel right. They would have been called a coward if they tried but today we make excuses. The Olympics may be stressful but I'm sure those boys at Normady would have traded if they could. And unlike the athletes of yesteryear that put their careers on hold as they volunteered to serve, todays athletes ( with a couple of exceptions), wouldn't make such a sacrifice

you can thank hoth for this not being the stupidest thing i've read today

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sabrestorm
07/28/21 12:03:06 PM
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CableZL posted...
Why?

for being a disgrace
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hockeybub89
07/28/21 12:03:52 PM
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hsvhighlife posted...
i think back to 1944 when a bunch of 18 and 19 year olds hit Utah Beach in the first wave knowing they had a better chance of being killed than living. I don't think many of their commanding officers would let them just stay on the boats instead of going to the beach with their unit because they mentally didn't feel right. They would have been called a coward if they tried but today we make excuses. The Olympics may be stressful but I'm sure those boys at Normady would have traded if they could. And unlike the athletes of yesteryear that put their careers on hold as they volunteered to serve, todays athletes ( with a couple of exceptions), wouldn't make such a sacrifice
I too think mental health is something we shouldn't worry about because people died in war.

Wait, no I don't. Shut the fuck up.

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Sariana21
07/28/21 12:04:30 PM
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Damn, she should have just said she had COVID to get people off her back.

Mental health is health. She isnt healthy and cant compete. End of story.

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CableZL
07/28/21 12:05:02 PM
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sabrestorm posted...
for being a disgrace

She isn't a disgrace, though.

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hockeybub89
07/28/21 12:05:46 PM
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sabrestorm posted...
for being a disgrace
Damn, when are you going to move to the moon then?

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mustachedmystic
07/28/21 12:06:01 PM
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QueenCarly posted...
you can thank hoth for this not being the stupidest thing i've read today
It beats hoths post, for sheer imagination alone.

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The-19th-Sparta
07/28/21 12:08:06 PM
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hsvhighlife posted...
i think back to 1944 when a bunch of 18 and 19 year olds hit Utah Beach in the first wave knowing they had a better chance of being killed than living. I don't think many of their commanding officers would let them just stay on the boats instead of going to the beach with their unit because they mentally didn't feel right. They would have been called a coward if they tried but today we make excuses. The Olympics may be stressful but I'm sure those boys at Normady would have traded if they could. And unlike the athletes of yesteryear that put their careers on hold as they volunteered to serve, todays athletes ( with a couple of exceptions), wouldn't make such a sacrifice

While your post actually has some truth to it, that an awful fucking comparison and you absolutely deserve the replies you are receiving lol...

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SK8T3R215
07/28/21 12:09:39 PM
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Michael Jordan literally quit basketball in the middle of his prime...

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ScazarMeltex
07/28/21 12:12:07 PM
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Sariana21 posted...
Damn, she should have just said she had COVID to get people off her back.

Mental health is health. She isnt healthy and cant compete. End of story.
These fucking dorks like hoth feel that she owes them her performance. Which is entertaining because the only thing of note he's ever done is being a raging shitposter on a dead message board that he's so obsessed about he makes discords and reddits over what happens here.

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s0nicfan
07/28/21 12:14:14 PM
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So how does this work for the actual team? Are they allowed to maintain a reserve of athletes that can fill in for situations like this? Does the person who was just under the cut now get to go compete at the olympics? Or does the team just play one down?

Edit: never mind, just saw the answer at the bottom of an article on this.
https://people.com/sports/tokyo-olympics-simone-biles-withdraws-individual-all-around-gymnastics/
Continued the statement, "Jade Carey, who had the ninth-highest score in qualifications, will participate in her place in the all-around."

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CableZL
07/28/21 12:15:12 PM
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s0nicfan posted...
So how does this work for the actual team? Are they allowed to maintain a reserve of athletes that can fill in for situations like this? Does the person who was just under the cut now get to go compete at the olympics? Or does the team just play one down?

They replaced her with a reserve for the team competition. I'm guessing a reserve will replace her for the individual competitions, but I'm not sure.

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YellowSUV
07/28/21 12:17:43 PM
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SK8T3R215 posted...
Michael Jordan literally quit basketball in the middle of his prime...

Jordan retired in the off season though. Granted, it was only one month before the regular season started.

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sabrestorm
07/28/21 12:18:16 PM
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CableZL posted...
She isn't a disgrace, though.

she let her team down while others pushed through
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