Track and Field Star Gwen Berry Turns Back on US Flag and Anthem at Award Ceremony, Says Disrespectful

[3MTA3]

IMO any athlete that is offended by their country should pick a different one to represent.

Olympian Gwen Berry says she's 'pissed' and it was 'disrespectful' to play the national anthem while she was on the medal stand

twitchy.com

US Olympian Gwen Berry faces backlash for snub of Stars and Stripes

Gwen Berry turned toward the crowd rather than the flag before holding up a black shirt that read, “Activist Athlete” — prompting one critic to say Americans should return the favor.

nypost.com

I let the USOC know exactly how I feel and that I will not support them so long as she is on the Olympic Team
https://www.usatf.org/contact-us if you care to share your thoughts.

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[Alexx1401]

This is years of these morons being told how horrible the place they live is. Sadly NONE of them want to move to the socialist utopias they all claim are soooooo much better. Any of them that wanted to move I am sure one way tickets could be arranged free. Renounce their US citizenship and try the "better place".

 

[Ura-Ki]

If this entertainer/athlete is to represent the U.S.A. in the Olympics, then she should be fully on board as a proud American and a Patriot! Anything less is unacceptable and should not be tolerated by the U.S. Olympic team, she should be banned from the team permentally, and should also be banned from any professional sports here in the states! What she is is considered treason, and should be treated as such, Period!

 

[parallax]

Email sent

 

[SrMachoSolo]

... is she really a star? Seems pretty dim to me.

-Robert

 

[teflon6string]

 

[3MTA3]

... is she really a star? Seems pretty dim to me.

-Robert

It will be interesting to get her take when she can no longer compete near the top due to trans field athletes twice her size and he politics prevent her from complaining.

I'll celebrate by watching women's beach volleyball, which is the most purely Olympic sport.

 

[Certaindeaf]

The good thing is no one gives a crap about what that steriod popping bimbo does or says.

 

[3MTA3]

The good thing is no one gives a crap about what that steriod popping bimbo does or says.

I just don't want to pay for her ticket to Tokyo so she can badmouth the country that protects her right to badmouth it.

 

[jackrv]

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Where is the hammer? That looks like a ball.

 

[SrMachoSolo]

Where is the hammer? That looks like a ball.

It identifies as a hammer.

-Robert

 

[Hop Sing]

Can someone help me out here? What exactly is/was her beef? I know what she did but I don't know why. Thanks!

 

[3MTA3]

Can someone help me out here? What exactly is/was her beef? I know what she did but I don't know why. Thanks!

Sounds like she felt they played the National Anthem to upstage her holding up a shirt that said "Athlete Activist". I'm guessing there was something additional she planned that was interrupted.

I've never heard of them playing the National Anthem for US athletes at Olympic events before (except for every single freaking time) so they must have done it to ruin her great moment where she rights all the wrongs and we see the error or our ways.

 

[Labradorian]

Where is the hammer? That looks like a ball.

My younger girl tosses one of those. She's already hit me with a discus so pro-tip: you'll want to give anyone some room wielding one.

 

[SrMachoSolo]

Apparently she's been up this for a while. In the above video, ABL posits that since a domestic terrorist organization, aka BLM, was able to raise 20 billion dollars in just 6 months during 2020, that so called "activists" like her are doing this to get enough attention to get part of that money.

It makes sense to me, people like her are constantly playing the victim card in order to exploit and manipulate others, out of greed. And we all know how greedy people can be.

-Robert

 

[Andy54Hawken]

There is a time and place to make your statement , air your grievance / concern / show dissent etc...
Please do so.
However , that was not the time to do so Gwen Berry.

Ironically the very flag and Anthem that you disrespected , symbolizes the Freedoms you have to voice your statement , grievance , concern , even dissent.
Andy

 

[Jason999]

If you hate our country then you shouldn't be representing our country.