Simone Biles Ignored This Racist Comment
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- čas přidán 1. 09. 2023
- Italian gymnast Carlotta Ferlito complained to an Italian interviewer that he "told [teammate Vanessa Ferrari] that next time we should also paint our skin black so then we can win too." Both apologized and Biles chose to ignore the commentary.
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She shouldn’t paint her skin black. She should learn how to do a Double Lay Out Flip With a Half Twist.
😁
😊
This💯
...and stick the landing.
Forgot "fully extended"
10years later and the world knows who Simone Biles is. No one remembers the racist gymnast.
Exactly.
😂😂😂 well that gymnast was still right
@@Jeff-jl2xconly a racist bot like you would think so
@@Jeff-jl2xc....So you agree black people are more capable when it comes to something requiring more strength?
@@Jeff-jl2xcno. She wasn’t. I don’t see that Gymnast name anywhere. She is racist like you. Your pathetic!!
Wait, she said that because Simone win the bronze? What color were the girls that won the silver and the gold?
People are so stupid.
They were on the sidelines red with anger and yellow with egg on their faces😂
@@vivpace7049😂😂😂😂😂
@@vivpace7049Seriously? Troll.
@@kathleenmccrory9883 what?
Exactly, OVER A BRONZE
And black ppl dont posses elegance? Chile pls.... Let our smoothness and ridiculous coordination speak for its self.
Our??? Do you even do gymnastics???
What does Chile have to do with this??
Y'all do tend to be more powerful, strong, athletic body types when doing any type of performance whether at sports, dance, gymnastics, even voices while singing, which is not a bad thing btw it doesn't mean you CAN'T be elegant or graceful just means different people tend to strive in different areas ❤
@@RoseGoldPDX Yo that basically "No, black people in general aren't elegant" is what you're saying. Then just say that...
@@RoseGoldPDX not all of us have that body that body type, are physically strong, you're literally stating stereotypes and what's been seen as a negative placed upon black people and their bodies....You're whole comment is a pretty much a backhanded "compliment"
Painting your skin black won't improve your athleticism 😂
lol no, it will not.
Right!! Simone IS elegant, she's just also fast and powerful. Sounds like someone was looking for an excuse for their shortcomings.
😂 💯
I agree with you!!
If the paint is still wet technically you are more slippery and can slide more but i don't know if it would help tho
She was elegantly kicking their asses 😂
The truest statement, on here.😂😂😂😂
WURRRRD & AMAN!!!! ...🤔
Yup
Therein lies their problem with her.
And continues doing it today!
It's pure racism and JEALOUSY...GO SIMONE!
This was early in Simone's career. You can imagine how the racist gymnast was left to twist in the wind with her remarks as Simone became unarguably the most medalled and accomplished gymnast of all time.
Apology means nothing. Their spirit is mean. They see black people as chattel. They mean everything they say, and everything they do.
Exactly. They can apologize til thy kingdom come but they exposed themselves. Racists always let their true colors show.
This. My father always says sorry don't fix everything and that applies here. Even if they suffer real consequences for their actions, which they probably won't, it will be sorry they suffered not sorry about what they said.
They meant every word.
Jealousy and ignorance are a terrible combination.
A truly deadly combo
@@mercedesharrison5550You should add arrogance to that mix too.
Amen 🙏🏽💯💯💯💯🫶🏾🇨🇦
Not ignorance. They don’t get that excuse anymore. RACISM. That’s the work you are looking for.
Don’t say that to Frankie “Two” Toes!
She ignored it because she has class and she's very respectful 🙏
Yet, there comes a time to show disrespect to those who disrespect you! Who cares how white people view us being passive and comfortable for you! An eye for an eye is more appropriate at times!
I agree.
Wrong
Well said
No, this is a teachable experience and black people often have to fear losing jobs and maybe their lives with still being straightforward with rac-ists. Addressing it would have made her more respectable and classy. Let’s not associate those quiet characteristics that are abuse towards BW women.
The Williams Sisters encountered similar bigoted BS in the early days of their tennis careers. Some Europeans whined that Venus and Serena hit with too much power for women. Stay strong and classy Simone!!❤❤
In tennis that is exactly what they are doing now. Power and passion.
She let her talent speak for itself. Kudos to miss Biles it does no good to argue with ignorance.
She sounds unable to accept that, in fact,
she was an inferior athlete due to her lack of ability not because her 'skin' was the wrong color.
Yesss.
The End. Inferior in terms of being a gracious loser too. Zero sportsmanship.
Inferior, they like to call us the nerves smh there’s no competition if a black persons is involved.
Yes, her ignorance is stunning. Someone didn't teach her the basics, but she's gonna learn. Oh my yes, she'll learn today! 😂👊🏽
True.
Italians have a way with racism that is just wild. How can their press release be more racist than the initial comment!
That's what I was thinking
Maybe if Carlotta ate less pasta she'd tumble better 😂😂😂😂
@@chatty2164solving racism with racism, got it
@@boodledemic6430How was that racist? Italian isn't even a race.
@@dandeluxe8731its the whole "racehorse" comment Italian style-that blacks are more athletic because we are built like horses with powerful legs and lack grace
Italians being racist, my my, how shocking.
They're just 👦🏼👧🏼 that's can cook...They're no different
@@Cutthecamerasdeadass1899is that some remark that italians are fascists? :)
Simone was never given anything she didn't earn, she was and is an unbelievable Gymnist, only a tiny percentage of people in the whole world can do what these people can do, and never forget the work, the sweat, and the bruises and pain these kids endure to get to where they are, BRAVO SIMONE!
Can't touch this she's Awesome
Jealousy is a bitch. Simone is a straight up badass!!
SHO'NUFF!!!💯💯🤨🧑🏾🦱🤸🏾♀️🤣🤣🤣🤗
I absolutely love this comment you took the words right out of my mouth❤
Simone is aight 😅
Jealously is a bitch and so is the girl who made the comment.
No she is not. She quit on her women’s Olympic team
Translation: she's too good and it's not fair to the rest of us who aren't as talented
You can paint yourself any color you like, Carlotta, but underneath the paint is a classless, envious nobody.
As an Italian, I fully apologize for her remarks 😢 I can assure you, the most of us are not like that, and we absolutely love Biles (my sis is an ex gymnast and she looks at her as her hero with Comaneci also)
So italians consider themselves "eastern Europeans" now ? Really.
@@tashavolovsek9115 absolutely not ahahahahahahah maybe in the North? But here in the South, we consider themselves Mediterranean...where did you get this idea ahahahahah?
Not my experience, but allot of Italians are known for this underbelly content. This gymnast is main thread for Italy on a world scale. Her Federation cleaned the edges while keeping the filth.
@@jujutu5084 again, I am sorry...but most of our gymnasts are not like that, I can assure you >.< But I have to agree that in these last years the racism in my country is going up...I pray that it will stop 🙏🏻
@@tashavolovsek9115don't be rude. He's being sincere.
Wow, that wasn't just mildly racist, that was full on 1800s phrenology style racism.
🤦🏾♂️ Doh❗
Why is it racist? She was just saying why do we have to copy Simone Biles to win.
It's notchangeanything allpeope Nestor upstanding that other races can work to do a job they like and if they can perfect totherules and their guidelines that so what is the.promblem I have never heard a black person or any other race say Meybe we.should.change their color to except to join the country club that ony let whit pepoejoin their clbs😊😊
@robineggblue-bp3rq They don't. She could work harder if she really wanted to score better. They're right that there's different types of gymnasts. She might not be able to do what Simone does, but she can work and master skills that fit her style.
@@robineggblue-bp3rq It's literally saying that black people are all crude and brutish compared to elegant white people, it's one of the oldest racist tropes in history.
The idea that races differ in that way is simply not based in reality, and the idea that Simone Biles' gymnastics rely on pure power is also nonsense, she's just more skilled and/or just trains harder.
I'm white and I was a powerful gymnast, I'm very short too. My point is it has nothing to do with skin color it has to do with training hard and building strength. Some people are so disgusting.
I'm Green 💚. And I am a power gymast also.
Yes they are
thank you for comment based on truth and experience
@@sharjjahnaziz4122that's why you smell so awful. Green isn't a normal human skin color.
Yea my thoughts were even if on average, black people are genetically stronger it wouldn't matter at this level of athleticism. At the point of being an Olympian everyone there only got there through rigorous training.
So yea, dumb racist comment on the losers part, the person and country.
It's hilarious to know that deep down they were absolutely jealous at Simone Biles.😂
Simone Biles is the epitome of Elegance, she is beautiful, she's worked very hard to become powerful, and perfect with her gymnastic form...
young, gifted and magnificently beautiful. And yes she has gorgeous ebony skin but it is her talent that makes her WIN ! Don't hate congratulate.. she's a winner everybody knows she keeps on pushing ...the boundaries of EXCELLENCE
Jealousy is a powerful drug ‼️💯
It was used with Rosewood and Tulsa
being jealous is a disease too. I hope they get well, soon!
One that produces more of its kind and perpetually floods the system until it synthesises into hatred.
More than any drug on the streets yes
She doesn’t need to respond…her medals and success responded for her!
SHO'NUFF!💯💯🤨🥇🥇🥇🥇🥇🥇🥇🥇🥇🥇🥇🥇🥇🥇🤸🏾♀️🇺🇸🤣🤣🤣
💯 Success doesn't have to argue
Facts
True THAT!! 1ST ITS HER SEASON! AGAIN!
And that’s why Simone Biles will ALWAYS be THAT girl!! She handles everything w such grace. A real boss 💯
The best comeback Simone ever had ... SILENCE !! Shes to classy to even go there.
To the Italian gymnast and federation official: Elegance is ignoring racist and sore losers while excelling in your field. 👏 to Simone❤❤❤
Excellent wording 👌
Agreed!! She's the epitome of professionalism and class.
remember that the most virulent racism
of the last thousand years had it's birth in
and was practiced by Europe!
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🤨 The way she used "elegance" was racist within itself.
The way that gymnast reduced Simone down to skin color. So unnecessary. Simone is the GOAT, period!
I wish the entertainment industry would stop reducing people to skin color as well. All this DEI nonsense needs to stop. All job and educational opportunities should be based on merit, not skin color. Do you agree?
@@witchhazel4135 I disagree. This is false equivalences. Purely based on merit alone ignores other factors. And nobody is suggesting that opportunity should be based on skin color.
@jwallah346 The comments of the Italians suggested that those wins were predicated on race. And that Simone is only powerful because she is Black but lacks the elegance of a European gymnast. Just ignorant and shameful. They should learn to lose gracefully.
@@witchhazel4135 It's not nonsense, but your ignorance is. DEI is needed because of white supremacist thinking like yours. It's a tool to give people from diverse backgrounds the same opportunities as their white counterparts who have historically been allowed to thrive even when they were mediocre and lowbrow like you. In this clip, Simone Biles is better than the white European gymnast because she worked a little harder and took a few more chances to do something beyond basic with her skillsets. In the past, Simone and other little Black girls were shut out of gymnastics because of narrow-minded, bigoted thinking like yours.
They tried to reduce her...but only succeeded in making themselves small, and ignorant. They've become irrelevant, while she's on top. Nice 😂🌹👍🏽💯😘
Well, she will need to paint her skin another color other than GREEN WITH ENVY!!!
OMG, really??? People like that are an embarrassment to the human race. 🤨
Kudos to Simone for not only possessing great skill and talent, but also for not lowering herself to the level of the kind of people who would make remarks like that.
You’re a real winner, Simone! 🇺🇸
Simone has taken gymnastics to another level. She is truly phenomenal!
Yes, she is
Yes, her moves, her routines put her on another level, but her *sportsmanship* puts her above the game. You go girl! She's come a long way, just being Simone. Much love and respect, from mia in Portland 🌹👊🏽💯👍🏽💕🎶😎🌹
And a classy young beautiful lady.❤️
👍
So her spokesperson clarified her racist remark, with a racist remark...got it.
They're both trash!
Exactly pitiful just pitiful 😒
Yeah I was like that’s no better than what she said
Arguably more racist cause like he was like, "No but like eugenics tho"
Pretty much
Simone is a classy lady . Many girls at my church wanna be just like her . Racism will always exist but we don't have to respond to it .Awesome Simone 😊
Painting your skin won't fix the fact that Simone Biles has forgotten more about gymnastics than you'll ever know! Sometimes, the other person is just BETTER than you!!
She wins because she’s great not because she’s black.
Tell the racist that, tgis proves why black people need to work harder
She was given an unfair advantage because of her skin color. That's exactly what they said. Are you people not paying attention? That is what is racist. I don't know why I even bother. CZcams is just going to delete my comment, and you are too brainwashed to see anything that remotely resembles the truth.
...AND because she is "Black!!"
Because she is black. She knows it, you know it, I know it, everybody knows it.
@@moorek1967 u sound so racist rn... it aint gotta do with race. But if u reasoned with genes, then i woulda accepted it.
Anyone who watches Simone and thinks she’s been getting a “pass”because she’s black is delusional! Simone is superhuman
Delusional and racist
She’s not superhuman. She’s a regular person like everyone else. She’s just extremely talented and has a great work ethic along with lots of dedication
She has super powers that is a gift from God. We are his chosen ones so he made us special, just look around, Serena, Venus, LeBron, Co-Co. That's why everybody hates us.
@@givemeabreakisrael3880 last I checked we were all the same species
Delusional = racist = butt hurt
She’s literally the best in the world. Period. They call her the GOAT for a reason.
The racist mad because Simone out performed her and has better skills.
It is BECAUSE Simon combines power and strength with elegance and grace that makes her who she is.
Sorry but strength and power sure but there is no elegance or grace.Ah ok now I am a racist
@@aldopercussion642weird flex but ok
@@aldopercussion642 you aren’t racist for saying she doesn’t have elegance … because she *doesnt* have elegance, but you’re missing the point …
they were racist because her being black and having power aren’t related. either you can generate power or you can’t. and “painting your skin black” will not make the judges see you as more powerful or “less graceful”. Dominique Dawes is a black woman from the Magnificent Seven and she was *very* graceful. New flash, the era of “artistic” gymnastics is over and it has nothing to do with Simone. if anything Olga Korbut, a russian, started to place emphasis on power rather than beauty. That was in the 70s. A long line of powerful gymnasts came after her. grace hasn’t been at the forefront of most gymnasts minds in this day and age. Nastia Liukin and a few others kept to it, but even Nastia had power and her dad is Valeri Liukin, king of elegance!!!
Simone’s race and her power aren’t one in the same and so saying something like that is stupid and obviously comes from a racist place. italians are known for being racists, but the weird part about the statement is that they aren’t even known for being good gymnasts to be speaking like that. the success of “eastern european” gymnast is due to mainly romania and russia, not italy. (i’m shocked that they included themself in that), but let’s not forget that simone was trained by the Károlyi’s who are responsible for the romanian and the america golden age of gymnastics. In fact, Dominique Dawes had them as her actual coach as they were coaches of the M7. so obviously the italians were just haters … do a pageant show or model if you want to be judged for JUST elegance. don’t get racist when someone new comes along and reminds you that you are in fact an athlete and this is a competition. “gym”nastics, done in a “gym”nasium. it’s a sport dude …
does she have elegance? no. is she powerful and technically sound? yes. is that because she is black? no. so the italians should have stfu.
@aldopercussion642 Well no, but I still disagree with your comment lol.
@aldopercussion642 you are an idiot. She is graceful and elegant. European standard is your standard. We have our own standard. Botox fillers and lip fillers
She’s not winning because she’s black. She’s winning because she’s damn good!
I agree 100%!!!!!
Blacks have naturally higher bone density so dey have natural advantage in sports
Let me guess your ethnicity 🙄
@@rickaleman5008 excuses are for those who can’t compete. That being said I can guess yours. Lol
Didn't she quit on her team?
Jealousy is such a demeaning emotion.
😂Boy oh boy they always find a way to make it seem like their way is the best way.
Extra racist to basically say that powerful Black gymnasts aren’t elegant… Simone is an icon. A role model. A star. Elegant. Poised. Beautiful. And no one remembers the racist now, so…
As a gymnast she's not elegant. She may be elegant in speech and character, but she doesn't look elegant when she doesn't her routines.
@@latonyanewsome0 that’s from an expert perspective though. From the average person/Olympics viewer, she’s elegant and powerful, which is what actually matters for viewership and money. For the judges though, your opinion is more important. For society, average joe opinions are more important. If that makes sense… 🤔
@@latonyanewsome0Elegance is largely subjective. But even if you want to say that Simone is not elegant, then what about Trinity Thomas, or Rebeca Andrade, or Melanie de Jesus Dos Santos, or Shilese Jones? Are you going to say that they are not elegant too?
А что насчёт её допинга?
@@user-cb8de3ou4r She has never doped in her life. F off if you’re just being racist to be racist.
Lol “we can’t compete on their level and we want things back to how they were when it favored us and our weakness” is what I heard.
Agreed 👍🏿👍🏿👍🏿💯💯
Period
You said what needed to be said 😤
Basically
The world in a nutshell 😊
That Italian girl doesn't need to paint her skin, she needs to "pull herself up by the boot straps" and take responsibility for her own performance.
A true lady inside and out. Stay true to you Simone
Silence is golden. Good for you, Simone.🙌☕️
Even the apology was racist..."the power of Black athletes" versus the "elegance of Eastern Europeans." And that how you know what they really think!!!🤣
Oh well!! Go Simone...keep kicking ass!! You are both elegant and powerful!!😍
And if it was really Eastern Europeans, how come the Russians are still pretty damn good?😂 I don’t remember but didn’t Russia win team gold at the Tokyo games?
So she probably just should’ve tried working harder
@@elise85391but you dont really prove a point because you said russia beat tokyo. Hell russia can beat the whole united states so what is your point?
Elegance of Eastern Europeans is code talk for Weak Slow & Boring straight from the horses own mouths
They have to give back handed compliments
Honestly? I think the publicist was talking about body types. Simone is stocky and dense. Her legs go BOOM! I’m sure the girl speaking looks lithe like a typical ballerina, which is pretty, but maybe not strong enough to achieve the same feats 🤷🏾♀️ if trends in gymnastics are favoring a different aesthetic, it’s no difference than times in the past when thicker athletes didn’t fit the aesthetic.
Crazy how they aren’t absolutely embarrassed.
Simone, keep doing your thing, beautiful lady. Continue to be great. Keep giving the racist haters something to talk about. God bless you. ❤❤❤
Simone stays being one of the most celebrated gymnasts of all time, while the racist bigot is irrelevant
Yes talk about attention seeking when no one knows your damn name
She was forgot about a week after she made that comment
Who is she again? 😅
That Italian just jealous she can’t get the skills Simone has
Yeah, she really just said "why I can't keep being praised by just being white and skinny like I have always been without putting any real work" oh gosh
Meh Italians are sometimes right and sometimes wrong, they are 100% right that pineapples don't belong on pizza and wrong that black paint will bring succes.
Nah, she was upset that her bloodline wasn't bred for power for field work.
Simone is so beautiful, classy, and talented. That Italian athlete is untalented, and ugly inside and out. Absolutely revolting. The girls, and their coach, should be banned. It also sounds like the coach groomed these girls to be racist, since girls who compete in this sport are often very young minors, and the coach is an adult. The coach needs to pay a hefty fine on top of being banned, and the money should go to a charity of Biles’ choice for underprivileged gymnasts!
@@ThariduVanParys pineapples on pizza are amazing, I don’t care what you say. Wrong on both counts!
And she still came
Out on top !! 🥇!! You can’t keep a black woman down !!
They really tried to defend racism with even more racism, fuckin brilliant
Eastern Europeans have dominated gymnastics for many years historically. The reality is that Simone has worked very hard to become the best gymnast in history, a badge well deserved. It is people like her who challenge the boundaries of what is possible. Love Simone!
this has nothing to do with that particular gymnast as well as the other one involved but not mentioned here (Ferrari is her last name) as they were never associated with elegance or dominance in the field. Commenting as if the italian girls were representing classical elegance of Eastern Europe is ridiculous. They were short themselves, quite squared, nothing elegant or outstandingly artistic .
Diversity win......
It's the best in the present, but not the best in history come on...
@@albatros386 Basically Simone moves without elegance to put it simply. Manish
@@cravenlevay8761 but that Italian gymnast also does not have elegance to put it simply. Hence no medal. Capish :)
I’m so glad Simone ignored those comments. She showed incredible restraint and grace under pressure. The other gymnast was just jealous.
Absolutely, jealousy is a large part of their hatred towards black people, and we know it.🌸
What choice did she have? If she acknowledged the racism then she would be criticized more and be accused of “making it worse”.
@@majorlazor5058 Yup, it's black women's burden to bear to tolerate and weather any and all disrespect
She had the luxury of "ignoring" them bc she has a strong support system who spoke up for her. However, those comments did greatly affect her, according to her mother.
Didn’t show much "Grace under pressure" at the Olympics. Guess that makes me racy too, regardless if I’d same the same thing about gymnast of any color that did what she did 🤷♂️
It just shows their inferiority, The Italian coach has not taught his client well enough to win and the gymnast has not learned how to win. Simone is a champion and will continue to be one.
JEALOUSY! JEALOUSY! JEALOUSY!
THERE IS JUST NO END; TO JEALOUSY!
The difference is Simone can replicate and surpass the “elegance” of the Eastern European gymnasts. But none of them can touch her power. Wether they “paint their skin black” or not.
This is sheer jealousy. And Simone just proved how not only is she more elegant and powerful. But also more mature, compassionate and forgiving. By not reacting to the comment and simply forgiving her.
They don't train in her style, if they did she would probably get more competition
@@tendies9248Her style? You mean pick a difficult move, master the difficult move, and then watch haters cry about the difficult move?
Pure envy.
@@tendies9248 I understand what you mean by “her style”. But it’s the same sport, same events. Sure some people might excel at some aspects more than others. But all these girls are training hard. Her “style” is tumbling like a beast. Even if the rest trained more than they already do, they still wouldn’t touch her
It wasn't her skin color, it was her work ethic and drive to succeed. SMDH
Actually black people have stronger skeleton systems than white people!
Then why did she mention her skin color?
@@MsKeepgodfirst Trying to negate Simone's obvious talent, she was trying to say Simone got the awards only because she is black, not because she is better than good.
@@nunook5522exactly.
Actually it was both. There's a reason why Melanin is the most expensive commodity in the world. Platinum sells for about $35 per gram. Melanin is $450 a gram. Black peoples skin alone is worth millions. Melanin creates fast twitch muscle fibers that white athletes don't have. That's why Black people are physically capable of more during high impact sports & sports that involve running. It also helps many other things. Like brain power for example. Skeleton rigidity. That's why you RARELY see black people with horrible arthritis or osteoporosis.
I hope Biles competes in the Olympics again. It was rough seeing her quit last time.
Not only is she THE GOAT, she's the QUEEN GOAT!!!!!!
Haters always hate, then they’re forgotten! All Hail the GOAT Simone!
Ignoring racist epithets is what we do best. We’ve had to put up with it for over 300 years.
Smh
🙄
Exactly
😂
It's been a lot longer than 300yrs
Simone is such a lovely lady. Rising above the ignorance of those that feel threatened.
She already won! My dtr, who is not brown or black, was treated badly by some girls at school for no reason. They’re just “mean girls.” She wanted to say mean things back to them. I told her, “build yourself up. Make yourself the best version of YOU that YOU can be in school, in your sport & in every way. In that, YOU will win & you will show them how wrong they are & YOU will leave them behind. You won’t have to say one word. They will dig their own holes.” So far…so good! She is quickly rising in her sport & being noticed for positive reasons & more people are seeing how mean those girls are!🙏💪
It doesn't get more elegant and poetic than the lovely and great Simone Biles!!
The greatest gymnast of all time!
Greatest of all time must be Igorina Balchevski. She can take greatest American
@@judas_bdb8681
Are you Russian?
I’ve always said, “Jealousy is nothing more than secret admiration.” You can’t be jealous of anything you don’t admire. 🤷🏽♂️
Envy and jealousy are two different things. This sounds like envy.
Why are you automatically labeling it as jealousy ? 😂.
@@angelwings7930
Because I call it exactly how I see it.😂
@@JonMarM Doesn’t mean you’re right😂
@@angelwings7930
Doesn’t mean I’m wrong either. 😂
I think someone should be disqualified for remarks like that! Only the best athletes win! No matter their skin color.
Omg from the beginning I thought she was talking and for some reason it sounded deep from the mic 😅
I absolutely hate the racism. Simone is so very talented and classy. Painting your skin black wont work because you cant paint talent!!! We love you Simone
Yessssss
Exactly 💯
100% thnk you!
She’ll find that out, when she bust her butt, trying to do what Simone does.
Say your a loser without saying your a loser. Silence was the best response
You’re a loser
YOU'RE
@@kennedy9359Really? Seems to me you got the comment.
Right
Furlito’s career wins speak for themselves. Which is to say-none. Grapes are so sour when you’re not that talented.
No Black person has to apologize to NO ONE about our God given TALENTS.
I’m proud of Simone! It’s not always necessary to respond to haters madness! That shows class and maturity!
The REAL signature move, was Simone's unfathomable grace, poise and maturity in shrugging off the racist riffraff. What a classy lady. She's a beauty. Shes a legend.
People are always gonna get kinda weird when it is a sport with subjective concepts.
I would tend to agree tho in regards to the concept of how they attempt to award points in an objective form in gymnastics. Do a perfect triple back flip? idk. I imagine that awards many points.
@@py_a_thonWhat is subjective about it? If she wants her medal, why not do what she did to get it in the first place?
@@thia41012 They should. I think the floor exercise event is really the only form that can be easily criticized for any form of racial bias. (Points awarded for grace and tempo and whatever)
If a female gymnast wants to win an event and someone does some Tony Hawk level flips...then they need to do more or stfu and enjoy bronze or silver or nothing.
@@thia41012 Some forms of figure skating have faced similar drama llama level bullshit also. Do 5 triple axels in a row then. Win by default and skill.
@@thia41012 That was my point. Please do not misunderstand the full aspect of what I tried to say.
What NONSENSE!!
first be BILES...then comment, okay?
'Cause, among all of "so called gymnasts", she is actually beyond all...BILES by MILES.
GOAT is one in this field & that's BILES❤❤
If you are a jealous racist, just say that and keep moving.
They hardly ever do that
@@rahbeeuhbut they're mush more likely to come out as racist now that we had Trump spewing terrible things over the past seven years. That's why we now have nazi's licketing outside of Disney World. That never would've happened before trump.
For real, that would have been way less stupid to say... One of those "You can put words in a sentence that way?" moments🤦
You're projecting very hard. It's black women who harp on whites year in and year out talking about "equity" because you can't get on the same level. 🤣
They love to use innuendo, then say we're playing the race card when we call them on it.
She has done more for the sport than that racist no name
when I was little, gymnastics were more ballet and elegant, now it's more power tumbling, but that has NOTHING to do with the race of the gymnasts
If those European girls want to do artistry and be judged on that, all they have to do is lose a ton, and im talking multiple pounds, of excess body weight and become ballerinas. Those girls are doing some exquisite flexibility moves and some even do like 20 pirouettes in a row without stopping… Those European girls could just switch to being ballet dancers!! Why didn’t anyone think of that before they went and became “artistic gymnasts” ??? The diet would be so good for their artistry too, and they won’t have to feel pressure to learn how to do those impossible tumbling passes that they couldnt do if their lives depended on it. Like those hideous triple twisting double backs… how non-artistic can that tumbling pass possibly be??? Then there’s the dreaded Double Layout with a half twist on the second flip. There’s no artistry in that mess, even when she regularly performs it in competition with a perfect landing … with an added rebound into a split leap, all for extra artistry points and extra bonus combination points on top of more bonus points for all the extra artistry combinations. Whew! I’m out of breath just typing about all these artistic gymnastics moves !!!
Anyway … Good luck in the ballet, and with your new strict diets, and all those pirouettes and split leaps past 180 degrees you’ll be doing if you want to be considered for one of the prestigious background dancer’s understudy positions …. all you artistic, non-black, European Gymnasts! Just believe in yourselves and trust in your artistic abilities and there’s no telling what you’ll be able to do some day! All you have to do is just do whatever is needed in order for you to achieve it! Once you do that, youll be able to do everything your coaches set out for you to achieve!!!
This kills me even more because Simone Biles is so unproblematic. She isn't a troll, a b***h, or a mean girl; she minds her business, her marriage, and brings home Gold and people bully her completely unprovoked. If you wish you were her, just say that instead of being an ass. 🙄
This!
Ok but these comments are coming from a competitor: she's extremely problematic if you're competing against her.
@@StrangestofDays: What does that mean? Are you saying that Simone needs to dim her brilliance so that a mediocre athlete can shine? That's ridiculous!
WELL SAID
Even if she was problematic, the comments spoken would still be.
The girl won because her performance was perfection. Nothing to do with her skin color.
Exactly.
Absolutely, nothing to do with skin pigmentation but biology certainly plays a role and that's absolutely fine. Having certain racial genetic helps in many sports. This little girl is perfect and we should celebrate that .
@@Rydonattelo This little girl? She's a whole grown married woman. 🙄😂🤣🤣
@@kingofmykraft1447 Yes well I'm Scottish and she is a wee girl to me, physically and by age. The term wee girl, little girl or wee lassie in Scotland and Northern Ireland is not specifically used to describe children. Similar to how Americans would refer to a woman of 25 as a girl in certain situations, or men as the boys in sports, military ect.
I retract nothing.
yeah, the same way being from a tall family gives you a genetic advantage. It doesn't change the fact that its racist@@Rydonattelo
Jealousy is a disease. Hurts the soul..
Apparently she can do that move because she's Black, not because she trained for it
The gymnast should be banned and the Italian Federation spokesperson should lose their job. Those remarks were despicable! Their apologies mean nothing.
They should all be put in prison for that type of behavior!
@@jr1648chill out it's comment made of jealous not a war crime
Banned for speaking her mind? Get over it.
@@mamavswildnot all thoughts need to be spoken out loud
Hahah banned for an opinion? Typical violent hateful liberal
Some people are just small. It’s not Simone’s job to help them be bigger. Silence is golden.
Preach. 😂😂😂😂
It was pretty big of Simone to ignore the petty, sore losers.
Gymnastics has become more competitive. If Simone prrforms better than they do, they aren't training enough.
Jealousy is an ugly characterist!
By ignoring that ridiculous comment Simone has proved she's not only super skilled gymnast but a classy woman too
She handled this with a lot of grace. In subsequent events, Simone was often seen chatting with Carlotta. Simone was known as a bit of a chatterbox during competitions. Just talks to everybody😂 ever since her debut, women's gymnastics has more camaraderie. Before that, it was all about mean looks and looking stoic. I dare say that Biles sparked a bit of a cultural evolution by just being a positive person.
She would still be classy even if she responded.
WE ARE SOMETHING!
I said it for her
@@anyaw340exactly
When folks can't cut it they rely on good ol faithful "racism". 😂😂😂
Never fails
facts
Big facts
Right!👏🏿👏🏿
Can we white people disown this trash? -_-“ So tired of people like this… either get better or learn some dang humility and get your head outta your rear! Or better yet, do both!
Biles won not because shes black, but because shes a strong athlete. A white athlete can be just as strong.
You just can’t win with these people, they can’t help themselves. Ignoring the commentary is the best thing, just do the talking in your performance.
The same racist comments were said towards Surya Bonaly (figure skatting) in the 90's... talk about progress...
Her backflip on the ice is legendary. I was a kid but I loved watching her skate. It doesn't stop which is such a shame
@@anye76Yeap and they made it illegal because others didn’t have the skill set to match her ability to pull the trick. Like these young girls aren’t already doing tricks they can die or be permanently injured doing
Exactly!! 💯. They stay mad.
@@JustLikeAFloweractually it was illegal before she performed it. The move was banned after Terry Kubicka performed the move at the 1976 Winter Olympics in Austria. She gets credit for the ability but, no matter who you are, you don’t get points for performing an illegal move.
@@anye76. I remember the racist comments against her also! It shows how little racism has been washed away! That gymnast & coach will probably teach their children and so on! All the while they’ll say, there’s no racism!😂
They should be ashamed of themselves. The wins of our American team members has nothing to do with the color of their skin tones, but their hard work and dedication. It is shameful that the Italians chose to use racist ignorance to make sore loser comments. It was disrespectful to not only our Black athletes but to the entire American team. All of our girls are powerful, graceful, and elegant and worthy of the respect of athletes who have disciplined themselves the way all of our girls have to proudly represent our U.S. team
Well said ❤ they’re discrediting all of her hard work & skills by saying it’s just bc of her skin tone. No, it’s years of dedication, and endless hours of practice, and talent of course
@@manderly109
Not only all the above, but having to go on a seriously restricted diet as well to get accepted.
It irks them to the core, to see a black young woman, who is obviously superior in her performance.
@@zaramatthan8447 no it doesn't
You're saying this as if all Italians are racist pigs and Americans are oh so progressive about racial issues and discrimination. Have you forgotten Jesse Owens? Jackie Robinson? Or Donald Sterling maybe? And that's only a few examples of sport discrimination. Your country was founded by slavists and segregation was outlawed in the 60's, get out of town
What a disgusting and reprehensible statement made by the Italian team member. Repulsive!!! She should be banned from performing for the remainder of the season. What poor sportsmanship.
Mary Lou Retton was the very image of USA Power Gymnastics in the 1980's...40 years ago...someone has no sense of history...
No one can deny that Simone dazzled the world with her routines. I (52) watched at home and gasped multiple times, and I’ve watched every Olympics gymnastics since Nadia Comaneci stole the show in 1976. Simone is a force! ❤ just beautiful to watch.
I remember Nadia and Olga Korbut. A lot of girls joined up for gymnastics after watching them. They were so gifted. 🙂
Oooo, that brought me back. My dad use to make me watch the Olympic Gymnastics as a child, Nadia made history that year and if my memory is correct, won 3 gold medals and continued to score perfect 10s with great ease in the 1980 Olympics. Now she was a force.
Watching Simone, I’m in awe of the routines she so brilliantly delivers.
It’s not about race, it’s about delivering excellence.
However, jealousy and racism tend to go hand in hand.
I was born that year!
Thank You for your FACTUAL WISDOM.
With a comment like she did herself real bad. .paint yourself any colour in the colourung book.