Simone Biles Ignored This Racist Comment
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 15 ต.ค. 2024
- 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.
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!!
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
Man, jealousy is ugly. Simone's success is the best revenge. She is all class.
I agree with you Erica Osborne 100%
Exactly 💯
She also has elegance, grace, power and strength. What a woman and gymnast!
Yeah, right!! Biles is a stuck up snob.
Facts!
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!
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.
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.
Painting your skin won't fix your mediocrity 🤷🏾♀️
But it'll give you privileges like affirmative action and preferences by white liberals.
Cold Unpopular Truth
Say it louder for the bitter folks in the nosebleeds! ❤
@@sahreenzikova3981
Like Screaming "white privilege" won't erase your bad childhood and poor choices.
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@@asoncalledvoonch2210 its true that condition of black people now is because of slavery, you can cope all day facts dont care about your feelings
@@asoncalledvoonch2210 as if that’s relevant in this case?
Jealousy is an ugly disease.
And envy!
The WNBA needs to hear thst.
@@my2cents320 The media often creates these narratives too. Splicing together a story out of hundreds of thousands of players, games, interviews. They’re all laughing to the bank.
Racism from this Italian is not the same as WNBA women being critical of the media for over concentrating on one rookie who has been underperforming. She won’t even get rooking or the year.
And ignorance.
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 wil be l tagged as racist for saying that
@@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
Racist argument should always be either ignored or rejected. I am Italian and I feel ashamed for what Carlotta said about "painting our skin black". She didn't win the gold medal because she wasn't that good, period.
As a Black woman....Thank you for your comment. I've been to Italy and they were so lovely, so sad to hear such ugly statements from her. Jesus loves you all, we just all have to repent. Thanks again 💋
I’ve never met an Italian who has the same name as mine, particularly because the letter “K” doesn’t exist in Italian. We are name twins! 🥰
Italian here....I could not agree more!
It needs to be rejected and condemned every time, never ignored. Coming from a Black American woman. 🙏🏽
Pro-yankee.
The same kind of arguments were made against Surya Bonaly in figure skating in the 90's. Their insecurities are letting their inner racists show. 🥴
Tony Harding lacked artistry too and no one cared, she was cheered, but they were harsh towards Surya. Later America got one of the most artistic skaters, Michelle Kwan, and they preferred Tara Lipinski. It's always about the race
Surya was easily the most athletic figure skater I've ever seen.
Did they not ban skaters from doing back-flips because of her?
Even though, I think, she was the only female who could do one.
@@aberamagold7509 not quite what happened, the actual story is even better. Backflips were already banned at the time, out of safety concerns but also because figure skating jumps are supposed to be landed on one foot. So Surya, in a sort of protest that she was being underscored, threw in a backflip during her routine. And she landed it on one foot! Other skaters could do backflips (and still do, just not in competition), but (iirc) no one had landed it one foot (and few can even today). The hope was that, since she'd landed it on one foot as all jumps are supposed to be, they'd count it. But they didn't. Funny thing is, everyone complained about her being too "athletic" and lacking grace (and yes she wasn't quite as fluid on many of her connecting moves), but nowadays these Russian girls and doing quads and backloading their program to get extra points, neglecting a lot of the grace and artistry of having a well choreographed routine, and they are praised for it and winning golds
@@aberamagold7509 Actually, no. Backflips were banned in 1976 after Terry Kubicka did one at the Olympics. Surya then did one at the 1998 Olympics after realizing she wouldn't make the podium.
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!
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.
What a weird thing to say. She doesn’t win because she’s black. She’s wins because she trains hard and has talent.
Attributing any accomplishments or setbacks to someone's skin color is textbook racism. There isn't any logic to it. Straight nonsensical
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Also she got a bronze which still is very good but why attack the bronze medal winner and not the gold medal winner she clearly has a personal problem with her
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When jealousy gets to be too much, they resort to trying to tear someone down. Simone is 4 ft 8 of full pride, strength, and character!
I’m proud of Simone! It’s not always necessary to respond to haters madness! That shows class and maturity!
They took the low Road and Simone took the High Road . Proud of you..
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.
She doesn't need to paint herself black. She needs to work on her ignorance, work on character and integrity, and work on her skills. Insulting a STAR will not make her any better. Classless 🚮.
Even if she painted her skin Black she still wouldn't win. Simone is a Black woman from inside to outside.
Well said!👌.....do better young lady .... it's not about how pretty you are but how talented and taken your abilities to a whole 'nother level👌🍰🎉❇️❇️❇️❇️❇️
Suddenly "pretty elegance" isn't doing it for you anymore? 😂 Child please
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"
Jealousy is its own punishment.
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.
Simone did the right thing. She doesn't have to respond. The Italian gymnasts are doing a fine job of making themselves look bad all on their own.
For me its the fact that 11 years later Simone is the most decorated female gymnast in history and that jealous Italian gymnast has been long forgotten 😂😂
@@pamelagiza9402 But she did respond to MyKayla .. so petty. I thought she was bigger than that. Her BF and J Child’s all tweeted -smh
@@TriToms-c8mI think that one was different..Her and Mykayla were friends so it was different to hear it from someone you don’t know well. Mykayla didn’t insult Simone, she insulted the rest of the USA team and as team leader and the oldest, Simone has a responsibility to stand up for her team. Mykayla has been jealous of Jade Carrey and she insulted Gabby Douglas back in 2016 during the Olympics because she was an alternate. There’s definitely a level of personal history that caused that response from Simone.
@@lastinghappiness3977 Aha.Thanks for the context. I can see exactly why she clapped back!
@@TriToms-c8mthat’s because it was personal…they were “friends” and her “friend” disrespected her team mates
Get a clue why don’t you
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.
Whew! Jealousy runs deep in that girl. Not everyone can be Simone Biles.
She has done more for the sport than that racist no name
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 🤷♂️
She is green with envy. Simone didn’t win because she’s black. She won because of her talent. Period!
If her eyes are green then there’s a monster inside of her and it’s named jealousy 😅
Simone biles is upsetting the world with her talent 🎉🎉🎉🎉. Go girl.
She won, because modern gymnastics stress power over other skills.
It’s a fact that Western Africans tend to be more explosive than other ethnicities.
Just look at the winners of the 100m dash.
HARD WORK, not just talent. Talent means nothing at the highest level of sports.
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People only have something negative to the say when they're jealous of the other person 😢
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
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.❤️
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I get that she's powerful. I don't enjoy her landings. She so frequently hops, steps, or leaps on landing. She is doing things that I could never dream of doing, but those hops look like crud.
JEALOUSY! JEALOUSY! JEALOUSY!
THERE IS JUST NO END; TO JEALOUSY!
Some people don’t know how to share the road with other drivers. Some people refuse to get along and live in peace with others in the world.
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
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
@@kennedy9359
Loser
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.
“She’s better than me and that’s anti-white” lmfaooooo
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"I got arrested because I'm black not because I'm a thief".
@@D13NwordRacist smh
"Ooga Booga ooga oog"
-simon biles
Haters always hate, then they’re forgotten! All Hail the GOAT Simone!
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
@@ken_kaniff246
Are you Russian?
The greatest yes...the most elegant? Hmmmm
Picky Picky fellas!
Black gymnasts have elegance and power! Any European gymnast that has power is going to damn sure use it. Damn, why is it so hard for them to take an "L" without making excuses?
Because they have always used there power and money to get what they want and it's not quite working here😅😅
They’re just made that this white sport isn’t being dominated by them. It’s always going to be about race with them. 🫢
I think they’re used to winning, with little to no effort, because of their skin tone, while a black person has to be excellent to get noticed, and even though black people are very talented, they have to work harder and deal with a lot of bs, because of the color of their skin, but the victory is sweeter, when the hard work you put in pays off, and that’s why black people are strong and resilient, because they have to be, to make it in this world, I’m thankful that Simone is a class act, and doesn’t give energy to her hater’s 🏆
Agreed! Gabby Douglas was a very elegant athlete with power as well.
@@AmandaHernandez-oc8tb *Their
The most intelligent thing to do always is to ignore negativity. Simone you rock!
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
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
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.
Wow THAT'S F-up, even worse is the FAKE apologies. 😡
Translation: she's too good and it's not fair to the rest of us who aren't as talented
Carlotta Ferlito had already painted her soul black.
Right; I’m the same color as Simone and I can’t do one backflip. Lolol
Whoever is in Biles league should be very proud of themselves. Sheesh!
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White mediocrity whines again.
Boo hoo! Would you like some cheese to go with that "whine".
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 😂🌹👍🏽💯😘
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
I'm black. My signature move involves a sofa and a carefully placed tv remote.
Silence is golden. Good for you, Simone.🙌☕️
An it’s speaking very loudly 😂
Racist
@@quantaviatalley3156Amen and making the other girl look soooooo bad! She should be banned for this! Js
In many cases, silence is golden, but racism is too insidious to be quiet about. It needs to be challenged. Biles answers by being the best.
@@nkeveo6967Someone must have pushed back because the gymnast and the spokesperson apologized for their remarks.
Damage done though, they showed the world what they are.
as an eastern euro gymnast, that’s so pathetic that they made that comment insane amounts of jealousy
How is that jealousy when she’s right? Dumb@ss. They favor blacks over whites to try to be “pRogrEssIve” ret@rd. These are facts. Cope
People are sick of diversity hires. If only we had been making decisions based on merit instead of skin color, this wouldn't happen
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’s all about how women’s gymnastics need to change its name. “Artistic Gymnastics” is no longer artistic. Artistic no longer wins medals and championships. The “power”women’s gymnastics wins medals and championships. We can’t rightly blame the gymnasts themselves. It’s the system and scoring that is to blame. Some may call it evolving.
Frustration of scored events is always annoying.
For myself I am old school and prefer Artistic routines. Maybe someday it will return. If not I can still appreciate the gymnasts who compete in both.
I always hear the genetic predisposition remarks from Europeans when they lose yet that disappears when they win
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when and where
also if they win and said that you would have a melt down over nazism so.....
Simone is used to having to ignore bigotry and being the bigger person. She displays grace , skill and intellect while others envy her her abilities.
I dont think she has any grace, its more a robotic after thought than a graceful move.
@@lynnlmr2032And with every new performance she tells bigots like yourself to kiss her 🍑.😂😂😂
@@lynnlmr2032who gives af what you think?
@@Hervinbalfour Well Hervy you must to answer back so pathetically.
@@lynnlmr2032i am a dancer. And there are many people who arent gracefull I can see it on stage. Gymnastics is a beautiful sport dont get me wrong, but it isnt allwayd the gracefullest. But Simone is one of the smoothest I have seen.
The Italian Federation spokesperson was not only racist, but also knowingly ignoring sports history on purpose to paint racism as a 'trend'. I remember that, during the times of the defunct GDR doping program, Eastern European 'elegant' gymnasts looked 10 times more muscular than Biles or any other 'athlete of color'. They very seldom won anything beyond vault, and no technical element was named after any of them, because they were not good at gymnastics, just artificially strong. Gymnastics scoring system grades exercises according to difficulty degree, elements are described in detail, listing how the execution should be and what mistakes get what penalties. If anybody performs an exercise exactly how the book says, judges should give it the corresponding high score; unless judges are biased, color doesn't play any role
She dreams of the 50s when the hardest beam skill was a cartwheel and they mostly just walked up and down the thing looking pretty.
@@creolespanish34 - It certainly shouldn't play any role , buuttt ....
@@NotChefCookWow!
@@NotChefCook of course, I get it. Now, going deeper, judging a very complex performance sport will always be a very subjective activity no matter what, and if it's ever gonna be fair, then it will be necessary that the judges also come from all sides of the human diversity, which is happening very slowly I suspect. A judge that wants to be fair has to be mentally trained into suppressing the sympathy for those who look like him/her, which is a very powerful human tendency, and also look like the people who historically have been champions. It happens all the time in ballet, classical music, figure skating, olympic diving and everywhere white people have been traditionally dominant, only because the rest of us didn't have the money or time required for mastery
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.
Most people have no idea how much you have been through. God Bless you Simone, and your family and friends.🙏
Even the "clarifying" comment was racist. Calling black gymnasts powerful and trending, but that leaves out "elegant" white gymnasts. 🤦🏼♀️
Not to mention Simone is still elegant in her dance elements (I'm not a gymnast so I don't know the technical terms) in her floor and beam routines. As an illustrator who loves drawing people/anatomy, I would love to draw Simone because of the strength AND elegance of her body lines. It's totally possible to exhibit both traits at the same time.
Edited to add: my opinion isn't going to change no matter how many of you ß¡t¢h at me in direct response. Save your digital breath.
@@kriscynicalshe’s really not
@@tc_0766 Okay Jan.
@@tc_0766she really is
I’m glad someone called that out!
Pretty funny how everyone recognizes Biles' name and most of us have no idea who the racist chick is at all.
Correcto mundo!
So true 😂
Correct. Until I watched this video I had never heard of her.
Never heard of her and I'm not a big gymnastics fan but I have followed Simone's career and others not just because they were black kamonivh I got way back.🤓🤭 I guess I told my age. Huh🤓
Yeah, I just watched the whole video and still forgot the other girls name.😂
Anyone who thinks that Simone Biles got where she is because of her skin color has never seen her incredible gymnastics skills
Well Said 💯
She's seen them, and she knows she can't do them. Trust and believe she's tried secretly.
@@janiceholmes430
Probably fell on her head too. Smh. I don't know how in the world the miss the _elegance_ with which Biles performs her _powerful_ moves. Because if she wasn't elegant she'd be either be awkwardly stiff (which isn't possible when doing a sport that requires such flexibility) or clumsily bumbling (which I wouldn't use to describe any Olympic level gymnast. Also, that's how you die.)
Shhhh...you'll wake up the affirmative action people.
The point is that they changed the rules to fit more with black athletes. The standard was always grace and elegance over power, which limits black athletes. You can’t deny how unfair it is. Imagine changing an entire sport just to favor one racial group. I can definitely see the point of her criticism, I just think the way she did it was wrong.
That was very ugly. She should have never said that.
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.
No need for her to dignify ignorance with a response. Her success speaks volumes on her behalf! ❤
It's not racist if it's true. You can't just call everything you don't like racist.
@@KeweenawPatriot Who said racist? I didn't.
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?
@@ЕленаМатвеева-щ4п She has never doped in her life. F off if you’re just being racist to be racist.
Excuse me Italy? Paint it black, won't change your ability.
It's Carlotta, not Italy. Most of us don't want anything to do with what she said, it's unacceptable
Simone is not winning because of her skin, she is winning because of her skill. Big difference Italy.
It's not Italy that is the problem, it's the racist athlete.
And yet you're out here blaming an entire country for something one or two athletes said. How does that make you any less of a bigot than what the Italian gymnasts said?
Facts! Just because those 2 morons made a racist remark doesn’t mean a plethora of other racist Italians don’t feel the same! Trust me cowards talk 💩behind closed doors/online & other places the public isn’t privy to!
@@Herv3 Where in the comment you read is she 'out there blaming an entire country'? Please prove that. Sensitive much?
@@oliviastar3812 I have reading comprehension and if you weren't able to tell that she was putting the onus on an entire country, you should work on your reading comprehension.
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?
"We should also paint our skin black" is one of the most childish remarks I have ever heard.
Does she think Simone painted herself? Why "also"
@@girlgreenivythat's why they had to clarify the remarks
@@stevenroshni1228 And the clarification didn't make it sound any better.
Well, they are children.
But her saying that, she was saying they are getting preferential treatment. Yet, I recall when Biles started they were telling her she wasn't allowed to do certain moves bcse the other gymnast couldn't do them. Also they weren't giving her points she deserved for them.
Those comments are simplistic excuses for not being prepared. Nobody appreciates excuse makers, blamers, or false accusers.
Jealously is not a pretty color. But silence is Golden.
Even a silent fool seems wise.
That nobody should have adhere to this.
Jealousy is blackness of the heart mind and soul and to speak it out loudly, so some or the world can now know your true black 🖤 heart is sometimes shocking and harsh but is also is an awakening blessing. Watch out for yourselves and be careful, especially when God showed who they really are. So sad at such a young age 🤷 and says a lot more....
Ooh, I like that one!
Silence is the problem my friend.
Perfectly Said! 🎉❤
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. 😂
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!
So, the federation went to apologize for racists remarks against Simone with, *checks notes*, more racists remarks?! Lord...
10 years later and Simone Biles is the most decorated gymnast of all time lmao
I think that was the point of the remarks was it not...
She's absolutely incredible
She has nothing on the old gymnasts from the Eastern Block. I’m not impressed. I watched videos of gymnasts from Romania back in the day, Simone doesn’t even come near that.
@@ai-no3ib It seems you cope with delusion.
@@asum7213 you should know how to cope with that
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.
Furlito’s career wins speak for themselves. Which is to say-none. Grapes are so sour when you’re not that talented.
😂
Biles chose to ignore because she knows her capabilities and witty enough not to stoop down to that comment. Shes a class act.
Biles shouldn't be penalized for being a superior athlete. Everyone else needs to step their game up like every other competitive athlete
Isn't this the chick that couldn't take the pressure?
@gobagem6132 No, she's the best female gymnast that ever existed. Meanwhile, you're holding your d*ck while living in your mom's basement.
They can't ... That's the problem ... Jacob is greater than Esau.
They were saying that the folks going for typical form were being penalized.
@@gobagem6132Isn't this the chick that absolutely owned the Olympics and is considered the best ever. 😐
I grew up watching Olga Korbut and Nadia Comaneci, both white and extremely good, powerful, skilled gymnasts. They had strength, power moves and elegance.
If this athlete has a problem with Simone then she needs to up her game and fight to perform at the same level!
Same!!
Well Said💯
Mary Lou Retton. Yep, I remember those days
Olga Korbut and Nadia Comaneci are the reasons I started even noticing gymnastics as a sport as a teenager.
Great comment.💯
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.
I mean it must suck to train your whole life at one thing and then someone comes along and is just… better than you. It’s the Olympics. Give respect where it’s due. Simone Biles is the BEST in the world at what she does, unmatched by anyone. Props to her for ignoring the haters and just keep bringing it home! 🙇♂️🙇♂️
If you think skin color is Biles' secret sauce, you've somehow managed to miss her incredibly fit body and flawless technique.
Seriously. She's just as elegant as any top gymnast. She's just got incredible strength and technique on top of that.
They didn't even get the colour correct 🤔
This video shows her stumbling like 2 or 3 times. So let's dial it back a little bit
That lady is tripping over a Bronze medal.
Simone didn’t even win.🤦♂️ that’s embarrassing
@@reillytek"Embarrassing?" I'd call it human.
Mistakes are common in gymnastics. Simone made us think they aren't.
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? 😅
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 😊
She can paint her skin any color she want to she still won't win because she doesn't have the skills and creative techniques.
And this is why we celebrated US nationals last year for having black women on top of the podium. Some folks just don’t want to change.
Nor they can't compete..
No Black person has to apologize to NO ONE about our God given TALENTS.
This is "THEE BEST COMMENT IN THIS THREAD"! 😉🤩🤩
So, when black ppl say they'd be treated better if they had white skin, is that a racist comment too? Can white ppl also say "No white person has to apologize to NO ONE about our God given TALENTS."?
It's bothering God given talent. It's a talent anyone can possess if they train as hard as Simone. Her success has absolutely nothing to do with the color of her skin.
@AyeshaDeuxtu Training, alone is not the answer. Anyone can train. All people are not born with the same level of talent for everything. Some have trained harder than Simone, yet they'll never reach her ability. No, she definitely has unique, innate talents that excel with her training, determination, and efforts. None of it is by accident.
@@monettefields7421I agree with your comment wholeheartedly.
S.B. KNOWS TO LET HER SKILLS DO HER TALKING & SHE HAS MUCH TO TALK ABOUT!
We do miss elegant gymnastic moves. But biles has her own unique approach too.
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
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.
.....and continues to be❤
People are so ridiculous. Why can't it just be about the performance? Simone Biles is off the charts!
Off the ass charts.. shes 100% ass
To be fair, Simone couldnt compete in the last olympics, letting America down
@@crealkillr They to busy being critical of her so she took time off..
@@crealkillrAmerica wasn't let down. We understand what she was going through all too well. The comments referenced were not the only ones, and definitely not the worst she was dealing with.
@@crealkillrno you pos. YOU were let down down cause you were so selfish only thinking about your own entertainment and not her physical health. If she had injured herself you'd be saying how stupid she was for pushing herself. So just sthu.
Some people really can’t handle their own incompetence. It’s someone else’s fault except their own. Such ridiculous people.
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
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
Jealousy is a sickness.
Racism isn't, it just is lower level.
So is racism and bigotry. They spread it like a pandemic.
No. It’s a sin.
Jealousy is a sin. Albinism is not.
Right?🤣what “elegance” do you need for a vault, uneven bars? Or the floor or beam for that matter; it’s not a marking/scoring criteria!🤦🏻♀️🤦🏻♀️
Just because she is black and powerful doesn't mean she is not elegant. Apparently, two out of the three elements are needed.
“Pay no attention to what critics say. There has never been set up a statue in honor of a critic.” - Jan Sibelius
There is a statue of George Bernard Shaw in Ontario, Canada.
Never? Wrong. Roger Ebert has a statue right outside the Virginia theater
Every single human has a critic. All ideas and personalities are open to criticism in a free world
Nobody minds what critics say, when they give you a good review.
@@alanmackie6180exactly
Nothing squashes entitlement faster than success!! When someone says you shouldn’t succeed at something, do it twice as well and take pictures along the way! GO SIMONE!!!
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Don't water it down. She was jealous and she said what she said and it sucked. I don't know about her skin but her heart was black. Simone is a class act and deserves everything accolade she gets.
In our country, we have a saying... people want to see you live but just not better than you.