Posted on 08/10/2016 7:15:43 AM PDT by simpson96
Gabby Douglas may have just helped her team win gold at the Olympics but that hasn't stopped some fans criticizing her for not putting her hand on her heart during the U.S. national anthem.
The American gymnast was the only member of her squad who was photographed with her hands by her sides as The Star-Spangled Banner played in Rio on Tuesday.
The Olympic veteran took gold alongside Madison Kocian, Laurie Hernandez, Simone Biles and Aly Raisman in the Women's Team All-Around gymnastics ompetition.
Twitter user Angela complained: 'There is no excuse as to why you could not salute the flag of the country that gave you the opportunity to compete.'
'Gabby Douglas just standing there and not placing her hand over her heart while our anthem played was UN-Olympic,' Dawn Wisdom wrote.
'As a military kid Gabby Douglas knows the proper way to respect the anthem,' another social media user said.
And Brittany Hargrave added: 'On the one hand, so proud of the Final Five gold win. On the other, so disappointed Gabby Douglas didn't salute the flag.'
Douglas explained why she didn't raise her hand to her heart during the national anthem after spotting the complaints on social media.
'First I want to say thank you everyone for all your support! It's a huge honor for me to be able to represent Team USA,' she said.
'In response to a few tweets I saw tonight, I always stand at attention out of respect for our country whenever the national anthem is played.
'I never meant any disrespect and apologize if I offended anyone. I'm so overwhelmed at what our team accomplished today and overjoyed that we were able to bring home another gold for our country.'
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I have a hunch that those big buns on top of the head are
used by some women to try to look TALLER. (’Cause if you
ain’t TALL as a fashion model today, then you just ain’t
“got it”. Whatever “IT” is.)
Sort of like us back in the 1960’s “ratting” our hair up, up, up. I don’t know why. Looking taller? Maybe. Being
young and silly. Maybe. - These days, if I just run a
brush through my hair, I’m doing good. (Time spent away
from FR is wasted time - so “ratting” is out!)
I am looking forward to Simone Biles individual performances. Gabby Douglas ‘15 minutes’ (actually several years) of fame is almost done. Sad that she has destroyed the goodwill so many of us felt toward her after the 2012 Olympics. Perhaps her happiness and positivity in 2012 was just a mask. Sad, but she is the one that destroyed her own legacy.
of course she knows
< spit >
Have you seen the picture of 6 black graduates of West Point Posing in a Black Power picture, you tube might have it.
I’m sure they liked the 4 year scholarship from the US taxpayers.
Disgusting
What, is her left hand amputated ?
Replace her with a patriotic Asian and then you’d have a true rainbow team.
Yes she did place her hand over her heart in 2012 but had the same look on her face:
Look in the 3rd row for the team pic that shows her hand
Finger salute to those gratuitously offering nasty criticism.
The Flag is behind him.
Yep! She knew where her hand was supposed to be in 2012. But you’re right, same attitude, which I do not remember from back then.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qJ818um6bfw
“wife and I watched her a couple of nights ago and both remarked that she had a militant look of disdain on her face.”
Yep. Mrs. Moehoward said the same thing.
“I think there is something wrong with her. Douglas trained for years at an elite gym in Virginia. Then after she became famous she denounced the gym as being full of racists.
So either the gym really was filled with racists (who were able to keep it all a secret for years and years), or Douglas horribly smeared a gym that help make her what she is.
http://www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/gossip/olympic-gymnast-gabby-douglas-remarks-oprah-racism-bullying-prompt-hurt-backlash-teammates-training-gym-article-1.1146321
“
I’ve never forgotten that. I think the first time she made these comments was on the Oprah Wimprey show. The girls who thought she was their friend were shocked.
Hopefully, the new gymnasts will love their country.
A military kid knows. There is not excuse.
These are young girls whose psyches have been brainwashed. I AM GOING YO CUT THEM LOTS OF SLACK even though they are Obama voters all of them
The photo shown makes it look like she has grown up into the stereotypically “angry black person” with a “chip on her shoulder”. Not good optics.
To be honest, the whole Olympics thing is tiresome. I spend 4 years not watching women’s gymnastics, and then all of a sudden I am supposed to care about this crap why?
Frankly I would rather people obsess over the lying criminal’s state department pay for play scheme - or the fact that some of her deleted emails are finally being released and surprise surprise none of them are about “yoga” or a “wedding” - more lies from the lying criminal.
Anything else is just a distraction. Let’s stop falling for this opiate of the masses nonsense and focus our attention on what’s really important.
At least Hillary had her hand over where her heart should be.
Her reply to any and all criticism....haters are gonna hate.
In her quest for attention, she has trashed coaches and gyms coast to coast. Had a Lifetime movie made about her and is now wealthy. Her “comeback”, aided by Martha Karoly,was due to all the wealthy sponsors she has....not her talent.
It says she is 4’11” she seems taller than that or the other girls are very small.
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