Posted on 10/05/2020 12:49:53 PM PDT by MarvinStinson
Cycling team Trek-Segafredo has suspended the 2019 junior road race world champion Quinn Simmons after he made comments in support of President Donald Trump on Twitter.
Simmons, a 19-year-old American, was replying to Dutch cycling journalist Jose Been. Been initially tweeted statements that were critical of Trump.
"My dear American friends, I hope this horrible presidency ends for you. And for us as (former?) allies too,” Been wrote, via the Associated Press."If you follow me and support Trump, you can go. There is zero excuse to follow or vote for the vile, horrible man."
Simmons replied to Been with “Bye,” and a Black-skinned waving hand emoji.
After another Twitter user replied to Been with "Apparently a Trumper," Simmons replied again with "That's right" and an American flag emoji.
Trek-Segafredo: Simmons won’t race until further notice The racing team released a statement late Wednesday night about Simmons’ tweets and his use of a Black hand emoji.
"While we support the right to free speech, we will hold people accountable for their words and actions. Regrettably, Simmons made statements online that we feel are divisive, incendiary, and detrimental to the team, professional cycling, its fans, and the positive future we hope to help create for the sport In response, he will not be racing for Trek-Segafredo until further notice."
There has been some backlash after Simmons’ suspension, since he appears to be guilty of nothing more than stating his support for the current US president, and none of his comments were derogatory or inappropriate.
However, the issue could be his use of a Black-skinned hand emoji. Since Simmons is white, using an emoji with a dark skin tone could be considered to be a form of Blackface. Trek-Segafredo has not explained what specifically got Simmons suspended.
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Suspended because a few pixels were judged too dark? Good God, this world has gone mad.
“However, the issue could be his use of a Black-skinned hand emoji. Since Simmons is white, using an emoji with a dark skin tone could be considered to be a form of Blackface.”
It amazes me that these people actually take themselves seriously...
Go peddle your politics elsewhere?
Bikers appear to be a nasty breed to begin with.
Attorney Lin Wood needs to franchise his services.
“However, the issue could be his use of a Black-skinned hand emoji.”
The emoji showed the palm side of a waving hand, as you could tell from the crease or seam at the base of the thumb. Since the palm of the hand was entirely brown, the hand had to have been wearing a glove, and there is no way to tell the hand’s race. No skin was shown.
Yo Belgium.....
The next time the Germans decide you would make a nice addition to their territory and invade your ass......
We’ll sit it out for a change.
Way back since the old days of communism if you said anything about the dear leader you’d be dead. Still happens today. Now you say something positive about Trump and you are stripped of your work and lively hood. What’s up with that? Freakn commies.
the hand had to have been wearing a glove,
= = =
This is a perfect and unarguable defense.
And we have a Precedent, OJ’s glove.
The black hand was obviously a reference to the famous Italian extortion racket, known as the "Black Hand". Quinn Simmons clearly felt that this Jose Been character was using threats and intimidation, in an attempt to extort specific action(s) from his readers; Mr. Simmons was simply publicizing the fact that he refused to be a victim of extortion...
;^)
I'm not so sure that would bother them.
Just when you think that people couldn’t become more stupid, they prove you wrong!!!!
So the one guy can be hateful, but a black hand emoji gets the other kicked off? What a strange world the left wants to mold.
Getting tired of the anti-Trump fascists. Is it wrong of me to wish they would all get castrated?
Yeah, this guy's post is allowed to stay on Twitt. (while Simmon's is removed).
And to him/her/it Trump haters:
What has your candidate EVER, (in 47 years) done for ANYONE (other than benefit himself, and his own family)?
The "vile, horrible man" has done MORE to benefit ALL Americans in 3 years, than most any president in history.
That's:
BENEFIT AMERICANS,
not globalist billionaires, not elitists wishing to enslave and control the entire world, not the the Chynah Communist Party and not himself. (He takes no salary, and has lost money, since becoming POTUS)..
Not to mention working for America's benefit, while having to put up with a monstrous amount of 🐃💨💩 on a daily basis, from the Goebbels Mushroom(Keep 'em in the dark. Feed 'em bullsh*t)Media. who deliberately are trying to stoke hatred against him, by either not reporting his accomplishments at all , or flat out lying to people about him.
So sick of these willful ignorant, Useful Idiot(Look it up), dumb clucks, mindlessly spouting the talking points of the Enemy-Of-The-People media.
😡
Two kinds of famous Trump supporters on Twitter: those who have been kicked off and those who will be.
> Chinese must be in charge of all sports
In charge of everything!
That’s why all the “smiley” emojis are yellow.
I’d love to post this on Facebook and ask how many of my democrat friends/family agree with it.
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