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Shani Davis is an Olympic disgrace
MSN / Olympic Wire ^ | February 8, 2018

Posted on 02/09/2018 3:56:33 AM PST by SMGFan

Shani Davis, the churlish speed skating star who's no stranger to Olympic controversy, blasted Team USA team on Thursday after he lost a coin flip to determine the flag-bearer for Friday's Opening Ceremony of the Winter Games. Erin Hamlin, who in 2014 became the first American woman to ever medal in luge, won the honor to lead the U.S. delegation into Pyeongchang.

On Friday morning, Martin Rogers of USA TODAY Sports reported that Davis is not expected to walk in the Opening Ceremony.

The 35-year-old, who's won four Olympic medals and was the first black athlete to ever win gold in an individual event, insinuated that his credentials should have given him the honor of carrying the American flag.

His #BlackHistoryMonth2018 hashtag carried other implications. Hamlin, who is white, was among eight American athletes nominated as flag-bearer - one from each federation. After multiple rounds of voting, the final tally ended 4-4, whereupon a coin was flipped to decide the outcome. The tiebreaking procedure had been decided upon last year. No one found it dishonorable at the time.

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Blacks are racist too?
1 posted on 02/09/2018 3:56:33 AM PST by SMGFan
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To: SMGFan

Black PRIVILEGE!!!


2 posted on 02/09/2018 3:59:52 AM PST by Ann Archy (Abortion....... The HUMAN Sacrifice to the god of Convenience.)
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To: SMGFan

One can’t help but wonder why four of the federations nominated him.


3 posted on 02/09/2018 4:01:07 AM PST by grania (Deplorable and Proud of It!)
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To: SMGFan

The fix here...would have been to hand every single athlete a flag and let them all walk in.


4 posted on 02/09/2018 4:02:04 AM PST by pepsionice
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To: Ann Archy

5 posted on 02/09/2018 4:03:16 AM PST by knarf (I say things that are true, I have no proof, but they're true)
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To: SMGFan

Coins are racist. ...and they keep flipping them.


6 posted on 02/09/2018 4:04:34 AM PST by Cvengr ( Adversity in life & death is inevitable; Stress is optional through faith in Christ.)
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To: SMGFan

“Martin Rogers of USA TODAY Sports reported that Davis is not expected to walk in the Opening Ceremony”

I’m suspecting he has already made the decision to not compete either. Just a guess.


7 posted on 02/09/2018 4:04:52 AM PST by V_TWIN (oks like)
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To: grania

I am certain they did it to show they were considering minorities. I would even go so far as to venture there were discussions that took place to ensure that the process was inclusive of minorities.


8 posted on 02/09/2018 4:04:58 AM PST by rlmorel (Leftists: American Liberty is the egg that requires breaking to make their Utopian omelette.)
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To: SMGFan

Blacks are furious that white women are considered “disadvantaged” in terms of affirmative action/freebies; they view their upbringing as “privileged”, and their benefiting from those programs as theft from black people.

Unassimilated dreck...


9 posted on 02/09/2018 4:07:42 AM PST by kearnyirish2 (Affirmative action is economic warfare against white males (and therefore white families).)
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To: Ann Archy

Back privilege looks like a dime bag ...


10 posted on 02/09/2018 4:07:46 AM PST by PIF (They came for me and mine ... now it is your turn ...)
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To: SMGFan
Check this out, in the op-ed section of the Chicago Trib, written by an AP guy. .

Commentary: Shani Davis, a trailblazer, should be the flag bearer for U.S. Olympic team

NBC will lose its shirt on this charlie foxtrot.

11 posted on 02/09/2018 4:11:57 AM PST by mewzilla (Has the FBI been spying on members of Congress?)
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To: V_TWIN

Also, expect pressure on the young lady to turn over the privilege to him or someone else.


12 posted on 02/09/2018 4:14:58 AM PST by V_TWIN (oks like)
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To: SMGFan

Prides goes before a fall, Mr. Davis


13 posted on 02/09/2018 4:16:16 AM PST by nevermorelenore ( I miss Reagan i)
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To: SMGFan

Besides, if we’re such a ‘racist’ nation - always keepin’ the black man down (etc) - why would a put-upon brutha have any desire to carry our flag ?


14 posted on 02/09/2018 4:16:46 AM PST by tomkat
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To: SMGFan

Simple solution here that the USOC would never have the guts to do. Gather the entire team. Anyone who doesn’t walk, doesn’t compete. Anyone who refuses to meet the VP or to tweet political stuff, or mouth off to the media about Trump or disrespects the country, doesn’t compete. Simple solution to a very simple problem.


15 posted on 02/09/2018 4:17:24 AM PST by usafa92 (Donald J. Trump, 45th President of the United States)
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“The tiebreaking procedure had been decided upon last year. No one found it dishonorable at the time.”

...and it’s still honorable...If a black wins. Now I’m wondering how many of these aholes will be kneeling when the anthem is played.


16 posted on 02/09/2018 4:17:34 AM PST by albie
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To: rlmorel
I have the same suspicions you do. When this happens, one can't help but suspect that those voting for a minority because they're a minority are over-compensating for their racism.

JMHO

17 posted on 02/09/2018 4:19:59 AM PST by grania (Deplorable and Proud of It!)
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To: SMGFan

I suppose if he wins a gold medal he’ll take a knee on the platform during the anthem. Creep.


18 posted on 02/09/2018 4:23:09 AM PST by Mr. Dough (Who was the greater military man, General Tso or Col. Sanders?)
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To: nevermorelenore
I saw what you just did right there.

Well played, poetically so.

19 posted on 02/09/2018 4:34:18 AM PST by OKSooner (Joan Rivers, RIP)
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To: SMGFan

“...wear the same ridiculous, patriotic outfits as every other American athlete.”

Chris Chase thinks patriotism is ridiculous. Chris Chase is a di*k.


20 posted on 02/09/2018 4:56:02 AM PST by Brooklyn Attitude (The first step in ending the war on white people is to recognize it exists.)
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