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a kennedy

(29,694 posts) Sat Sep 16, 2023, 09:10 AM Sep 2023

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Ok, so why not all the outrage at the American men's Davis Cup tennis team during the National

Anthem, which none of them sang??? But boy did the American women’s soccer team get berated for not singing the anthem. What gives??? Just curious.

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Ok, so why not all the outrage at the American men's Davis Cup tennis team during the National (Original Post) a kennedy Sep 2023 OP

Because they're not "woke". BlueTsunami2018 Sep 2023 #1

While I agree that there's an inherent double standard... TwilightZone Sep 2023 #2

Got that right, I was one of them.....USA stinks. 🤪 a kennedy Sep 2023 #3

BlueTsunami2018

(3,498 posts)

1. Because they're not "woke".

Reply to a kennedy (Original post)

Sat Sep 16, 2023, 09:12 AM

Sep 2023

And they didn’t diss Piss Wig.

TwilightZone

(25,473 posts)

2. While I agree that there's an inherent double standard...

Reply to a kennedy (Original post)

Sat Sep 16, 2023, 02:18 PM

Sep 2023

there are about nine people watching Davis Cup on the Tennis Channel.

a kennedy

(29,694 posts)

3. Got that right, I was one of them.....USA stinks. 🤪

Reply to TwilightZone (Reply #2)

Sat Sep 16, 2023, 02:37 PM

Sep 2023

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