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Showing Original Post only (View all)White Male Privilege Is Why We Laugh At Lochte And Vilify Douglas [View all]
Gymnast Gabby Douglas disrespected her entire country by not putting her hand on her heart and smiling enough during the Olympics. Swimmer Ryan Lochte is a kid who deserves a break for allegedly destroying property and lying about a traumatic robbery.
If you were wondering what white, male privilege looks like, this is it.
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Douglas, who is just 20 years old, failed to put her hand on her heart during the national anthem, and did not style her hair and/or face to every individuals liking. For those crimes, she was widely criticized for being disprespectful, unpatriotic and un-American, and called words that wed rather not repeat in this piece. Lochte and friends reportedly defiled a gas station restroom, fought with a security officer, lied to national news sources, and may have filed a false police report. And the four of them get to be framed as talented kids (reminder: Lochte is 32) having one debaucherous night of fun.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/ryan-lochte-gabby-douglas-and-white-male-privilege-in-action_us_57b5e76de4b034dc73262f93
If you were wondering what white, male privilege looks like, this is it.
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Douglas, who is just 20 years old, failed to put her hand on her heart during the national anthem, and did not style her hair and/or face to every individuals liking. For those crimes, she was widely criticized for being disprespectful, unpatriotic and un-American, and called words that wed rather not repeat in this piece. Lochte and friends reportedly defiled a gas station restroom, fought with a security officer, lied to national news sources, and may have filed a false police report. And the four of them get to be framed as talented kids (reminder: Lochte is 32) having one debaucherous night of fun.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/ryan-lochte-gabby-douglas-and-white-male-privilege-in-action_us_57b5e76de4b034dc73262f93
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WendyBrandes
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If Ryan Lochte lied about that robbery, how can we ever believe any man's allegations of robbery? 🤔
10:41 PM - 17 Aug 2016
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Anthony Dominic
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Gabby Douglas was destroyed for hand placement. He pisses on a business and blames a country, and people are making excuses. #LochteGate
2:11 PM - 18 Aug 2016
WendyBrandes
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If Ryan Lochte lied about that robbery, how can we ever believe any man's allegations of robbery? 🤔
10:41 PM - 17 Aug 2016
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Anthony Dominic
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Gabby Douglas was destroyed for hand placement. He pisses on a business and blames a country, and people are making excuses. #LochteGate
2:11 PM - 18 Aug 2016
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White Male Privilege Is Why We Laugh At Lochte And Vilify Douglas [View all]
mercuryblues
Aug 2016
OP
I'm seeing more people making excuses for Lochte right now than I saw attacking Gabby D.
Liberal_Stalwart71
Aug 2016
#65
She's also written at least one book, possibly two - I can't remember. She was on the winning
Squinch
Aug 2016
#123
+1000000. Plus all these excuse for a 30 year old man - what does this say to the world ?
Person 2713
Aug 2016
#6
Probably at least 1/2 of MSM would take that tack if not those words. RW press certainly would.
Ford_Prefect
Aug 2016
#192
Can you show us the media that are referring to this as a "youthful prank"?
Ace Rothstein
Aug 2016
#31
They are only ripping him after they found out he and his companions lied.
BumRushDaShow
Aug 2016
#73
Well, yeah. Nobody is going to rip someone who claimed to have just been robbed.
Ace Rothstein
Aug 2016
#76
Nah, they can keep their medals. What they did had nothing to do with their events.
Ace Rothstein
Aug 2016
#121
Again, 99.9% of the responses regarding Lochte are that he is a lying asshole.
Ace Rothstein
Aug 2016
#155
It could simply be a recognition of a disproportional response rather than hate.
LanternWaste
Aug 2016
#39
The majority think Lochte is a moron for his actions and that the Douglas incident was nothing.
Ace Rothstein
Aug 2016
#69
YES!! White guys behaving badly = "kids"; innocent 12-year old black kid playing with a toy gun...
Liberal_Stalwart71
Aug 2016
#17
NO! If you're over 18, you are an adult, not a kid. You know the difference between right and
Liberal_Stalwart71
Aug 2016
#137
Just who is this "we"? I have a TON of issue with Lochte and NONE with Gabby (or the Shot Putters).
jmg257
Aug 2016
#18
There is at least one of every kind of asshole on twitter (yes, that includes me)
jack_krass
Aug 2016
#185
I've been overseas 8 times and nobody has ever treated me like an asshole.
Ace Rothstein
Aug 2016
#32
Rachel Maddow broke into her show to basically say these clowns....
ProudToBeBlueInRhody
Aug 2016
#46
There was a huge outpouring of support and love directed at her in response to the Twitter/FB trolls
oberliner
Aug 2016
#71
Yes, I missed it... I don't know why athletes pay attention to such assholes
Fast Walker 52
Aug 2016
#124
You do know, I did not know your race or gender. I just read the article you posted.
Rilgin
Aug 2016
#215
I see no evidence that Lochte is getting treated well by the media or social media.
Vattel
Aug 2016
#53
No "left site" should call discussion of perceptions of racial disparity "identity politics".
BumRushDaShow
Aug 2016
#133
One would think the liberal position would be judging people individually on their own merits
NuclearDem
Aug 2016
#139
Nothing like cherry picking events to portray your own version of reality....
jack_krass
Aug 2016
#97