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Furious backlash against Olympic hammer thrower Gwen Berry for turning her back on flag during national anthem: She defiantly says 'I meant what I said'
2021-06-29
  • [Daily Mail, Where America Gets Its News] Gwen Berry, 31, appeared to express her displeasure at the US national anthem during trials Saturday in Oregon
    Drop her from the team immediately.
  • The anthem played while she was on the podium taking the bronze medal in the hammer throw event

  • Berry turned her back to the US flag then covered her face with a T-shirt with the words 'activist athlete' on it

  • Afterwards, she said the timing of the anthem was 'a setup' by the event organizers and 'disrespectful' to her

  • USA Track and Field said the anthem was played once a day at the trials according to a published schedule

  • Berry is an outspoken activist who was previously sanctioned for another anthem protest in 2019

  • But USOPC reversed its ban on anthem protests in March, including kneeling, raising a fist on the podium
Related:
Gwen Berry: 2021-06-27 Hammer thrower Gwen Berry turns away from flag while anthem plays at trials: 'I feel like it was a setup'
Gwen Berry: 2020-01-12 Megan Rapinoe Blasts IOC's ‘No Protest' Policy: ‘We Will Not Be Silenced'
Posted by:Fred

#19  Maybe something like this...: Mickey Che
Posted by: SteveS   2021-06-29 21:06  

#18  With Che! graphix because we know how much he loved Africans
Posted by: Frank G   2021-06-29 20:30  

#17  Or "We're In The Money". Expect Gwen Berry merch any day now.
Posted by: SteveS   2021-06-29 20:18  

#16  Should have played "Looney Tunes" for her
Posted by: Deacon Blues   2021-06-29 19:04  

#15  Gwen Berry, flag-snubbing US Olympian, sponsored by 'defund the police' advocates
Posted by: Skidmark   2021-06-29 18:31  

#14  It's too bad the Japanese backed down on it too because I'm sure these special fragile snowflakes would truly love being in a Japanese jail. Especially if they decide to open their pie hole and mouth off to the guards.
Posted by: Silentbrick   2021-06-29 16:02  

#13  What they advertise:
Gay dude doing balance beam split with Simone Beale.

What it is:
Wi Spa.
Posted by: swksvolFF   2021-06-29 14:00  

#12  Olympics are going to be an absolute train wreck, perhaps even an indictment of The Narrative. In fact, there are likely bookies putting odds on the cancellation of the whole deal. Because Covid or something.

Might I suggest.
Posted by: swksvolFF   2021-06-29 13:55  

#11  What would happen to our nation if our Troops turned their backs or took a knee on the flag?
Posted by: Ebbomoger Speaking for Boskone4589   2021-06-29 13:43  

#10  Do you have any problem with the national anthem, the flag or anything American? [Y/N]

Or perhaps
America, [] F*ck Yeah! . [] Oh, hell no!
Posted by: SteveS   2021-06-29 13:37  

#9  When Trump was President they could pretend the hate was about him. Now they don't have that fig-leaf they are exposed as the haters they are.
Posted by: rjschwarz   2021-06-29 12:25  

#8  Im going with zero tolerance of companies that tout their support for USOC athletes. Apple -> barrel.
Posted by: M. Murcek    2021-06-29 12:03  

#7  A young child needing attention
Posted by: Croque Fliting8030   2021-06-29 08:00  

#6  

So to hell with watching the Olympics or AD's or buying the related advertiser products unless this ??? is not removed from the US Team.
Posted by: NN2N1   2021-06-29 07:48  

#5  There should be an entry on the form.

Do you have any problem with the national anthem, the flag or anything American? [Y/N]
Posted by: Dron66046   2021-06-29 04:13  

#4  Female Wakandan belligerence on parade. This absolutely cries out for a separate Olympic event designed exclusively for the Wakandan nation. Federal funding and site selection should begin immediately.
Posted by: Besoeker   2021-06-29 04:02  

#3  How bout a hammer throw in the general direction of this steatopygic water buffalo?
With gold for the one that brains the animal
Posted by: Chomose Glaiger3334   2021-06-29 01:16  

#2  
Well, she left the United States of her own free will, but given her actions are we duty bound to let a traitor back in...

Lawyers and everyone else... comments ...
Posted by: Ebback Shavith4684   2021-06-29 00:31  

#1  Kick this fugly loser off the team - why the hell does some woke beeotch like that want to represent our country in the first place? I sure as hell don't want her there.
Posted by: Raj   2021-06-29 00:26  

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