@Colicat how come this thread ain't doin numbers tho
the coli bedbucks are quiet as a mouse
@Colicat how come this thread ain't doin numbers tho
holup I didn't know about this lovely young woman. She takes precedence over ledecky just by being much better lookingTalking bout they wanna make babies with Ledeky to have goat athletic genes, meanwhile this amazing Black woman is not even on the tip of their tongues
Pick Decky with the bad hair brehs
NBC made me think that there wasn't any black folks in swimming this Olympics
[...]
Making history as the first black woman swimmer to win an individual Olympic title for the United States, Manuel spoke of her desire to change attitudes and addressed some of the issues head-on.
"This medal is not just for me, it's for some of the African-Americans that have come before me and have been inspirations and mentors to me," she said after a dead-heat in the 100 meters freestyle final resulted in two golds being awarded. The other went to 16-year-old Canadian Penny Oleksiak.
"I think it means a lot, especially what's going on in the world today with some of the issues with police brutality," she added, without going into detail.
"I think that this win kind of helps bring hope and change to some of the issues that are going on."
[...]
Manuel said she hoped her first gold would bring change.
"Just coming into this race tonight I kind of tried to take the weight of the black community off my shoulders, which is something I carry with me just being in this position," said Manuel.
"I do hope that it kind of goes away. I'm super glad with the fact that I can be an inspiration to others and hopefully diversify the sport.
"But at the same time I would like there to be a day where there are more of us and it's not 'Simone the black swimmer' because the title 'black swimmer' makes it seem like I'm not supposed to be able to win a gold medal, not supposed to be able to break records."
"I work just as hard as anyone else and I love this sport and I want to win just like everyone else."
I'm just waiting for THAT picture. You know what picture I'm talking about. My sense has never failed me.
Who the fukk are you and why the fukk you mentioning me fakkit
He mentioned you because he wants to know why you gave this thread 1 starWho the fukk are you and why the fukk you mentioning me fakkit
One of the best swimming matches in a while too. Not only did she hit that kaioken and get 1st place from tailing in the back, everyone else was pretty much equal