There's really no other way to call it -- it's bigotry, pure and simple and not even sugar coated, coming from the No. 2 purveyor of fake news (the White House is No. 1).
Nice little package -- homophobia and racism all in one statement. I'm surprised he couldn't figure out a way to take a dig at female athletes as well.
Hey, Stupid, these guys have already won more medals than you're ever going to. Come to think of it, there have been more than a few gay Olympians, and a significant proportion of them are medallists -- Greg Louganis, Tom Daley, Matthew Mitcham, off the top of my head. Wikipedia (which can be relied on in some cases) has quite a list of gay Olympians. Of course, most of the gay athletes competing in the Olympics have been lesbians -- see, Stupid, you missed your opening for misogyny.
Let's not lose sight of the fact that the U.S. Olympic team is also racially diverse, which Moody, devout white supremacist that he is (or at least, is trying to be -- gotta feed the base, after all), thinks is appalling:
First, there are no quotas for selecting the athletes to participate in the Olympics, because, second, they all go through the same process of elimination. I realize it probably sticks in Moody's craw that there are black, Asian, or Latino athletes who are better than white boys, but that's just reality. Of course, reality and Fox don't exist in the same universe.
Let me point out, if it hasn't occurred to you yet, that Trump is just a symptom. Fox News is a big part of the cause.
Footnote: From PyeongChang:
Via Joe.My.God.
Fox News’ executive editor has said that the US Winter Olympics team is too gay to win medals.
John Moody, who is also Fox News’ executive vice president, said that “unless it’s changed overnight, the motto of the Olympics, since 1894, has been ‘Faster, Higher, Stronger.’
“It appears the U.S. Olympic Committee would like to change that to ‘Darker, Gayer, Different.’
“If your goal is to win medals,” he added, “that won’t work.”
Nice little package -- homophobia and racism all in one statement. I'm surprised he couldn't figure out a way to take a dig at female athletes as well.
Hey, Stupid, these guys have already won more medals than you're ever going to. Come to think of it, there have been more than a few gay Olympians, and a significant proportion of them are medallists -- Greg Louganis, Tom Daley, Matthew Mitcham, off the top of my head. Wikipedia (which can be relied on in some cases) has quite a list of gay Olympians. Of course, most of the gay athletes competing in the Olympics have been lesbians -- see, Stupid, you missed your opening for misogyny.
Let's not lose sight of the fact that the U.S. Olympic team is also racially diverse, which Moody, devout white supremacist that he is (or at least, is trying to be -- gotta feed the base, after all), thinks is appalling:
Moody berates Jason Thompson, the US Olympic Committee’s director of diversity and inclusion, who this week praised the diverse nature of US athletes travelling to PyeongChang. . . .
“No sport that we are aware of awards points – or medals – for skin color or sexual orientation,” Moody continues.
He then bravely fights through his discomfort to wonder whether the 244 elite athletes on Team USA were chosen for the Games because of their skill, or their sexual orientation and race.
“So, while uncomfortable, the question probably needs to be asked: were our Olympians selected because they’re the best at what they do, or because they’re the best publicity for our current obsession with having one each from Column A, B and C?” Moody writes.
He adds: “Insisting that sports bow to political correctness by assigning teams quotas for race, religion or sexuality is like saying that professional basketball goals will be worth four points if achieved by a minority in that sport – white guys, for instance – instead of the two or three points awarded to black players, who make up 81 percent of the NBA.
First, there are no quotas for selecting the athletes to participate in the Olympics, because, second, they all go through the same process of elimination. I realize it probably sticks in Moody's craw that there are black, Asian, or Latino athletes who are better than white boys, but that's just reality. Of course, reality and Fox don't exist in the same universe.
Let me point out, if it hasn't occurred to you yet, that Trump is just a symptom. Fox News is a big part of the cause.
Footnote: From PyeongChang:
We're here. We're queer. Get used to it. @Adaripp #Olympics #OpeningCeremony pic.twitter.com/OCeiqiY6BN
— Gus Kenworthy (@guskenworthy) February 9, 2018
Tonight I walked in the #OpeningCeremony and got to watch my old friend @Yunaaaa light the Olympic flame. Representing the USA is one of the greatest honors of my life and being able to do it as my authentic self makes it all so much sweeter 🇺🇸🏳️🌈🏆🌎❤️🔥 pic.twitter.com/ZypvWkUBjD
— Adam Rippon (@Adaripp) February 9, 2018
Via Joe.My.God.
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