Heaven forbid anyone ever get anything... for FREEOf fucking COURSE.
So you can be an indentured servant to Elon Musk?I honestly don't know how much more I can take on this planet guys.
I stumbled on facebook groups that believe Hilary Clinton, James Comey, Barack Obama, Joe Biden, and Melinda Gates(?!?) were all executed by Trump back in 2018, and to prevent war from breaking out, all of them were replaced with actors. They actually believe an actor working for Trump is right now acting as the President. Can anyone tell me when tickets to Mars go on sale? I might need to start over.
The official word is that they don't want to rate it too high because it would be too dangerous for most other gymnasts to do, and they don't want them to feel pressured to risk injury trying to keep up. It's still kind of bullshit, but realistically, Simone Biles is going to win by a large margin regardless.
Fuck. Remember how they made Michael Phelps start after everyone else because he was so good at swimming? Oh right, this only happens to POC.
Isn’t this the same sort of reason they gave for the way they treated Surya Bonaly?The official word is that they don't want to rate it too high because it would be too dangerous for most other gymnasts to do, and they don't want them to feel pressured to risk injury trying to keep up.
I mean they say that, but plenty of gymnasts have done more than one Olympics. And Simone Biles is single handedly rewriting a lot of the playbooks for the sport because of the multiple stereotypes she's breaking down. And I don't just mean race, I also mean the idea that female gymnasts need to be a certain body type to succeed (yes, she's short AF, but she is also more built than a lot of gymnasts typically have been), and that the younger gymnasts have a competitive edge over gymnasts with more experience. Again, black women and taller women have been gymnasts, but Simone Biles is easily the most skilled gymnast of her generation, and probably even farther back than that, and it will probably change the sport of gymnastics the same way changing the design of the uneven parallel bars did. It will take a few years, but I imagine gymnasts will catch up to her level eventually, because they always do.I was under the impression that she was too old at this point to be the best in gymnastics. They usually talk about how they just get one, and there was an extra year.
Yes, sort of. But they aren't telling her she can't do those things, just that they won't count as highly as they should. It would irritate me more if it cost her a gold medal, but TBH I don't see that happening. In this case, it feels more like one of those mercy rules in Little League where once you are ahead by so many points they stop keeping score so you don't utterly crush the other teams spirit.Isn’t this the same sort of reason they gave for the way they treated Surya Bonaly?
—Patrick
They did it to Gretzky. Didn't work, and made the game worse, but why not let gymnasties fuck up their sport.
Fuck. Remember how they made Michael Phelps start after everyone else because he was so good at swimming? Oh right, this only happens to POC.
Taken from a Reddit thread about her accomplishment:I was under the impression that she was too old at this point to be the best in gymnastics. They usually talk about how they just get one, and there was an extra year.
And someone else pointed out that on top of her incredible strength, she is equally, if not more, skilledShe's 24. That's considered old for most gymnasts historically, but there has recently been a significant uptick in elite gymnasts sticking around into their mid-20s and the current code of points might be better suited for older gymnasts, who are typically more powerful than 15-17yos, who dominated when the code of points favored grace, dance, and flexibility. The oldest gymnast who will be in Tokyo is in her 40s. The 2005 World Champion (Chellsie Memmel) was competing today too.
The general consensus among fans, sports pundits and fellow gymnasts is that she is already the indisputable and sole GOAT of the sport, even if she were to retire right now.
She’s won the most world/Olympic medals, most of them gold. 3 of the 4 skills named after her (not counting this vault because she needs to compete it successfully at an international competition first) are the most difficult skills on each of those apparatuses.
Personally, my fave stat of hers is that she has the longest medaling steak on balance beam of any gymnast at this level: she has been on the podium for every beam event final starting with the 2013 US Championships.
Elite beam has the highest turnover of medalists among the 4 women’s gymnastics apparatuses, because there’s a good deal of luck involved. Simone has minimized that luck factor better than anyone. And it shows how much finesse and precision she has, because beam, in particular, is an apparatus that can’t be brute forced, but requires a delicate touch.
What the fuck? And what will be added to the legislation to cover the loss of life during the power outage?
You people weren't dying enough to save the economy during the pandemic, so I figure they're going to start using the infirm and elderly to supplement coal and gas at the power stations.What the fuck? And what will be added to the legislation to cover the loss of life during the power outage?
This law no doubt unironically brought to you by the same people who said, "Force me to wear a mask? Why not force me to wear a yellow star while you're at it!"
Stetson has decided they are no longer doing business with that store.View attachment 37963
...or I suppose you could CHOOSE to wear them of your own free will if you send in a piece of paper with Abraham Lincoln's picture on it.
Oy.
--Patrick
Ya think???Stetson has decided they are no longer doing business with that store.
Texas Republicans*. And with good reason. Even before he became Fled Cruz, Ted Cruz came within 2% of losing to Beto O'Rourke. Now the party is spiralling the drain, and they see the writing on the wall - the only way their party can continue to win elections is to undermine democracy.
Texas is so fucking scared of people voting.
Ask Wisconsin Dems how that worked for them, though.At least Texas Dems know what's up.