Originally Posted by
MindofShadow
whooo boy, the simone biles thing is a hornets nest that got politicized so fast that any real discussion on it can't be had.
Which is shitty, because there can be a good sports discussion on what exactly is 'mental health' vs "breaking under pressure aka choking."
But it is SO politicized, almost predictably at this point, that you can't even talk about it outside of your own house.
Slight correction though... people did call her the goat before hand, she wore a singlet? leotard? with a goat on it at one point. And during an interview on NBC, the journalist asked her if she is unbeatable and she laughed and said yes (yikes....).
Like I said.. there is a valuable conversation to be had that is a middle groudn between "MENTAL HEALTH DISEASE ONLY!!!" vs "AMERICAN DISGRACE"