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MadDAsHell

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1. And NBC couldn't even let her talk about her thrill/hard work without first finding out...

Reply to Glassunion (Original post)

Fri Aug 12, 2016, 09:21 AM

Aug 2016

how it felt because of her skin color. C'mon people...

The gal can be celebrated, but let her celebrate it in her own way. As a person of color, I'd be insulted if I worked for months and years to get to the Olympics, worked my ass off to win a race, and the first and only thing the reporter wants to know is "How's it feel because you're black?"...

Fortunately, Simone handled the question with grace...

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