Jill Filipovic is a journalist based in New York and author of the book"OK Boomer, Let's Talk: How My Generation Got Left Behind." Follow her on Twitter. The opinions expressed in this commentary are solely her own. View more opinion articles on CNN.Jill FilipovicProminent members of the GOP are outraged that hammer thrower Gwen Berry silently turned her body away from facing the American flag while the National Anthem played at the Olympic trials in Oregon Saturday.
Retired general: Sen. Tom Cotton couldn't be more wrong 01:03And note that while Berry is the locus of this week's right-wing outrage, the Republican Party is also keeping busy ramping up its efforts to pass vote-suppressing legislation across the nation -- using the dangerous lie that the 2020 election was stolen as cover.
JillFilipovic Opinion Apparently it's real American to turn away from the American national anthem
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JillFilipovic Opinion Again this post?
JillFilipovic Opinion True. She has the right. And I have the right to ignore her and everything she stands for and associates with. She has the right to her actions and the consequences that result.
JillFilipovic Opinion Berry is on a team that is representing the United States and everything that goes along with it! She is on the US team not the United States activism team! I’m sure we can make a team for her to compete on like the US woke team, or the team BLM ✊🏿, or the Antifa looting team!
JillFilipovic Opinion Why represent America if you cannot acknowledge the flag? Bad way to see recognition
JillFilipovic Opinion People voted for Joe Biden to fix stuff he’s not really living up to everything people thought
JillFilipovic Opinion People are upset in our country right now especially with how the public is being treated protest are happening everywhere
JillFilipovic Opinion The right to peaceful protest is enshrined in our constitution. She is also exercising her right of free speech. I don’t have to agree with her but I will defend her rights.
JillFilipovic Opinion Drama queen. Diva wannabe.
JillFilipovic Opinion She said she didn’t know the anthem would play right then. She didn’t mean to turn away. Stop making it seem like she’s some American hero for disrespecting our nation.
JillFilipovic Opinion She is also said many racist things about Latinos, Asians and Caucasians so let's not build her up to be some sort of hero or martyr. She has problematic past
JillFilipovic Opinion BS...it does not make it right to do. Who does she think is paying her way to be a potential Olympic athlete...Americans, & the United States of America. Anyway one looks at it, she is turning her back on America, all of us, and all of those who r OR WERE supporting her efforts.
JillFilipovic Opinion Still rather a squalid act. No class whatsoever.
JillFilipovic Opinion Your an idiot!!! If your not proud of our country, don’t fucking represent it!!! She’s a POS!
JillFilipovic Opinion Here's a test. Without looking it up, name the women who finished ahead of her. They are American!
JillFilipovic Opinion Totally agree with the premise of this article…and her ability to get canceled for it.
JillFilipovic Opinion Sorry, if you disrepect our country you don’t deserve to represent it. Don’t care who you are or what you are “protesting.”
JillFilipovic Opinion That is a brilliant statement! I’ve never heard this before. Truly enlightening. Where do y’all get such highly intellectual lawyers? Good stuff for first graders.
JillFilipovic Opinion The same people who applaud berry, condemned Tebow...
JillFilipovic Opinion Exactly right.
JillFilipovic Opinion Freedom from jail time for your speech, not freedom from criticism and other consequences.
JillFilipovic Opinion Republicans have done everything to keep Black people down and marginalized in America, yet they gasp and clutch their pearls when the Black communities point out the two different Americas.
JillFilipovic Opinion If every American were to act like she did, there would be no more America.
JillFilipovic Opinion It doesn’t matter her when she set herself aside, EXCLUDED. What matters is to see amazing full freedom people enjoying the National Anthem!
JillFilipovic Opinion Berry 'I came in third, that's racist'
JillFilipovic Opinion I personally don’t want her representing my country. She can always take up residence in Donny’s Kingdom
JillFilipovic Opinion Get rid of her
JillFilipovic Opinion As for being “protected”, the USOC can set rules that limit expression and behavior during competition.
JillFilipovic Opinion Does it really matter? I believe she was pouting about being 3rd. Claiming it was about a flag was her out. A full grown child.
JillFilipovic Opinion Fun how many people here say she needs to learn respect. Respect is earned. Whether it is a human, job, company or country. Force feeding just shows how little u understand, that u r the oppressor. Most of the people saying it probably dont respect anyone or anything.
JillFilipovic Opinion True that. But the olympics is a platform to celebrate your love for country and flag. Not to use it as a podium for stupidity. IDC OF YOU HAVE TO FAKE IT.
JillFilipovic Opinion No one is interested , we are not going to watch her . We don’t care what she thinks
JillFilipovic Opinion She’s a loser anyway she may have just been disgusted at coming 3rd
JillFilipovic Opinion 🇺🇸👎 No Respect for the National Flag - it's not Freedom, but Anarchy! Simple solution : deportation from the country!!! 📺 This is America according to your Untouchable Minority? 😈 SANTA MONICA ... SantaMonica USA BLM BlackLivesMetter Democrats
JillFilipovic Opinion Sure, in America people have the freedom to embarrass themselves. I wouldn’t proclaim however “that’s American”. What is American are the words, meaning and spirit expressed in the national anthem. Berry stands up there as an embarrassment to herself and to this country.
JillFilipovic Opinion ✊🏽 you go girl!!
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JillFilipovic Opinion This lesson visits us time and again, yet there are STILL people who don’t get it... on purpose. These days, those who pretend the First Amendment’s protection of expression doesn’t exist are wearing their anti-Constitutional leanings with pride… while shouting “America First.”
JillFilipovic Opinion I should also show you what is American in our country, but then you would try to ruin my entire life over it. Duck off CNN
JillFilipovic Opinion Truth. And it’s Americans rights to speak out against her choice.
JillFilipovic Opinion Under a flag that they were enslaved/abused/massacred/deprived from basic human rights and still considered 4 class citizens and even Police kill them with impunity
JillFilipovic Opinion She came third.
JillFilipovic Opinion Except if she was a black republican you would lynch her , no rights for them .. right Jill?
JillFilipovic Opinion Imagine if this woman really cared for her message! She would move out of the USA and compete against us! She won't she is trying to profit off the racist capitalism she says she is against!
JillFilipovic Opinion Whilst the Media is protected in effectively making it necessary for her and her family to have police protection.
JillFilipovic Opinion F all yall...like for real...
JillFilipovic Opinion CNN is so predictable...it loves people bashing America.
JillFilipovic Opinion CNN defending the undefinable
JillFilipovic Opinion The beauty of America is she can do that and we can criticize her actions
JillFilipovic Opinion Y’all want her to have pride in a country that doesn’t not value all people the same. She is representing a country honestly & not huffing behind a fake narrative
JillFilipovic Opinion If you’re ashamed of your flag go to another country!
JillFilipovic Opinion I see 2 Americans and 1 communist.
JillFilipovic Opinion I don’t think anybody is denying her right to do so, just that she’s a massive knob that she did.
JillFilipovic Opinion People more upset with this than January 6th riot are obviously racists. They didn't care about the flag when conservatives were beating police with them. 🤷🏻♂️
JillFilipovic Opinion That’s a privilege, ask the thousands of people trying to become American citizens. Maybe that privilege should be withdrawn in cases where people insult the country that sponsors them. Kick her butt across the border, any border.Ban her from Olympics
JillFilipovic Opinion Totally agree with her right to do so. Totally agree she should not represent the us Olympic team if she is being honest. Can’t hate the country and disrespect everything that made it possible to represent it. And you would NEVER DO OT ON FOREIGN SOIL…PERIOD.
JillFilipovic Opinion She’s protected with her freedom of speech. It’s her right so is the right of the organization to choose to represent our country who is proud to carry the flagship and what it represents for.
JillFilipovic Opinion She is an athlete who competes on behalf of the USA; she would’ve been protected and free to choose what to do or say if she was not. Stop acting like a diva.
JillFilipovic Opinion What this lady did was wrong. Stop making excuses for her.
JillFilipovic Opinion Not if she broke the reason that has been put in place. She should be kicked out of games and can never complete in any sports for the rest of here life. But she is black and nothing will be done about it. Blacks get free pass on rules and laws now.
JillFilipovic Opinion My oppressors use psychological warfare. stupidity. and constant perfect timing around me to be able to serial kill on constant basis. They even disabled keyboard typing silence so i would get on my fathers nerves
JillFilipovic Opinion “she felt like she was set up.” She was prepared for the whole thing. She wanted her 15min of fame and the lib media, instead of ignoring her boring protest is giving her everything she wanted. This country has afforded her so many opportunities and allowed her to be there.
JillFilipovic Opinion I'm for freedom of speech but the yaaaaaasss queen crowd is pretty cringe. Isreal Russia and China are laughing
JillFilipovic Opinion Facts. Theres no case, yet to REGULATE such acts of protest, like Texas v johnson was regulated AFTER that U.s. supreme court case. Try again patriotic extremists. Colonizers
JillFilipovic Opinion Take a look at history. The Berlin games is a prime example of American pride in the face of Jim Crow laws. Those athletes didn't turn their backs on their country despite segregation and racism. They didn't protest against their country even though they had the right to. CLASS!
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JillFilipovic Opinion Agreed - she absolutely has the right to protest and turn her back on the flag/anthem. But she does Not have the Right to represent the US.
JillFilipovic Opinion Your not entirely wrong, the problem is, its also a national team, the only proper response, especially since her action is illogical, is to be removed. She does not deserve any title or award that has anything to do with our country.
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JillFilipovic Opinion As proud patriots, we would rather not see her ever.
JillFilipovic Opinion People died for her right at freedom so why is everyone trying to make her do what they want!!!
JillFilipovic Opinion She has freedom of speech
JillFilipovic Opinion ….And yet they walk around with the good old American flag on their butt as pants and shirts and hats and shoes and tablecloth etc but God forbid she use her right to turn away from it!
JillFilipovic Opinion Everyone has the right to be a complete imbicile.
JillFilipovic Opinion A Karen and BBQ Becky ain't having it. 😀
JillFilipovic Opinion BUT HOW CAN SHE REPRESENT THE USA ABROAD AT THE OLYMPICS? HER POLITICS BECOMES THE STORY NOT HER 3RD PLACE PERFORMANCE
JillFilipovic Opinion We all know she has the freedom to do it. That doesn’t mean she’s wise or right in doing it. The Democratic Party and their media flunkies like CNN are encouraging increased division because they believe it suits their political ambitions. Freedom works not socialism. ❤️🇺🇸
JillFilipovic Opinion Dat het een zwarte raciste is is wel relevant, want dat is strafbaar.
JillFilipovic Opinion Republican hypocrisy = racism. that's what it is, biased based on race.
JillFilipovic Opinion Yep. Freedom of speech includes morons acting stupid
JillFilipovic Opinion All we have to do is stand. She did that.
JillFilipovic Opinion 선진국의바탕--석유금속 지속적인 농수산물품등의 풍부함이 기초인듯--다음에 가공기술인듯 원산지분류법이 큰위치가 될듯 기초가 부실하거나 거품성격은 껍데기상 또는 기생하는 성격인듯 Bbf(Gk 김준식)의 경제이론--에서
JillFilipovic Opinion What a crappy american that woman.
JillFilipovic Opinion She stated immediately afterwards that it was a misunderstanding. Why would she purposefully make a statement of protest and then then weaken it by denial? If she had meant it, she would stick with it. She did not know THAT moment was when it would play.
JillFilipovic Opinion It's a fuckedup embarrassing country and she's protesting that, ppl who cry about it they can wipe your tears by the flag while listening to your natural anthem 😂😂😂😂😂 I mean literally it's the 1st amendment in the US Constitution you cry babies!!!
JillFilipovic Opinion It is not about the Flag,it is just Dis respectful.
JillFilipovic Opinion I disagree
JillFilipovic Opinion Wont it be less dramatic, more honorable to boycott the event all together in protest, that'll better drive home the point without fraying nerves
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JillFilipovic Opinion Then why live in America when your not going to respect . Freedom yes but disrespect the flag no.
JillFilipovic Opinion America for some not all. She's not free and the America you talking about will let her know!!!!
JillFilipovic Opinion Perhaps true. But if she feels that way, she shouldn't be representing our country in this opportunity and someone else who appreciates it should be put in her place.
JillFilipovic Opinion She is protected and does have that right. We also have the right to criticize her lack of respect. If you can’t respect the country you are supposed to represent then what’s the purpose of going to the Olympics?
JillFilipovic Opinion D problem is u Americans don't have a common knowledge of what it takes to b a true American.. Cos I think Disrespecting d flag is definitely a spite against what America stands for.. That's an Abuse to d flag and national anthem. Stop justifying her actions, it's wrong
The country she disrespects, protects her right to disrespect it. Standing there mad and probably more privileged than 99% of the earths population smh…
JillFilipovic Opinion And you are correct she has the right to do so. As well America has a right to deny her as a representative of America in the Olympics. Who she is competing for? America? No, she is representing herself. She has made the choice. My allegiance is to America, not her talent.
JillFilipovic Opinion Racism is such an intrinsic part of our country, that when we protest, they are just quick to assume its against our country. 🇺🇸 Teach CriticalRaceTheory
JillFilipovic Opinion Yeah, nobody has said she doesn’t. People are just saying it makes no sense to want to compete for America just to shame it. She knows what she’s doing, she’s trying to be a martyr, and the ultimate goal is $$$. Her face isn’t anger at America, it’s anger at the plan being ruined
JillFilipovic Opinion I think she is just mad she got beat, twice.
JillFilipovic Opinion I still don’t get what happened here...
JillFilipovic Opinion She deeply hurt us. Our family members died for that flag.
JillFilipovic Opinion The hypocrisy. She refuses to honour the country that provides her with the freedom to act like that. She is using freedom to say she oppressed.
JillFilipovic Opinion Wrong… that’s not American when you’re competing for America.
JillFilipovic Opinion “Our lives begin to end the day we become silent about the things that matter” - Martin Luther King Jr. ActivistAthlete 🇺🇸✊🏴
JillFilipovic Opinion And I have a right to root against her.
JillFilipovic Opinion As the great Ron Paul once said 'We don't have freedom of speech and liberty so we can just sit around and talk about the weather--we have freedom of speech and liberty so we can say and do controversial things...'
JillFilipovic Opinion Freedom VS Respect…
JillFilipovic Opinion She can’t even be proud to have a chance to represent our county In Olympian type games our country afforded her and others
JillFilipovic Opinion Obviously. I think by now we know Americans have freedom to do so, but lets be real Americans have the right to disagree with another man's protest.
JillFilipovic Opinion She does and we have our opinion to think that is disrespect and would not want her representing our country. Two differing opinions right.? Why is mine bad for condemning her?!!
JillFilipovic Opinion Who are those two? They should not be allowed to represent this country. Kick their butts out!
JillFilipovic Opinion That is 100% correct. However it is other’s rights to criticize her. That is the beauty of it all.
JillFilipovic Opinion So disrespectful
JillFilipovic Opinion At least she doesn't beat police with the pole.
JillFilipovic Opinion Berry is a pig
JillFilipovic Opinion At a game in the US or something its like whatever... when you represent the US 🇺🇸 ... it's like wtf? Many think she was just drawing attention away from the other women because she came in third.
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JillFilipovic Opinion Trump tore this country apart. It doesn't matter who you love, what complexion you are. We are American and we do not beat people with the American flag as Qanon did on 1-6-21.
JillFilipovic Opinion And people are free to criticize her for doing so. Just playing devil’s advocate (literally) here.
JillFilipovic Opinion put her in jail
JillFilipovic Opinion Disgrace is Gwen Berry. She can do what she wants. So can I. Disgrace
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JillFilipovic Opinion All their positions are hypocritical. Why should this one be any different?
JillFilipovic Opinion Exactly..so simple
JillFilipovic Opinion She obviously has that right. Just like we all have the right to call her out as the spoiled brat she is
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