). But, quite frankly, women, not men, getting called out for celebrating victories or voicing opposition and/or opinions is how it is for a lot of sports.US women's national soccer team was deemed arrogant for celebrating a 13-0 World Cup win against Thailand
. People wanted them to tone down their excitement because praising goal after goal was"too much." Serena Williams, who Simone said was one of her favorite athletes growing up, was penalized at the 2018 US Open when she showed outrage over an umpire accusing her of illegal coaching. She then called him a thief."I've seen other men call other umpires several things,".
And Simone wants to encourage young athletes, especially girls, to not only celebrate their victories in full, but to also recognize that their confidence is not cocky. Bringing up accomplishments, too, shouldn't be so taboo. She has every right to talk about her achievements. An internationally qualified gymnastics judge
Simone_Biles A black woman celebrates her success and all of a sudden she's 'cocky?!' Funny, I don't hear any of this when other less success & more fair skinned athletes do the same. Its a double standard; as remembering a white unit in ww2 is history & a black one is a 'political statement
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