Stop Attributing The Success Of Women Olympians To Men

[BigBird]

Brit announcers are a nice novelty for the first ten minutes. After that, they grate on my nerves. Yes, I know I can use a mute button, but that also kills the ambient sound of the game and the crowd. Some of the online replays are a Brit-free zone.

 

[kat0189]

"Don't worry, female swimmer! We'll randomly interject your results at the end of our 1,000-word screed trashing your husband since NBC gave him too much camera time. You're welcome!" – BuzzFeed's Associate Editor of 'Internet Culture'

 

[OldAlum]

On my Facebook feed:
fiancee of former Miss California wins swimming gold!

 

[Sargassoc]

On my Facebook feed:
fiancee of former Miss California wins swimming gold!

May steal. . .

 

[Sargassoc]

(But changed to fiancé, so as not to confuse folks.)

 

[kat0189]

so we can't talk about simone biles without talking about a cute boy?

;-P

 

[OldAlum]

(But changed to fiancé, so as not to confuse folks.)

Yeah, spellcheck let me down. I can never remember how to get the accent and forgot the gender thing...

 

[kat0189]

Wow. Highlights from an AMAZING duel between 2-time Olympic Champion Valerie Adams from New Zealand, and American Michelle Carter! Michelle Carter wins shot put gold medal on final throw

NBC seems to have gotten their act together a bit—by just getting out of the way!

Great throwing. The drama of a come-from-behind upset. And definitely two class acts. Loved seeing both of their sincere emotions once the results were finalized, after barely blinking throughout the 6 rounds trading blows up to that point!

 

[triaddukefan]

Wow. Highlights from an AMAZING duel between 2-time Olympic Champion Valerie Adams from New Zealand, and American Michelle Carter! Michelle Carter wins shot put gold medal on final throw

NBC seems to have gotten their act together a bit—by just getting out of the way!

Great throwing. The drama of a come-from-behind upset. And definitely two class acts. Loved seeing both of their sincere emotions once the results were finalized, after barely blinking throughout the 6 rounds trading blows up to that point!

Well you can definitely attribute the success of Michelle Carter to a man... in this case her father.... the great US Shot Putter Micheal Carter