Simone Biles won nationals w/broken toes in both feet, worlds w/a kidney stone, and has carried the burden of being a face of sexual assault survivors as a national institution failed to support them Half of y'all yelling about "toughness" can't handle wearing a mask in Wegman's
@kavithadavidson She did the best thing she could for her team to get gold. We relieve pitchers in the MLB and QBs in the NFL for the same thing all the time. Gymnastics aren't something you can do well or safely without focus. It's literally everything or nothing from what I understand.
@kavithadavidson @WhitlockJason I won't dare even watch this. The headline alone got me done. I don't watch many TV types anyway. I'm good on you. If you read this thread, make sure you look at what Simone been through on top of what we don't know. God bless your soul
@kavithadavidson The GOAT wouldn’t have let the team down. Simple as that. If you can’t compete in the team event you certainly shouldn’t be competing in the individual events either. Let the healthy alternatives compete.
@kavithadavidson @MattMurph24 The idea that anyone having a panic attack should “tough it out,” when that means doing back flips on a 3 inch block of wood, is ridiculous. Simone is the GOAT. her decision is another example of her toughness, bravery, and being a role model - as she’s taking agency of her body
@kavithadavidson An athlete doesn’t quit on her team mates. If she wants to skip the individual event finals, no problem. But you don’t quit on your team.
@kavithadavidson Here's the thing...she said she didn't know where she was in mid vault. If she had broke her leg bc of that we'd all be so proud the team won silver. But bc we can't see it, we deem it weakness... unacceptable
@kavithadavidson @Ria_Martin Simone is not a champion, she quit in her team. Jordan Chiles coming in to cover for a quitter is a champion.
@kavithadavidson Lots of white dudes angry at biles. Interesting
@kavithadavidson And the other half are afraid of a little shot.