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Let's talk about something we all can agree on...

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Re: Let's talk about something we all can agree on...
« Reply #30 on: July 28, 2021, 04:02:56 PM »
Quote from: spark mandrill on July 28, 2021, 03:58:10 PM
And if they’re pissed about it, I’m sure that will be discussed and handled between them.  There’s no indication of that though.  The people mad about it have no skin in the game, almost to a person.  In fact, I haven’t seen a single Olympian or former Olympian who isn’t supportive and understanding of her.  Only like, Charlie Kirk and his fans, and you.

What are they going to say right now while in Tokyo? Fuck her for quitting on us? Nope. Everyone is going to he all kumbaya right now. Let's see what happens when the games are over and the team is back in the US.

I have no clue who Charlie Kirk is.

I really don't care about the Olympics. But this seems like some brat flippantly playing the "mental health" card when there are people with real mental health issues. This is a disservice to them. That is what bothers me.
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Re: Let's talk about something we all can agree on...
« Reply #31 on: July 28, 2021, 04:04:51 PM »
Quote from: ThePAMan on July 28, 2021, 04:02:56 PM
What are they going to say right now while in Tokyo? Fuck her for quitting on us? Nope. Everyone is going to he all kumbaya right now. Let's see what happens when the games are over and the team is back in the US.

I have no clue who Charlie Kirk is.

I really don't care about the Olympics. But this seems like some brat flippantly playing the "mental health" card when there are people with real mental health issues. This is a disservice to them. That is what bothers me.

A much bigger disservice to people with mental illness is to listen to a person who says “I’m having a mental health issue” - especially a sexual assault survivor who has faced more pressure than you can imagine, and who you’ve never met - and saying “I don’t believe you”.
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Re: Let's talk about something we all can agree on...
« Reply #32 on: July 28, 2021, 04:05:49 PM »
Quote from: ridingthegrange on July 28, 2021, 03:53:30 PM
I think as the story continues to come out that there will be a history.  There almost always is.  You've got to give the individual the benefit of the doubt until proven otherwise.

No I don't. For example,  I didn't believe, or disbelieve,  the strippers in the Duke lacrosse case when their story came out despite all those fuck heads in the media and Duke professors who did. They all looked like chumps who got played.
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Re: Let's talk about something we all can agree on...
« Reply #33 on: July 28, 2021, 04:08:40 PM »
Quote from: Jobu on July 28, 2021, 04:06:49 PM
Yes. I think that because she’s a world class gymnast (hence Olympic participant) that she makes a million dollars for participating in the olympics. If she wasn’t the greatest of all time, and not an Olympic participant, she wouldn’t have been making all of those commercials and cashing all those checks.

So, to summarize, yes.

Those commercials pay her for the ability to use her in advertisements, not to participate in the Olympics.

And with salary and endorsements, the best estimate I can find for her is $316,000 a year.
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Re: Let's talk about something we all can agree on...
« Reply #34 on: July 28, 2021, 04:09:17 PM »
Quote from: Jobu on July 28, 2021, 03:58:54 PM
... but as a multi-million dollar endorsement receiving athlete, you just don't get to say, "I can't go today". World-class athletes get paid insane amounts of money because they CAN look failure and adversity in the eye and persevere. You don't get to be treated like an "average Joe" and live in a 7+ figure income world. People who get paid at that level are always expected to answer the bell.

Yep,.especially in a team sport. If there were these issues, she should have given her spot up to someone else instead of selfishly taking it for herself and then saying "fuck it."
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Re: Let's talk about something we all can agree on...
« Reply #35 on: July 28, 2021, 04:12:28 PM »
Quote from: Jobu on July 28, 2021, 04:11:21 PM
Pretty good money. Even if it isn’t a million.

How low does your salary need to be before you can protect your mental health without a bunch of morons criticizing you for it?
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Re: Let's talk about something we all can agree on...
« Reply #36 on: July 28, 2021, 04:13:45 PM »
Quote from: Jobu on July 28, 2021, 04:06:49 PM
Yes. I think that because she’s a world class gymnast (hence Olympic participant) that she makes a million dollars for participating in the olympics. If she wasn’t the greatest of all time, and not an Olympic participant, she wouldn’t have been making all of those commercials and cashing all those checks.

So, to summarize, yes.

Exactly. If she does.have mental health issues, and knew about them, that means she took someone's spot to keep that cash coming in. That makes her decision to go even worse.
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Re: Let's talk about something we all can agree on...
« Reply #37 on: July 28, 2021, 04:14:39 PM »
Quote from: ThePAMan on July 28, 2021, 04:13:45 PM
Exactly. If she does.have mental health issues, and knew about them, that means she took someone's spot to keep that cash coming in. That makes her decision to go even worse.

LOL.

Don't pretend you're worried about 'doing disservice' to people with mental illness man.  You clearly DGAF.
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Re: Let's talk about something we all can agree on...
« Reply #38 on: July 28, 2021, 04:16:06 PM »
Quote from: spark mandrill on July 28, 2021, 04:08:40 PM
Those commercials pay her for the ability to use her in advertisements, not to participate in the Olympics.

And with salary and endorsements, the best estimate I can find for her is $316,000 a year.

Uh, she is paid for those commercials because those paying her expect her to go to the Olympics and actually perform while there. They aren't paying her to go and then quit after one bad vault.
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Re: Let's talk about something we all can agree on...
« Reply #39 on: July 28, 2021, 04:17:01 PM »
Imagine being a boss, and employing a young woman who is at the top of her field despite unreal pressure and trauma in her life.  And when one day she messes something up and then says, "I'm sorry, I can't do this, my head isn't in there and I'm hurting the company" you tell her "I don't believe you."

Just awful stuff.
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Re: Let's talk about something we all can agree on...
« Reply #40 on: July 28, 2021, 04:17:16 PM »
Quote from: spark mandrill on July 28, 2021, 04:14:39 PM
LOL.

Don't pretend you're worried about 'doing disservice' to people with mental illness man.  You clearly DGAF.

Your doing the same thing you accused me of doing. Ironic.
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Re: Let's talk about something we all can agree on...
« Reply #41 on: July 28, 2021, 04:17:30 PM »
Quote from: ThePAMan on July 28, 2021, 04:16:06 PM
Uh, she is paid for those commercials because those paying her expect her to go to the Olympics and actually perform while there. They aren't paying her to go and then quit after one bad vault.

They're not paying for her to go at all.  They're paying for her to sell subs or Uber rides or whatever.
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Re: Let's talk about something we all can agree on...
« Reply #42 on: July 28, 2021, 04:18:26 PM »
Quote from: ThePAMan on July 28, 2021, 04:17:16 PM
Your doing the same thing you accused me of doing. Ironic.

I'm actually talking with you, sussing out your views.  I'm not just watching you on TV and passing judgment.

If you were worried about doing disservice to people with mental health issues, you wouldn't tell them "I don't believe you" when they say they are struggling.  That's the opposite of caring.
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Re: Let's talk about something we all can agree on...
« Reply #43 on: July 28, 2021, 04:18:55 PM »
Quote from: spark mandrill on July 28, 2021, 04:17:01 PM
Imagine being a boss, and employing a young woman who is at the top of her field despite unreal pressure and trauma in her life.  And when one day she messes something up and then says, "I'm sorry, I can't do this, my head isn't in there and I'm hurting the company" you tell her "I don't believe you."

Just awful stuff.

And if a man did the same thing? That wouldn't be as awful? No, they would say get your fucking candy ass back to work or get the fuck out.
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Re: Let's talk about something we all can agree on...
« Reply #44 on: July 28, 2021, 04:19:46 PM »
Quote from: ThePAMan on July 28, 2021, 04:18:55 PM
And if a man did the same thing? That wouldn't be as awful? No, they would say get your fucking candy ass back to work or get the fuck out.

And that's toxic as fuck, and shouldn't be celebrated.  Yes, if a man did the same thing and you told him "I don't believe you", that's incredibly fucked up and insensitive.
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