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'I love my Black job': Simone Biles takes
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Posted By: NorthernDog, 8/2/2024 11:48:05 PM

Olympic "GOAT" Simone Biles took a break from making history at the 2024 Paris Olympics to take a jab at former President Donald Trump, who during a debate in June referred to occupations held by Black people as "Black jobs." The 27-year-old Houston, Texas native, who has already won two gold medals in Paris, replied to an X post shared by singer Ricky Davila. "Simone Biles being the GOAT, winning Gold medals and dominating gymnastics is her black job," Davila wrote on Thursday. In response, Biles' X post on Friday morning said, "I love my black job." Biles' comment pokes

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She always has an axe to grind. Why not be gracious for all the attention showered on her?

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Reply 1 - Posted by: thekidsmom66 8/2/2024 11:50:46 PM (No. 1771637)
She should be thankful she doesn't have to work an actual job that IS in danger of being lost to an illegal. She's only shown that she's an elitist snob.
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Reply 2 - Posted by: Annie Xango 8/2/2024 11:50:54 PM (No. 1771638)
If her husband has some smarts he will have a little discussion with her..something about not blabbling about politics
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Reply 3 - Posted by: Timber Queen 8/2/2024 11:57:03 PM (No. 1771640)
Hmmm. If gymnastics is a "job", that means she is getting paid, which means she is a professional. Isn't the Olympics only for non-professional athletes? Or has that "baby" been thrown out with the "bathwater" with "sex" differences also? Why continue with this farce?
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Reply 4 - Posted by: Californian 8/2/2024 11:58:09 PM (No. 1771641)
Elites gotta elite. She's never had a real job and can't speak for the 99% of others who do.
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Reply 5 - Posted by: john56 8/2/2024 11:58:42 PM (No. 1771642)
She was such a sweet young girl when she'd come to Green Bay when her husband played for the Packers last season. Now he goes and signs with the Bears and she's such a rhymes-with-Hillary. :)
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Reply 6 - Posted by: caljeepgirl 8/3/2024 12:02:16 AM (No. 1771643)
Personally, I hate the use of the term 'black jobs'....when anyone uses it!
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Reply 7 - Posted by: valinva 8/3/2024 12:05:49 AM (No. 1771644)
Trump can solve this problem by using the terms jobs in the black community and jobs of hard working black citizens. It is that simple.
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Reply 8 - Posted by: whyyeseyec 8/3/2024 12:13:17 AM (No. 1771646)
This is the same Simone Biles who quit (her job) in the middle of the 2021 Olympics. She let her team down and as usual, the networks ran cover for her.
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Reply 9 - Posted by: goodbyedems 8/3/2024 12:45:23 AM (No. 1771650)
Simone! You got your job based on 'merit'. ......not DEI
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Reply 10 - Posted by: Flyball Dogs 8/3/2024 12:45:40 AM (No. 1771651)
I’m weary of the GOAT moniker. And a bit tired of MBC fawning over her. Maybe she’ll retire.
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Reply 11 - Posted by: FL_Absentee_Voter 8/3/2024 12:46:33 AM (No. 1771652)
#8 - Thank you. The GOAT is also the GL(etdown)OAT.
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Reply 12 - Posted by: Birddog 8/3/2024 1:03:08 AM (No. 1771656)
why would this be considered a Jab at Trump? She was doing that job loooong before he ever got involved with politics, ran for office. He WAS always involved in sports, with a a LOT of athletes, many of them Black, ALL of them at the top of their respective games strictly from hard work, talent and dedication.He was also always involved in National/International beauty pageants. Now if due to her "Connections" she had been given the position of Center on The Gold Medal USA Basketball team, though only 4'9", or if she was Lizzo...performing in Gymnastics, and granted a Gold Medal at her very 1st appearances, ...yeah...THAT would be a DEI/Black Job.
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Reply 13 - Posted by: watashiyo 8/3/2024 2:19:03 AM (No. 1771667)
Black jobs are positions that don't pay enough to afford a diamond necklace she's wearing. Black jobs are Low Self-Esteem ideas intentionally injected by the Democrats against the poor black community for perpetual political power.
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Reply 14 - Posted by: Nimby 8/3/2024 3:33:56 AM (No. 1771670)
Talk to Al Sharpton people! https://www.qchron.com/editions/queenswide/sharpton-calls-for-more-black-jobs/article_8a472b5d-e70b-57ad-98eb-e02b56b2f8d1.html
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Reply 15 - Posted by: Strike3 8/3/2024 3:42:33 AM (No. 1771673)
Black jobs, you mean like the NBA and the NFL? The whole concept is silly. Enjoy the time in the spotlight and shut up.
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Reply 16 - Posted by: rytwng 8/3/2024 6:06:19 AM (No. 1771721)
Shut up girl and stick to tumbling.
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Reply 17 - Posted by: planetgeo 8/3/2024 6:10:13 AM (No. 1771724)
If more black people put in the time, dedication, and commitment to excellence that she has to her chosen craft, there wouldn't be any need to baby black people with "black jobs". They would earn, fully deserve, and enjoy the rewards of their jobs like the rest of humanity does without whining and demanding special benefits like AA and DEI. There. That's the difference between "black jobs" and just jobs. Any other questions?
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Reply 18 - Posted by: 5 handicap 8/3/2024 6:14:25 AM (No. 1771726)
Simone needs to shut her RACIST mouth and be thankful she lives in America and not the hell-hole her preferred policies will create!
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Reply 19 - Posted by: edgar 8/3/2024 6:17:02 AM (No. 1771727)
The question was asked at a black journalist convention. Go figure.
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Reply 20 - Posted by: Rumblehog 8/3/2024 6:27:50 AM (No. 1771730)
Typical of a Liberal... she has everything, but it's not enough. There's always something else she's been denied by "the man." Conservatives are grateful for everything they have, or have been provided, considering themselves to be bountifully blessed by God. Besides, Simone should demonstrate more grace and understanding regarding public statements made by people in public. Donald Trump had the love of Diamond and Silk; he doesn't need the love of Simone "Twisties" Biles, who let down her whole Team and the United States at the Tokyo Olympics 4 years ago.
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Reply 21 - Posted by: Safari Man 8/3/2024 6:28:33 AM (No. 1771731)
I'd enjoy seeing her medals sawed in half and have the government take their half.
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Reply 22 - Posted by: Jethro bo 8/3/2024 6:45:37 AM (No. 1771739)
Kinda starting to take like LeBron at the opening ceremony. When interviewed about carrying the flag he said he was honored to represent blacks and 'our' culture. So now being on team USA represents only blacks and is a team of only blacks. So a black job. So Simone is correct, we don't have American jobs for American athletes at the international Olympics. Just blacks representing blacks cause it's a black job. Waiting for the secret video to come out showing Simone in mourning that Trump wasn't killed. She is disgusting like the lesbian Soccer player last olympics.
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Reply 23 - Posted by: ARKfamily 8/3/2024 6:50:31 AM (No. 1771743)
#8, when I first read about the comment Simone Biles made in reference to a black job, I was thinking along your lines. I guess she didn't like that "black job" too much when she bowed out of the Olympics last time around. . .
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Reply 24 - Posted by: anniebc 8/3/2024 7:12:24 AM (No. 1771750)
Shut up! stupid girl. It such a shame when people see themselves through their color first. It says they're human somewhere down the line, but not first. Shame on her anyways. Isn't she African American? And, her quote didn't capitalize black. Michael Jordan is a GOAT; Simone not so much.
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Reply 25 - Posted by: minuteman 8/3/2024 7:30:09 AM (No. 1771764)
She makes me angry but I am still grateful that she wasn’t aborted. I wonder why she is so in favor of the murder of other children?
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Reply 26 - Posted by: jeffinitely 8/3/2024 8:04:47 AM (No. 1771778)
We used to call our gymnastic gold medalists "America's Sweetheart" I guess this one wants to show herself as an ungrateful Goat/Tart
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Reply 27 - Posted by: downnout 8/3/2024 8:42:41 AM (No. 1771789)
She is an immensely talented gymnast but her celebrity has gone to her head. I’m sick of reading about her, seeing her and having her opinions splashed across media as if she has the wisdom of Aristotle.
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Reply 28 - Posted by: udanja99 8/3/2024 8:54:30 AM (No. 1771792)
#3, the Olympics started allowing professionals to compete back in the 80’s or 90’s. Can’t remember exactly when but that was the point where I quit watching. It has been a farce ever since.
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Reply 29 - Posted by: Dodge Boy 8/3/2024 8:56:24 AM (No. 1771793)
Oops, Simone, should have kept your young and rather impressionable yap shut, girl.
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Reply 30 - Posted by: Dodge Boy 8/3/2024 9:05:19 AM (No. 1771797)
One more thing, Simone. I love my white job. Happily retired and getting paid for it. How you like those apples, girl?
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Reply 31 - Posted by: Samsquanch 8/3/2024 9:12:27 AM (No. 1771801)
That's why I quit watching sports, tired of the pampered, ungrateful attitudes.
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Reply 32 - Posted by: Laotzu 8/3/2024 9:15:58 AM (No. 1771803)
So, "black" journalists have a convention. And nobody from the Democrat Party shows up to talk to them. But Trump accepts their invite and talks about the subjects they raise. And that bugs Simone. She's mastered the principle skill to be a lifelong Democrat -- political personality disorder.
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Reply 33 - Posted by: tessie 8/3/2024 9:50:16 AM (No. 1771811)
What job does she have? She's made the Olympics a career choice. That's not a job.
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Reply 34 - Posted by: oldmagnolia 8/3/2024 9:52:32 AM (No. 1771815)
Trash is what trash does. Hopefully, this Olympics are her last and she will have to get a job.
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Reply 35 - Posted by: Pete on the Coast 8/3/2024 10:05:44 AM (No. 1771822)
Liberals are always eager to be offended and will pounce on the slightest excuse. If Trump had said "black employment" or "Black workers" the meaning would have been the same but Libs would have had a harder time pouncing. Back in the early 60's the proper term was "Negro", or "Colored people" (as in NAACP) but this changed into "people OF color" and "African-American" and the Media has encouraged minorities to be ultra sensitive to offenses where none is even remotely intended, just to score points.
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Reply 36 - Posted by: kono 8/3/2024 10:44:28 AM (No. 1771841)
#9's got the salient point. Simone's "black job" came from merit, not DEI.
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Reply 37 - Posted by: moebellini3 8/3/2024 10:55:06 AM (No. 1771848)
Anybody shocked by this. Didn't think so.
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Reply 38 - Posted by: jalo1951 8/3/2024 10:58:10 AM (No. 1771850)
Funny how DEI is NEVER considered in the sporting world.
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Reply 39 - Posted by: Italiano 8/3/2024 11:06:37 AM (No. 1771854)
Somebody fed the line to her. Have a Bud Light, Simone.
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Reply 40 - Posted by: bighambone 8/3/2024 2:58:29 PM (No. 1771974)
To alleviate unnecessary jabs such as this one coming his way, Trump should stick to the issues and his political agenda, and forget about controversial issues pertaining to race, and who gravitates to particular careers or jobs.
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Reply 41 - Posted by: snapper451 8/3/2024 3:01:53 PM (No. 1771976)
Stupid for injecting politics. I admired her accomplishments, but would not walk across the street to see her. She’s dead to me now.
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Reply 42 - Posted by: Faithfully 8/3/2024 10:49:38 PM (No. 1772118)
My family must have been Black back in the day.
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