Gabby & Others Not Patriotic Enough for Fox

[mominatrix]

Because their uniforms aren't red, white and blue.

I shit you not.


Video:

www.fark.com/vidplayer/7252064

[pamela]

I can't open the video, but what? Their competition leotards or the RL crap that they have to wear? Either way? Who is making the dumb statements?

[basilosaurus]

The australians are in green and yellow. They hate their country.

[Chirp]

Ok, I haven't watched the Olympics this year so I could be talking out my ass here, but aren't the athletes all given matching uniforms? The gymnasts all wear xx, the swimmers all wear yy, etc. So, they really don't have a choice in the matter.

Or do they get to pick and choose what they wear for the Olympics now?

[NitaX]

Bet they talked to the idiot who said Gabby's picture was part of the pro-black agenda.

Utter foolishness.

[mominatrix]

They specifically mentioned Gabby's competition leotard being hot pink, showed pictures of Mary Lou Retton in stars and stripes.

Lack of USA USA chants. (my memory, though, is that's for team stuff... individual stuff, not so much)

Many pics of medal winners wearing their uniform sweats... grey with black trim. They, IMHO, look really good with the purple medal ribbons.

The Fox guest is David Webb.

[teflep]

None of them were in red/white/blue...they were matching the colors of the gym, I believe (it had a pinkish border around the floor area and I think pink where that stupid Lisa Simpson blowjob logo is). I wonder if they also wondered why the uniforms were gray!?!

[mominatrix]

Aug 6, 2012 13:10:43 GMT -5 teflep said:

I wonder if they also wondered why the uniforms were gray!?!

Yes.

Apparently, the only acceptable uniform colors for US Olympians are red, white, and blue. Navy, not powder blue, Tiffany blue, or cobalt.

[marie427]

Aug 6, 2012 13:08:44 GMT -5 mominatrix said:

They specifically mentioned Gabby's competition leotard being hot pink, showed pictures of Mary Lou Retton in stars and stripes.

Lack of USA USA chants. (my memory, though, is that's for team stuff... individual stuff, not so much)

WTF? They've been watching too much Rocky IV lately. Also, someone should tell them London isn't in the USA, so if there *are* USA chants (however faint), then that's gravy.

[KateAggie]

I think it's dumb, but there was also a discussion here on not liking the lack of prominent red/white/blue on the swim caps.

I do think it's a little odd to not wear your country colors in an Olympic competition, but not "unpatriotic."

[basilosaurus]

He should watch a volleyball match. The one with china was crazy loud with usa and jia you (chinese for, basically, let's go)

[msmerymac]

Well, the Italian beach volleyball players were wearing light blue yesterday.

And the US women's gymnastics team DID wear red leotards during team competition. During qualifiers they were purple, and during all-arounds they were pink (both Gabby and Aly wore the same one). McKayla Maroney wore a white one for individual vault. So I guess women's gymnastics is 50/50.

Honestly, the red/white/blue leotards like the kind that Mary Lou and the Magnificent 7 wore seem a little hokey now.

[teflep]

Aug 6, 2012 14:09:08 GMT -5 toledo said:

They're just trying to save face after looking like morons for railing on berets as un-American.

"OK, well, I guess the military wears them....so they're OK after all. But what about those COLORS?? Commies!"

I am with them on the berets. They look stupid.

[teflep]

Aug 6, 2012 14:13:37 GMT -5 toledo said:

Aug 6, 2012 14:12:14 GMT -5 teflep said:

I am with them on the berets. They look stupid.

Frenchy stupid? Lousy athlete stupid?

Plain stupid. I have never liked them and I swear they wear them every Olympics.

[KateAggie]

Again, it doesn't matter to me. But there was a similar discussion here just a week ago (anybody remember the thread?), and none of the pearl-clutching.

[NitaX]

Sbp, Sbp, Sbp, my dear. Don't you know the only acceptable uniform must have giant stars and stripes on it?

[iammalcolmx]

Goodness, I thought this thread was going to be about Serena doing the crip walk after winning the gold. Carry-on….

[teflep]

Aug 6, 2012 14:32:59 GMT -5 iammalcolmx said:

Goodness, I thought this thread was going to be about Serena doing the crip walk after winning the gold. Carry-on….

The fact that this is on Yahoo is making me giggle

[pescalita]

To be honest, I'm not a fan of the pink. But beyond being a stupid argument, it's false. Gabby didn't decide to wear pink. And the 2008 team wore pink as well. Actually a more bubble-gum pink. I think they even wore it during team competition.

I love the medal podium sweats, I want that jacket but it's like $500.

Side note: did anyone catch Kerry Strug talking about Bela carrying her to the medal podium? "I'm thinking, I'm the only one w/o pants!"

[UMaineTeach]

nice interview mr. flag wavin' 'merican

www.buzzfeed.com/amyodell/everything-you-ever-wanted-to-know-about-team-usa

[msmerymac]

Aug 6, 2012 15:19:47 GMT -5 pescalita said:

Side note: did anyone catch Kerry Strug talking about Bela carrying her to the medal podium? "I'm thinking, I'm the only one w/o pants!"

Yes. I was psyched to see the interviews with the team members. They all look so awesome and I can't believe that this years competitors either were NOT born or too young to remember Atlanta in '96. :-(

Oh and when the Canadian gymnast didn't do her second vault last night, I thought, "that's because Bela's not her coach." Awful, but true.