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Title: Fox News executive claims Olympic athletes were picked because they were black or gay
Source:
The Independent (UK)
URL Source: http://www.independent.co.uk/news/w ... -gayer-different-a8203566.html
Published: Feb 10, 2018
Author: Jeremy B White
Post Date: 2018-02-12 07:09:50 by Deckard
Keywords: None
Views: 1613
Comments: 15
Fox News has taken down a heavily criticised column, penned by a top executive, that said the US Olympics Committee’s motto should be “Darker, Gayer, Different” and suggested some athletes qualified because they belong to minority groups. In a piece entitled “In Olympics, let's focus on the winner of the race — not the race of the winner”, the conservative news outlet’s executive vice president John Moody criticised what he called the US Olympic Committee’s overbearing focus on the diversity of athletes. He slammed the American athletics organisation for touting an “embarrassing laundry list of how many African-Americans, Asians and openly gay athletes” were representing America in the Olympics. “The question probably needs to be asked: were our Olympians selected because they’re the best at what they do, or because they’re the best publicity for our current obsession with having one each from Column A, B and C”? Mr Moody wrote, suggesting that people were “assigning teams quotas for race, religion or sexuality”. The piece quickly unleashed a wave of criticism, leading Fox News to pull the item from its website. “John Moody’s column does not reflect the views or values of FOX News and has been removed,” a Fox News spokesperson said in a statement. The US Olympics Committee did not respond to a request for comment. LGBT+ advocacy organisations blasted the piece, with GLAAD — formerly known was the Gay and Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation — assailing Mr Moody for disparaging athletes with “vicious anti-LGBTQ and biased rhetoric at what should be the proudest moment of their lives” and demanding an apology. “These athletes are at the Olympics because they already won by qualifying to represent the United States on the world's stage; and they did so despite facing discrimination from places like Fox News throughout their careers,” GLAAD said in a statement. An American athlete’s sexual orientation has already provoked an Olympics controversy, with openly gay US skater Adam Rippon saying he would not speak to Vice President Mike Pence because of what Mr Rippon called Mr Pence's anti-LGBT+ views (Mr Pence’s office has denied reports that it reached out to Mr Rippon to set up a conversation). Piece was written by executive vice president John Moody
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#5. To: Deckard (#0)
Teh Donnell must be very proud of his team.
Uhuh Maybe the MarxBank Jesuit grifters associated with the USOC these days, perched up in their kennel at the Broadmoor, will rename one of the dorms at the Colorado Springs Training Center - "The Poodle Dog", in recognition of where Teh Donald's family fortune really came from. https://www.google.com/search? q=%22The+Poodle+Dog%22+trump"
I have been reliably informed that Trump will be hiding under your bed tonight when you are returned to your room. BTW,why the HELL would anybody BLAME Trump for discovering Lady GaGa? That would be something to brag about. She has an amazing amount of talent,and no one can question her love of hard work.
She's pretty good. I loved her SuperBowl performance two years ago.
#14. To: Vicomte13 (#11)
No kidding. She did an album with Tony Bennett a year or two ago,and was recently singing duos with him again on a PBS Special a couple of weeks ago. If you are going to sing Tony Bennett songs with Tony Bennett,you had damn sure better have your stuff together because there ain't nowhere to hide and nothing to hide behind.
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#6. To: hondo68 (#5)
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Teh Donnell must be very proud of his team.
#9. To: VxH (#6)
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#11. To: sneakypete (#9)
BTW,why the HELL would anybody BLAME Trump for discovering Lady GaGa? That would be something to brag about. She has an amazing amount of talent,and no one can question her love of hard work.
Replies to Comment # 11. She's pretty good.
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