Sydney McLaughlin Emotional Post on Lack Of Support And Respect After Breaking The WR At The Trials

NYDCRunner1 wrote:

Salvitore Stitchmo wrote:

Man the demand for racism in this country sure outweighs the supply huh.

What other reason can you proffer for why Sydney did not get the black screen, when it is given to all other WR holders - even foreign white ones. As I recall, she did not get it the first time she broke the WR after trials nor the second time. Nor did Delilah receive one. Being black women the only thing I have. What you got?

I shouldn't even respond to people who throw out charges of racism so casually.

Your facts are wrong. Not all WR get a splash page.

At the Olympics, 2 athletes got a solo splash page. Karsten Warholm and Athing Mu. Mu also got won as a high schooler.

Sydney got a composite splash page after the Olympics and she got one when she broke the WR at the Trials.

Dalilah Muhammad got one when she broke WR in 2019.

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Looking at past splash pages was a fun experiment.

Michael Carter got one for us revisiting his high school shot put record. Kibiwott Kandie got one for his world half marathon record.

*correctly.

She probably wouldn't want to post it before the Olympics and let everyone know how fragile her psyche was. I think posting it now sheds new light on her performance and may have been intended to let people know that even those at the top have moments of feeling hopeless or not good enough.

Man look at this thread. Half the posters are making stupid stretches just to criticize her. Another pathetic showing from the LRC posters.

I do not think it is the Muslim association. It is a colourism thing. Dalilah has been around all these years and she's been doing her thing, but everyone starts caring only when an athlete of a certain shade, seeming faster than her, comes along.

Given all the [racist] screeds against SCR "justifying" the hatred for her on these boards of such fine people, Dalilah has been a perfect representation of the sport. Uncontroversial, well-spoken, hard-working. But it wasn't until this Mc-whoever came along that you started seeing all this interest and takes.

NYDCRunner1 wrote:

John Scott wrote:

I tried watching, but I honestly can't handle the religious inclination. There's an explanation for your level of fitness, results, and everything else related to your profession, and coming up short two years ago is not "god's plan for you to become more mature".

Two years ago she wasn't good enough, then she worked hard and intelligently and became the best. She did it herself.

I find the mindset of some of these athletes fascinating. They seem to believe that God is there determining who will win or lose rather than that He expects everyone to use the talents he gave them to the best of their abilities. They praise God when they win and do not praise Him when they lose. Fascinating.

This rings true for me as well. The religious emphasis on athletic success leaves a really bad taste in my mouth. They praise god for their victory, which implies that god chose them to win this competition above all others, while the same god sits idly while thousands of children starve to death every day. Further, I feel that crediting god with athletic success undermines and belittles the hard work put in by not only them, but also by all other competitors who have worked hard for their achievements.

It’s strange to me that so many athletes choose to throw shade at their competitors’ shoes (a la KW) or talk about doubters/the struggle. What happened to simply celebrating?

https://www.yahoo.com/now/tokyo-olympics-2021-penny-oleksiak-throws-shade-at-high-school-teacher-who-told-her-to-stop-swimming-005318077.html

In the moment of your greatest triumph, why would you want to think about someone that you perceived to have wronged you? SM seems like a composed young woman. I can understand that her life is not perfect because she won two gold medals. But its a shame that she is dwelling on this now.

+1

Salvitore Stitchmo wrote:

NYDCRunner1 wrote:

Starting with wejo or bojo or whatever the owner of this site is called. He has given black pages to every WR. Heck he even gave one to Warholm - a non American. I can only assume that he didn't give one to Sydney because she must be a black woman. What other reason could it be?

Man the demand for racism in this country sure outweighs the supply huh.

+1

Cutting through the imperfect presentation of a young woman who left college after only a year to turn pro and who is an Evangelical Christian, I think she is trying to make a very valid point about the mental health of pro athletes and how pro athletes are often treated like products by even their closest supporters.

As far as the race issues go and possible conflicts with other pro athletes, Sydney has taken a different path on the endorsement side of the sport. She is managed not by one of the usual sports agencies but by William Morris, a celebrity talent agency. Her deal with New Balance is very different than the sort of deals that female sprinters get with Nike, etc. Sydney has a line of clothing with New Balance. And she has deals with Tag Heuer, Gatorade and Beats by Dre. Dalilah and other top US sprinters are not hurting and are making good money on their sponsorship deals. But Sydney is being talked about as a cross over star who can transcend the otherwise relatively minor sports market of T&F and become a big celeb like Serena or Tiger. Everyone knows that her market value is very much a combination of talent and her looks. Dalilah has deals, but is on a completely different level of celebrity. I think that is where the friction is coming from.

Allowing other people's envy to have an impact on your happiness is folly.

She's doing everything right, but she's also:

- a world record holder

- Olympic Champion

- 22

- Millionaire

- Private school education and academically successful

- Attractive, tall

Even in this video she's sat there having broken a world record on tailored upholstery wondering why her peers can't keep their envy in check.

If she's referring to Dalilah Muhammad, or DM's circle, then it's probably a case of an Olympic Champion almost a decade older, with world records and good looks to her name wondering why she's not receiving the same adulation as somebody who, up until that point, wasn't as successful.

toozy wrote:

If she's referring to Dalilah Muhammad, or DM's circle, then it's probably a case of an Olympic Champion almost a decade older, with world records and good looks to her name wondering why she's not receiving the same adulation as somebody who, up until that point, wasn't as successful.

She's not referring to Dalilah Muahmmed. She refers to people close to her and people she thought would be more supportive of her breaking the WR.

NYDCRunner1 wrote:

And yet Serena did not make half as much money from endorsements as sharapova and the other russian player who never won a tournament. All because they were blonde. Plain blonde women. Not good examples you provided.

A blonde American woman won a track and field gold medal in Tokyo and got almost no attention at all.

Agreed. It's unlikely she's referring to DM.

John Scott wrote:

I tried watching, but I honestly can't handle the religious inclination. There's an explanation for your level of fitness, results, and everything else related to your profession, and coming up short two years ago is not "god's plan for you to become more mature".

Two years ago she wasn't good enough, then she worked hard and intelligently and became the best. She did it herself.

Atheist know-it-alls are the most cringe people on the planet. If she wants to derive more meaning to her career than just plain scientific materialism, who gives a f*ck?

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You clearly don't like Muhammad. It actually sounds personal even though you don't know her. The intensity is not healthy.[/quote]

Intensity before running the 400mH in the National Championships is unhealthy?

A little tension between two evenly matched Alpha athletes competing for the highest prize in their field?

All seems pretty natural and normal.

Paradoxical wrote:

Atheist know-it-alls are the most cringe people on the planet. If she wants to derive more meaning to her career than just plain scientific materialism, who gives a f*ck?

The cringeworthy part is appeasing mass indoctrination of children into a collective delusion at a stage when they're unable to think for themselves. And it's very interesting to see how people like you are personally offended when we say you make your own luck.

Film Rep wrote:

Probably callin out all da haters on LetsRun dot com. 🤔

If there were any.

I mean, does anybody not like her? As divided the board seems to be on everything I assumed everyone respected her and most REALLY liked her.

What's there not to respect?

Are you referring to atheism and evolution? Sad to indoctrinate children before they can think for themselves.