Some people just crave being part of contrarian groupthink. Turn it around: if a guy (Rupp? Osako? Kipchoge?) made those comments about sub-elites and posted the Bumble text on IG, nobody would be having this reaction that "he's immature" (at age 27) or "that's just mean." He would be universally praised for being a serious competitor getting ready to do battle and then letting people in and having a sense of humor about being the butt of obnoxious questions.
dude where's my car? ? wrote:
Sister Christian wrote:
Get off SM, it's poisoned your mind.
What is SM? I seriously don't know.
SM means you have exactly enough time to type an answer but no enough to spell out social media. Hipster language.
The double-standard here is insane.
Girl: What do you do for a living?
Guy: I’m a professional racecar driver.
Girl: Do you think you can beat me in go-karting??
Guy: I’d f**king hope so.
Imagine the hate that this guy would get if he then posted a screenshot of this to the internet.
Honestly, I couldn't care less if this actually happened to her or not. It is funny, Molly is amusingly unique, and she is great for our sport.
aa aa aa dd wrote:
The double-standard here is insane.
Girl: What do you do for a living?
Guy: I’m a professional racecar driver.
Girl: Do you think you can beat me in go-karting??
Guy: I’d f**king hope so.
Imagine the hate that this guy would get if he then posted a screenshot of this to the internet.
Pretty sure she’d get blasted as an airhead. But the gender plays a huge role here.
Guy: What do you do for a living?
Ashley Force: I’m a drag racer.
Guy: Do you think you can beat my Camaro?
Ashley Force: I’d f**king hope so.
I love it when dudes are like “but what if toxic masculinity wasn’t pervasive in the world, and we just flipped it around?”
actuallyagreewithLRCforone wrote:
I'm a woman and matured well past my 20's ;). I like Molly's running and completely cheered for her in the Olympics and NYC. Loved some of the post-Trials podcasts she was on where she talked very honestly about the mental side of running and how a healthy mind can improve your running.
But I found this IG post to be immature/distasteful as well as her complaint about sub-elites on the Citius podcast. To me, it just seemed a lack of maturity. I can imagine the annoyance of being bothered by sub-elites while in preparations for a big race, but like everyone else, use words and let them know you are in prep mode and can interact after the race. Complain to your friends, but on a podcast where those fans are listening, cringe. And this Bumble guy didn't challenge her to a race. He made a silly joke with a winky face about her beating him. Sure, she didn't use his name, but posting publicly and declaring 'lose my number' ... it's going to be a long life if one can't look at people's intent and adjust accordingly. Yes, it is different than Tony Hawk who tells a story without mocking the people.
I wish her well in running, but I honestly unfollowed her. Hope she can gain a deep confidence that doesn't bring out the defenses at small interactions.
exactly my point. I should've clarified that I am a women too because my comments were labeled misogynistic.
snowdays wrote:
what would molly run in an 800?
Somewhere around 2:05? A lot of physically fit men could do that, but most probably couldn't.
What could she run for 100m? 14 seconds? I think most physically fit man could manage that.
I guess I can't now also say 'I am a woman' since I chose a handle that indicates me being a man. haha. But for real I cannot imagine being so fragile I would unfollow someone over a post like this. I mean, shes making a joke, just like this guy did and is being defended here and then we get long drawn out posts trying to psychoanalyze Molly for her post, like holy sh1t get a life! I mean for all any of you dumb@sses know she laughed at the guy and continued the convo, like she could make this post and still meet this guy. But I guess in this world where we take everything anyone says online as some window into their true nature and we have to dissect it completely.
Are there any threads that do better encompassing how many pathetic losers post here? If so, point me to them because I'd love a good laugh. This has to be top 5.
This thread is disgusting and yet I can't stop coming back and reading it. Thanks for the entertainment, you guys are a joke.
a man, not an incel wrote:
I guess I can't now also say 'I am a woman' since I chose a handle that indicates me being a man. haha. But for real I cannot imagine being so fragile I would unfollow someone over a post like this. I mean, shes making a joke, just like this guy did and is being defended here and then we get long drawn out posts trying to psychoanalyze Molly for her post, like holy sh1t get a life! I mean for all any of you dumb@sses know she laughed at the guy and continued the convo, like she could make this post and still meet this guy. But I guess in this world where we take everything anyone says online as some window into their true nature and we have to dissect it completely.
so they smashed?
She won an Olympic medal, yet remains largely unknown to the general public.
What is the typical life outcome for an Olympic medal winner ? How many of them are able to make a career out of their sport ? Are mental health problems common among Olympic athletes ?
this is it right here wrote:
or... wrote:
A cynical person would remind you that Molly could have had her friend make an account and message her with this script so she could screenshot it and post it.
It didn’t take long to get to this, the most perfect LRC response.
Toxic male? Nah. It makes more sense to a dude that the woman must have conspired with a friend to create a fake account, fake a text exchange, screenshot it, and send it to Molly so she could post it to IG.
This site is a cesspool.
How is “so do you think you could beat me in a race” indicative of male toxicity in any way? Why are you and people like you such emotional babies?
luckyducky wrote:
exactly my point. I should've clarified that I am a women too because my comments were labeled misogynistic.
internalized misogyny is a thang
a little scoopa bean dip wrote:
this is it right here wrote:
It didn’t take long to get to this, the most perfect LRC response.
Toxic male? Nah. It makes more sense to a dude that the woman must have conspired with a friend to create a fake account, fake a text exchange, screenshot it, and send it to Molly so she could post it to IG.
This site is a cesspool.
How is “so do you think you could beat me in a race” indicative of male toxicity in any way? Why are you and people like you such emotional babies?
Pretty sure it's the losers ragging on Molly for this throwaway post that are "such emotional babies".
dhe7ehdheudh wrote:
I don't get her reaction. The guy was likely just trying to be funny. It may have failed but no need to post that publicly.
Yea that was a big yikes for me. Just seemed like a light hearted attempt at humor. Kind of like saying “so THATs why you have such a great smile” if you’re hitting on a dentist. No need to be met with hostility and public shaming. What’s this world coming to lmao.
If you look at the comments Molly notes she would like to have youtube series where she "read [s] mean letsrun comments." So be careful on here, she's watching.
Drew Peacock wrote:
snowdays wrote:
what would molly run in an 800?
Somewhere around 2:05? A lot of physically fit men could do that, but most probably couldn't.
What could she run for 100m? 14 seconds? I think most physically fit man could manage that.
I don't think she could break 15 in the 100m. Her mile PR is around 4:48, so yes a 2:05 may be possible. A guy her age who lifts 3-4x week will definitely be able to run sub 14, thereby destroying her, utterly.
Base Miles wrote:
If you look at the comments Molly notes she would like to have youtube series where she "read [s] mean letsrun comments." So be careful on here, she's watching.
Okay but tbf that gives off the same energy as the “I don’t care about the haters which is why I’ve specifically taken the time to write, produce, and shoot a music video for a song about how I don’t care about the haters” thing that a lot of musicians do.
There is a decent chance if the guy has a track history, he could be competitive or beat her in distances between 100 m and 10k.
Iron Bars wrote:
Drew Peacock wrote:
Somewhere around 2:05? A lot of physically fit men could do that, but most probably couldn't.
What could she run for 100m? 14 seconds? I think most physically fit man could manage that.
I don't think she could break 15 in the 100m. Her mile PR is around 4:48, so yes a 2:05 may be possible. A guy her age who lifts 3-4x week will definitely be able to run sub 14, thereby destroying her, utterly.