Sha’Carri has a personality, get used to it

Ridic wrote:

[quote]Crooked Hillary wrote:

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I agree with you on your message, but too bad your username is what it is.

😅 It’s because we only have two parties, so there is little room for independent critical thinking. Just us vs. them always.

bitchless wrote:

Bog Monster wrote:

I don't have the foggiest notion of what you are talking about. You been day drinking? Is that what being a Sha'Carri shill has reduced you to?

As our great former president (you know which one) once said "There comes a time in every man's life when he looks in the abyss, and there's nothing staring back at him. At that moment, man finds his character. And that is what keeps him out of the abyss."

Words to live by.

Regards,

Bog Monster

Ok bigmig19 aka Bog Monster, both of us have acknowledged that neither of us has any idea what the other is talking about.

I don’t know why you think I know that president. I can guess or lookup but don’t know.

There are two Americas, Bitchless. An America for people like me, and an America for people like you. It will be the Mother of All Culture Wars to determine which America is better. Which America has HIM on its side? For no one knows when HIM come calling . . . .

Respectfully,

Boggy

ShaCant wrote:

purplepassion wrote:

Still love and expect big things from Sha'Carri. This was the first time I've seen her look scared at the start. Next time she won't be.

I'm not surprised that her personality is polarizing here, but it's disturbing to see so many people root against someone who is arguably the biggest sprint talent America has had in decades.

Disturbing that people root against her? She lacks humility, maturity and based on yesterday a spine. Why would you root for her?

There's a big difference between not rooting for someone and actively rooting against them. There are pages of comments here from people who are delighted that she had a bad race. It's sadistic.

purplepassion wrote:

ShaCant wrote:

Disturbing that people root against her? She lacks humility, maturity and based on yesterday a spine. Why would you root for her?

There's a big difference between not rooting for someone and actively rooting against them. There are pages of comments here from people who are delighted that she had a bad race. It's sadistic.

+1

I started this thread questioning the hate for her. I’m hardly a fan of her and follow distance more than sprint, but am fascinated at how much hate for her can spew out of just thin air.

+1

Film Rep wrote:

bitchless wrote:

Why so much hate for the little girl?

Simple.

She won the Olympic Trials and was gonna be a threat. All great. Then she embarrassed the entire country by failing a drug test. 🤷‍♂️

First to the quote above she is not a "little girl".

Second, bull to the entire country being embarrassed. I doubt the Afghans are saying "Ha, silly Americans that disgraceful sprinter tried pot".

As to the original. Yes she has a personality just one I (and others) don't really care for. I was not sure after the Trials; am much more sure after this BS stuff about "people counting her out".

schadenfraude, yes

sadistic, no.

Luv2Run wrote:

Film Rep wrote:

Simple.

She won the Olympic Trials and was gonna be a threat. All great. Then she embarrassed the entire country by failing a drug test. 🤷‍♂️

First to the quote above she is not a "little girl".

Second, bull to the entire country being embarrassed. I doubt the Afghans are saying "Ha, silly Americans that disgraceful sprinter tried pot".

As to the original. Yes she has a personality just one I (and others) don't really care for. I was not sure after the Trials; am much more sure after this BS stuff about "people counting her out".

I don’t disagree, and your take on not caring for her personality is understandable. At the end of the day, performance matters most.

The “little girl” was meant to be figurative to hopefully evoke some kindness rather than piling on mob vitriol.

potato_salad wrote:

schadenfraude, yes

sadistic, no.

Doubt either is a good or deserved by her. Is the distinction that the latter would cause her pain while the former doesn’t? Don’t you think she might be the type who reads what people say about her online and probably get depressed? She probably said “don’t talk sh1t about me” precisely because it stings.

purplepassion wrote:

ShaCant wrote:

Disturbing that people root against her? She lacks humility, maturity and based on yesterday a spine. Why would you root for her?

There's a big difference between not rooting for someone and actively rooting against them. There are pages of comments here from people who are delighted that she had a bad race. It's sadistic.

Don't forget racist. One most always drop in an allegation of racism in such critiques. Allegations of sadism are just puny.

Regards,

The Bogster

bitchless wrote:

potato_salad wrote:

schadenfraude, yes

sadistic, no.

Doubt either is a good or deserved by her. Is the distinction that the latter would cause her pain while the former doesn’t? Don’t you think she might be the type who reads what people say about her online and probably get depressed? She probably said “don’t talk sh1t about me” precisely because it stings.

Agreed. Schadenfreude is the more accurate term so I amend my statement, but it doesn't change the spirit of my comment.

bitchless wrote:

Why so much hate for the little girl? She has a personality. It’s what gave her fame and money, not her running talent alone. Her sponsors like it and her fans like it. She’s not going to change who she is because she lost a race really bad.

It’s just a race. And if it’s not, she’ll probably slowly fade away, but still probably be rich and famous. All sports have athletes who get a disproportionate share of fan and sponsor attention relative to their talent because they have a personality fans love. Or fans love and hate at the same time.

What fame? What money? Charles Manson had a personality too.

Jamaican women 100 meter sprinters are just better runners, and classier. You should be used to it by now.

purplepassion wrote:

bitchless wrote:

Doubt either is a good or deserved by her. Is the distinction that the latter would cause her pain while the former doesn’t? Don’t you think she might be the type who reads what people say about her online and probably get depressed? She probably said “don’t talk sh1t about me” precisely because it stings.

Agreed. Schadenfreude is the more accurate term so I amend my statement, but it doesn't change the spirit of my comment.

Also, I'm not even particularly worried about how she might handle the response here because I doubt she comes to letsrun anyway. I just think it's weird and messed up that so many people are delighting in the failure of a once in a generation American talent.

"She sounded Black"

Are you stupid or just racist? I coach at a majority black, low income school and off the top of my head I don't remember hearing anyone talking like that ever. It doesn't matter what color you are, I don't know any parent that allows their child to act that way, that wants their child to be successful, This kind of behavior is harmful for the black community and to our children.

"straight from the hood"

Keep pushing ridiculous stereotypes, which side are you on? You sound like an ignorant racist!

OozmaKappa wrote:

Hol up why are you claiming people dont like her just bc shes black? 🤣🤣

Being black != having no class, no grace

Being black != acting hoodrat/ghetto

Honestly i think it's kinda weird that youre saying Sha carri's behavior is to be expected from a black person.

He's showing you he's the actual racist...

purplepassion wrote:

purplepassion wrote:

Agreed. Schadenfreude is the more accurate term so I amend my statement, but it doesn't change the spirit of my comment.

Also, I'm not even particularly worried about how she might handle the response here because I doubt she comes to letsrun anyway. I just think it's weird and messed up that so many people are delighting in the failure of a once in a generation American talent.

Yup, she probably doesn’t read LR, but I’d think Instagram or Twitter isn’t kinder to her either. The Internet is kind to no one really.

She’s all we have at the moment, yet we weirdly seem to want to break her spirit.

Wasn't Sha'carri at LSU for at least a year? What was she studying there?

purplepassion wrote:

purplepassion wrote:

Agreed. Schadenfreude is the more accurate term so I amend my statement, but it doesn't change the spirit of my comment.

Also, I'm not even particularly worried about how she might handle the response here because I doubt she comes to letsrun anyway. I just think it's weird and messed up that so many people are delighting in the failure of a once in a generation American talent.

It would be weird and messed up for most athletes. But there’s this thing referenced in this thread called a “personality.” The subject of your adoration has an awful one. She’s idiotic, loud, narcissistic, unsportsmanlike, petulant, and did I mention idiotic?

So viewed in that context, the reactions you are noticing are neither weird nor messed up. They are to be expected. In fact, it is your reaction to all this that is weird and messed up.

Deepest regards,

Bog Man