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

Paradoxical 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.

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?

Yeah, I'm not sure cringe means what you think it means, or what you want it to mean.

And obviously, if the "derived meaning" you mention made the slightest bit of sense, and more importantly, if Evangelical Christianity wasn't such a destructive force within American society, the "glory to god" babble probably wouldn't grate as much as it does.

I'm guessing she's not the darling of her teammates and media because she's not woke enough. Thats about it. Maybe if she would take a knee or complain about her lack of privilege she would be more liked..by some

This is Jim Kiler wrote:

Social media is a cancer. It's killing all of us, one way or another.

You're participating in social media right now.

Syd you made your bed now lie in it. You no longer talk to your old friends, you want people to grovel before you and you are not the sydney that everyone fell in love with. Stop trying to be too Hollywood and try being a real person again. And there is no god - so stop blaming or thanking her for everything

congolesechristian wrote:

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?

Thank you why do people care so much about her religious inclination if she wants to give glory to God she can if you don't want you thats your choice why do you care?

Because the mindset of those people. They crave and desire to police others. Whether it be shaming their beliefs or whether they get a vaccine. The need to control others lives is a pandemic

llort_vbo wrote:

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.

Here's Seb Coe right after becoming the first to repeat as 1500m champ:

Running out of pure hatred can work, but that's no way to live and enjoy life. Sydney McLaughlin is a great, great athlete and she should shut off the social media and go out, compete more often, and enjoy life. Same with Dallilah Muhammad.

It was a weak WR of her own that she broke again. It just wasn't up to the par as men's record. No offense. I think she is great.

Idk, I’m inclined to give Coe a little more license here. Unless you lived then, it’s probably hard to appreciate just how tough the British press was on him and his selection over Eliot in 1984. Compared to him, SM received absolutely fawning coverage. I mean, she’s not a mother or anything, but she might be one day…

Leave sydney alone

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WqSTXuJeTks

I agree that the low IQ comment was inappropriate. Just because someone isn't media savvy and articulate doesn't mean that person has a low IQ.

But 'developing brain'? I'm not even sure what you are trying to say, but at SM's age her brain is fully developed and she should have enough experience to roll a bit with the punches life delivers.

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 agree about the religious issue--why did "God" pick her. What about her competition? Why didn't God pick them instead?

But the rest was OK. I am sorry to see her in so much emotional pain.

Runner10287 wrote:

Because the mindset of those people. They crave and desire to police others. Whether it be shaming their beliefs or whether they get a vaccine. The need to control others lives is a pandemic

Yes. Unlike religious people, who would never do this by the way, non-believers are generally known for their desire to control people and keep them in-line with their beliefs. Religious communities are free and open without social control of any kind.

Is anyone but me thinking, where is her coach, Bobby Kersee? Conspicuous that she did not ever reference him.

John Scott wrote:

Yes. Unlike religious people, who would never do this by the way, non-believers are generally known for their desire to control people and keep them in-line with their beliefs. Religious communities are free and open without social control of any kind.

Tell that to Galileo.

Most of the difficulty with spiritual people and a atheist/agnostic types comes down to a few misunderstandings and a confusion about entropy and probability. Science offers no possibility to understand the why. Organized religion does not address the how in any satisfying way. A world view that does not take both into account is puerile and sad. Both sides have authoritarian tendencies when they get out of control.

Chip on shoulder.

barney23 wrote:

Hurno wrote:

This is inaccurate. Dalilah did not set herself apart from the pack until Sydney was on the scene. Sydney had the phenom spotlight put on her since high school because of her talent. It is so simple, yet you see things which are not there.

FYI, the overwhelming majority of people critical of SCR do not care what color she is. How old are you 5?

Shoulda been: "How old are you; five?"

In addition to the bad, bad grammar, the rule is that we spell out anything below ten and write the numerical equivalent of anything above, e.g. 11.

You went to bad [primary and secondary] schools and most likely skipped university (college, to you Americans). I feel sad for you.

Its okay if you got to know DM because of the other runner; that is you. Some of us knew her before that.

You know what they say about people who act as the grammar police, correct? Methinks you fit the stereotype, bud.

Where does this assumption about me not knowing Dalilah, before Sydney, come from?

You know what they say about people who assume, correct?

In addition to not having common critical reading or thinking skills, we spell people's name out if we know how to...as in Dalilah Muhammad, not DM. You've known her for so long but can't spell her name? What a joke you are!!!

huh?

Where to start with this one?

Nah, not even going to bother...

It looks like Sydney deleted the post.

Why do you think she did that?

Hurno. wrote:

It looks like Sydney deleted the post.

Why do you think she did that?

God told her to.