Black Twitter erupts after Sha'Carri disses Allyson Felix

Allyson Felix coached by Bob Kersee, who is married to Jackie Joyner-Kersee, who is sister of Al Joyner, who was married to Florence Griffith-Joyner

AND SHE WAS A DOPER!!!

Ipso facto we should be suspicious (lol)

But, for real, American media talks about Allyson like she's the only black female who has ever done track.

Sha'Carri crossed the line. I expect boos at her next competition and could be the start of her downfall. By downfall, I mean no more invites to track meets.

Black Twitter? wrote:

What the hell is "Black Twitter?" Is that an actual thing or just referring to black people who posted about this on Twitter?

This is the first I've ever heard of it, I don't know if that's a good thing or bad thing.

CrossedTheLine wrote:

Sha'Carri crossed the line. I expect boos at her next competition and could be the start of her downfall. By downfall, I mean no more invites to track meets.

If Sha’Carri could back up the talk by running faster, all would be forgiven. A real rivalry with the Thompson and SAFP would be great for the sport and ticket sales and ratings. Sha’Carri just needs to focus on getting back to her US Trials shape.

Does Larry Elder count as black Twitter?

Just kidding, we know the answer. It's all about grievance race hustling.

Gorgeous George Jr. wrote:

CrossedTheLine wrote:

Sha'Carri crossed the line. I expect boos at her next competition and could be the start of her downfall. By downfall, I mean no more invites to track meets.

If Sha’Carri could back up the talk by running faster, all would be forgiven. A real rivalry with the Thompson and SAFP would be great for the sport and ticket sales and ratings. Sha’Carri just needs to focus on getting back to her US Trials shape.

But but she's the next Flo Jo

Just look at her nails and her hair

She's just like Flo Jo

the world is littered with people that had great potential, she will soon just be one more body on the pile of 'woulda shoulda couldas' of the world.

lsu and fl crank out great sprinters every year

i predict that in 2 years we'll remember her hair but not her name.

Personally I think. Allyson or anyone related to her never offered encouragement words or anything of that nature. So her tv gesture seemed not genuine.

Found the Kimmel show clip (actually Stephen A. Smith subbing, I guess). Felix is poised and nice like always. I don't see what Richardson could have taken offense at-

https://youtu.be/UF_2fCGc8RU

thoughts and prayers wrote:

so she thought Felix was being insincere.

I have no qualms with that. I’m sure she has her reasons.

…and once again she’s drawing eyeballs to the sport

Nope. Not after the bleep storm she created. Even Felix was insincere and Sha’Carri new it as fact, she needs to be in damage control. Make nice and thank her for the support. And if that’s not possible how about or what every parent has ever told their little kids “having nothing nice to say, say nothing”

As for drawing “eyeballs” to the sport. There is this idea that any attention is good attention, especially for a fringe sport like T&F that is in dire need of viewership. 100% unsustainable if the person drawing the eyeballs underperforms. And where as we all agree that none of us can look away from a train wreck, nobody hopes for one and or celebrates it when it happens.

thoughts and prayers wrote:

so she thought Felix was being insincere.

I have no qualms with that. I’m sure she has her reasons.

…and once again she’s drawing eyeballs to the sport

Liking the tweet about the Jamaicans and coconut stands makes me think that Sha'Carri's "reasons" for dissing people may just be that she enjoys doing it-

litebulb wrote:

Allyson Felix coached by Bob Kersee, who is married to Jackie Joyner-Kersee, who is sister of Al Joyner, who was married to Florence Griffith-Joyner

AND SHE WAS A DOPER!!!

Ipso facto we should be suspicious (lol)

But, for real, American media talks about Allyson like she's the only black female who has ever done track.

I mean... she’s the only black female track athlete with 11 Olympic medals. Oh wait... make that only female track athlete in the world and only track athlete in the US with 11 medals. So why wouldn’t she be doing the morning and late night circuits?

An entire millions of people subreddit also.

You've gotta be racist or over 40 to have no idea what Black Twitter. There are Black Twitter responses to everything...

Dicksiapperr wrote:

Sha’Carri is really an ugly person, on the inside and out. She really is the kind of person who will never be a champion. Some say she is real but to me she is just rude and also an attention seeking whore. She might be better off now that she cannot sprint due to taking g a break from PEDs.

So you know her personally? You have had multiple conversations with her?

This is true. I've never seen anyone in the sport, not Bolt, not Felix no one, get the kind of mainstream attention Sha'Carri is getting. I've seen A-list rappers, as well as NFL and NBA stars, tweeting they were going to watch Pre to see her compete with the Jamaicans. The waves she's causing on social media is unprecedented for this sport.

I think we just found Bolt successor as the face of the sport.

maybe you're the problem wrote:

Dicksiapperr wrote:

Sha’Carri is really an ugly person, on the inside and out. She really is the kind of person who will never be a champion. Some say she is real but to me she is just rude and also an attention seeking whore. She might be better off now that she cannot sprint due to taking g a break from PEDs.

So you know her personally? You have had multiple conversations with her?

She is acting out like a petulant child because she now knows she is nothing as an athlete without PEDs. This is a trigger so she is trying to overcompensate with her vitriol and outlandish stupidity.

So does that mean that websites that involve mostly white folks, like LetsRun, are White Twitter?