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In the discussion thread: Fox News Says Gabby Douglas’ Outfits Aren’t Patriotic Enough [View all]

Mon Aug 6, 2012, 04:02 PM

Ikonoklast (21,645 posts)

44. There's only one color that they are concerned about.

And it has nothing to do with what she wore.

Fucking Racist Douchebags.

They are trying to crowbar in the "Black People (LIKE BARACK OBAMA!!!) Are Not Patriotic" message.

Everything, and by that I mean EVERYTHING Fox does or says has an underlying message.

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141 replies	Author	Time	Post
Fox News Says Gabby Douglas’ Outfits Aren’t Patriotic Enough [View all]	CatWoman	Aug 2012	OP
good grief! why should people wear outfits that look like the GD flag anyway	WI_DEM	Aug 2012	#1
anybody here remember the 60's, when it was considered evil to wear the flag?	niyad	Aug 2012	#48
Yup. I also remember the 80's and before when a flag lapel pin signified a veteran.	ieoeja	Aug 2012	#66
If I remember right some even went to jail for wearing it. n/t	A Simple Game	Aug 2012	#116
you remember correctly	niyad	Aug 2012	#141
Remember that thing about Obama not wearing a flag pin?	ananda	Aug 2012	#2
Why don;'t they just say it	malaise	Aug 2012	#3
It never occurs to them how absurd they look to the real world.	lpbk2713	Aug 2012	#4
She won a Gold Medal for the US	flakey_foont	Aug 2012	#5
I rather imagine many of those who complained about Gabby's outfit...	Frustratedlady	Aug 2012	#102
Bunch of Fux bums	get the red out	Aug 2012	#6
Actually, the US flag code...	dballance	Aug 2012	#7
Presumably the governing body of US gymnastics	hifiguy	Aug 2012	#8
Man, they focus on the most ridiculous nonsense.	reflection	Aug 2012	#9
And they ignore the fact that her "anti-American" outfit has "USA" on the shoulder	pinboy3niner	Aug 2012	#12
They also ignore the fact that EVERY gymnast wore the same outfit(s). So, why oh why did	Nay	Aug 2012	#69
If people were proud of what this young african american woman did	Warren Stupidity	Aug 2012	#97
Exactly.	emmadoggy	Aug 2012	#114
so true	daybranch	Aug 2012	#137
Gabby Douglas just sails over them all.	Starry Messenger	Aug 2012	#10
Beautiful uniform, gorgeous athlete, fabulous young woman!	colorado_ufo	Aug 2012	#112
No, it's not her perogative	rocktivity	Aug 2012	#11
RIGHT?? As if she designed the uniforms?	K8-EEE	Aug 2012	#15
"This may very well be about color, but if so, it’s not about the color of Gabby Douglas’ outfits.	yellerpup	Aug 2012	#13
I wonder if she'll make it on a Wheaties box like Mary Lou did?	Pyrzqxgl	Aug 2012	#14
Been there, done that	rocktivity	Aug 2012	#19
I don't eat corn flakes, but I'll buy a box	SemperEadem	Aug 2012	#131
P.I.G.S.	ljm2002	Aug 2012	#16
I wish we could recommend individual posts.	Arkansas Granny	Aug 2012	#22
Gabby is perfect, just the way she is.	Octafish	Aug 2012	#17
What did she ever do to them?	Quantess	Aug 2012	#18
What did she do? She's a BLACK girl who did better at something than some whites.	kestrel91316	Aug 2012	#41
Okay, but we have had black olympic athletes before.	Quantess	Aug 2012	#51
Gymnastics has always been reserved	Horse with no Name	Aug 2012	#61
or the asian girls.	iemitsu	Aug 2012	#113
Yes, they have been...	awoke_in_2003	Aug 2012	#82
Back in the day, Dominique Dawes, who is black, won a bunch of Olympic medals in gymnastics.	amandabeech	Aug 2012	#60
Yeah, but we didn't have a black president then.	kestrel91316	Aug 2012	#67
Only one black hero or heroine at a time for faux, I guess.	amandabeech	Aug 2012	#70
i think most are ok, the problem is the small percentage of bigots are loud, and of course like that	JI7	Aug 2012	#72
Well, usually racists here just do and say dumb stuff.	amandabeech	Aug 2012	#73
but Dawes didn't win Gold in the Individual All Around	JI7	Aug 2012	#71
Dawes won a bronze as an individual. Her other Olympic medals were team medals.	Gormy Cuss	Aug 2012	#83
Dominique Dawes is also a commentator for Fox Sports.	xmas74	Aug 2012	#111
ClusterFox still hasn't gotten over Jessie Owens showing up Hitler in 1936.	muntrv	Aug 2012	#119
She's black	Cali_Democrat	Aug 2012	#53
She's practically super-human. She can wear whatever the hell she wants.	randome	Aug 2012	#20
She needs to wear a flight suit - that makes you an instant patriot	aint_no_life_nowhere	Aug 2012	#21
Right, because when Mitt ran the Olympics, our athletes showed their patriotism in their outfits	onenote	Aug 2012	#23
In all fairness, gymnasts always wear uniforms; figure skaters NEVER do (when performing).	kestrel91316	Aug 2012	#43
True.	onenote	Aug 2012	#52
This year, U.S. gymnasts have worn red, blue, white and fuschia leodards.	amandabeech	Aug 2012	#63
Right!	maddiemom	Aug 2012	#86
We'll always have Johnny Weir.	mahatmakanejeeves	Aug 2012	#140
i bet the chinese government	arely staircase	Aug 2012	#24
Product of a hard work ethic--check. Represents the United States of America--check.	Tommy_Carcetti	Aug 2012	#25
There's that word again they like so much: "Exceptionalism".	Liberal In Texas	Aug 2012	#26
And why should she wear something patriotic?	Ganja Ninja	Aug 2012	#27
I say FOX News ins't patriotic enough, so there...	Motown_Johnny	Aug 2012	#28
Why can't she dress more like Shawn Johnson did when she competed:	onenote	Aug 2012	#29
Fuck Off, Fox	Blue Owl	Aug 2012	#30
Thanks. I just posted to link to my facebook.	lamp_shade	Aug 2012	#31
What's wrong with these asses?	dballance	Aug 2012	#32
Because it is not her accomplishment ...	earthside	Aug 2012	#33
I'm sure Chinese athletes are TOLD what to wear.	louis-t	Aug 2012	#34
Aren't the US athletes told what to wear as well?	oberliner	Aug 2012	#136
Mind manipulation from chronic bullies.	Baitball Blogger	Aug 2012	#35
To be really patriotic she could have worn this...	Tierra_y_Libertad	Aug 2012	#36
OMG	bpj62	Aug 2012	#38
Woof!	lpbk2713	Aug 2012	#40
There is some evil karma waiting for you!	hifiguy	Aug 2012	#68
Jesus...	MichiganVote	Aug 2012	#80
Different Colors	bpj62	Aug 2012	#37
Don't point out the swimmers, as with those skimpy suits for the men,	Frustratedlady	Aug 2012	#107
Fake patriots endorsing their brand of fake patriotism. Lovely.	Initech	Aug 2012	#39
crackhead says crack not getting them the same old high it use to	Johonny	Aug 2012	#42
There's only one color that they are concerned about.	Ikonoklast	Aug 2012	#44
fox, the home of racist assholes.	spanone	Aug 2012	#45
How "Patriotic" is it for Mitt Romney to hide his wealth	Fla Dem	Aug 2012	#46
Comments like this one, and others...	bobburgster	Aug 2012	#47
Aren't we about individuality?	ThoughtCriminal	Aug 2012	#49
Once again Fox news proves they shouldn't be in business.	BlueJazz	Aug 2012	#50
Don't they have some propaganda to fake?	liberal N proud	Aug 2012	#54
She's black. She's beautiful. She won. Get over it, assholes !!!	RagAss	Aug 2012	#55
How about Michael Phelps wearing a black or dark blue (kind of color blind when it	Justice wanted	Aug 2012	#56
Christ! sigh	budkin	Aug 2012	#57
I have a couple of questions. If Fox News did not exist, would their talking heads have jobs?	libinnyandia	Aug 2012	#58
Most of them had media jobs before Fox News	RZM	Aug 2012	#129
Without looking, or scrolling down, I'm going to guess that 'Gabby' isn't white.	onehandle	Aug 2012	#59
Translation: "Slow news day: we need some controversy! Why not question a young girl's patriotism!"	struggle4progress	Aug 2012	#62
Make no mistake why Fox has singled her out for negative attention.	Chorophyll	Aug 2012	#64
Anyone who works for Fux	Thumper79	Aug 2012	#65
Rev. Al will be discussing this in a few minutes	CatWoman	Aug 2012	#74
All of the team had on the same color. If they don't like it take it up with the US Olympic	Raine	Aug 2012	#75
it's easier to pick on a defenseless, innocent 16 yr old black girl	SemperEadem	Aug 2012	#133
Faux Noise can go fuck itself.	Zoeisright	Aug 2012	#76
Maybe we should pressure FUX news to wear red white & blue	Ilsa	Aug 2012	#77
Someone needs to send FOX a copy of Flag Ettiquette.	appleannie1	Aug 2012	#78
A lot of gymnasts these days wear favorite colors or lucky leotards for single athlete events. So	GreenPartyVoter	Aug 2012	#79
They mean that her skin color isn't "patriotic enough" n/t	eridani	Aug 2012	#81
Because nothing says "Freedom!" like forcing people to wear matching outfits.	Bette Noir	Aug 2012	#84
Whatever, she looked stunning in that outfit imo.	yellowcanine	Aug 2012	#85
And, so did her teammate.	GoCubsGo	Aug 2012	#89
Let the Fox News bots earn the right to participate in the Olympics and they can then wear as much	yellowcanine	Aug 2012	#87
How about her gold medals? Are they patriotic enough for Fox!?	Lucy Goosey	Aug 2012	#88
I think Fox News needs to take those red, white, and blue corks out.	Bolo Boffin	Aug 2012	#90
Red herrings...	chervilant	Aug 2012	#91
FOX 'News" is 76 years Late	canEHdian	Aug 2012	#92
Yes, we should be more like China...	awoke_in_2003	Aug 2012	#93
Teabagger Michelle Bachmann thought so.	Beartracks	Aug 2012	#122
If she wasn't a politician...	awoke_in_2003	Aug 2012	#123
Shame on Fux	skeewee08	Aug 2012	#94
they also didn't like Serena Williams's dance	Enrique	Aug 2012	#95
here is the link to the actual broadcast	OKNancy	Aug 2012	#96
Anyone who is criticizing this girl because of her HAIR or Uniform color is downright racists	LynneSin	Aug 2012	#98
"Webb has confused the display of patriotism with patriotism itself. "	ecstatic	Aug 2012	#99
Screw fox news.	jwirr	Aug 2012	#100
I remember	Flatpicker	Aug 2012	#101
god!	heaven05	Aug 2012	#103
Wild ass guess here, but there may be specific requirements	hedgehog	Aug 2012	#104
Red - white - blue . . .	colorado_ufo	Aug 2012	#105
Just watched the video	RockaFowler	Aug 2012	#106
Do FIGURE SKATERS only wear red white blue??	grasswire	Aug 2012	#108
Oh, FFS!!! First her hair is wrong, now her outfit, too???	Butterbean	Aug 2012	#109
The olympics is supposed to be about talent and perseverance, and not fashion, unless	hughee99	Aug 2012	#110
re:Fox News Says Gabby Douglas’ Outfits Aren’t Patriotic Enough	allan01	Aug 2012	#115
Oh for the love of dog	Botany	Aug 2012	#117
ClusterFox: "She's not Amurkin' cuz she's a neegrow."	muntrv	Aug 2012	#118
They're going to fellate themselves over...	a la izquierda	Aug 2012	#120
Somehow, griping about the quality of the news...	bhikkhu	Aug 2012	#121
successful black females really threaten FOX repukes	Skittles	Aug 2012	#124
Faux snooze is still on? I thought Ruppert was in jail over on the other side of the ocean for	lonestarnot	Aug 2012	#125
so Camerota wants us to be like commies?	Rosa Luxemburg	Aug 2012	#126
FYI, David Webb is black	RZM	Aug 2012	#127
oh please	SemperEadem	Aug 2012	#135
Dog whistle alert.	Zalatix	Aug 2012	#128
what else would flabby bodied misfits say?	SemperEadem	Aug 2012	#130
If Gabby Douglas had worn red, white and blue, they'd be complaining about her disrespecting	SemperEadem	Aug 2012	#132
Hey, David Webb...	Canuckistanian	Aug 2012	#134
How dare she wear that black skin	lobodons	Aug 2012	#138
As most of you have nailed it,	SmittynMo	Aug 2012	#139

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