{"id":2047615,"date":"2023-09-28T03:33:02","date_gmt":"2023-09-28T07:33:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/simone-biless-race-baiting-social-posts-are-ruining-innocent-lives-in-ireland\/"},"modified":"2023-09-28T03:39:53","modified_gmt":"2023-09-28T07:39:53","slug":"simone-biless-race-baiting-social-posts-are-ruining-innocent-lives-in-ireland","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/simone-biless-race-baiting-social-posts-are-ruining-innocent-lives-in-ireland\/","title":{"rendered":"Simone Biles&#8217;s divisive social posts harm innocent lives in Ireland."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fsimone-biless-race-baiting-social-posts-are-ruining-innocent-lives-in-ireland%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2047615&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div class=\"article-content\">\n<h2>Dublin\u2019s Gymnastic \u200cIreland GymStart Competition<\/h2>\n<p>Dublin\u2019s Sport\u2064 Ireland National Indoor Arena was abuzz\u2063 with excitement as several hundred girls, boys, and spectators gathered for Gymnastic Ireland\u2019s GymStart competition in early March 2022. The organization put major \u200beffort into ensuring that the day would live long in the memories of all those present.<\/p>\n<p>An official <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=bUTcgAAbIhU&#038;ab_channel=gymnasticsireland\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">video from the \u200bevent<\/a> \u2063 shows\u2062 a multiracial cast\u2063 of children giddily competing. <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/mhdksafa\/status\/1705255758978269390?s=20\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">A second video<\/a> from that day shows an\u2064 official of Gymnastics Ireland placing participation medals around the\u200c neck of every participant in\u200b a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/simone-biless-race-baiting-social-posts-are-ruining-innocent-lives-in-ireland\/\" title=\"Simone Biles's divisive social posts harm innocent lives in Ireland.\">mass award ceremony<\/a>.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>Throughout the video, the official seems distracted as she hands out the medals. She glances at colleagues across the arena, communicates with someone over\u200b her left shoulder, tries not to get in the way of \u2064an eager photographer, and struggles to untangle the medals as \u200dshe hands them out. She doesn\u2019t have enough and has to run out of the shot to the\u200b right to get more. In the \u200dfuss, she forgets to place a medal around the neck of one girl who \u200dstands there awkwardly and upset thinking she \u2062might not \u200bget one.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>It is a \u200bscene familiar \u200cand <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/cnn-skips-fact-checking-to-run-with-nurses-unverified-story-about-covid-patients-last-dying-words\/\" title=\"CNN Skips Fact-Checking To Run With Nurse's Unverified Story About COVID Patients 'Last Dying Words'\">heartbreaking<\/a> to parents whose kids do sports \u2014 things like this happen all the time. This time, however, the \u200d<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/disgraced-gymnastics-doctor-larry-nassar-stabbed-in-prison\/\" title=\"Larry Nassar, disgraced gymnastics doctor, stabbed in jail.\">young gymnast<\/a> happened to be \u200bblack. And this time, Simone Biles and the grievance-hungry non-governmental organization (NGO) scene sensed an opportunity for profit.<\/p>\n<p>On Sept. \u206322, 2023, the second video \u2062was \u2064 <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/mhdksafa\/status\/1705255758978269390?s=20\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">posted on X<\/a> by Mohamad Safa, the CEO of <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/PVAenglish?s=20\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Patriotic\u200b Vision<\/a>, a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ungeneva.org\/en\/engage\/civil-society\/ngo-list\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">UN-accredited NGO<\/a>. Safa commented on the video saying, \u201cWelcome to Ireland where people get away with\u2063 racism! This little black girl broke my heart.\u201d Safa \u200dimmediately followed up with a post in the same thread\u200b <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/mhdksafa\/status\/1705262005760798843?s=20\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">begging for\u2062 donations<\/a> to his NGO.<\/p>\n<h3>The Power \u2062of NGOs in Ireland<\/h3>\n<p>To some, \u2064it will still come as a shock to \u200dsee \u200cthe transparently race-baiting tactics modern NGOs employ, but for the Irish, it is sadly familiar. Ireland is now one of the most hyper-leftist states in the West. There are currently <a href=\"https:\/\/unherd.com\/thepost\/in-ireland-its-progressives-who-have-the-real-power\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">approximately 33,000 \u2064NGOs<\/a> active\u200c in the\u200d country\u200d with enormous institutional power \u2014 and the government funds\u2064 them to the\u2064 tune of five billion Euro per annum. Ireland is a soft touch for the NGO vultures whose sole purpose is to leverage power and money at any cost.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>Shortly after Safa posted the \u200bvideo, \u200b <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/Simone_Biles\/status\/1705393902919020604?s=20\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Biles\u2063 responded<\/a>, echoing Safa\u2019s claim that the incident\u200b was racially motivated. She wrote, \u201c[T]here is no room for racism in any sport or at all !!!!\u201d The post unleashed an expected tsunami of abuse directed at Gymnastics Ireland and at the \u2062unnamed official in question. Biles\u2019s \u200bTeam \u200cUSA teammate <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/ChilesJordan\/status\/1705385993866825845?s=20\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Jordan Chiles also shared the video<\/a> \u200d and it went viral. What started out as a simple oversight \u2063from a distracted official has become\u2064 an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/news\/article-12554637\/Gymnastics-Ireland-embroiled-racism-row-young-black-competitor-skipped-medal-ceremony-Olympic-champion-Simone-Biles-condemns-heartbreaking-incident.html?ns_mchannel=rss&#038;ns_campaign=1490&#038;ito=social-twitter_dailymailUK\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">international\u200b race incident<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Of course, this \u2064is not the first time Biles \u200bhas been\u2064 involved\u200d in racial activism.\u2062 Take, for example, her early support for Colin Kaepernick.<\/p>\n<p>In a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.vogue.com\/article\/simone-biles-cover-august-2020\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">wide-ranging interview<\/a> in a July 2020 edition of Vogue, Biles stated, \u201cWe tried peaceful protesting.\u200c Then Colin Kaepernick\u2014he \u200blost his \u200cjob. \u2063He lost his career. They took his whole entire career away from that poor man. And look at us now\u2026It\u2019s working. You just have to be the first and people will follow.\u201d Biles is part of a modern crop of activist athletes like <a href=\"https:\/\/en.as.com\/soccer\/megan-rapinoes-social-activism-lgbtq-rights-racial-justice-pay-equity-n\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Megan \u2064Rapinoe<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/world-us-canada-58048727\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Raven Saunders<\/a> who have politicized their \u200dsports and used their platforms to push various causes.<\/p>\n<p>Biles, who <a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2021\/07\/27\/theres-no-i-in-team-but-there-is-in-simone-biles\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">controversially pulled\u2064 out<\/a> of the 2021 Tokyo Olympics, also\u2062 enthusiastically <a href=\"https:\/\/www.independent.co.uk\/sport\/olympics\/raven-saunders-x-protest-olympics-b1895126.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">supported<\/a> Saunders\u2019s podium \u2064protests by posting an image of Saunders posing with her hands in \u2063an \u201cX\u201d above her head to her Instagram story along with a Saunders quote that read, \u201cGave EVERYTHING for this. If you are BLACK, LGBTQIA+ or mentally struggling, this one is for you. S\/O to all my fighters.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>What\u2019s more, the \u2064incident with Gymnastics Ireland was not\u2062 the \u200bfirst time Biles has used her massive social media influence to pressure \u2064a gymnastics official. In 2018, Mary Bono, then interim head of USA Gymnastics, <a href=\"https:\/\/abcnews.go.com\/Sports\/simone-biles-criticizes-usa-gymnastics-president-mary-bono\/story?id=58486514\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">posted\u200c <\/a>an image on X of her blotting out the\u200b Nike swooshes on \u2063her \u200bgolf shoes in protest of Nike and Kaepernick.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/Simone_Biles\/status\/1051209065844609024?s=20\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Biles commented<\/a> on the post, \u201c*mouth drop* don\u2019t worry, it\u2019s not like we needed a smarter USA gymnastics president or any sponsors or anything.\u201d The backlash was immediate and Bono was forced to tender\u200b her resignation.<\/p>\n<p>So when Biles \u2062posted on\u2062 X that the actions of the Gymnastics Ireland official were racist, she knew what she was unleashing. Her past activism tells us \u2064what she expects \u2014 mea culpas and resignations. It does not seem to matter \u2062to her \u2063that the Gymnastics Ireland matter has been thoroughly and\u200b professionally dealt with.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>As <a href=\"https:\/\/www.irishtimes.com\/ireland\/social-affairs\/2023\/09\/23\/gymnastics-ireland-apologises-to-girl-over-medal-ceremony-at-centre-of-racism-claim\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">reported in the Irish Times<\/a>,\u200d since the incident in 2022 there has been a lengthy internal investigation by\u2063 Gymnastics Ireland as they opened lines of mediation \u200cbetween the family and the official involved. Gymnastics\u2062 Ireland included \u200bmultiple \u200crelevant ethics and independent\u2063 dispute management organizations in resolving the issue. The investigation resulted in a written\u2064 apology to the\u200d family and the official involved \u2062left the organization.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>An <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gymnasticsireland.com\/news\/gymnastics-ireland-statement-re-gymstart-event-march-2022\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">official statement by Gymnastics Ireland<\/a> released last week says, \u200c\u201cThe official in question accepted fully that what had \u2063happened had not been acceptable but stressed that it had not been intentional. The official concerned\u2063 said that\u200d upon realizing the mistake \u2064they [sic] immediately rectified it and ensured \u2064that the competitor\u200d concerned was presented with her medal before she left the\u200d Field of Play (FoP).\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Sure enough, the girl in question appears in the previously mentioned March <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=bUTcgAAbIhU&#038;ab_channel=gymnasticsireland\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">promotional video<\/a>, smiling with <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/EoinLenihan\/status\/1705922353664811264?s=20\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">two medals around her neck<\/a>. Not \u2063only did she get her participation medal, but she also\u2064 won\u200c a competitive medal given\u200d out on the podium.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>Officialdom aside, let\u2019s consider what Biles, Safar, and \u2063the woke mob would have us believe. It \u200dis their position that this woman, in front\u2062 of hundreds of spectators, countless cameras, and the national press\u2064 committed a blatant and brazen act of racism \u2014 one \u2063that, as she would have to have known, would get her immediately fired, ruin her life, and brand her a racist forever.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Aside \u200cfrom this being the least generous and most incendiary interpretation of events, it is\u2063 also the least logical and frankly, most stupidly childish explanation. But that hasn\u2019t stopped Safa, Biles, or their lackeys from trying to sell it.<\/p>\n<p>Since the athletes\u2019 supporter mobs were released, the abuse targeted at Gymnastics Ireland and the official involved have been unrelenting. It has ranged from demands for <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/jimfitzpatrick\/status\/1705888249091146161?s=20\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">mass resignations<\/a> (\u201cEntire board need to be removed immediately. Disgraced us all \u200din Ireland \u200band millions more have seen this Irish racist crap inflicted on a \u200dchild\u201d) to countless <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/JanFranctweet\/status\/1705589917605093510?s=20\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">vile personal attacks<\/a> (\u201cThat vile\u200c woman \u200bneeds to be removed from anywhere \u2062with children of colour. WTAF!! \u2064Get rid of her and do better!\u201d) to<a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/KirkAkdemir\/status\/1705498983454462218?s=20\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"> accusations of racism<\/a> (\u201cAnd for\u2064 that racist teacher; madam you\u2019ll always be remembered\u2063 as the scum of the earth!\u201d).<\/p>\n<p>What do the ringleaders have to gain from ruining an innocent woman\u2019s life? \u200cSafa, running a little-known NGO, has products to hawk. Biles \u2014 with the rumors \u2063of a lucrative<a href=\"https:\/\/abcnews.go.com\/Health\/wireStory\/years-after-tokyo-simone-biles-coming-back-twisties-101987321\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"> return to international competition swirling<\/a> \u2014 has a buzz to build and activist cred that needs\u2062 topping up.<\/p>\n<p>But sadly,\u200b for Gymnastics Ireland and the official involved, it means the controversy has been dragged up again. It means they have become collateral damage in the grubby game of international race-baiting for profit.<\/p>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\">\n<\/div>\n<p> <\/p>\n<h2> How did Simone Biles \u2062and Safa react to the incident and what\u200c claims did they make?<\/h2>\n<p><span>  .uk\/news\/article-12554637\/Gymnastics-Ireland-embroiled-racism-row-<\/p>\n<p>young-black-competitor-skipped-medal-ceremony-Olympic-champion-Simone-Biles-condemns-heartbreaking-incident.html?ns_mchannel=rss&#038;ns_campaign=1490&#038;ito=social- <\/p>\n<p>twitter_dailymailUK&#8221;\u200b target=&#8221;_blank&#8221; rel=&#8221;noreferrer noopener&#8221;>recent interview \u200cwith Vogue UK<\/a>, Biles discussed her \u2063decision to withdraw from the 2020 Tokyo Olympics: \u201cIt wasn\u2019t a coincidence that \u200bI withdrew; it was a \u2064moment\u200d for myself. It was important for me\u200d to be a voice for those who don\u2019t have one.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>This incident in Dublin seemed\u200b like another opportunity for Biles to play the role of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ted-cruz-comes-out-swinging-for-fired-disney-star-gina-carano\/\" title=\"Ted Cruz Comes Out Swinging For Fired Disney Star Gina Carano\">social justice warrior<\/a>. Her tweet quickly garnered tens of thousands of likes and retweets, further fueling the outrage and spreading the narrative that Gymnastics Ireland was engaging in racist behavior. The truth,\u2062 however, is quite different.<\/p>\n<h3>The Facts of the Incident<\/h3>\n<p>When examined objectively, the incident at the \u200dGymStart competition was a\u2063 simple oversight by a\u2062 distracted official. The video \u2062clearly shows the official juggling multiple tasks and struggling to keep up \u200bwith the demands \u2063of the event. The fact\u2063 that one participant, a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/i-am-100-suing-cardi-candace-owens-blasts-cardi-b-after-rapper-posts-doctored-tweet-false-claims\/\" title=\"\u2018I Am 100% Suing Cardi\u2019: Candace Owens Blasts Cardi B After Rapper Posts Doctored Tweet, False Claims\">young black girl<\/a>, was momentarily missed\u200c does not automatically imply racism.<\/p>\n<p>Gymnastics Ireland, recognizing the sensitivity of the situation,\u200d quickly issued a statement acknowledging the mistake and apologizing to the young gymnast and her family. They explained that the official responsible \u200dfor \u2064awarding the medals became\u200c overwhelmed by the demands of the event and unintentionally skipped one participant. They assured that steps would be taken to prevent such incidents in the future.<\/p>\n<p>Despite this, the incident was blown out of proportion by\u200c activists like Biles and \u2062Safa, \u2064who saw an opportunity to further their own agendas. By framing the oversight \u2062as a racially motivated act, they exploited the emotions of\u200c the public and created a \u2062divisive narrative that overshadowed \u2064the \u2063true intentions of Gymnastics Ireland.<\/p>\n<h3>The Danger of False Narratives<\/h3>\n<p>While it\u200c is important\u2063 to address instances of racism and discrimination, it is equally important to approach such matters with fairness and objectivity. False narratives\u2063 and exaggerated claims only serve\u200d to divide\u2064 and \u2063perpetuate animosity.<\/p>\n<p>By jumping to conclusions\u2063 and making public accusations based on limited information, \u2064individuals like Biles and Safa undermine the credibility\u200b of genuine instances of racism, making\u200d it\u2063 harder for real victims to be heard and understood.<\/p>\n<p>The incident at the\u200b GymStart competition should serve \u200cas a reminder \u200cto exercise caution when interpreting events and to \u2062refrain from rushing to judgment\u200c without a complete understanding of the\u200c facts.\u2064 It is crucial to foster healthy dialogue and promote \u2064unity rather than contributing to the polarization \u200bof society.<\/p>\n<h3>Conclusion<\/h3>\n<p>The GymStart competition incident in Dublin was an unfortunate oversight by a distracted official. It was not a deliberate act of racism, as<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>packed Sport Ireland National Indoor Arena in Dublin, filled with enthusiastic girls, boys, and spectators for Gymnastic Ireland&#8217;s GymStart competition. 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