{"id":2318237,"date":"2024-08-02T13:13:02","date_gmt":"2024-08-02T17:13:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/simone-biles-vaults-into-black-jobs-discussion-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-08-02T13:18:59","modified_gmt":"2024-08-02T17:18:59","slug":"simone-biles-vaults-into-black-jobs-discussion-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/simone-biles-vaults-into-black-jobs-discussion-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Simone Biles vaults into \u2018black jobs\u2019 discussion &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><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-biles-vaults-into-black-jobs-discussion-washington-examiner%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=2318237&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--><p>Simone\u2062 Biles, the renowned U.S. Olympic gymnast, has engaged in a conversation surrounding former President Donald Trump&#8217;s \u200dremarks about &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/d-c-s-economic-policy-sidelines-almost-20-million-american-men\/\" title=\"D.C.&#039;s Economic Policy Sidelines Almost 20 Million American Men\">black jobs<\/a>&#8221; following her victory in the women&#8217;s gymnastics all-around event at \u2062the Paris Olympics. After winning her second <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/watch-toyota-super-bowl-ads-strong-pro-life-message\/\" title=\"WATCH: Toyota Super Bowl Ad\u2019s Strong Pro-Life Message\">gold medal<\/a>,\u2063 Biles addressed a post on\u200c social media that referenced \u200bher status as the greatest of all time (GOAT) in gymnastics,\u2064 asserting that her achievements represented her &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/woke-govt-racial-awareness-training-for-civil-servants-pushes-more-immigration\/\" title=\"Woke Govt \u2018Racial Awareness\u2019 Training for Civil Servants Pushes More Immigration\">black job<\/a>.&#8221; In her \u200bresponse,\u2063 she\u2064 expressed \u200dpride \u200bin this identity, stating, &#8220;I love my black job.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Trump had previously used the term during a \u200bdebate against President Joe \u200dBiden, \u200dsuggesting that illegal immigrants are taking \u200cjobs away from black individuals. His comments \u2063have sparked discussions about race and employment in the U.S. Biles&#8217;s engagement in this\u200d dialogue highlights\u2063 the intersection of sports and \u2064social issues.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Simone Biles vaults into &lsquo;black jobs&rsquo; discussion<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1721373\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>U.S. Olympic gymnast <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/simone-biles\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Simone Biles\">Simone Biles<\/a> waded into the discussion over former President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Donald Trump\">Donald Trump<\/a>&lsquo;s comments about &ldquo;black jobs&rdquo; after winning the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/immigrant-horror-man-rapes-chokes-to-death-girl-16-in-front-of-her-own-mother\/\" title=\"Immigrant Horror: Man Rapes, Chokes to Death Girl, 16, in Front of Her Own Mother\">women&#038;rsquo<\/a>;s gymnastics all-around event at the Paris Olympics.<\/p>\n<p>Biles, the most accomplished U.S. gymnast in history, won her second gold medal at the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/2024-olympics\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Paris Olympics\">Paris Olympics<\/a> on Thursday in the all-around event after winning team gold on Tuesday. The six-time Olympic gold medalist responded to a post on X saying that her being the GOAT, the greatest of all time, along with &ldquo;winning Gold medals and dominating gymnastics&rdquo; was Biles&rsquo;s &ldquo;black job.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">I love my black job &#128420; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/c5wPc6xOY3\">https:\/\/t.co\/c5wPc6xOY3<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Simone Biles (@Simone_Biles) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Simone_Biles\/status\/1819284274224173147?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 2, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script> <\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I love my black job,&rdquo; Biles said in a post on Friday.<\/p>\n<p>Trump used the term during his June debate against President Joe Biden and reiterated it at the National Association of Black Journalists annual conference, in both instances claiming that illegal immigrants have taken away &ldquo;black jobs,&rdquo; also referring to &ldquo;Hispanic jobs&rdquo; in the June debate.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I will tell you that coming from the border are millions and millions of people that happen to be taking black jobs,&rdquo; Trump said on Wednesday.<\/p>\n<p>When asked to clarify what he meant by &ldquo;black jobs,&rdquo; Trump clarified that he vaguely meant jobs held by black people.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;A black job is anybody that has a job. That&rsquo;s what it is,&rdquo; Trump said.<\/p>\n<p>Trump&rsquo;s comments have sparked outrage from Democrats and some commentators over assumptions regarding what they believe the former <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/nolte-poll-shows-donald-trumps-endorsement-much-more-valuable-with-independents-than-joe-bidens\/\" title=\"Nolte: Poll Shows Donald Trump&#039;s Endorsement Much More Valuable with Independents than Joe Biden&#039;s\">president meant<\/a> by &ldquo;black jobs,&rdquo; specifically as a short form for lower-income jobs. NAACP President Derrick Johnson criticized Trump&rsquo;s comments in June, claiming it was boxing black people into specific job categories.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Black Americans thrive in every industry, breaking boundaries and redefining excellence. We are not confined to any one #BlackJob,&rdquo; Johnson <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/DerrickNAACP\/status\/1806786573649707384\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"said\">said<\/a> in a post on X in June.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Biles will compete in three more events at the 2024 Summer Olympics, including in the vault on Saturday, the floor exercise on Monday, and the balance beam on Monday. <\/p>\n<p>Biles&rsquo;s double gold medal performance, so far, in the Paris Olympics comes three years after she had to withdraw from most gymnastics events in the Tokyo Olympics after she got the &ldquo;twisties,&rdquo; which is a mental block between mind and body that gymnasts occasionally get.<\/p>\n<p> <script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_1721373\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1721373\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Simone Biles engages in the &#8216;black jobs&#8217; debate U.S. Olympic gymnast Simone Biles entered the conversation surrounding former President Donald Trump&#8217;s remarks about &#8220;black jobs&#8221; following her victory in the women&#8217;s gymnastics all-around event at the Paris Olympics. As the most decorated gymnast in U.S. history, Biles secured her second gold medal on Thursday after previously winning team gold on Tuesday. In response to a post on X, she stated that being recognized as the greatest of all time (GOAT) and achieving success in gymnastics was her &#8220;black job.&#8221; She expressed her pride by saying, &#8220;I love my black job.&#8221; <\/p>\n<p>Trump had used this term during his June debate with President Joe Biden and reiterated it at a conference for Black journalists, claiming that illegal immigrants were taking away \u201cblack jobs,\u201d while also mentioning \u201cHispanic jobs.\u201d He explained that he meant jobs typically held by black individuals when asked for clarification. His comments have drawn criticism from Democrats and commentators who believe he implied that these &#8220;black jobs&#8221; refer to lower-income positions. NAACP President Derrick Johnson condemned Trump\u2019s statements, arguing they unfairly categorize black people into specific job roles: \u201cBlack Americans thrive in every industry, breaking boundaries and redefining excellence. We are not confined to any one #BlackJob,\u201d he wrote on X.<\/p>\n<p>Biles is set to compete in three more events at the 2024 Summer Olympics: vault on Saturday, floor exercise on Monday, and balance beam also on Monday. Her two gold medals so far come three years after she had to withdraw from most events during the Tokyo Olympics due to experiencing &#8220;the twisties,&#8221; a mental block gymnasts sometimes face between their mind and body<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2638,"featured_media":2318238,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/simone-biles-black-jobs.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[37026,10664,32317],"class_list":["post-2318237","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-black-jobs","tag-discussion","tag-simone-biles"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/simone-biles-black-jobs.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2318237","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2638"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2318237"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2318237\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2318238"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2318237"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2318237"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2318237"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}