{"id":578491,"date":"2021-07-01T09:51:14","date_gmt":"2021-07-01T13:51:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=578491"},"modified":"2021-07-01T09:51:15","modified_gmt":"2021-07-01T13:51:15","slug":"photo-of-gwen-berry-draped-in-american-flag-on-gwen-throws-site-goes-viral-site-gets-deleted-totally-not-all-an-act","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/photo-of-gwen-berry-draped-in-american-flag-on-gwen-throws-site-goes-viral-site-gets-deleted-totally-not-all-an-act\/","title":{"rendered":"Photo Of Gwen Berry Draped In American Flag On \u2018Gwen Throws\u2019 Site Goes Viral, Site Gets Deleted: \u2018Totally Not All An Act!\u2019"},"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\">44<\/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%2Fphoto-of-gwen-berry-draped-in-american-flag-on-gwen-throws-site-goes-viral-site-gets-deleted-totally-not-all-an-act%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=578491&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>A viral photo of anthem-snubbing hammer thrower Gwen Berry draped in an American flag has been scrubbed from its sourced site after the image went viral online.<\/p>\n<p>Conservative author and host Tim Young on Wednesday posted an image of Berry draped in the American flag, which he snapped from a WordPress site called \u201cGwen Throws.\u201d The photo appears to have been <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/news\/article-9744201\/Picture-Gwen-Berry-holding-Stars-Stripes-website-goes-viral.html?ito=social-twitter_mailonline\">posted<\/a> to the site in 2015.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cGwen Berry\u2019s PR team forgot to update her website\u2026\u201d Young snarked, captioning the photo.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\" readability=\"5.2297297297297\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Gwen Berry&#8217;s PR team forgot to update her website\u2026<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/qcGJc5qxMd\">https:\/\/t.co\/qcGJc5qxMd<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/3xcbHBK7Ni\">pic.twitter.com\/3xcbHBK7Ni<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Tim Young (@TimRunsHisMouth) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TimRunsHisMouth\/status\/1410226088945594375?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 30, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The tweet quickly went viral, sparking online reactions from conservative politicos, including eldest Trump son Donald Trump Jr., who suggested Berry\u2019s recent anti-American activism is an act for \u201cattention.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cTotally not all an act!\u201d Trump Jr. posted. \u201cShe was definitely not protesting to get attention for herself and\/or maybe some of those woke Nike sponsorship dollars. 100% legit and not at all a cottage industry victimization scheme we see so much of these days.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\" readability=\"8.8607594936709\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Totally not all an act! She was definitely not protesting to get attention for herself and\/or maybe some of those woke Nike sponsorship dollars. 100% legit and not at all a cottage industry victimization scheme we see so much of these days. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/OSjnPDCKTe\">https:\/\/t.co\/OSjnPDCKTe<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Donald Trump Jr. (@DonaldJTrumpJr) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DonaldJTrumpJr\/status\/1410346419697954832?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 30, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>By the next morning, the website that hosted the image was <a href=\"https:\/\/gwenthrows.wordpress.com\/2015\/06\/12\/19\/\">deleted<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cGwenthrows.word.press.com is no longer available,\u201d the site not reads. \u201cThe authors deleted this site.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"image\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-241381 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Screen-Shot-2021-07-01-at-8.59.52-AM-1024x520.png\" alt width=\"1024\" height=\"520\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dw-wp-production.imgix.net\/2021\/07\/Screen-Shot-2021-07-01-at-8.59.52-AM-1024x520.png 1024w, https:\/\/dw-wp-production.imgix.net\/2021\/07\/Screen-Shot-2021-07-01-at-8.59.52-AM-300x152.png 300w, https:\/\/dw-wp-production.imgix.net\/2021\/07\/Screen-Shot-2021-07-01-at-8.59.52-AM-768x390.png 768w, https:\/\/dw-wp-production.imgix.net\/2021\/07\/Screen-Shot-2021-07-01-at-8.59.52-AM-1536x780.png 1536w, https:\/\/dw-wp-production.imgix.net\/2021\/07\/Screen-Shot-2021-07-01-at-8.59.52-AM-2048x1040.png 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/div>\n<p>As highlighted by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/gop-lawmakers-veterans-call-for-gwen-berry-to-lose-olympic-spot-over-anthem-protest\">The Daily Wire<\/a>, Berry qualified to represent the United States at the Olympics on Saturday, placing third in the hammer throw trials. While on stage receiving her medal, Berry turned her back to the flag and held up a T-shirt that read \u201cActivist Athlete\u201d when the anthem started playing,<\/p>\n<p>The shun quickly made Berry a household name.<\/p>\n<p>Notably, Berry is sponsored by athletic brand Puma, a relationship she secured through a pro-\u201cDefund the Police\u201d group called Color of Change, which has&nbsp;sponsored Berry since last September, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/anthem-snubbing-gwen-berry-sponsored-by-puma-defund-the-police-advocates\">The Daily Wire<\/a> highlighted Wednesday:<\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cWe\u2019re proud to sponsor [Berry], to have negotiated a sponsorship with [Puma] and to continue to push corporations to support Black athletes who speak out for our communities. Grateful for Gwen\u2019s leadership today and every day,\u201d Color of Change posted to Twitter.&nbsp;\u201cThank you Color of Change for always standing with me,\u201d Berry responded.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>Related:&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/anthem-snubbing-gwen-berry-sponsored-by-puma-defund-the-police-advocates\">Anthem-Snubbing Gwen Berry Sponsored By Puma, Defund The Police Advocates<\/a>&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Fox News <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/us\/gwen-berry-sponsor-defund-police\">noted<\/a> that Color of Change \u201cis unapologetically in favor of defunding the police\u201d:<\/p>\n<blockquote readability=\"12.317171717172\">\n<p><em>\u201cPolicing is a violent institution that must end. We imagine a country where there is enough money to educate our children, care for our sick and feed those who are financially unstable. Defunding the police allows for this vision,\u201d Color of Change President Rashad Robinson&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/colorofchange.org\/press_release\/statement-from-color-of-change-minneapolis-commitment-to-disband-police-a-historic-moment-for-our-country\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">said<\/a>&nbsp;in June after the Minneapolis City Council&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/us\/minneapolis-city-council-vows-to-dismantle-police-department\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pledged<\/a>&nbsp;to \u201cdismantle\u201d its police force.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>The left-wing group also has&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/act.colorofchange.org\/sign\/defund_nypd?source=coc_main_website\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">active<\/a>&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/act.colorofchange.org\/sign\/tell-congress-defund-police\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">petitions<\/a>&nbsp;in favor of defunding the police at both the local and national levels.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Days before her showing at the trials, Berry <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/anthem-snubbing-gwen-berry-sponsored-by-puma-defund-the-police-advocates\">told<\/a> The Washington Post that representing America has been an issue for her, since the country allegedly works to disenfranchise black Americans.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFor me, it\u2019s always been something that\u2019s been underlyingly uncomfortable, knowing that I\u2019m rocking this big \u2018USA\u2019 across my chest when everything about America is to demean and to keep Black people at the bottom of the totem pole,\u201d she said. \u201cIt has always, always, always been something I have been very uncomfortable with. I\u2019m glad I\u2019m able to say that without being punished or without being misunderstood.<\/p>\n<p data-el=\"text\">\u201cI try to compartmentalize it. I try to say, \u2018The USA can mean a lot of things.\u2019 I try to give it my own meaning, just to say that I do deserve to represent a country that my people have built uncompensated, have worked for and have survived throughout,\u201d Berry continued. \u201cI just have to give myself a different meaning of it, regardless of how uncomfortable I am with what it is sometimes.\u201d<\/p>\n<p data-el=\"text\"><strong>Related:&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/gwen-berry-makes-false-claims-about-the-national-anthem-while-complaining-its-disrespectful\">GOP Lawmakers, Veterans Call For Gwen Berry To Lose Olympic Spot Over Anthem&nbsp;Protest<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><i>The Daily Wire is one of America\u2019s fastest-growing conservative media companies and counter-cultural outlets for news, opinion, and entertainment. 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