Gymnastics Ireland apologizes after young Black gymnast passed over during medal ceremony
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- Опубликовано: 8 сен 2024
- A 2022 video of a young Black Irish girl being seemingly passed over during a medal ceremony went viral and drew worldwide condemnation, but it took about 18 months before Gymnastics Ireland issued a public apology. Haley Ott has more.
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The fact that she had an extra medal in her hand and didn’t even question it, is crazy.
Because it was intentional. She stood directly in front of the black girl while she untangled the ribbons
She is not sorry, it was done on purpose.
@@DisconnectedRoamerAre they receiving medals for gymnastics or being Irish? Don’t act stupid, whether or not she has Irish blood is irrelevant, it’s a sport, not an ethnicity contest 😂
@@DisconnectedRoamerit was a participation medal. It doesn’t matter where she’s from, it’s not a requirement. All she needed to do was ✨participate✨
@@DisconnectedRoamergo chew glass shards
How did skipping that little girl improve that woman’s life? Ridiculous
Her goal was to break that little girl’s spirit. She walked away feeling like she accomplished her goal. Smh
IT TOOK A YEAR FOR AN APOLOGY? THAT'S DISGUSTING
Shame, shame!!
Was closer to 2 years
18 MONTHS! 1.5 years!
Sick right
And ONLY because the video started circulating....
The worst part is that you can see in the clip that the woman who was handing over the medals still had one medal in her hands when walking away, which meant that she probably deliberately ignored the young girl.😢
Hate is low down!!!
And it was so obvious that it was deliberately done!!!
You just got caught is the only reason these Devil are saying anything about this racism…
The way that little girl was looking around while being skipped over while other kids get their medal is heartbreaking I’ve been that child before
it didn't even mean to but watching her get skipped over, my mind went straight to an experience i had as a child being told i was "one of the good [mexicans]" by a white childhood friend's relative. didn't quite understand what she meant but it made me feel uneasy. that memory will stick with her forever, but that woman's discrimination will never be forgotten either since it's on camera. i just hope it serves as motivation to continue on despite the evil in the world and doesn't get her too down. she's got a lot of people rooting for her.
@@hamilcross when you experience it personally you definitely know how that young innocent child felt racism is a disease with no cure
I can't even watch that part..my heart aches.
@@Bird-xr1qz When I watch that part, I feel like I'm looking at a young Jay Z with cornrows.
@@moseskongi4746Why would that be??
It doesn't matter how much they apologise, they can't remove the hurt from that child's memory. It makes me sick.
They know it too. The apology is not intended to have any benefit to the child and her family. The goal is to publicly absolve the white woman.
@@jm2307no arguments therre
Right! The damage is already done!
They can leave Ireland
nah, give her something signed by simone and she'll be happy
The fact that it took 18 MONTHS for Gymnastics Ireland to make an apology is just as appalling. They can keep the apology because the damage has been done. Kudos to Simone for reaching out, and to the rest of the world for showing incredible support for the sweet child.
@@warrenpainehow do you skip a whole person when handing out participation awards? every girl was supposed to get one, no excuses.
@@warrenpaine Yeah I get that but it should be corrected soon as possible. Did they give her medal after 1-2 Minutes or did she have to leave without it? There was alot of ppl, somebody her teammates would have said something. Idk seems very strange actually
@@warrenpaine Come on now… OP didn’t mention race at all.
apparently with you everything is about race. OP didn't mention racism AT ALL, but here you are. You see a dark person and you think of race. Stop the projection already.@@warrenpaine
@@warrenpaineMaking mistake is when you forget to read her name on the list. You saw the video. The girl was standing right there, in front of her. She gave a ribbon to the one on her left, skip her and gave it to the one on her her right. Isn’t that obvious?
I’m Puerto Rican experienced racism in the first grade in my own country U.S.A by a teacher in Chicago made changed my whole understanding tbh… hopefully this girl can recover from that ima pray for her 😢 ❤
My bad Kindergarten to b honest
Wait, I’m from Ireland and never knew this was in Ireland.. proves how much they tried avoid it. This lovely little girl deserves more than just an apology.
Hmmmmmmm 🔥 this speaks volume yo.
@@oseibanahene3324 They should give her a public apology AND a medal, live on the Toy show for everyone to see the cute hoors
There's nothing like the first time experiencing racism, no matter how good of a person you are that day will make you look at the world differently forever.
I still remember the first time I noticeably experienced (a pretty tame level of) racism and it totally changed my whole outlook on life. I was a pretty sheltered 16 year old and more naive than most at that age tbh. But that was one of those pinpoint moments in my life where I felt I really grew up after that.
It wasn’t even that deep. I’d gone to a town where not a lot of POC were and we went shopping and I noticed that a lot of people were staring at me and my family. I couldn’t for the life of me figure out why, I didn’t even notice it was all white people looking at me because I genuinely just don’t see race when I look at someone. But then my brother told us they were looking at us because we weren’t white. And it just made so much sense and it was suddenly so obvious to me. It left me feeling so stupid and naive afterwards, like I’ve obviously always known I was a minority but fortunately, I’d never felt I was different for it until then.
It really hit me deep, right in the core - I’d never felt like that before. And that was just from being stared at. It wasn’t like they called us a slur or even said anything to us. But it totally changed my view on any weird interaction from there on afterwards, this little paranoid voice in the back of mind was conscious of the fact that this attribute could very easily be a reason why someone is being unnecessarily weird with me. I absolutely hate it but what I hate more is the fact that there can be genuine substance behind it. That the voice could very well be true. All for something as simple as the colour of my skin. It’s messed up.
Yeah…. Me too.
I wish all we had to worry about is not having a our name called out, but dang all us whyte folks have to deal with is being stabbed.
@@lullaby218only whyte people get stabbed? Or is it only those people who get shown in the media?
This is obviously a fake set up, they intentionally didn't call her out just so they can cry about it because there is nothing else really to cry about. I just feel sorry for the girl for being made part of their dirty act.
Any individual who treats a child this way must have a soul of a monster. I hope the witch is proud of her good self.
The Olympic officials did the same to Jordan Chiles on the floor of event and underscored her to allow glory to the Romanian
Oh come on, stop this bs. In the video, it was obviously about the girl's skin color, but at the Olympics?
Racist A: "They desperately wanted an all black podium, so they increased Jordan's score to make it happen.“
Racist B: "The podium has gotten a little too brown for them, so they stripped Jordan off her medal."
People these days. 🙄
@@mariusa.5863 you obviously did not see the floor event where Jordan went last and they unfairly judged her in favor of the Romanians while in the qualifying event and floor event she got a 5.9 D score while in individual floor she got a 5.8
Yep it’s evil
This is so evil and hateful !! Is shows what people are !!
As an Irish American, this disgusts me.
Remember “No Irish Need Apply”
Shame on these racists.
Irish weren’t even considered white by the British so they should know who it feels, yet some Irish people are so racist to immigrants. It’s now ironic because England is getting more progressive.
Yep, how soon they forget.
That’s not a mistake, especially when you’re walking away with an extra medal. It’s also not a mistake considering how easy it is to say, “we’re sorry. We made a mistake. We’re going to fix this and ensure our personnel behave fairly.”
We need more than that.. a group of people should have lost their jobs and should be shunned
That's what I noticed too but the grace and dignity of that sweet girl without a medal was incredible.
Spot on. That lady was a disgusting racist. Not only that, her vile action also revealed the racism of the governing body.
true dat!
Meanwhile we have a child who's understanding of fairness is damaged forever. to allow an apology to suffice only leads to the next incident of abuse of young black children.
And the woman who blatantly passed by her? Let’s call her out. Unforgivable behavior
Exactly everyone needs to get a petition going
"Unforgivable"!!!!. Who died ?.
@@Robbiedehora big accusations there
@@SpencerjonesBoxingbigots always pop up spewing nonsense for attention when they have no solid point to make
@Robb29dehora wow is that because you know that for a fact or you just believe they don't have jobs cos they're immigrants? Have you heard of skills shortage and how the government is desperate for foreign talent? Have you seen how many immigrants are nurses, doctors, carers, teachers, engineers, builders etc...oh they're just all on the dole right 😅
The woman who was giving medals had one medal left in her hand when she walked away (with a grin on her face). That's pure racism Ireland. What a shame.
That's terrible. I can't believe people do this! Like, even *if* there were some kind of semi-logical explanation like the medals having names, then STILL I would specifically make sure to stay with THIS child until her medal arrived (or maybe even temporarily giving the one from the last kid in the line and then at the end hopefully I can quickly get the right medal), because being the only black child there I'd want to make absolutely sure she is not singled out.
True, an extra medal that was meant for the young lady. I'm so sorry for the kid. You will do great in the future, Bless her always.
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Really reprehensible. She got a kick out of damaging a little girl's self esteem and sense of confidence. Pure psychopath.
That was definitely intentional and blatant. That woman relished in her cruelty.
Can’t stand that lady, she’s literally carrying an extra medal. How could she do this to a child. I feel so bad. I hope this doesn’t discourage her to keep going. Keep fighting girl. You got this.
That poor girl will always remember this bad moment,
How’s this even possible on a stage like that in the time we’re living? I hope that this will be investigated and whoever decided not to give her that medal won’t getaway unpunished.
@fernthegreenfairystop lying
@fernthegreenfairywhat is your source buddy?
Participation means participation regardless of winning or not. Everyone gets awarded for making this sport happen. @fernthegreenfairy
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@fernthegreenfairy Liar. 🤣🤣🤣🤣. Where's the film of her getting the medal? You know darn well that's not how medals are given.
It is so heartbreaking to watch the little girl smiling in anticipation of receiving her medal before being ignored. How could the woman passing out the medals live with herself after being so blatantly coldhearted?
That part was so hard to watch for me too. Seeing that sweet excited smile as she waits. It brought tears to my eyes. Bless her little heart. ❤
After the clip ended, I believe the girl received her winners medal as she won the competition, and the other girls were receiving participation medals (loser medals). Maybe solution is to get rid of participation medals?
@@ruthwoulfe5521 Nope just get rid of racists
@@ruthwoulfe5521 She won and deserved 2 medals. I know we shouldn't judge too quick but her reaction speaks for itself. Her mother's as well
@@ruthwoulfe5521 also the participation medal is a good thing. Maybe they shouldn't line up a winner to avoid this
She deserves far more than a lame and late apology. Bravo to Biles for speaking out and supporting her. May they both continue to succeed. Huge Respect.
Gymnastics Ireland was willing to sweep this under the rug until they got held accountable. They're fake af.
@fernthegreenfairy
Why apologize to them? Apologies many times are an admission of guilt, but not always. So this may be an exception.
This person has commented on like 10 replies to this post claiming the girl actually won the event. Every time they're asked to present a source they ignore the request, but they do respond to other comments. They're just spreading misinformation. @@Martin199320
@fernthegreenfairy Do you have sources?
@fernthegreenfairy Is that what truly happened? I'd really like to see it...
Seeing the disappointment on the child's face is so heartbreaking 😢
@Gymnastics Ireland, by the way, an "apology" after being caught and being publicly exposed isn't worth the paper, it was printed on!! 😡
That woman knew EXACTLY what she was doing-AND the message she sent! As for the ‘leadership’ of Gymnastics Ireland, you showed everyone who and what your are at that moment that you remained silent AND for the following 18 months. But, yanno, it’s rather expected.
A clear act of aggression
She’s got the medal in her hand as she walks away, smug smile on her face 😡
@@GaiaCarneyexactly!
@@creolelady182Racism isn’t aggression. It’s apathy. To the woman, the 9 years old black gymnasts wasn’t even human.
That is NOT GOOD ENOUGH. THEY SHOULD HAVE INTERVIEWED THE FEMALE HANDING OUT THE METALS IN PUBLIC, ON CAMERA AND PRESSURE HER TO ANSWER HOW SHE COULD PRETEND TO NOT SEE THE GIRL. PRESSURE HER ON CAMERA!!!
Sometimes humans are so despicable it's disgusting.
Sometimes? Or most of the time..
@@sew2prosper Most if not all the time. It is the system.
Seeing that official walking away, smiling, with the medal she should have given the child is infuriating 😡
@oliverokyprecisely
@oliveroky Disagree it's human. It's mostly Caucasian but they have support across all races. Kanye might be the most famous boot liker
“We condemn all forms of racism, just not right away and not without being prompted.” -Gymnastics Ireland
Not prompted ‘shamed’
@@georgiafain3747They didn't feel any shame.
@@SonderDAzeXThe video is proof.
@SonderDAzeX what further proof do you need, besides video evidence?
@SonderDAzeX there was ample time for them to explain their intent, but instead, they reluctantly provided an apology. This was no accident. There is no other explanation as to why the only participant excluded was also the only Black participant.
These are just kids. We should be uplifting and supporting all of them! There should be no room for such nonsense!
That woman’s name should be displayed. Her message is clear. You and your ilk ought not to be here. Worse still is the covert action inaction of the gymnastics board, shameful
I want to know her name or social media .
How you can do that to a little kid is beyond me. It actually made me tearful how bad I felt for her.
This was a case of antiwhitism, because the White woman is assumed to be racist, when in reality, the opposite is true.
This White woman was also the judge who scored the Black girl so highly that she was given a white-ribbon medal later in the ceremony.
Most of the girls did not get a white-ribbon medal, because those medals are only for the winners.
The red-ribbon medals are participation medals.
Please see this article: "Endless rage: the gymnastics racism scandal that wasn't".
@@AndreasViking1that was a participation reward that EVERYONE received except her. She participated, she should’ve gotten one.
tearful my behind. stop lying.
@@MinhTran-fc7jl exactly, horrific liars that haven’t even tried finding out what actually happened, racist freaks.
This was a case of antiwhitism, because the White woman is assumed to be racist, when in reality, the opposite is true.
This White woman was also the judge who scored the Black girl so highly that she was given a white-ribbon medal later in the ceremony.
Most of the girls did not get a white-ribbon medal, because those medals are only for the winners.
The red-ribbon medals are participation medals.
Please see this article: "Endless rage: the gymnastics racism scandal that wasn't".
@@AndreasViking1 a participation medal is for everyone, regardless of whether they won another prize, first place or last.
What a miserable woman and the organization can keep that apology. It's worthless at this point. The amount of energy & intentionality it takes to be racist will never not baffle me. People will see a blatant video like this and still want to do mental gymnastics to deny reality. I'm just glad to see how much the message from Simone Biles meant to her!
Honestly. If it was me I would send it back and just write not accepted. Not in a harsh way but you know it was not heartfelt so who needs it . I mean it would mean nothing t o that disgusting woman since she never wanted to send it anyway , but who needs it..
Kudos to you the young lady for holding her head high even though it must have hurt
@@kristinholsapple6734The medal was given moments after
This video was a hate hoax.
The volunteer actually gave her a white-ribbon medal, which indicated she was one of the winners.
In this short video clip, only the red-ribbon medals are given, which is merely for participation.
In other words, the red-ribbon medals are for the losers.
For the love of God, please stop falling for these hate hoaxes.
Please do a Google search on: "Endless rage: the gymnastics racism scandal that wasn’t".
You will find an article that explains this in detail.
We have problems with racism in Ireland but far less than most of the planet - this 'judge' is simply a total psychopath. But I'm shocked the adults in the audience if they saw what happened didn't storm the podium. The little girl is a total winner here - she maintains her lovely smile despite this horror!
Your comment is the only thing miserable. It was a mistake. They apologized. Move on. You do the same.
as an Irish man I'm deeply ashamed that happened, it's people like that person is why I'll never move back home, you don't do that to a fkn child
As someone of Irish heritage I'm honestly shocked. I didn't know Irish people were racist. None of the ones in my country were because they were also oppressed.
@@epic7224 You didn't think any one of the countless millions of Irish people in the world could be racist? Seems a bit far fetched, every group of people on Earth has the occasional bad apple.
No need to be ashamed much less over this
@@epic7224 brother, I assure you that people all around the world are racist, Individuals are racist, not entire ethnic groups.
Im an American, who I guess if you go 100 years back is technically also Irish, and I try my best to not paint people who claim Irish heritage in a bad light. As a matter of fact, I defend it! Ive always seen it as nothing more than people trying to remain in touch with their cultural identity in such an individualistic society.
with that being said, Its things like this that gives many in the irish diaspora a bad reputation. Saying "im of Irish heritage" while exclaiming "I didn't know the Irish were racist" in the same sentence makes you appear completely oblivious to the own identity you claim.
If you truly do care about your Irish heritage, Please research the culture you have claimed for your entire life.
ireland is a complex society, with problems like racism, sexism, xenophobia, just like any other nation, Including America and Canada
That lady skipping the poor child needs to be named and shamed!
lol settle down couch warrior 😂😂
I agree What happen to that recast ?
@@OO-nb2ktgood one couch potato
*But if that lady was named and shamed, then wouldn't she also be defamed and profaned?*
@Percival-kl9yy bars 🔥
There is not enough apologies in the world that can undo the damage that was done to this child and a whole community
This was a case of antiwhitism, because the White woman is assumed to be racist, when in reality, the opposite is true.
This White woman was also the judge who scored the Black girl so highly that she was given a white-ribbon medal later in the ceremony.
Most of the girls did not get a white-ribbon medal, because those medals are only for the winners.
The red-ribbon medals are participation medals.
Please see this article: "Endless rage: the gymnastics racism scandal that wasn't".
Antiwhitism 🤣 y’all are really trying to play the victims now that you’re getting a taste of your own medicine.
@@AndreasViking1 like that makes it right. How in the gell you skip one person when she can see ahe didn't put anything around her neck.
@@AndreasViking1 hope they upload the video when she had the white one later…..
Darth Kater you are absolutely stunning 😍
An apology isn’t enough she needs to be fired
That and Gymnastics Ireland should be finned or banned from few world organized events.
@@dallasdandy6276 Calm down.
@@the1337contrariancalm down why it's the truth racist should calm down and give the girl a medal like they did the rest
@@dawn409 Yes, but "banned from few world organized events". lol
This is bad of course, but you remind me of those people that also say "they should go to prison".
@@the1337contrarian Jews have never calm down over the atrocities they experienced in Germany. We are always reminded what they went through every year And that was 1930s to early 40s. Yet here we are in 2023 when a group of people are still marginalized and excluded and you want me to calm down!? You must be joking. Racism isn't something you calm down about. Especially when it's done to an innocent child.
She was chosen to reach a bigger audience and I believe she will!
That woman that skipped her should be publicly shamed.
As a kid once, these things will never be erased from our mind. I feel so sad for her :(
The kind of sht that'll stay with u even in your dementia days, truly fkd up.
I wish more adults remembered what it was like to be children, there would be less child cruelty. But a lot of adults override their moral compasses to treat children inhumanely for one reason or another.
@@HaloHighlightz I wish more adults remembered what it was like to live in their own country, with their own people. But a lot of adults override their common sense and insist on degenerative mass immigration policies against the wishes of the natives. For one reason or joo other.
@@tretyler2868 You can be a kid in africa if you want.
@JezXoXo Trumpers think this is Based. *And* that black people are gonna vote for Trump because Nikes and Prison.
How can an adult do that to a child? Her little disappointed face is heartbreaking! What an evil woman that judge is!
This is soul crushing to watch. I'm impressed at the little girls reaction to being ignored. She is way too young to learn that the world around her can be so ugly. I'm happy Simone Biles acknowledged this child. That must have been better than their medal.
And her teammates obviously see that something is going on, they’re confused too.
Amen! Far better and an honor!😊
This video was a hate hoax.
The volunteer actually gave her a white-ribbon medal, which indicated she was one of the winners.
In this short video clip, only the red-ribbon medals are given, which is merely for participation.
In other words, the red-ribbon medals are for the losers.
For the love of God, please stop falling for these hate hoaxes.
Please do a Google search on: "Endless rage: the gymnastics racism scandal that wasn’t".
You will find an article that explains this in detail.
She is special..one day her greatness will outshine all the negativity she endured in her life.
Even the children next to her noticed something was wrong and were looking around. Shame on this woman. She knew exactly how many medals she was supposed to hand out and she should have turned around and begun searching the moment she realized she was still holding one.
Ya unless she was spacing out and thought she gave her the meddle. But still. It doesn't really look like that's what happened. Unfortunately 😕. Like wtf 😒
She obviously did it on purpose. She was even in front of the black girl when she acted like she was about to give her medal. A complete pos.
@YW2324 Cmon now, she gave all those 10+ kids a medal 1 by one, and she somehow spaced out at the only black girl 😂.
How do you do this to an innocent child?
Racists forgot about humanity and created hell on earth. Infidels are heartless. Put a little love in your heart, and the world will be a better place for you and me. ❤❤❤❤❤.
@@clisediagonzalez5010😏
This type of evil is prevalent, look at what happened to Emmit Till 😢
Consider the source. It took a year? Pathetic.
You can literally see the despair in sweet little girl’s eyes... first looking around, with sparkling eyes looking forward to be handed her medal like all her friends, then you can see how lost she is not understanding why she’s being skipped, but thinking and hoping the woman might come back to hand her the medal..but no.., how despicable can one be? And to top it off she leaves with a freaking smirk on her face wth?! That’s so horrible.. this day and experience will forever be saved in her mind💔 I feel so so heartbroken watching this, the world we live in is way too cruel.. it’s unbearable how many bad people roam this earth
fax, so sad
I saw what you saw exactly. Her excitement swept away by an unfeeling adult who doesn't deserve that job she holds. Her hateful self must stay at home or repent and accept Jesus
Exactly, I was gonna type out the same thing. Her expression is breaking my heart. She was all smiles and was clearly looking forward to it, eagerly making eye contact, standing politely, and her confusion afterward is just ugh. Why ruin her moment like that? It's just so pointlessly cruel.
Honestly that brought tears to my eyes because I don’t care if your black or white
No child deserves that .
She dont need that medal, she will win gold in a future Olympics event
Amen!!!!!❤
For real..
InshaAllah 🙌🏼 (God willing)
How could another human adult treat a 9 year old child that way? I hate that she's adding emotional baggage to this young girl of feelings of rejection. Doing that should cost her her job.
That judge AIN'T HUMAN!
@@chrigael5911say it 👏
I swear, she's gonna remember this for a long long time
@@OReily08080 😁
And we still haven’t known whether proceedings will be launched by both parties
Gymnastics Ireland should’ve given her medal PUBLICLY like everyone else not just throwing her a bone privately! They’re not sorry they did this intentionally and only did “ something “ due to outrage!
I've heard that she did get a medal publicly just after that video clip ended. If that is true, why isn't this being shared.
Gymnastics Ireland only apologize after the world saw the video and people said something. The official who was distributing the medals should be fired. Hate is and has been so prevalent among humans. Just plan ugly!
@@ruthwoulfe5521you heard or you know?
Exactly they shun her in public but then want to apologize in private.
@@reginaldglenn9826medal was given moment later, apologies given at that time...mom went further was given apology from gymnastic Ireland ..not enough ..they set up mediation but.not happy with that either so almost 2 years down the line it's now gone worldwide
I saw this on Reddit and was heartbroken. This little girl will ALWAYS recall this moment.
Yeah, especially since it made the news and went viral. How could she forget? I'm sure her parents will profit off of the situation and that's why they won't accept an apology.
Good
Maybe it'll make it think twice about using the race card it's whole life 🙊
@@Andrina-fl9efWhy should they accept a false apology? And of course, let's pretend they would have apologised in the first place if it hadn't made the news 🙂 .
@@Michelle-rs5nv Why should the Irish accept foreigners in their country?
Lets pretend if this was a native irish girl that it would have been in the news...
@@fenrifegads5571 that's a dumb question, all countries accept foreigners as long as they have all the documents required
I can't even watch this again. It will make me cry. She's such a young, innocent child, and she's been shown no mercy at all. What kind of person does this.
The clear message to that girl is ‘this sport is not for you, and don’t come back here ever again because we won’t even recognize you’. That’s exactly the message that evil woman was sending. She never knew the whole world was watching. It was intentional.
@fernthegreenfairyyou be popping up everywhere, why is it so important to you that this your version of events be shoved down people's throats?
you got that from that? whats the latest lottery winning numbers?
@fernthegreenfairy Where's the pictures what are you talking about ?
@fernthegreenfairy can you provide a source for your claims r
@fernthegreenfairy how does believing that racism exists...make you a brainwashed racist? I'm so confused. Also I'm with the people asking for a source. Of course if the news lied I would want to know but that mother's upset seems real and the girl never once said "oh but I got a better award and got pictures coz I won!" It just wouldn't make much sense with how the mother and daughter were talking about the events.
I am open to being proven wrong, but I need proof. If you can show us where the pictures are with the better award then I'll bite my tongue and admit I'm wrong, but until then you can't just spew your own version of events with no proof. It makes you seem like the racist who is desperately trying to reframe the narrative. But again I could be wrong. I'm just saying the way you're going about it makes you seems like an illegitimate source of info and this is the internet, anyone can claim anything, now a days you need proof. If you're genuinely wanting to make a compelling argument you're going to need to show proof.
As an Irish-Mexican American, I am LIVID to see this blatant discrimination! Kudos to her for her steadfastness and to Simone for reaching out to her. You deserve the best, Kiddo! Keep striving and you WILL succeed, despite any obstacles put in your way!
What was your father's genealogy?
so did your skin turned black?
You aren't Irish, that child is. Being Irish means Ireland is your home.
Do some research on this story please...the black girl won the event, the lady was handing out participation medals. In this video she didn't know she was supposed to also give her a participation medal as well.
When she found out, she ran after the girl to give her the participation medal within MINUTES of this video. There are photos all over the Internet of the girl with her medals on the same day. The media are feeding the demand for outrage here by not clarifying this.
This girl is going to grow up with a massive chip on her shoulder with parents like this.
@@therabbithat So you stop being Irish if you move out of Ireland?
18 months to ponder if racism is right, seems like a tough problem for Gymnastic Ireland to address.
This one's up there with how we sustain life on mars. I'm glad they've put the brightest and the best on this.
The narration is framing this incident in a particular way, and you have taken the bait. There is a lot we don't know about this incident. The lady handing out the medals looks distracted, as if she lost track of which kid was next in line. Were the medals inscribed with a particular kid's name, and there was no medal for the kid who was skipped? Yes, racism is everywhere, but not every mistake or rudeness is motivated by racism.
@@MyFiddlePlayer I am no race-baiter but this is way too obvious to call it anything other than what it is. This is what you can easily classify as undefendable. Please take your seat!
@@MyFiddlePlayerstop making weak excuses for that dreadful woman. She knew what she was doing and she did it deliberately. She went to the end of the line of girls with a medal in her hand! The one that should’ve been given to the young girl. You don’t need narration when you can see what happened with your OWN EYES!
@@MyFiddlePlayerDisteacted you say. The kids were lined up patiently waiting for their medals. I guess what you are saying is the dark hue distracted her to the point she had to skip.
Then they turn around and say that racism isn’t systemic.
I hope this girl becomes a gymnastics star one day.
Me too, I hope so, and a beautiful black woman with a PhD like my educated daughter from Ghana, so she can go back and throw that in their faces. I'm very angry now, I need my Johnnie Walker blue to come down.
This most likely will drive her to do just that! Read the story of every great athlete, composer, singer, actor, or actress. SOMEONE told them that they were not going to make it. Someone told them that they didn’t belong, usually publicly. We watch these great people, the had great obstacles to overcome. Yet there are people every day that put down others, sometimes a family member and even teachers! 😮. This will MAKE her, make her great! Let’s watch and see her soar!
Perhaps working for a different country
She will and hopefully Simone the GOAT will be her gymnastics coach free of charge
As do I she deserved a medal
Just shows that racism exists everywhere and will never go away
Please tell this to every white European the next time they want to talk about how racism is only a thing in America.
Umm. No.
@@celesteadeanes4478Umm. Yes!!!
@@celesteadeanes4478ermm..yes, unless there was a whole human extinction
Facts .
What warms my heart is those little girls felt uncomfortable for her as well. Those type of behaviors a taught and learned. It just shows how pure the hearts of children are ❤
yes I thought I was the only one to notice how shocked the girls around her look.
Especially the little girl who was standing right next to her. They all looked so confused.
Meanwhile, every adult must have been pure trash.
@@BubbaDredge Agreed, the camera man surely saw it happening/happen and said nothing.
Nahhhhhhhhh we not trying to hear none of the BS we sick of all y'all
This child is so blessed and they can never stop her blessing on the way to her. All this incident did was promote her higher for her blessings. They will get to witness her blessings.
That lady handing out the medals had one job. Fail.
With an organisation that takes 18 months to apologise and only after being called out by one of the most successful athletes in the sport... and the resulting threat of sponsers puling funding for their wages...
I think she performed exactly as her racist employers wanted her.
This is blatant racism. I am so shocked that such racism has been allowed to happen in Ireland. What a shame. Why do people do such things? Do they know the damage that they have caused to that child? Wow……
That’s why she did it to crush the child’s spirit. Calculated
This really brought tears down like how could anyone be so cruel racism is alive and well in the UK
Personally don’t think they think that far to even care
Why... just why, of all the issues that Ireland been through they want to use this platform to show the world why we should have let England continue to oppressed them.
They were oppressed before, but now they are trying to do the same to someone else. All because she have more melanin in her skin?
They know, they do not care. In a lot of cases, they don't see us as human. I remember my nurse training days, horrible, horrible time!! I would not want to revisit those times for anything!
The other kids noticed, so I’m sure the other adults did, too. Not one of them stood up for this child, so it’s not just the one woman. Everyone who should have stepped in but didn’t is just as complicit. Knowing that this is just one of the many racist experiences this gymnast will have in her life makes me so angry. We could all do better, but too many of us choose to remain ignorant piles of garbage.
💯 my thoughts exactly WHY didn't anyone who saw this say "stop you skipped this young lady". This is how hate is allowed to fester. They got caught on camera and couldn't handle the bad press.
Even the guy taking out single pictures noticed and yet did nothing, just went ahead like it was normal....
Thank God Simone Bikes stepped up .Never ever will I support anything in Ireland Disgraceful a child you know they really don’t give a care about us .
Well said, we’re known by our omissions and commissions and the whole crowd that moment omitted to support a marginalised victim right in front of them!
Not the kid’s - they weren’t taught better. The parents and adults set the example, to simply not bother to stick up for others. They are the ones we should look to for an explanation.
Okay so why did they actually skip her then if it wasn't racism? What's their excuse?
For those who said it was because the medals were tangled...then why did she have one left over in her hand?
I’ve watched this video several times and my heart hurt so much , you literally see the disappointment and confused look on the child’s innocent face 💔💔💔💔 . It made me so angry and upset to see such racism . Even the other children realized something wasn’t right . STOP THE RACISM.
😢😢😢
I was also moved by this video. How can people be so stupid?! I'm so upset!
I teared up. Poor baby.
This was a case of antiwhitism, because the White woman is assumed to be racist, when in reality, the opposite is true.
This White woman was also the judge who scored the Black girl so highly that she was given a white-ribbon medal later in the ceremony.
Most of the girls did not get a white-ribbon medal, because those medals are only for the winners.
The red-ribbon medals are participation medals.
Please see this article: "Endless rage: the gymnastics racism scandal that wasn’t".
@@pedantic70 why didn’t the woman handing out the awards explain this to the girls in real time? All of the girls looked confused.
18 Months! I call BS! Shout out to Simone for stepping up and reaching out to the young gymnast.
Simone? Thought that was Sh'cari Richardson
Its simone reach out and congrats the girl herself,then called out this issue on her X
@@dubsounds so all black women are the same?
@@dubsoundswhat?
thats the president?
That woman was so proud of herself for hurting a child....
Shows how despicable some people can be.
I’m actually amazed and predominantly disgusted that nobody corrected this massive error there and then at the ceremony…..that’s disgusting, even the kids that notice should’ve said something or the child’s mother, I would’ve refused to leave the ceremony hall until medal was awarded!
I know, right? I'm thinking the same. Why wasn't this handled there by the coach and staff or parents...?
The only reason you are amazed is because you don't understand anti-Africanness and anti-Blackness. This is a perpetual hatred of Black and the perpetrator NOR the people who witnessed it NOR body of officials that it was brought to cared because they feel pretty much feel the same way - 98 to 99% of them. They will ONLY issue a fake apology when they are exposed to as many Black and others as possible. They are NOT sorry BUT sorry they were called out and exposed.
It was not an error at all. Everyone there understood what was going on but let it go because its not strange at all, it's an arena packed full of rabid racists and the entire thing was an institutionalised tradition. If you check past antecedents I will be surprised if this very thing has not happened before. If I see the coach of that girl this moment I swear I did give the idiot a punch!
They have no idea. Even the mom and the dad didn't go for it because they wasn't 100% sure about what is going on. Let alone outsider.
@@collinswuks3959😂😂😂
Imagine being a little girl hated by so many adults. Training with them for months only to find out that the entire gymnastics organization hates you. Just awful. Then the whole crowd of people silent as you are publicly mocked for being black. Nobody stepping in at that moment😥
You learn the true nature of a person (or a people) only when they perceive having power over other human beings; their true nature is revealed whether they decide to use that perceived power to elevate or diminish other human beings.
@@maltlickytexas So true! ❤️
Sadly they teach their children how to be racist too. Its a cycle
She now has the ability to discern a "smile is a frown turned upside down."
I know. If she was my daughter or a friend of my daughter, I'd be calling out to the medal-giver that she missed her. That is one of the most blatant racist things I've ever seen, and that official deserves to be embarrassed.
it always baffles me when people still behave like this in 2023. its disgusting and horrible and racism should be called out
Humans will always behave like this it dont matter if its 3056 or whatever year..
You mean natural human behavior?
It wasnt 2023
@@gi7685right
The Irish can’t be racist
0:28 The woman walked away, knowing one medal is left in her arm.
Maybe that’s when the girl has determined to overcome the racism. She’d become successful 🎉
Did you notice she had the extra medal in her hand as she walks off. A hole year! It is only because the world condemns them......
I am glad the young gymnast will keep going on with her sport.
*whole
Yeah, that white medal lady knew exactly what she was doing 😪
Do some research on this story please...the black girl won the event, the lady was handing out participation medals. In this video she didn't know she was supposed to also give her a participation medal as well.
When she found out, she ran after the girl to give her the participation medal within MINUTES of this video. There are photos all over the Internet of the girl with her medals on the same day. The media are feeding the demand for outrage here by not clarifying this.
This girl is going to grow up with a massive chip on her shoulder with parents like this.
So no, it wasn't a whole year, it was a whole 5 minutes until it was sorted out.
@@donna8243 yes and then kept it going
This is the best observation and comment out of them all! How does one walk away with an extra medal and not quickly backtrack?
I can feel her pain so much. It's like you're invisible, irrelevant, and unworthy. I just want to hug her and make it better, 'cause I'm all too familiar with similar rejection. Baby girl, rise up and bless those who hurt you and put stars in your crown.
It is only a participation reward but I guess racism sells. Meh
@@MrVarianttroll rating 1/10. Up your game
@rampagesmackssons508 enjoy your participation medal. It's all you're good for.
@@MrVariant It may only be a participation award, but every other child got one but her. How do you think that made her feel? Do you have no empathy? That's pure cruelty and disgusting behavior on the part of the "adult".
@@MrVariant what would you call it, if not racism? The only girl who's not white in the entire lineup, whom the person giving the awards stood right in front of and blatantly ignored, did not get a medal, and then the person walked off with one award still in her hand.
This is the kind of thing that scars someone for the rest of their lives. They should be ashamed of themselves and that official should receive some sort of punishment.
That is beyond disgusting. The fact so many people allowed this to happen. If the woman doesn't want to give the extra medal to her that (she deserved) someone else needed to step in and do it right. This is really hard for me to wrap my head around. Then as an extra slap in the face it takes a year to apologize. That program needs to be torn down and rebuilt from scratch.
It angers me to the teeth to see this happen. I really hope she continues to do gymnastics, she should be acknowledged for her effort, participation, and talent.
Don't allow it to anger you; that's their goal...to keep people with an angry mindset; to fuel the flames of hatred to cause social and political upset. GOD's Word says, LOVE your enemies. I TRUST HIS WORD, and some day, with hardwork and determination, she will be triumphant. Be at peace. God is in control.
@@linda_smilesrfree2744nice try, this just allows you yo excuse racism. Just say you’re a hateful person, and leave Christ out of it. Jesus is to good to have people use His name like this.
@@RoshanAntonyTauro That's terrible!
Dogs can be quite clean.
Disgusting to do that to her ...she was smiling to get her medal then devastated that she wasnt getting one we are all human beings .... is the world never going to change and people be decent to one another
They're only "sorry" because they were caught. 😊
Now this young child gets the true light shown on her that she DESERVES. ❤🎉
That's what all racists do, sorry after being called out.
@@Crazy_Clown_In_Town yes because pink people never steal and we all steal...yep,you got that right lol.
Well, I know you're not a Candace Owens fallower.
This was a case of antiwhitism, because the White woman is assumed to be racist, when in reality, the opposite is true.
This White woman was also the judge who scored the Black girl so highly that she was given a white-ribbon medal later in the ceremony.
Most of the girls did not get a white-ribbon medal, because those medals are only for the winners.
The red-ribbon medals are participation medals.
Please see this article: "Endless rage: the gymnastics racism scandal that wasn't".
@@AndreasViking1"when in reality the opposite is true"? Like what, the black girl is racist towards the white woman?
The smile and then watching it collapse as she realizes what happened breaks my heart. I hate that this crap touches the lives of innocent children. It’s hard enough to deal with as an adult. What is wrong with people? It’s like they are missing their hearts and basic human compassion.
Factual. Personally it cuts me up as a black man, so witnessing this behaviour I can relate too. But to be honest to watch any child of any race singled out in this manner, where “trusted” adults have the control makes me sick
@@B3aRBr0wN I agree. It’s horrible.
It is ridiculously how people are not blaming the pos woman who caused all of this. Why not held her accountable?
A year and a half to correct this sure makes it look intentional.
It was corrected within 5 minutes. The media have left out 50% of the story.
It was intentional thing carried out by Racist people, Racism all over the place not just in America
@@alzer6467wrong!
@@daniella8400 nope, there are photos of the girl with her medals at the event. I know you must be devastated to learn there was no racism here as the demand for racism from people like you is at an all time high.
The confusion lied in that the girl won the event and the lady was handing out participation medals. She didn't realise the winner was to get one also, but when she was told a few minutes later, she ran after her and gave her the medals.
This little girl is going to grow up with a massive chip on her shoulder with parents like this.
@@alzer6467 I’m guessing you are a toll or the organization PR. Even so, there are times to spin a story to justify racism. If you are a troll keep writing, if you are PR, respectfully give a better story. As PR, there wouldn’t be apology letters written 1 1/2 year ago and one recently if your story had happened. Test another story, I believe you can do better.
Are they out of their mind? Gimnastics Ireland, shame on you!
Racism still alive in 2023.
I don’t understand how and why people have so much hate in their heart, much less towards a child!!!!! It’s unforgivable tbh
Same!! Imagine hating someone for being obese, gay, black or Chinese. It's soooooooooo stupid. It's like logic goes out the window. Why judge the heart of man when you can judge how he looks?
Who made that decision not to give her one? That person needs to be shown to the world .
She walked away with the extra medal
We need her name
@@shariffbrown04her name is karen
@@blessing99999we need her surname
@@blessing99999and address
It is really disgusting to see just how hateful some people are … to do this to a young innocent girl … showing her about racism and discrimination and unfairness early in life .. sad
I agree with you but I see this woman potentially initiating Defamation proceedings
This was a case of antiwhitism, because the White woman is assumed to be racist, when in reality, the opposite is true.
This White woman was also the judge who scored the Black girl so highly that she was given a white-ribbon medal later in the ceremony.
Most of the girls did not get a white-ribbon medal, because those medals are only for the winners.
The red-ribbon medals are participation medals.
Please see this article: "Endless rage: the gymnastics racism scandal that wasn't".
@@AndreasViking1they interviewed the mother 18 months later. You do understand that if what you say is true then there wouldn’t be an issue and the mother wouldn’t be speaking out. On top of the they issued an official apology. You tried to lie but forgot that sense and logic exist
Stay strong kid.
Evil.
She’s West African.. no she won’t. She’ll probably be a lawyer, doctor, nurse, or scientist.. check the stats love 🇳🇬
@ReadtheTalmudcrickets. Goofy
What's crazy is she walked away with one single medal. Meaning they gave her the exact amount needed. If I was giving them out and I had one left, I'd IMMEDIATELY scan the line and see if I missed someone. The fact that she walked away without a second glance, kinda tells me it was on purpose. 😒
Why don’t they interview the woman who gave the medals and hear what she has to say
They’ve done a fantastic job hiding her name.😂
I would also like to know what she would have to say about all this? 🤔
Im tired of hearing the excuses
She would almost certainly say no to an interview.
Seriously. I legitimately want to know what was going through her head.
A year? Justice delayed is justice denied. The young gymnast soars above the officials in terms of strength and courage. Someone should be held accountable.
How sad is it that a person can strip an innocent girl of her dignity without shame or remorse.
The Irish can’t be racist
@fernthegreenfairywhere’d you get this info from?
@fernthegreenfairythis is 18 months later. Why would the mother and daughter be interviewed 18 months later if she received a medal? You’re forgetting something called logic and sense.
If this happened in America, that gym will cease to exist. America is not without its problems but sometimes when you see how far behind other countries are in matters like this, you feel proud to be American 🇺🇸
100%
I’m Irish and I am totally ashamed of this persons action. We are not like that in Ireland. What you see is rare and on behalf of Irish people worldwide, I want to apologise wholeheartedly for the actions of this unwanted attention by someone who clearly has no respect for beautiful humans
Unfortunately this is very common in Europe. There are still people in the medieval era.
@sammajor2075 she said she is IRISH not Bostonian and not the sorry excuse for the Irish americans that live there. However to the original commenter. Racism is everywhere. You can’t speak for all people in Ireland. I had a great time in Ireland as a black person, but i still know regardless of the high regard i hold irish people at, they as a whole are not exempt from racism. There is always a few idiots in every ethnicity
sorry but very common in ireland... thats a fact...
Ireland needs more diversity. Let more migrants in. Diversity is our strength. Globalism is the best!
@@waefawawrgaw2835 yeah yeah nice try...
An apology is not good enough!!!!!
so go loot a store.
I’m so happy the internet did its thing! She had a beautiful smile on her face and she kept that to the end! She’s going soo far in life ❤️ she’s already a queen
I just want to give that baby a hug! I feel awful that she experienced that 😢
Thats the strangest thing Ive ever seen. Done in PUBLIC??? Too a little kid? Thats absolutely shocking and on purpose!
So why did the woman handing out the medals not give the young girl one considering she had hold of one in her hand as she walked away ?
Deplorable, utterly unacceptable and inexcusable. Gymnastics Ireland needs to make public the repercussions for the official/s responsible. To thebeautiful talented young athlete and her Mum I say well done! You demonstrated the highest standards of maturity and the best sporting discipline inhow you both responded to this affront. You are a sterling example to Gymnastics Ireland of what excellent civilised behaviour looks like!
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We have an expression for something like this in Ireland GUBU
They need to be fined or banned from international events if they are so cool with racism. An apology isn't enough.
@@dallasdandy6276 Agreed the judge should have her contract terminated
The heck with an apology. I want an explanation from that lady for why she didn’t give her one and still had an extra medal at the end. An explanation that makes sense.
She pawned that medal, can't blame her needed the moolah....😅
Thankfully Simone was able to mend her little heart with that encouragement. That happening, especially to a child, is just awful. I hope we see her in the Olympics one day.
18 Month is way too long for an apology. Black women are the most disrespected in the world and the most hard working group
Dear Sweet little Girl, we adults are so ashamed of our sick mentality. You deserve the world. Go ahead, soar high and fly high… Love from India 🇮🇳
I thought the story was going to end with, she didn’t get that medal because she was going to get a bigger/better medal which the lady didn’t have in her hand. To not get a medal at all is heartbreaking 💔. The trash in the world that treat children like that should be ostracized.
“Im going to keep striving hard!” ❤ YOU GO QUEEN ❤❤❤ This is why representation is important, Simone Biles is going to be the difference between this little athlete giving up and her becoming an Olympian herself 🥰
"This is why representation is important"
How, specifically? Considering we have massive over-representation of sub saharans in our culture and have done for the past decade at least. Certainly doesn't seem to be working at all.
This is tough but I’m glad her parents stood up for her.
The whole gymnasium should have stood up for her.
I want you to succeed little girl and be the best around the world someday.. and show them regardless of your ethnicity or color your dreams are valid
@karlojabevicente1384, absolutely you're right! She must use that as fuell to do her best to excell. At a young age, the little one learned that the world is mot always friendly to you.
Its a participation medal. She very intentionally skipped that child. This is not a person who should continue to work with children. Really what apology can she give? As close as those children were standing she could not have missed her.