Gymnastics Ireland apologizes after young Black gymnast passed over during medal ceremony

[@VONiiE8]

The fact that she had an extra medal in her hand and didn’t even question it, is crazy.

[@nicoleraheem1195]

Because it was intentional. She stood directly in front of the black girl while she untangled the ribbons

[@naturalyawd7814]

She is not sorry, it was done on purpose.

[@rosaliesrevenge]

@@ENGLISHMURPHYAre 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 😂

[@VONiiE8]

@@ENGLISHMURPHYit was a participation medal. It doesn’t matter where she’s from, it’s not a requirement. All she needed to do was ✨participate✨

[@limes37138]

@@ENGLISHMURPHYgo chew glass shards

[@patsnation8427]

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.

[@sugabud]

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.

[@santarosa6676]

Yeah…. Me too.

[@lullaby218]

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.

[@risingphoenix8072]

@@lullaby218only whyte people get stabbed? Or is it only those people who get shown in the media?

[@lullaby218]

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.

[@Gezen-Adam]

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.

[@j.l.torres4610]

​@fernthegreenfairystop lying

[@Synthwave89]

​@fernthegreenfairywhat is your source buddy?

[@reggieowens5949]

Participation means participation regardless of winning or not. Everyone gets awarded for making this sport happen. @fernthegreenfairy

[@destinydunmore4555]

🙏

[@Liz-ic6jb]

@fernthegreenfairy Liar. 🤣🤣🤣🤣. Where's the film of her getting the medal? You know darn well that's not how medals are given.

[@shimeymerih]

Why is that woman allowed to hide? That woman should come forward and explain herself and face justice. Apology is not enough.

[@rawmixednuts3116]

lol, and what, serve a dime at the pen?

[@DonCaban252]

​@rawmixednuts3116 yes. You cupid stunt

[@TheAlkhemy999]

​thank you for the addition of cupid stunt to my lexicon ✨😂🗣️📣‼️​@@DonCaban252

[@SmokeySantana]

​@@rawmixednuts3116 or fire her?

[@realfiregoddess]

@@rawmixednuts3116get ostracized at the very least

[@Jaystarmedia]

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

[@hamilcross]

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.

[@Jaystarmedia]

@@hamilcross when you experience it personally you definitely know how that young innocent child felt racism is a disease with no cure

[@Bird-justabird]

I can't even watch that part..my heart aches.

[@DongWang-m4n]

@@Bird-justabird When I watch that part, I feel like I'm looking at a young Jay Z with cornrows.

[@VeVeJT23]

@@DongWang-m4nWhy would that be??

[@estelle3005]

How did skipping that little girl improve that woman’s life, FGS? Ridiculous

[@kemisolaomoyiola796]

I wonder... Lord have mercy!

[@iain4295]

Give all the kids a medal. Oh they must mean all the kids except this one. What a sicko.

[@timothychow177]

She learned about racism in a young age?

[@czarfore]

Skipping that little girl should earn that woman a lifetime ban from all sports in Ireland.

[@kenmasters2231]

sometimes feeling like the world is against you is the motivation you need to destroy the competition.

[@amandanies3174]

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.

[@iks2515]

@@warrenpainehow do you skip a whole person when handing out participation awards? every girl was supposed to get one, no excuses.

[@annab306]

@@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

[@iamkd7212]

@@warrenpaine Come on now… OP didn’t mention race at all.

[@claudiavalentijn1457]

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

[@johnnyw2593]

@@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?

[@CoachChrissyD]

That was THE most OBVIOUS "Overlook & Ignore" if I have ever seen one... and I've seen plenty!!! Just TERRIBLE!! 😢 Poor baby!! Keep going little princess, keep going!!!

[@jessicayoung456]

The poor thing will always remember this as well :(

[@CoachChrissyD]

@jessicayoung456 Absolutely. It's so sad... and, so unnecessary.

[@jessicayoung456]

@@CoachChrissyD yeah i hope that the poor girl got compensated some how for the embarrassment she endured :(

[@CoachChrissyD]

@@jessicayoung456 IKR. Me too! 🙏🏽😟🙏🏽

[@barbaramsmith1101]

It doesn't matter how much they apologise, they can't remove the hurt from that child's memory. It makes me sick.

[@jm2307]

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.

[@ukchub6633]

​@@jm2307no arguments therre

[@OntheMoveToo]

Right! The damage is already done!

[@hulkhogansuperfan]

They can leave Ireland

[@kidrobot.]

nah, give her something signed by simone and she'll be happy

[@MJMOPARS]

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.”

[@theredpencil2564]

We need more than that.. a group of people should have lost their jobs and should be shunned

[@amethystfeathers7324]

That's what I noticed too but the grace and dignity of that sweet girl without a medal was incredible.

[@rezaman2080]

Spot on. That lady was a disgusting racist. Not only that, her vile action also revealed the racism of the governing body.

[@franksterkb891]

true dat!

[@phillipsimpson447]

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.

[@-Shiyo-]

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 deliberately ignored the young girl.😢

[@eerodhhd]

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…

[@marshallartist78]

😢 Being proud of your race is one thing… but there’s a deep level of viciousness and demon in a person who can treat a CHILD in this manner. Children ‘are innocence’, and that act is evil in the worst way!!!! the woman giving out the medals (even if) she was told to not give the one girl the medal, should have enough love in her HEART to say in that moment, “NO, this little girl deserves to have this moment just as much as any other girl up here” no matter if you get fired (from handing out medals 🏅 😏) My heart sees this no different from an abuser of children. My heart doesn’t pick and choose which kids to love, a true heart simply….loves! But…. God will have the last conversation. 😒Should be more push back nonetheless. Sorry but not sorry. 🤜🏾❤️🤛🏻

[@dowjones702]

There's no probably, she totally knew she was ignoring her. She's next in line and you skipped her. lol

[@beatrizeugeniaalvarezklein8397]

Absolutely disgusting!

[@delfoloveakadellasmissiona1369]

Very sad

[@danicadabic9789]

How can you miss a child that is standing in a row?! This is deliberate and unacceptable. I just can't fathom this.

[@msyemisi7930]

It just reassures me that there are some Wicked miserable people in this world💯 As a grown woman, she purposely held back something from a child, knowing how it would make her feel. SICK!!

[@danicadabic9789]

@@msyemisi7930 Indeed. There is no other explanation than this being a blatant case of racism. Ugh! 😡🤬

[@dizdat790]

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.

[@user-rx4jg8lq7h]

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.

[@katherinearienda3469]

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.

[@budisutanto5987]

1.09

[@mjremy2605]

Really reprehensible. She got a kick out of damaging a little girl's self esteem and sense of confidence. Pure psychopath.

[@ashokrayvenn]

That was definitely intentional and blatant. That woman relished in her cruelty.

[@kookified..official]

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.

[@GhanaKage]

Hmmmmmmm 🔥 this speaks volume yo.

[@rc2367]

@@GhanaKage They should give her a public apology AND a medal, live on the Toy show for everyone to see the cute hoors

[@supereliptic]

This was reported in at the time. You just don’t watch the news.

[@supereliptic]

@@GhanaKagespeaks volumes about the guy your replying to not about Irish media. This was reported on at the time.

[@kookified..official]

@@supereliptic I’m not a guy for clarification. Even if I didn’t watch the news I would’ve still heard about it. They covered it up well and tried avoid it.

[@pascibs1579]

And the woman who blatantly passed by her? Let’s call her out. Unforgivable behavior

[@SpencerjonesBoxing]

Exactly everyone needs to get a petition going

[@Robbiedehora]

"Unforgivable"!!!!. Who died ?.

[@SpencerjonesBoxing]

@@Robbiedehora big accusations there

[@jm2307]

@@SpencerjonesBoxingbigots always pop up spewing nonsense for attention when they have no solid point to make

[@rashidahambali3227]

​@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 😅

[@ABtheHERO]

Same thing happened to my son at a baseball game. Last game of the season coach handed out medals and had something nice to say about everyone completely forgot about my son. My son spoke up coach apologized quickly handed him his medal and kept going.

[@ballack1884]

That's sad man. Smh. Cold world yow. Born in that skin and ppl just automatically hate you without reason

[@kathyduby8150]

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.

[@juratory8876]

Gymnastics Ireland was willing to sweep this under the rug until they got held accountable. They're fake af.

[@Martin199320]

@fernthegreenfairy Why apologize to them? Apologies many times are an admission of guilt, but not always. So this may be an exception.

[@earlymodern]

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

[@dankbullshitter4234]

@fernthegreenfairy Do you have sources?

[@axel4196]

@fernthegreenfairy Is that what truly happened? I'd really like to see it...

[@TyTyMcGinty]

“We condemn all forms of racism, just not right away and not without being prompted.” -Gymnastics Ireland

[@georgiafain3747]

Not prompted ‘shamed’

[@rosalyn7762]

​@@georgiafain3747They didn't feel any shame.

[@rosalyn7762]

​@@SonderDAzeXThe video is proof.

[@juleswinnfield616]

​@SonderDAzeX what further proof do you need, besides video evidence?

[@juleswinnfield616]

@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.

[@kenswims]

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?

[@kcaruso54]

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. ❤

[@ruthwoulfe5521]

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?

[@swgame2511]

@@ruthwoulfe5521 Nope just get rid of racists

[@ronny-lb1cr]

​@@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

[@ronny-lb1cr]

​@@ruthwoulfe5521 also the participation medal is a good thing. Maybe they shouldn't line up a winner to avoid this

[@Strengtandpower]

If it wouldn’t have gotten to Simone Biles knowledge, an apology would never appeared!😡

[@dianemccloud5990]

What does that say about Ireland????!!!!!

[@elib7311]

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.

[@creolelady182]

A clear act of aggression

[@GaiaCarney]

She’s got the medal in her hand as she walks away, smug smile on her face 😡

[@pauloszetarinielli69508]

​@@GaiaCarneyexactly!

[@tringuyen7519]

@@creolelady182Racism isn’t aggression. It’s apathy. To the woman, the 9 years old black gymnasts wasn’t even human.

[@sueprator9314]

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!!!

[@dautube]

Sometimes humans are so despicable it's disgusting.

[@sew2prosper]

Sometimes? Or most of the time..

[@MrOliveroky1]

@@sew2prosper Most if not all the time. It is the system.

[@GaiaCarney]

Seeing that official walking away, smiling, with the medal she should have given the child is infuriating 😡

[@scellowmcineka4087]

​@oliverokyprecisely

[@ronny-lb1cr]

​@oliveroky Disagree it's human. It's mostly Caucasian but they have support across all races. Kanye might be the most famous boot liker

[@albertwaigwa8652]

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

[@Equal88]

I want to know her name or social media .

[@dlynnmcgregor4244]

❤❤❤

[@renalandrum8208]

Call her out

[@johnmunro4952]

This was caught on camera unlike the thousands of incidents that happen everyday.

[@80sChick80s]

She was chosen to reach a bigger audience and I believe she will! That woman that skipped her should be publicly shamed.

[@AlicesonHarvey]

@@80sChick80s I think she maybe has , in a way all her naighbours , friends and family will have heard about what happened here and hopefully will judge her actions

[@richardgilmore8068]

The racist woman who did it should be in jail and sued until she's bankrupt. There is nothing good about this.

[@doth.616]

How can an adult do that to a child? Her little disappointed face is heartbreaking! What an evil woman that judge is!

[@jacegainer3841]

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!

[@kristinholsapple6734]

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

[@ko0974]

​@@kristinholsapple6734The medal was given moments after

[@pedantic70]

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.

[@mjw12345]

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!

[@theamazingchannel470]

Your comment is the only thing miserable. It was a mistake. They apologized. Move on. You do the same.

[@Mac11Mike]

To do a child like that is beyond low. She's obviously raised right and held her composure, I don't think this is the last we will be seeing of this young lady.

[@adamsawicki1221]

How you can do that to a little kid is beyond me. It actually made me tearful how bad I felt for her.

[@AndreasViking1]

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".

[@larafarot5778]

@@AndreasViking1that was a participation reward that EVERYONE received except her. She participated, she should’ve gotten one.

[@MinhTran-fc7jl]

tearful my behind. stop lying.

[@AndreasViking1]

@@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".

[@puppydogs68]

⁠@@AndreasViking1 a participation medal is for everyone, regardless of whether they won another prize, first place or last.

[@anye76]

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.

[@wk4107]

And her teammates obviously see that something is going on, they’re confused too.

[@maryihezie1190]

Amen! Far better and an honor!😊

[@pedantic70]

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.

[@TomTom79106]

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!! 😡

[@TTnoyb]

exactly. just evil

[@bowman4275]

An apology just doesn't cut it. This is a moment that can never be retrieved in this young girl's life.

[@sarahcherere8334]

Lawyers should could come up.and support the young girls family pro bono to demand for a handsome compensation package this action is unforgivable 😢

[@Machiinka]

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

[@Ayyshaddy]

fax, so sad

[@melodybanda9835]

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

[@grasshopperye3593]

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.

[@KCMGT23]

Honestly that brought tears to my eyes because I don’t care if your black or white No child deserves that .

[@ManaBlack208]

I didn't see despair at all confusion yeah she handled it like the true champ she is tho

[@michaelknight3270]

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.

[@mzdiane30-tm6jk]

There is not enough apologies in the world that can undo the damage that was done to this child and a whole community

[@AndreasViking1]

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".

[@DarthKater311]

Antiwhitism 🤣 y’all are really trying to play the victims now that you’re getting a taste of your own medicine.

[@reneemorganfamilythang1349]

​@@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.

[@TiffanyinOC]

@@AndreasViking1 hope they upload the video when she had the white one later…..

[@rogdawg123]

Darth Kater you are absolutely stunning 😍

[@nedudee7861]

"They" do these things deliberately. It was not a mistake

[@alexistrebexis3195]

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.

[@CFH1962]

She pawned that medal, can't blame her needed the moolah....😅

[@GizmoMaltese]

There's no explanation except she's a hateful racist who did it on purpose. That one Black girl stands out so much she's immediately in your conscious mind. There is no way she accidentally passed her up. Absolutely disgusting.

[@KhalidtheSword]

Exactly

[@counsela9240]

Will never happen

[@N17-o2r]

Mistakes happen.

[@Mlogan11]

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.

[@chrigael5911]

That judge AIN'T HUMAN!

[@altheadawn2531]

​@@chrigael5911say it 👏

[@OReily08080]

I swear, she's gonna remember this for a long long time

[@chrigael5911]

@@OReily08080 😁

[@OscarOSullivan]

And we still haven’t known whether proceedings will be launched by both parties

[@JezXoXo]

As a kid once, these things will never be erased from our mind. I feel so sad for her :(

[@homeland1128]

The kind of sht that'll stay with u even in your dementia days, truly fkd up.

[@HaloHighlightz]

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.

[@amalekedomite]

@@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.

[@amalekedomite]

@@tretyler2868 You can be a kid in africa if you want.

[@SurgeryIsWoke]

@JezXoXo Trumpers think this is Based. *And* that black people are gonna vote for Trump because Nikes and Prison.

[@LuxStrangelove]

This is absurdly heartbreaking 😥 I can't imagine the pain this girl is going through. My heart is with you 💓

[@jessmyapinyon1287]

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.

[@KykyHansZubair]

​@fernthegreenfairyyou be popping up everywhere, why is it so important to you that this your version of events be shoved down people's throats?

[@scalz420]

you got that from that? whats the latest lottery winning numbers?

[@lettykimes3450]

@fernthegreenfairy Where's the pictures what are you talking about ?

[@ma.2089]

@fernthegreenfairy can you provide a source for your claims r

[@abarbienamedken3334]

​@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.

[@Whatevadantewante]

She was standing in line! Right in front of her! How?!

[@thangvuong9196]

How do you do this to an innocent child?

[@clisediagonzalez5010]

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. ❤❤❤❤❤.

[@chrigael5911]

​@@clisediagonzalez5010😏

[@RomulanWarbirdDecloaking-sd2ir]

This type of evil is prevalent, look at what happened to Emmit Till 😢

[@ikarooz]

Consider the source. It took a year? Pathetic.

[@nitothemanmarco8767]

They have this hate on black skin. Let me say this: black skin has the best Champs in sports globally 🎉

[@DeanRye]

Sick totally sick how can you do that to a little girl, so hurtful just to watch. Gymnastics Ireland YOU MAKE ME SICK! SHAME ON YOU!

[@ManaBlack208]

How can u do that?c'mon now are u that naive the world is a huge mess of violence war and racism and your shocked 😲 wake up

[@CourageUnderFire87]

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!

[@ruthwoulfe5521]

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.

[@reginaldglenn9826]

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!

[@watchforekow6673]

​@@ruthwoulfe5521you heard or you know?

[@carolharris2401]

Exactly they shun her in public but then want to apologize in private.

[@ko0974]

​@@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

[@BuGu16]

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.

[@00amandahugnkiss00]

For those who said it was because the medals were tangled...then why did she have one left over in her hand?

[@GavinHendricks-u7v]

How can they treat an innocent child like that. It's bloody sickening. Justice needs to be served in Ireland right to the top. I feel for this little girl and her family

[@cybrfriends5089]

18 months to ponder if racism is right, seems like a tough problem for Gymnastic Ireland to address.

[@nicolapowell7730]

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.

[@MyFiddlePlayer]

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.

[@ajokeemmanuel4649]

@@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!

[@allyoopdan991]

@@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!

[@dallasdandy6276]

​@@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.

[@amethyst.panther]

I hope this girl becomes a gymnastics star one day.

[@tonyrocco8976]

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.

[@sharonsmithcambridge176]

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!

[@Clearbluesky771]

Perhaps working for a different country

[@kimberlyrobertson7903]

She will and hopefully Simone the GOAT will be her gymnastics coach free of charge

[@OscarOSullivan]

As do I she deserved a medal

[@tresfordmukuka4088]

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……

[@electratrinidad810]

That’s why she did it to crush the child’s spirit. Calculated

[@ramonaflowers2813]

This really brought tears down like how could anyone be so cruel racism is alive and well in the UK

[@MizzSweetTe]

Personally don’t think they think that far to even care

[@KILLJOY375]

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?

[@berniejaylea]

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!

[@RiriLove88]

You can see how hurt and confused she was. What kind of message are you sending to a child when you exclude them in this way. Kids don’t know too much about racism. I’m sure she internalized it and it impacted her confidence. Shame on that person handing out the awards and shame on every person who sat back and did nothing!

[@asnpride]

That lady handing out the medals had one job. Fail.

[@bikkiikun]

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.

[@WilliamHernandez-sb1hf]

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 😢 ❤

[@WilliamHernandez-sb1hf]

My bad Kindergarten to b honest

[@LotusEmprezz95]

I was in 1st grade too and I remember the feeling

[@WilliamHernandez-sb1hf]

@@LotusEmprezz95 life is hard in the boulevard

[@photogbrandie5744]

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.

[@lolaosawe2358]

💯 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.

[@cassiem]

Even the guy taking out single pictures noticed and yet did nothing, just went ahead like it was normal....

[@robinalecia7554]

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 .

[@Criticalthinker1912]

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!

[@s.e.e455]

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.

[@littleraygaming]

U don't need that materialistic trophy u are a Trophy! U won our recognition

[@stegosaur9812]

it always baffles me when people still behave like this in 2023. its disgusting and horrible and racism should be called out

[@gi7685]

Humans will always behave like this it dont matter if its 3056 or whatever year..

[@OHHHHUSBANT]

You mean natural human behavior?

[@VideoSpectator1223]

It wasnt 2023

[@bimalkumbhar12]

​@@gi7685right

[@josemama428]

The Irish can’t be racist

[@lolatruitt1441]

An apology isn’t enough she needs to be fired

[@dallasdandy6276]

That and Gymnastics Ireland should be finned or banned from few world organized events.

[@the1337contrarian]

@@dallasdandy6276 Calm down.

[@dawn409]

​@@the1337contrariancalm down why it's the truth racist should calm down and give the girl a medal like they did the rest

[@the1337contrarian]

@@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".

[@dallasdandy6276]

@@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.

[@corner559]

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.

[@Explorewithlouis]

“No Irish, No Blacks, No Dogs” don’t be like the ones who oppressed you Ireland…

[@QLivin]

Yt is yt

[@bsherman4353]

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 ❤

[@SEEMOREXYZ]

yes I thought I was the only one to notice how shocked the girls around her look.

[@sherryt2479]

Especially the little girl who was standing right next to her. They all looked so confused.

[@BubbaDredge]

Meanwhile, every adult must have been pure trash.

[@1MarkKeller]

@@BubbaDredge Agreed, the camera man surely saw it happening/happen and said nothing.

[@k5kreations604]

Nahhhhhhhhh we not trying to hear none of the BS we sick of all y'all

[@marcosgoldenvoice]

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!

[@RhymeorChryme]

What was your father's genealogy?

[@dude8273]

so did your skin turned black?

[@therabbithat]

You aren't Irish, that child is. Being Irish means Ireland is your home.

[@alzer6467]

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.

[@V.E.R.O.]

@@therabbithat So you stop being Irish if you move out of Ireland?

[@cherylmart6338]

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.

[@JescaML]

The Olympic officials did the same to Jordan Chiles on the floor of event and underscored her to allow glory to the Romanian

[@mariusa.5863]

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. 🙄

[@JescaML]

@@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

[@vnosike]

Yep it’s evil

[@RomulanWarbirdDecloaking-sd2ir]

This is so evil and hateful !! Is shows what people are !!

[@aprasath1]

she is standing right there, no execuses for missing it like this

[@tanylok36]

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.

[@linda_smilesrfree2744]

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.

[@Babyshoes777]

@@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.

[@amalekedomite]

@@RoshanAntonyTauro That's terrible! Dogs can be quite clean.

[@caz2634]

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

[@VVV953]

Just shows that racism exists everywhere and will never go away

[@juratory8876]

Please tell this to every white European the next time they want to talk about how racism is only a thing in America.

[@celesteadeanes4478]

Umm. No.

[@MarkZ_1985]

@@celesteadeanes4478Umm. Yes!!!

[@ohno7153]

@@celesteadeanes4478ermm..yes, unless there was a whole human extinction

[@slasherx6111]

Facts .

[@D3ViiANT]

That was uncomfortable to watch. She knew good and well what she was doing.. Sick woman.

[@Moonlight-co4hs]

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.

[@BasicYTHandle]

*whole

[@donna8243]

Yeah, that white medal lady knew exactly what she was doing 😪

[@alzer6467]

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.

[@stephaniewilliams168]

@@donna8243 yes and then kept it going

[@KAM-rl6tz]

This is the best observation and comment out of them all! How does one walk away with an extra medal and not quickly backtrack?

[@dialemmaz]

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!

[@kbkb117]

I know, right? I'm thinking the same. Why wasn't this handled there by the coach and staff or parents...?

[@sistahb5159]

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.

[@collinswuks3959]

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!

[@gonkong5638]

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.

[@zaharaabdallah3147]

​@@collinswuks3959😂😂😂

[@queenofweaves916]

18 Months! I call BS! Shout out to Simone for stepping up and reaching out to the young gymnast.

[@dubsounds]

Simone? Thought that was Sh'cari Richardson

[@beetledune9264]

Its simone reach out and congrats the girl herself,then called out this issue on her X

[@kaybay5210]

@@dubsounds so all black women are the same?

[@daniella8400]

@@dubsoundswhat?

[@UNKNOWN-un6nz]

thats the president?

[@killako397]

Her racist urges were so strong she didn’t care that everything was being recorded. She just had to do it smh

[@JC-ww7kp]

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.

[@YesJadey]

😢😢😢

[@OrinocoR]

I was also moved by this video. How can people be so stupid?! I'm so upset!

[@kab9706]

I teared up. Poor baby.

[@pedantic70]

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".

[@risingphoenix8072]

@@pedantic70 why didn’t the woman handing out the awards explain this to the girls in real time? All of the girls looked confused.

[@MisterWhatWhat]

I saw this on Reddit and was heartbroken. This little girl will ALWAYS recall this moment.

[@Andrina-fl9ef]

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.

[@ConorMcBride-w5c]

Good Maybe it'll make it think twice about using the race card it's whole life 🙊

[@Michelle-rs5nv]

​@@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 🙂 .

[@fenrifegads5571]

@@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...

[@annem2046]

​@@fenrifegads5571 that's a dumb question, all countries accept foreigners as long as they have all the documents required

[@HonkLoser]

IT TOOK A YEAR FOR AN APOLOGY? THAT'S DISGUSTING

[@tomasaj6285]

Shame, shame!!

[@Genshinaction]

Was closer to 2 years

[@supernovaskies5044]

18 MONTHS! 1.5 years!

[@KyKyy333]

Sick right

[@kevinn.1746]

And ONLY because the video started circulating....

[@iquesnell]

I’m sorry that happened to that little girl. Not sure how an adult can be so cruel.

[@beamish264burg]

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

[@OscarOSullivan]

I agree with you but I see this woman potentially initiating Defamation proceedings

[@AndreasViking1]

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".

[@TheTruth-13]

@@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

[@olyokie]

As an Irish American, this disgusts me. Remember “No Irish Need Apply” Shame on these racists.

[@mayathedreamgirl1357]

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.

[@Bronzebk]

Yep, how soon they forget.

[@dar4061]

Please mate...there's no such thing as Irish American, don't quote american racism as if it's your own, were you born here? If its yes your Irish, if you were born in america your American. And you don't need to actually say it, I know you wernt born here coz no actual Irish person would ever degrade themselves by calling themselves Irish American. You would be openly laughed at saying something like that here.

[@dragonrider712]

@@dar4061Oh, so you’re too proud to claim kinship with us. (applause) Yeah, that’s rich when you’re happy enough to come here when you need work. And who do you think will jump in to help if your immigrants try to take your country? Work hard enough at this, and you’ll convince the whole world to just look out for number one. What then?

[@olyokie]

@@dar4061 I an Irish American. Born in Kansas of Irish immigrant parents. Was that so hard to understand princess?

[@smcbeth7]

She is special..one day her greatness will outshine all the negativity she endured in her life.

[@kemisolaomoyiola796]

Absolutely!

[@Gatitasecsii]

The problem is that that's not a given... I hope she does end up succeeding, but sometimes society can drag you down further and further.

[@alanduncan1980]

What are you talking about? They forgot to give her a medal. It's called an honest mistake. Oh, you probably think it's an act of racism. Yeah right. As if they purposely didn't give her a medal because she's black. That's the most stupidest conclusion to come to.

[@Remss777]

@@Gatitasecsii🎯🎯🎯

[@AboveBeyond29]

Amen

[@DonaldRobinson-ps3gs]

I really hate how they did that beautiful little girl. Just turns my stomach.

[@waningmooncancer9628]

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.

[@MrVariant]

It is only a participation reward but I guess racism sells. Meh

[@rampagesmackssons508]

​@@MrVarianttroll rating 1/10. Up your game

[@MrVariant]

@rampagesmackssons508 enjoy your participation medal. It's all you're good for.

[@KatarinaS.]

​@@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".

[@KatarinaS.]

​@@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.

[@Ezrait]

These are just kids. We should be uplifting and supporting all of them! There should be no room for such nonsense!

[@Indiscreetmess]

It is ridiculously how people are not blaming the pos woman who caused all of this. Why not held her accountable?

[@Saiya4779]

All those people watching and the other girls and no one stood up for her is really the shocking part. The person taking pictures didn't stop this.

[@hafizmohd8224]

Stay strong kid.

[@sandraphillips7827]

Evil.

[@Igbobabexoxo]

She’s West African.. no she won’t. She’ll probably be a lawyer, doctor, nurse, or scientist.. check the stats love 🇳🇬

[@blazer9547]

​@@Igbobabexoxo exactly our point, she ain't Irish

[@MsAnaheimgirl]

Who made that decision not to give her one? That person needs to be shown to the world .

[@fireflymiesumae]

She walked away with the extra medal

[@shariffbrown04]

We need her name

[@blessing99999]

@@shariffbrown04her name is karen

[@Smiley957]

@@blessing99999we need her surname

[@Smiley957]

@@blessing99999and address

[@heather3316]

Are they out of their mind? Gimnastics Ireland, shame on you!

[@pauloszetarinielli69508]

Racism still alive in 2023.

[@CinnamonSpeaks]

her little irish accent is so cute too 🥺 my heart breaks for her. she'll remember that moment for the rest of her life. everyone remembers their first encounters with racism , sucks hers is displayed WORLD WIDE.

[@noook21]

It’s a disgrace

[@jazzyj6640]

They're only "sorry" because they were caught. 😊 Now this young child gets the true light shown on her that she DESERVES. ❤🎉

[@omadjourney]

That's what all racists do, sorry after being called out.

[@omadjourney]

@@Crazy_Clown_In_Town yes because pink people never steal and we all steal...yep,you got that right lol.

[@titanman8302]

Well, I know you're not a Candace Owens fallower.

[@AndreasViking1]

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".

[@ivvister2303]

​@@AndreasViking1"when in reality the opposite is true"? Like what, the black girl is racist towards the white woman?

[@MGEE8572]

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 ?

[@AdriCr4ft]

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

[@GingerKing-l4v]

I grew up in the deep south. Lived there for 55 years. I saw overt racism once and it was ugly. I don't know why this woman passed by the little girl, but that's unforgivable. She's a child. She earned the medal. That should have been the entire consideration. She should apologize to the child.

[@clarencelouw3112]

How sad is it that a person can strip an innocent girl of her dignity without shame or remorse.

[@josemama428]

The Irish can’t be racist

[@Drippyshxt_69]

@fernthegreenfairywhere’d you get this info from?

[@TheTruth-13]

@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.

[@holyngrace7806]

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!

[@melissahyland457]

!!!!!!!!!!

[@OscarOSullivan]

We have an expression for something like this in Ireland GUBU

[@dallasdandy6276]

They need to be fined or banned from international events if they are so cool with racism. An apology isn't enough.

[@OscarOSullivan]

@@dallasdandy6276 Agreed the judge should have her contract terminated

[@keithallen5795]

Thats the strangest thing Ive ever seen. Done in PUBLIC??? Too a little kid? Thats absolutely shocking and on purpose!

[@zakirkazi9485]

That girl at a very young age has realised about the world she is going to face. Life is so unfair!

[@eddyfitzgerald1978]

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

[@epic7224]

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.

[@krashd]

@@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.

[@PreCivilWarBlm]

No need to be ashamed much less over this

[@Tatianakamara]

@@PreCivilWarBlmThat’s embarrassing if you think this isn’t shameful

[@PreCivilWarBlm]

@@Tatianakamara you misspelled IT IS

[@karlojabevicente1384]

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

[@samuellopesbaule5745]

@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.

[@funmieje2614]

18 Month is way too long for an apology. Black women are the most disrespected in the world and the most hard working group

[@kni9839]

Exactly who is the woman handing out the medals? She needs to be exposed also!