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'I Was Tired of Reading the Hate.' Olympic Bobsledder Deletes Selfie With Ivanka Trump

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Olympic bobsledder Lauren Gibbs won a silver medal for America at the 2018 Winter Olympics with Elana Meyers Taylor. But she’s at the center of a controversy of a non-athletic nature now, after she posted a selfie with Ivanka Trump and Sarah Sanders on social media — and received extensive pushback to her choice of image.

The photo in question was snapped at the finals of the four-man bobsled competition in PyeongChang, when Gibbs happened to be in the same place at the same time as Trump, who was in South Korea to represent the U.S. at the Closing Ceremony. (White House Press Secretary Sarah Sanders also was in the mix.)

Gibbs shared the picture online with a bipartisan message: “It’s important that we don’t have to agree on everything to get along, be civil to each other and enjoy each other’s company,” she wrote in a caption. Her selfie rubbed many fans the wrong way, however — so much so that she ultimately took the image down.

“I deleted (by choice) the photo because I was tired of reading the hate being thrown back and forth,” she said on Twitter by way of explanation. “Whether you hate me for posting or hate me for taking it down… you are the same… hate from either side is hate.”
Sicarium · 46-50, M
Because tolerance.
SW-User
Well that's lame.
SW-User
I read about that and respected her for her positive attitude (and that she didn't jump on the bandwagon with all those other people who think that publicly bashing someone in Trump's family makes them a good person 🙄). It's such a shame that people are nasty to Gibbs over the fact that [i]she[/i] chose to be a good person. She's a winner with a winning attitude.
Picklebobble2 · 56-60, M
Privilege is privilege whether you're a wealthy white Presidents daughter or wealthy black 'amateur' athlete.
So much irony in this photo and post, if only posers and posters could see it.
Picklebobble2 · 56-60, M
@jackjjackson My friend, she can take all the selfies with all the celebs she likes !
But, you gotta know, the second you go anywhere near social media with it.......
MethDozer · M
@Picklebobble2 Yup, you put yourself out there you have to be ready to just ignore a lot of crap.
Picklebobble2 · 56-60, M
@MethDozer If she'd kept it as a keepsake, that's one thing, all power to her !
But when you go near social media with something.....because of your position people are gonna throw mud !
You and i can figure that out....
revenant · F
diversity is our strength
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Sicarium · 46-50, M
@RodneyTrotter Wut? No. She deleted the photo off Twitter because she was being attacked by people who couldn't stand a selfie with Ivanka and she didn't want the argument that ensued.
jackjjackson · 61-69, M
Rodney, did you take the time to comprehend the facts prior to making a comment making you look churlish? @RodneyTrotter @Sicarium
jackjjackson · 61-69, M
You would be in the hater column then. @RodneyTrotter
This is what we do as a society.

The kid from Parkland is getting death threats.

It's sort of a guaranteed reaction. Do thing -> somebody wants torment you over it.
Sad reflection on where we are.
jackjjackson · 61-69, M
Yep. Lotsa haters out there. @MistyCee
SW-User
I wanna git ivanka pragnent
MethDozer · M
You can't please all the people all of the time so fuck it and do what you want.

 
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