Hillary’s Congratulatory Olympic Tweet

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8/9/2016

Posted on ‎8‎/‎9‎/‎2016‎ ‎1‎:‎36‎:‎58‎ ‎PM by simpson96

(snip) Hillary Clinton praised a fencer on the US Olympic team for being the first to wear a hijab. She tweeted a photo of her with this comment: “In Rio, Olympic fencer Ibtihaj Muhammad became the first American Muslim athlete to compete while wearing a hijab.”

For crying out loud, did she win? So that’s what Hillary’s tweeting, that’s the most memorable thing that’s happened. Of all the things that have happened at the Olympics, that’s what Hillary wants to tweet out? “In Rio, Olympic fencer Ibtihaj Muhammad became the first American Muslim athlete to compete while wearing a hijab.”

Unfortunately, just an hour or so after Hillary’s tweet Ms. Muhammad lost her first match and was eliminated. So she’s the first American Muslim athlete to compete while wearing a hijab who lost at her competition. Why celebrate a woman wearing something that’s been forced on her by a religion? A religion run by men.

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Now switch to the next story – Why didn’t Hillary Clinton Tweet anything about this Gold Medal winner?

The First US Olympic Gold Medal Was Won by a Millennial Shooting a Gun

By Julia Dent

The first gold medal for the United States in the Rio Summer Olympics came from the 10-meter air rifle competition. The winner? 19-year-old Ginny Thrasher. Yes, a teenage Millennial girl won the first gold medal for the United States. Just three years ago, she was only the 45th-best junior air rifle shooter in the country, but at Rio she upset past champions to win the gold medal. She not only set an Olympic record with her score, but she also was the youngest woman to win the first gold medal of the Olympics. Needless to say, Thrasher’s medal is a pretty big deal.

Of course, as soon as she had her prized gold medal in hand, hate started streaming in on Twitter because she won the medal for shooting a gun. Yes, the United States is very tense about guns right now, but what her critics overlook is that Thrasher is a trained in gun safety and uses her gun for competition. As the levelheaded Thrasher says, “Some of the controversial gun laws in America are just distracting from our sport, which is very different. I try to focus on the competition.” The air rifle competition is a recognized Olympic sport along with events like swimming and volleyball, and it wasn’t just Americans in the competition; the silver and bronze medalists are both from China.

Whether or not you agree that air rifle should be a sport, Thrasher should be recognized for her work ethic and for winning one of the hardest and most precise Olympic competitions, especially since she’s a teenager and a hard-working Millennial. Thrasher didn’t pick up a gun until five years ago, and only three years ago, she wasn’t even known internationally. But she worked hard to improve and now has set not one, but two Olympic records. Shouldn’t that be celebrated?

The air rifle competition may not be as popular for women as gymnastics and soccer (there were just a handful of spectators watching Thrasher), but Thrasher is no less deserving of her gold medal and records merely because her sport is less glamorous or popular. She, like the many other young Olympians, goes against the lazy Millennial stereotype with her willingness to work hard and submit to the demands of something as extreme as rifle shooting; how many people can say they moved up from 45th place in the country to first place in the world in their preferred activity?

And her response to breaking two Olympic records wasn’t self-centered or narcissistic (the stereotype of Millennials). “About halfway through the final I knew I was in contention for a medal and that was a great feeling obviously,” Thrasher said. “But I had to go and push that thought away and come back and focus on shooting. . . . I’m just very proud to start off the 2016 Rio Olympic Games in such a positive manner for my country.”

Say what you will about the air rifle competition, but Americans should be proud of such a humble and hard-working athlete, especially a teenage girl medaling in what is considered to be largely a men’s sport. Thrasher’s perseverance and humility are a great example for Millennials and non-Millennials alike.

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