This week, Michael Phelps carried the American flag into Maracana stadium during the opening ceremony of the 2016 Rio Olympics. He was selected by his peers on Team USA after becoming the most decorated olympian in history, having won 22 medals and appearing in four previous Olympic games. Despite his many accomplishments, however, some are trying to argue that he didn’t deserve the privilege to carry the stars and stripes into the arena.
The Olympics — and especially the opening ceremonies — have long been recognized for their distinct lack of politics. Warring countries have marched alongside one another at multiple games in displays meant to show unity despite the world’s many ongoing conflicts.
Some, however, are trying to inject politics, political correctness, and accusations of white privilege back into the games. See who many thought was a more worthy flagbearer on the nest page. Be forewarned, it had nothing to do with her athletic ability:
CNN and ESPN are anti American propaganda, get your information else where.
CNN is aweful !!!
his color and height have nothing to do with it !!he is an american voted to carry it by his team and a so called religon does not have a thing to do with it unless so called religon isnt really a religon like MUSLIMS
You know when they try to knock an Olympian of his caliber , with the most gold medals ever it makes me sick ! How bout you !
Yes he does deserve to carry the flag. Who do you want, a black, murdering theif who burns our flag & kills cops? Right…I know obama does.
if phelps doesnt deserve to carry the flag with eight gold medals the usa should not been in the mess in rio , cnn your a bunch of race baiter fools
Plus he is not on drugs like most BLACKS
Fux the moslems and those who support their jihad of terror and financial rape on the world.
It’s u deal with it women who are as much of a problem as the pusillanimous men who are too chickenshit to stand for anything but themselves.
Hey ….white and proud of it. Can’t you see ?? Phelps worked his wjole.life to achieve recognition yet the ‘ politically incorrect ‘ thinks someone , anyone, not white and less deserving should have the distinction of carrying the flag ? No no no. , earn your own .