Saturday, August 4, 2012

Salon Writer Dislikes Teen Gold Medalist Gabby Douglas For Being 'So, So, So Into Jesus'

Why does Salon.com hate the Olympics so? After Wednesday’s David Sirota piece decrying (a la Chris Hayes) how “infantile displays of hyper-patriotism” like chanting “USA” for the home team give him jingoistic hives about aiding the military-industrial complex, a Friday article asked “Did God help Gabrielle Douglas win? The gold medalist is a teenager of deep faith and gratitude -- and that can be a little unnerving.”

Writer Mary Elizabeth Williams found it creepy that any athlete would credit Jesus after a victory, and wrote of how she agreed with a colleague that “I would like her more if she were not so, so, so into Jesus.”

Read more: http://newsbusters.org/blogs/tim-graham/2012/08/03/salon-writer-dislikes-teen-gold-medalist-gabby-douglas-being-so-so-so-je#ixzz22ZmTOwvO

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