Ryan Lochte celebrity!

[rowan]

You'd think they might at least have had the decency to keep this guy out of the public eye for a while after he basically insulted the entire nation of Brazil. Would a non-American or even an African-American have got away with it?

Upset Ryan Lochte gets rushed on staged by two protesters shouting 'Liar' after Dancing With The Stars debut performance
Two men rushed the Dancing with the Stars stage in protest against disgraced Olympic swimmer Ryan Lochte
Judge Carrie Ann Inaba was attempting her critique when the incident happened and shouted 'hey back off, excuse me, excuse me'
Host Tom Bergeron cut to a commercial break as security guards tackled the men and several protesters were escorted out of the audience
When the show returned Lochte said he was feeling 'a little hurt'
A photo shared by an ABC News reporter on Twitter showed two men in anti-Lochte T-shirts in handcuffs
Sam Sododeh, 48, and Barzeen Soroudi, 40, have been arrested pending charges on suspicion of trespassing


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[BBD]

Lochte was required by the US team officials to forfeit his $100,000 in bonuses, and banned him from competing for 10 months. He also lost all 4 of his sponsorship deals with Speedo, Ralph Lauren, Airweave (a mattress company???) and Syneron Candera a hair removal company???. I don't have the figures to hand but I suspect those deals were worth a small fortune to him
He also is now known as a liar who deserted his mates to let them carry the can.

In what way did he "get away with it?"

[rowan]

In what way did he "get away with it?"

In the sense that he is treated as a celebrity upon his return.

[BBD]

So what? he is a celebrity (in all the repulsive, egotistical, self serving ways that most of the individuals who go on these sorts of TV shows are considered celebrities) he's also a lying cowardly celebrity and everyone knows it. What more do you want?

[Stones of granite]

So what? he is a celebrity (in all the repulsive, egotistical, self serving ways that most of the individuals who go on these sorts of TV shows are considered celebrities) he's also a lying cowardly celebrity and everyone knows it. What more do you want?

Obviously, like all African-Americans, he should be shot by the Police.

[rowan]

The only comment I was really making was that it would have been a little more discrete if he'd kept a low profile for a while upon his return. From what I've read he's been shooting his mouth off in the press ever since he got back, giving his side of the story with little show of remorse, and now they're parading him about like 'Mr America' within just a few weeks of the event. Personally I think that's inappropriate and offensive, and evidently I'm not alone in that regard.

[Eugene Wrayburn]

Who is "they"?

[morepork]

Kieth Quinn, whoa Daddy. A Daily Mail Link to a story about a disgraced athlete on a shitty TV show. Most people think he's a bit of a kok. DWTS is made by Koks, for Koks.

'aint no thang but a chicken wing baby.

[BBD]

Who is "they"?

The celebrity paraders. Gangs of impressionable men and women who pursue people they consider should be celebrated, hoisting them onto their collective shoulders in public areas and then chant to demand that their contribution to society be acknowledged

Frankly I've had just about enough of them, but I'm waiting for one of them to put his back out carting some oversized D-lister down my road before confronting them

[rowan]

Latest reports out of America are blaming ISIS for the attack...

[Eugene Wrayburn]

Who is "they"?

The celebrity paraders. Gangs of impressionable men and women who pursue people they consider should be celebrated, hoisting them onto their collective shoulders in public areas and then chant to demand that their contribution to society be acknowledged

Frankly I've had just about enough of them, but I'm waiting for one of them to put his back out carting some oversized D-lister down my road before confronting them

Damn those celebrity paraders and their poor choices.