Michelle Obama Defends Simone Biles' Podium Bow In Wake Of NFL Star's Criticism | TMZ TV
Michelle Obama raced to Simone Biles' defense Tuesday ... praising her for bowing to her competitor on an Olympics podium this week -- just hours after an NFL star called the act "disgusting."
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00:00Simone Biles bowed to Brazilian gymnast Rebecca Andrade
00:05after losing to her at the Olympics,
00:07something NFL star Marlon Humphrey called disgusting.
00:11But now Michelle Obama is chiming in,
00:13and she doesn't exactly agree with Humphrey's assessment.
00:17Michelle Obama has this to say.
00:18She goes, I'm still not over this beautiful moment
00:21of sisterhood and sportsmanship.
00:23You can just feel the love shining through these ladies.
00:26Yes, Michelle is all for the bow,
00:28and the love and spirit it was intended for,
00:31not looking at it as a sign of weakness
00:33or lack of competitive edge.
00:35Have you ever seen a UFC fight where one person wins
00:38and then they hug each other? What's the difference?
00:40Well, Simone and Rebecca probably didn't have
00:42blood dripping down their bodies,
00:44but yeah, a hug, a bow, a high five, same thing.
00:47Bowing is what you do to show, right,
00:49to show somebody's above you.
00:51It's not that literal.
00:53But we also have to consider the circumstances.
00:55It was the first all-black gymnast podium,
00:58plus Simone won the gold in every other category.
01:01It was just a show of appreciation.
01:03It doesn't matter, Wild.
01:04It does matter.
01:05I like to clap for other black people.
01:07So if I see a black person that makes an accomplishment,
01:09I'll clap for them.
01:10Oh, I know that's not something that you value,
01:12but to some black people, that matters.
01:14It has nothing to do with blacks.
01:15This is all about competing.
01:16Why hate on it?
01:17You're sitting over there in your plump sweatsuit hating.
01:19You want to get personal, but that's OK.
01:21But we're hating for no reason.
01:22I'm not hating on it.
01:23What I'm saying is that you compete.
01:24I also don't like to argue in a room full of white people.
01:27Who does, right?
01:29So thanks, Michelle.
01:31Hey, maybe you can bring bowing into politics now.
01:34When Donald Trump beat Hillary Clinton,
01:36had she bowed to him?
01:38Now that's something I could get behind, though.
01:41All right, time for all of us to bow out now.
01:44Happy bowing, everyone!