White House Denies Brittney Griner Would
Be Home if She Were a Straight Man
Newsweek,
by
Katherine Fung
Original Article
Posted By: NorthernDog,
7/6/2022 9:17:54 AM
The White House is pushing back against her coach's claim that WNBA player Brittney Griner would be released now from her detainment in Russia if she were a straight man. Asked whether Griner—who is Black, gay and female—is facing a double standard, White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre suggested Tuesday that such arguments go against President Joe Biden's many efforts on behalf of minority communities. "This is a president who has put all of the things that you just laid out—the LGBTQ community, women, people of color—he has fought for those communities throughout his career, and
Reply 1 - Posted by:
sw penn 7/6/2022 9:20:37 AM (No. 1207898)
White House Denies Brittney Griner Would Be Home if She Were a Straight Man
No, they pretty much ignore to plight of all Americans, everywhere...
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Reply 2 - Posted by:
Namma 7/6/2022 9:29:21 AM (No. 1207913)
straight? no. you mean normal.
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Reply 3 - Posted by:
bogeegolf 7/6/2022 9:32:56 AM (No. 1207921)
Could be the one thing Joe accidentally got right. Leave her there.
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Reply 4 - Posted by:
Rather Read 7/6/2022 9:35:58 AM (No. 1207924)
She'd be back if Trump was president.
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Reply 5 - Posted by:
Marzipan4 7/6/2022 9:36:26 AM (No. 1207926)
Arrrrggggg. If you litter on the side walks or sell drugs in foreign countries you get caned. Respect ethnicities, Russia does not tolerate gay pride and she acted out to push the limits now she is being “caned” and we are complaining to protect her idiocy. She should have stayed on the porch if she didn’t want the heat of acting out.
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Reply 6 - Posted by:
Venturer 7/6/2022 9:39:34 AM (No. 1207930)
She broke Russian law and was caught.
Pretty hard to beat that.
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Reply 7 - Posted by:
downnout 7/6/2022 9:40:45 AM (No. 1207935)
She should be thankful she wasn’t arrested in Turkey.
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Reply 8 - Posted by:
DVC 7/6/2022 9:52:54 AM (No. 1207957)
Leave her to rot. Do the crime, do the time. Zero sympathy. I traveled in Russia for a decade, and was VERY careful to follow their laws. Odd things like, possession of a GPS device is a major crime in Russia, or at least was then. Know the laws of counties that you visit and don't violate them.
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Reply 9 - Posted by:
mean Gene 7/6/2022 10:02:34 AM (No. 1207970)
I thought he was a straight man.
He's passing himself off as female to play women's basketball but married to a woman.
He took all those drugs into Russia knowing it is a police state just looking for a way to paint the USA as perverse.
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Reply 10 - Posted by:
Hazymac 7/6/2022 10:04:40 AM (No. 1207972)
FTA: On Tuesday, Jean-Pierre confirmed that Biden had read the letter and that Griner's release remains a top priority for him. "He's doing everything that he can," she said." As if. The Resident is sleepwalking through life, not in touch with reality. Neither is anyone who would bring recreational drugs into a foreign country, especially one that the USA has never been on good terms with. Griner thought she was a victim before she went to Russia. She's not any more. She's a criminal in a Russian jail.
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Reply 11 - Posted by:
lakerman1 7/6/2022 10:10:35 AM (No. 1207976)
"When in Rome..."
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Reply 12 - Posted by:
MickTurn 7/6/2022 10:15:47 AM (No. 1207982)
IF Griner is the typical WOKE Leftist, she's throwing her Wokeness in the Russians Face and daring them to do something...So they are, holding her accountable. Don't get me wrong, I don't have any love for the Commies that run Russia, but a person has to be pretty stupid to antagonize those that have you in Jail!
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Reply 13 - Posted by:
PageTurner 7/6/2022 10:16:49 AM (No. 1207985)
"He's doing everything that he can," she said."
Same way he's doing 'everything that he can' to bring down the price of oil, right, Karine?
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Reply 14 - Posted by:
Quigley 7/6/2022 10:20:53 AM (No. 1207991)
She should have taken heed from the Pussy Riot saga. But she’s used to treading on the little people wherever she goes and it never even OCCURRED to her that she’s a zero herself outside of the US cocoon. She even despised the little people who built her cocoon for her. Clueless in a Moscow jail. Perhaps she will sober up from her delusions of grandeur.
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Reply 15 - Posted by:
konocti95 7/6/2022 10:40:33 AM (No. 1208020)
I was certainly surprised Putin didn’t let her go last month because, of course, it was Pride Month.
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Reply 16 - Posted by:
john56 7/6/2022 10:49:15 AM (No. 1208031)
You know, they're right on this one.
Sleepy Creepy Crooked President Uncle Joe and his minions are able to screw up things for every American.
Black or White.
Male or Female.
Gay or Straight.
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Reply 17 - Posted by:
paral04 7/6/2022 11:53:12 AM (No. 1208071)
She is there because she is a nasty loud-mouthed traitor. That race/gender card is in tatters.
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This coach, and Griner's "wife", are incredibly naive or stupid or both to believe 1) that Biden isn't doing everything he can to get Griner released. Biden would love to cater to the groups Griner represents: LGBT/Feminist/Angry Blacks/America Haters, etc. knowing what a HERO he would be to get her out of jail just as Obama thought his trade of high value GITMO terrorists for deserter Bergdahl was something to be proud of. 2) They're also naive and stupid to think that Putin wouldn't be doing the same thing to a white male American caught bringing drugs into Russia. As for Griner, maybe she should have watched a few episodes of "Locked Up Abroad" before working in Russia.
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Reply 19 - Posted by:
rytwng 7/6/2022 12:47:44 PM (No. 1208111)
I thought he was a man. He has a wife doesn't he?
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Reply 20 - Posted by:
skacmar 7/6/2022 12:57:07 PM (No. 1208117)
If Brittany Griner were a straight man he wouldn't have been stupid enough to bring pot or pot products into Russia. Being Black, LGBTQ, and female only protects you from breaking the law in the USA. Not everyone thinks Black, LGBTQ, and female are get out of jail free cards (especially angry entitled ones).
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Reply 21 - Posted by:
JunkYardDog 7/6/2022 1:04:34 PM (No. 1208122)
She is so screwed-it doesn;t take much to come to the conclusion that she is a Biden supporter. Imagine her plight if Trump were in office-would she still be asking for his help? She'd probably have gotten more support from Trump than Biden. But oh, what a conundrum that would have been!
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Reply 22 - Posted by:
rochow 7/6/2022 2:37:02 PM (No. 1208210)
Russia, keep this America hating piece of trash, forever!
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Reply 23 - Posted by:
winmag 7/6/2022 2:42:01 PM (No. 1208217)
Hey Brittney, how's that race/women's card working out for you in a country that could give a rat's behind about your color or gender.
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Reply 24 - Posted by:
nwcudagal 7/6/2022 2:50:00 PM (No. 1208224)
Coming soon. . .a new episode of "Locked Up Abroad".
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I don't understand. Is Griner a dna male? If not, why are ya'll calling it "she". It aint no "she." It's truly a slap in the face of all dna females. In claiming to be femme, Griner is taking away the fun times of a true dna female. To be a dna female; menstruation, cramps, babies. You know the kind of things dna females go through in their dna female system. I don't give a flip about MS or MR Griner being held in Russia.
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Reply 26 - Posted by:
deerejon 7/6/2022 3:49:15 PM (No. 1208274)
#24 That episode won't air for a least ten years from now Hopefully.I think that is when she gets out.
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Reply 27 - Posted by:
mifla 7/6/2022 3:54:20 PM (No. 1208282)
If she were straight, Biden would have told Putin to burn her at the stake.
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Reply 28 - Posted by:
bigfatslob 7/6/2022 5:43:47 PM (No. 1208346)
"Joe Biden will do everything he can" that's Griner's tipoff that you're screwed learn to spell Russian Gulag.
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Reply 29 - Posted by:
mifla 7/7/2022 5:03:43 AM (No. 1208611)
So Joe is a homophobe?
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Reply 30 - Posted by:
joew9 7/7/2022 10:21:57 AM (No. 1208866)
People are interpreting her statement as blaming the US. And she consciously might be. But there might be truth in her statement she doesn't understand. Russia is not a big fan of gay marriage. So she might be right that Russia would have released her by now if she were a straight man. But she is only right by sheer coincidence. And if she were to understand what's best for her - considering Russian attitudes - she should shut the heck up. Every statement she makes is only aggravating her captors.
She should remember the all girl Russian rock band that protested and wound up in jail for two years. And they didn't even smuggle drugs. Sadly once she is finally released she will return to an very undeserved heroes welcome in the US.
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The administration has botched every single issue, so they should not be surprised Biden has no clue on getting her freed.