{"id":20396,"date":"2016-08-12T13:49:15","date_gmt":"2016-08-12T13:49:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/colorlines.madeostudio.com\/article\/nbc-ignored-simone-manuels-historic-medal-ceremony-fans-clapped-back\/"},"modified":"2016-08-12T13:49:15","modified_gmt":"2016-08-12T13:49:15","slug":"nbc-ignored-simone-manuels-historic-medal-ceremony-fans-clapped-back","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/colorlines.com\/article\/nbc-ignored-simone-manuels-historic-medal-ceremony-fans-clapped-back\/","title":{"rendered":"NBC Ignored Simone Manuel’s Historic Medal Ceremony, Fans Clapped Back"},"content":{"rendered":"
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NBC Ignored Simone Manuel’s Historic Medal Ceremony, Fans Clapped Back<\/h3>\n

\n By Kenrya Rankin<\/span> Aug 12, 2016<\/span>\n <\/p>\n <\/div>\n

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There has been lots of criticism of NBC\u2019s coverage of the Olympics, from the sexist language<\/a> some commentators use to talk about female athletes to their incessant chatter about athlete\u2019s personal lives<\/a> rather than information about the actual sports on the screen.<\/p>\n

After Simone Manuel became the first African-American woman<\/a> to win an individual Olympic gold medal in swimming last night, there was another reason to criticize the network: Rather than air her historic medal ceremony live, the network opted to show taped footage of the Russian Olympic team.<\/p>\n

Deadspin noticed and filled the gap for viewers with video from the BBC\u2019s live coverage:<\/p>\n

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Here’s Simone Manuel’s medal ceremony, since NBC didn’t air it: https:\/\/t.co\/WwDdAGfU76<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/fbGHQq7Q9o<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Deadspin (@Deadspin) August 12, 2016<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n