Unorthodox Gymnastics

Share this post

User's avatar
Unorthodox Gymnastics
Simone Biles' Triple-Double Dismount Is Proof That She Is Human
Copy link
Facebook
Email
Notes
More

Simone Biles' Triple-Double Dismount Is Proof That She Is Human

Black athletes' excellence is often used as an excuse to dehumanize them.

The Standards Department
Jun 26, 2020
∙ Paid
2

Share this post

User's avatar
Unorthodox Gymnastics
Simone Biles' Triple-Double Dismount Is Proof That She Is Human
Copy link
Facebook
Email
Notes
More
Share

Dvora here. As you can see from the byline, I didn’t write today’s newsletter. Lela Moore, senior manager of digital content at New York Road Runners, did. When I posted a few months ago about how I was struggling with anxiety around hitting publish/send button on this newsletter, Lela DM’d me and graciously offered to help copyedit and otherwise reassu…

This post is for paid subscribers

Already a paid subscriber? Sign in
© 2025 Dvora Meyers
Privacy ∙ Terms ∙ Collection notice
Start writingGet the app
Substack is the home for great culture

Share

Copy link
Facebook
Email
Notes
More