College dropout calls multi-medalist Simone Biles "sociopath" because of her withdrawal from the team finals in Tokyo Olympics

By Edward Barbacena

College dropout and activist conservative Charlie Kirk has launched a stinging attack on American gymnast Simone Biles after she withdrew from the women's team final at the Tokyo Olympics.

The conservative activist branded the four-time Olympic gold medalist a "sociopath" and a "shame to the country" after she withdrew from the event, citing mental health issues.

"This Olympic Games, I wanted it to be for myself. I came in and I felt like I was still doing it for other people," a tearful Biles told reporters.

"That just hurts my heart that doing what I love has been kind of taken away from me to please other people."

Biles has received widespread support, but Kirk, a Newsweek columnist, was unmoved by her comments.

"We are raising a generation of weak people like Simone Biles," he told listeners to his podcast The Charlie Kirk Show. "If she's got all these mental health problems: don't show up."

He continued: "She's an incredible athlete, of course she's an incredible athlete, I'm not saying that—she's probably the greatest gymnast of all time. She's also very selfish, she's immature and she's a shame to the country."

Kirk also branded Biles a sociopath over her decision.

"She's totally a sociopath," he said. "What kind of person skips the gold medal match? Who does that? It's a shame to the nation. You just gave a gift to the Russians."

Speaking about sociopath it is a term used to describe someone who has antisocial personality disorder (ASPD). People with ASPD can’t understand others’ feelings. They’ll often break rules or make impulsive decisions without feeling guilty for the harm they cause.  

As we have seen the behavior of biles showing support and boosting the morale of her team mates doesn't make her an anti-social which a common trait of a sociopath.  Having an emotional breakdown doesn't make her an anti-social. We have all seen that Biles showed a profound empathy towards her team mates during the final of the team competition. 

For someone to be diagnosed as a sociopath, the subject must undergo a serious of psychological or psychiatric evaluation and a certified psychiatrist or psychologist is the only one who is trained and has the skills to tell if someone is a sociopath and not a college dropout like Kirk. He is just an activist whose beliefs are based on conspiracy theory. " HE DOESN'T EVEN HAVE A DEGREE!"

He continued: "If you're not ready for the big time, we've got thousands of young gymnasts that would love to take your place. Thousands. Simone Biles just showed the rest of the nation that when things get tough, you shatter into a million pieces."

Even before there were athletes in the global sports events who withdrew from the game due to a certain pressures and mental health issues and Biles was not the first one.  

Gymnast Elena Mukhina was under pressure before the 1980 Olympics and broke her neck trying to live up to that pressure. She was left a quadriplegic. 

American Julissa Gomez also became quadriplegic in 1988, pushed by coaches to add a difficult vault she wasn’t comfortable with for the Olympics. She died of complications. Gymnasts must be able to listen to their own minds and bodies.

And Kerri Strug's career ended at 19 years old following her ill fated 2nd vault try while she was injured.  Biles was protecting herself from potentially disastrous injury, and she was ensuring she didn’t hold her team back.

It is really absurd that Kirk being a radio commentator and a mere activist, slammed Biles for exiting the game and branded her as "shameful to the nation."   If he only made a thorough research about the reason why well trained athletes quits the game because of the pressures placed on their shoulders as the world watches, he'd be tactful with his opinions towards Biles. In addition, he never became an athlete competing in a major sports events, he'll never get it. "HE IS JUST A COLLEGE DROPOUT!" 

Before the Tokyo Games, Biles had won a total of 30 Olympic and world championship medals, including 23 golds—making her the most decorated American gymnast of all time.

"We're human beings, nobody is perfect. It's OK to not be OK. It's OK to go through ups and downs and emotional rollercoasters."

Since Kirk's comments, Biles has also withdrawn from the individual all-round final.