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Judi Lynn

(160,515 posts) Tue Aug 23, 2016, 11:20 PM Aug 2016

Ryan Lochte: Speedo and Ralph Lauren among four to end sponsorship

Source: BBC News

Ryan Lochte: Speedo and Ralph Lauren among four to end sponsorship

23 August 2016

Four sponsors have dropped disgraced US Olympic swimmer Ryan Lochte, including swimwear manufacturer Speedo and fashion label Ralph Lauren.

They were followed by announcements from skin care firm Syneron-Candela and Japanese mattress maker Airweave.

It comes after Lochte lied about being robbed at gunpoint by a policeman after a night out during the Rio Olympics.

Lochte, a 12-time Olympic medalist, has earned millions of dollars through endorsements.

Speedo, the biggest sponsor of the four, said: "We cannot condone behaviour that is counter to the values this brand has long stood for."

Read more: http://www.bbc.com/news/business-37159288

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Ryan Lochte: Speedo and Ralph Lauren among four to end sponsorship (Original Post) Judi Lynn Aug 2016 OP

Ah, alcohol. With a chaser of stupid . . . Journeyman Aug 2016 #1

^^^^ This. mahatmakanejeeves Aug 2016 #18

This must be that white privilege I've heard so much about. NuclearDem Aug 2016 #2

Funny, from my perspective it reeks of white privilege. cyndensco Aug 2016 #5

They literally took half of a week to drop him. Ace Rothstein Aug 2016 #7

he isn't in jail, for one thing. niyad Aug 2016 #12

Because doing so would have escalated an international incident between Brazil and the US NuclearDem Aug 2016 #15

Losing a commercial endorsement does seem to stand in rather stark contrast LanternWaste Aug 2016 #13

The comparison being used as an example of white privilege NuclearDem Aug 2016 #14

Ryan was really robbed in Rio jcgoldie Aug 2016 #3

This message was self-deleted by its author mark67 Aug 2016 #4

What he did was stupid awoke_in_2003 Aug 2016 #16

personally I think he's been shamed enough. He was a drunk ass but probably assumed robbery Sunlei Aug 2016 #6

except that jcgoldie Aug 2016 #9

and they did 'pay the cash' $70 for a sign and left. It's a lot different world in SA, he shouldn't Sunlei Aug 2016 #11

"Honestly, Your Honor, I had no idea I could lose millions in endorsements by acting like a drunken Aristus Aug 2016 #8

Good bigwillq Aug 2016 #10

He should become an actor. We always forgive actors. (Sheen, R.Downey, etc) YOHABLO Aug 2016 #17

Journeyman

(15,031 posts)

1. Ah, alcohol. With a chaser of stupid . . .

Reply to Judi Lynn (Original post)

Tue Aug 23, 2016, 11:25 PM

Aug 2016

(I've said before, and I repeat today, I'm most grateful I quit drinking before YouTube.)

mahatmakanejeeves

(57,379 posts)

18. ^^^^ This.

Reply to Journeyman (Reply #1)

Wed Aug 24, 2016, 06:11 PM

Aug 2016

I wasn't much to write home about. If I ran into Ryan Lochte at an airport, for example, I wouldn't berate him. He's hardly much worse than I was.

Matthew 7:3-5 King James Version (KJV)

3 And why beholdest thou the mote that is in thy brother's eye, but considerest not the beam that is in thine own eye?

4 Or how wilt thou say to thy brother, Let me pull out the mote out of thine eye; and, behold, a beam is in thine own eye?

5 Thou hypocrite, first cast out the beam out of thine own eye; and then shalt thou see clearly to cast out the mote out of thy brother's eye.

NuclearDem

(16,184 posts)

2. This must be that white privilege I've heard so much about.

Reply to Judi Lynn (Original post)

Tue Aug 23, 2016, 11:44 PM

Aug 2016

cyndensco

(1,697 posts)

5. Funny, from my perspective it reeks of white privilege.

Reply to NuclearDem (Reply #2)

Wed Aug 24, 2016, 09:19 AM

Aug 2016

If not for that, they would have dropped him immediately and the other two sponsors would not still be pondering the decision.

Ace Rothstein

(3,157 posts)

7. They literally took half of a week to drop him.

Reply to cyndensco (Reply #5)

Wed Aug 24, 2016, 09:38 AM

Aug 2016

That's pretty immediate. You're stretching there with the white privilege angle.

niyad

(113,232 posts)

12. he isn't in jail, for one thing.

Reply to NuclearDem (Reply #2)

Wed Aug 24, 2016, 01:22 PM

Aug 2016

NuclearDem

(16,184 posts)

15. Because doing so would have escalated an international incident between Brazil and the US

Reply to niyad (Reply #12)

Wed Aug 24, 2016, 02:28 PM

Aug 2016

not because of any sort of racial issue.

LanternWaste

(37,748 posts)

13. Losing a commercial endorsement does seem to stand in rather stark contrast

Reply to NuclearDem (Reply #2)

Wed Aug 24, 2016, 02:19 PM

Aug 2016

Merely losing a commercial endorsement for lying to and about law enforcement does seem to stand in rather stark contrast to a ten year old black child being chased by cops with guns drawn for playing basketball in the street...

NuclearDem

(16,184 posts)

14. The comparison being used as an example of white privilege

Reply to LanternWaste (Reply #13)

Wed Aug 24, 2016, 02:27 PM

Aug 2016

was the Twitter troll outrage over Gabby Douglas and the initial reaction to the Lochte incident in the United States, with the author suggesting that white privilege, and not a sign of national solidarity in absence of a full understanding of the facts of the situation, is why Lochte didn't suffer condemnation.

Jokes about white privilege in this context intend to mock this initial bogus comparison, as Gabby Douglas continues to enjoy near-universal support and admiration of Americans, while Lochte is seen as a national disgrace, not to suggest a problem with how black Americans are treated in their communities doesn't exist.

jcgoldie

(11,627 posts)

3. Ryan was really robbed in Rio

Reply to Judi Lynn (Original post)

Tue Aug 23, 2016, 11:47 PM

Aug 2016

By himself.

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mark67 This message was self-deleted by its author.

awoke_in_2003

(34,582 posts)

16. What he did was stupid

Reply to mark67 (Reply #4)

Wed Aug 24, 2016, 03:29 PM

Aug 2016

But at least he wasn't driving, unlike Phelps (twice)

Sunlei

(22,651 posts)

6. personally I think he's been shamed enough. He was a drunk ass but probably assumed robbery

Reply to Judi Lynn (Original post)

Wed Aug 24, 2016, 09:36 AM

Aug 2016

when his group handed over cash to two gas station 'police' at 3am. Next time he travels in SA ask for the restroom key, all gas station restrooms are locked, all of them have 'security guards'.

Be polite & hand over a small tip$ when you ask for the key to avoid extra attention.

jcgoldie

(11,627 posts)

9. except that

Reply to Sunlei (Reply #6)

Wed Aug 24, 2016, 10:56 AM

Aug 2016

There was a person present translating into English for them that the security guards wanted them to pay for damages or they would call the police. There is no way they assumed it was a robbery.