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"The first Gabby-related controversy in Rio came when she failed to place her hand over her heart on the gold-medal podium with her teammates. One early critique, a stunning display of superfluous concern-trolling by the Los Angeles Times' Bill Plaschke, chided the gymnast for her alleged Un-American Activity. "By all means," he wrote, "do not use the podium to pout, and it seemed like Gabby Douglas was simply pouting." Douglas, for her part, apologized. Next, Douglas was criticized for her supposed failure to cheer for her American teammates while watching from the stands. Screengrabs were taken and widely disseminated. A hashtag, #CrabbyGabby, was born. Especially when viewed alongside the do-no-wrong Biles, Douglas-who is in a completely different place in her career-gets more scrutiny, no matter what she does. Yes, sure, she was probably sad on that medal stand, because she knew it would be her last time there. You would be, too, if you couldn't contend for an all-around medal because of some dumb rule you didn't make. Jordyn Wieber certainly wasn't happy about being similarly excluded in 2012, and Aly Raisman was "definitely really sad" when she lost out on a bronze medal in London due to a silly tiebreaker. These are all natural responses to difficult situations. Douglas surely has been the target of more criticism because she gets extra scrutiny as a black female athlete. But it's also true that everybody is picking on Douglas because she commits the grievous sin of being slightly emotionally withdrawn and profoundly sensitive. It's almost as if there was something about Gabby that made her more prone to irrelevant criticism.What could it be?Could it be that as a talented young, black, female athlete, Douglas was subjected to gendered, racialized scrutiny that created impossible expectations for her comportment? (It's also worth mentioning that some of the criticism of Douglas's hair came from within the black community.) This year, the leftover kindling from 2012, stoked by more instances of Douglas' "failure" to live up to some ridiculous standard of behavior-prancing around with hand glued to heart at all times, sycophantic grin unmoving, I guess-became a full-blown conflagration."

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Assignment : Indentify a current argument in the popular media that incorporates or necessitates theoretical statements. Include a copy of the passage in which you locate the argument.

In a 3-page essay, describe the following:

• How did you identify the theoretical statement in the argument?
• Do you believe the theoretical statement should be accepted? Why, or why not?
• If the statement should be accepted, demonstrate how it is immune to first-stage criticism.
• If the statement should not be accepted, demonstrate how either first-stage or second-stage criticism of the theory undermines its veracity.

This essay will include a thesis statement regarding the author's position on the theory. It will include an introduction that introduces the reader to the issues at stake, and a conclusion that summarizes the author's findings.