Charlie Kirk is a Hypocrite: Words on Simone Biles, Mental Health, and Conservative Cherry-Picking

Published: July 30, 2021, 4:53 p.m.

Conservatives and Conservative outlets such as Charlie Kirk, Ben Shapiro, and PragerU are attacking Simone Biles' decision to back out of the Olympics to focus on her mental health.  But over the last year, we've heard a lot from them about the devastating effects on the mental health of young people due to COVID lockdowns.  Are their concerns about mental health in good faith, or do they perhaps only choose to validate mental health issues when they're convenient to their own agenda?

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