Social media users blasted ESPN commentator Sage Steele for being a bad sport after she complained that Sunday’s LAX protest against Donald Trump’s travel ban inconvenienced her.
Steele was attempting to catch a flight from Los Angeles to Houston, the site of the Super Bowl. She wrote that the demonstration made her and other passengers miss the flight, and said she was sad because protesters wore joyful expressions knowing that they had interrupted everyone’s plans.
While she attempted to temper her remarks by emphasizing peoples’ right to protest, Twitter users continued to criticize Steele on Monday.
"Sage Steele"
— UrbanTakeOne (@UrbanTake1) January 30, 2017
I guess that WWII 1942 bataan death march doesn't compare to Sage Steele march through the airport. pic.twitter.com/67BHO6tJtc
Sage Steele would have told Dr. Martin Luther King that she wasnt able to catch a cab because his March in Selma disrupted cab service
— RespectMyGame (@battletested5) January 30, 2017
"Ma'am we don't have time for this, some of us are trying to get home" - sage steele to Rosa parks
— Desus Nice (@desusnice) January 30, 2017
Someone needs to start a petition to have Sage Steele fired, she's average at her job and so out of touch with reality
— 🤐 (@ix_Robb) January 30, 2017
Sage Steele had plenty of time to rethink her self-centeredness while drafting that long, unnecessary caption.
— Q. (@TinaLaBang) January 30, 2017
Protesters should go to LAX to protest against the original protestors, can't have @sagesteele missing her flights #SageSteele #OutOfTouch
— Ed Diaz (@Diaz_OER) January 30, 2017
Sage Steele = Stacey Dash
— Matthew Kick (@MatthewKick) January 30, 2017
At one point, Steele did appear to address at least one negative tweet, but that didn’t stop the backlash.
All good! But just bc someone has a different opinion, doesn't mean they're "the worst". Unless, of course, only YOUR opinion is allowed🤔 https://t.co/iiZXuD4Ne2
— Sage Steele (@sagesteele) January 30, 2017
The Huffington Post has reached out to Steele for a comment.
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