Message 2/12
Date: 17-Feb-10 @ 01:05 PM Edit: 17-Feb-10 | 01:11 PM -
RE: the sports corner
and another sports report. this is about why although i tried to watch them this year i am going
back to NOT watching the olympics. shoot me if i'm wrong but i think the olympics are about
nations realizing they have more in common with each other than they have not in common, that
we have shared dreams and mutual respect but once again american arrogance trumps that
lofty ideal. why the hell do i want to hear the story of the athlete who finished 6th or lower simply
because that athlete is american and yet hear nothing about the medal winners because they
weren't americans? holy crap. why should anyone care about the "disappointment" of the
american snowboarder who was "supposed to" take home gold but screwed up once again
while hearing nothing about the snowboarders who won, simply because they aren't
americans? to me that self centered kind of reporting and cheering is totally contrary to the
intended spirit of the games. oh yeah the reporters will throw a bone of information about the guy
from switzerland who's way ahead of the pack but then quickly go back to the "touching" life
story of the "great american athlete" who's in 41st place right now. is the reporting that bad in
every country? i hope so. at least then spectators from all over the world can truly find
commonality and by changing the channel on our televisions in disgust we can demonstrate
unity and thus demonstrating the olympics are not a total loss cause.