Boycott the Olympics
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Steel Icarus
we move
You mean you're suggesting not watching it on telly? Which will...what?
Steel Icarus
we move
Or is the "we" GB? In which case human rights stuff isn't exactly tip top with us either
andysays
Love and solidarity
I was thinking of him when I read the thread title.
Read the other day that he's in hospital with pneumonia or something, so he may be appearing on the Dead Celeb thread soon...
Boris Sprinkler
Dont be scared
Until they introduce monster trucks.
Elpenor
Dancing as fast as I can
Hopefully
SpookyFrank
A cheap source of teeth for aquarium gravel
I might watch the Netherlands' beach volleyball match to see if that kiddie rapist gets rocks thrown at him.
The BBC commentators' attempts to tactfully downplay the whole thing should be good for a laugh as well.
The BBC commentators' attempts to tactfully downplay the whole thing should be good for a laugh as well.
Lord Camomile
Yipchaa!
I've boycotted big international events in the past, though I'd be the first to admit it's always been fairly haphazard and inconsistent.
But, the Olympics...?
Aside from the fact there really is nothing else like it, almost by virtue of there being so many nations involved, it would basically be impossible to host without including any nations that have some kind of human rights/political issues. And yes, would include Great Britain in that (I mean, their name in itself, just to start with...).
Like any big international event, there's a lot about the Olympics I'm varying degrees of pissed off about. But I was thinking about this morning, and I feel like while a lot of its purported ideals are not upheld, or simply cloying words that mean little... amidst all that, there really are hundreds of huge and tiny moments that really do exemplify some of the best of us.
It's not just people of different countries coming together, but also different sports. There's a different attitude around the Olympics; it feels like most who watch or attend do so with a far more open perspective. Rather than simply "I'm going to watch my team, or my sport", they come ready and happy to watch whatever, support those competing purely because they're trying really hard to do something and that alone is worthy of support.
Like I said, there really is nothing else like it.
But, the Olympics...?
Aside from the fact there really is nothing else like it, almost by virtue of there being so many nations involved, it would basically be impossible to host without including any nations that have some kind of human rights/political issues. And yes, would include Great Britain in that (I mean, their name in itself, just to start with...).
Like any big international event, there's a lot about the Olympics I'm varying degrees of pissed off about. But I was thinking about this morning, and I feel like while a lot of its purported ideals are not upheld, or simply cloying words that mean little... amidst all that, there really are hundreds of huge and tiny moments that really do exemplify some of the best of us.
It's not just people of different countries coming together, but also different sports. There's a different attitude around the Olympics; it feels like most who watch or attend do so with a far more open perspective. Rather than simply "I'm going to watch my team, or my sport", they come ready and happy to watch whatever, support those competing purely because they're trying really hard to do something and that alone is worthy of support.
Like I said, there really is nothing else like it.
maomao
普費斯
I'm watching it on TV but am refusing to take part in any of the events.
SpookyFrank
A cheap source of teeth for aquarium gravel
Sadly I'm not eligible to compete in the dressage because all four of my grandparents were different people.
blairsh
pale knuckle grip on this steering wheel
MickiQ
In My Defence I was left Unsupervised
I'm definitely refusing to take apart again this year, I tend not to schedule watching specific events but just turn it on occasionally, sometimes I get bored quickly and sometimes I will watch it for a bit. Purely by chance I caught Rebecca Adlington winning the gold in the 800 metre freestyle when she broke the world record in 2008. The commentator started off by just commenting but after a moment he got so excited that he was just incoherently cheering for her.
Lord Camomile
Yipchaa!
Could I perhaps interest you in people trying to throw a ball through a hoop that is only slightly bigger than the ball, while other people try to stop them from throwing the ball into the hoop?
Or maybe you would be more interested in two people trying to throw each other on the ground in very specific and regulated ways? There's a few of those, actually. One of them looks like little more than competitive undressing, tbh.
SpookyFrank
A cheap source of teeth for aquarium gravel
Taekwondo is comfortably the daftest of the lot. Let's watch people with arms fighting as if they didn't have arms, that seems like a good use of everyone's time.
barlimo
Well-Known Member
It sounds like cutting your nose off to spite your face.
Elpenor
Dancing as fast as I can
It wasn’t so long ago the bbc would be offering him a job
two sheds
Least noticed poster 2007
Palestine Olympic chief: no handshakes with Israelis unless they recognise state
Jibril Rajoub said he will not pay ‘lip service’ to Israelis, as Israel’s president Isaac Herzog said athletes from his country compete ‘proudly and fairly’
Nine Bob Note
Self-Isolating before it was fashionable
oops wrong thread
MickiQ
In My Defence I was left Unsupervised
Me too, I'm better suited to the 100m casual stroll.
Gaia
Urban's Village Idiot
Silas Loom
Hated by both sides
This is still only the second worst take on martial arts on here this week.
SpookyFrank
A cheap source of teeth for aquarium gravel
Taekwondo is Korean.
littlebabyjesus
one of Maxwell's demons
Yeah, this pretty much. I'm also inconsistent and maybe if they were being held in Tel Aviv this time I might feel differently, but generally I think they're a good thing.
What I think sport can and should do is ensure equality of participation, so at a minimum, evidence that women are allowed to play the sports you're sending teams for. I've no idea if the Olympics even attempts this but looking it up, Saudi Arabia have a female swimmer for the first time ever. The women graciously allowed to stand at the back yesterday, it appears.
littlebabyjesus
one of Maxwell's demons
Boxing is a martial art.
