Continuing yesterday's thought...
Aug. 19th, 2008 09:17 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
jducoeurMore precisely, it isn't just the whining of the Olympic announcers that is really getting my goat, it's the second-guessing of the judges. Yes, many of the announcers are experts in their field, but it is hellishly tacky to be quite so high-handed about it. And even *that* wouldn't be quite so ugly if it wasn't so conspicuous that 90% of this second-guessing is in cases where the Americans didn't win. The result is a sort of ugly sour-grapes jingoism that puts my teeth on edge.
And the thing is, I really appreciate the sporting event *as* a sporting event. I enjoy cheering on the atheletes, and I'll admit that I get a grin when an American does well. But the blatant political slant of the coverage cheapens the whole damned thing, and aggravates me quite a bit...
And the thing is, I really appreciate the sporting event *as* a sporting event. I enjoy cheering on the atheletes, and I'll admit that I get a grin when an American does well. But the blatant political slant of the coverage cheapens the whole damned thing, and aggravates me quite a bit...