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Apparently the IOC has a problem with the Canadian women's on ice celebration - it doesn't project the image that they think the Olympic athletes should.
But they don't mind them shilling for McDonalds, go figure.
I don't suppose the megabucks McD sponsorship has anything to do with their hypocrisy, do you?
But they don't mind them shilling for McDonalds, go figure.
I don't suppose the megabucks McD sponsorship has anything to do with their hypocrisy, do you?
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nope, not sour grapes at all--they played an awesome game and deserved to win.ScubaGirl wrote:I can't say if the one 18 year old was drinking or not, BUT she is from Quebec and the drinking age there is 18!
Sour Grapes??
thisis from the NY times--and in general, i think the times is pretty decent with their reporting--
'Poulin, who scored both goals, doesn't turn 19 -- legal drinking age in British Columbia -- until next month. The drinking age in Alberta, where the Canadian team trains, is 18. Photos showed Poulin on the ice with a beer in her hand.'
Hey I lived in NY, where the legal drinking age was 18--in Massachusetts and the legal drinking age there was 21 does that mean that I should have been given a pass (oh how i wish it were so!)?
they also tried to drive the zamboni--ok, nuff said, a locker room celebration is fine, but taking it on the ice in such a public venue... at the olympics...kind of dumb. and yes, i would say the same things about the men (and i DON'T think NHL players should be playing, but that is another discussion.)
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Being from provincial Massachusetts and a very conservative area I have to admit I thought the photos were very inappropriate.
BUT then I was reminded of the celebratory photos of other teams - ALL MALE and realized I was being very sexist.
And let's be honest, this is ice hockey NOT figure skating. Tough sport tough chicks.
BUT then I was reminded of the celebratory photos of other teams - ALL MALE and realized I was being very sexist.
And let's be honest, this is ice hockey NOT figure skating. Tough sport tough chicks.
Let me throw gasoline on the fire...
Are "we" (the collective hand wringers out there who get upset about things like this...and I don't mean the underage drinking part, bear with me and keep reading) upset over what happened or that girls did it?
And I say girls to make my point.
(Fakes British accent for emphasis...and uses parentheses because there's no emoticon of a monocled dude...because this British dude wears a monocle)
Dear dear...we can't have ladies behaving in such a manner. In fact, hockey is too dangerous for their reproductive systems. We should let the ladies compete only in artistic sports like figure skating and ice dancing.
/end accent
Get what I mean?
For MANY, it's hard to embrace women as jocks. It doesn't fit the archetype.
Thoughts?
Are "we" (the collective hand wringers out there who get upset about things like this...and I don't mean the underage drinking part, bear with me and keep reading) upset over what happened or that girls did it?
And I say girls to make my point.
(Fakes British accent for emphasis...and uses parentheses because there's no emoticon of a monocled dude...because this British dude wears a monocle)
Dear dear...we can't have ladies behaving in such a manner. In fact, hockey is too dangerous for their reproductive systems. We should let the ladies compete only in artistic sports like figure skating and ice dancing.
/end accent
Get what I mean?
For MANY, it's hard to embrace women as jocks. It doesn't fit the archetype.
Thoughts?
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LMAOSJfromNJ wrote:My problem with it is they try to act like men in their celebratory style.
Why not get some wine coolers and some pinot gregio and sip with pinkies extended?
I wonder if there was loud belching and "pull my finger" antics on the ice or was that contained to the locker room.
So, how do you feel about male figure skaters???
Personally (which in my mind includes a disclaimer 10 feet tall that states "IN MY OPINION") I don't begrudge the ladies their opportunity to compete in any endeavor that they choose.
Additionally, I like to see the athletes from across the globe competing in the Olympics, but am a little put off by the "us against the world" slant of the NBC coverage. Fortunately I found that the provincialism that seems to be so prevalent among the announcers and most of the fans that I encounter (in person, on line, etc) isn't so pronounced among the athletes themselves.
Apolo Ono said that he's great friends with those (hated? cheating?) South Korean speed skaters. Refreshing.
Back to the Canadian women hockey team. They have every right to celebrate - it was huge for them - beating their closest and fiercest rival on the world's biggest stage in front of the home fans - how could it get any better for them?
If there are rules that they broke, then they should have to answer to that the same as anyone else. They may very well have decided that the moment was big enough that their celebration was worth more to them than any possible sanctions they'd have to face, and if so, fair enough.
Most of the celebrations I've ever seen that included these kind of activities took place in the locker room, but I don't know if celebrating on the ice like that is unprecedented or not. If it's true that the celebrations in question took place in an arena after all of the fans had left, then I'm even further disposed to think it's a non-issue.
In this era when everyone in the world has a cell phone with a camera, things that used to never see the light of day are now on the internet for all to see in a matter of hours, if not minutes.
Just because what's supposed to be a private celebration is transmitted worldwide by a tech savvy voyeur doesn't necessarily make it wrong.
There you go - multiple rants contained in one post - aren't I efficient?
Additionally, I like to see the athletes from across the globe competing in the Olympics, but am a little put off by the "us against the world" slant of the NBC coverage. Fortunately I found that the provincialism that seems to be so prevalent among the announcers and most of the fans that I encounter (in person, on line, etc) isn't so pronounced among the athletes themselves.
Apolo Ono said that he's great friends with those (hated? cheating?) South Korean speed skaters. Refreshing.
Back to the Canadian women hockey team. They have every right to celebrate - it was huge for them - beating their closest and fiercest rival on the world's biggest stage in front of the home fans - how could it get any better for them?
If there are rules that they broke, then they should have to answer to that the same as anyone else. They may very well have decided that the moment was big enough that their celebration was worth more to them than any possible sanctions they'd have to face, and if so, fair enough.
Most of the celebrations I've ever seen that included these kind of activities took place in the locker room, but I don't know if celebrating on the ice like that is unprecedented or not. If it's true that the celebrations in question took place in an arena after all of the fans had left, then I'm even further disposed to think it's a non-issue.
In this era when everyone in the world has a cell phone with a camera, things that used to never see the light of day are now on the internet for all to see in a matter of hours, if not minutes.
Just because what's supposed to be a private celebration is transmitted worldwide by a tech savvy voyeur doesn't necessarily make it wrong.
There you go - multiple rants contained in one post - aren't I efficient?
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