ext_36450 ([identity profile] underlankers.livejournal.com) wrote in [community profile] talkpolitics2012-07-30 01:05 pm

Douchebags:

http://deadspin.com/5930048/nbc-responds-we-removed-the-opening-ceremony-memorial-to-terrorism-victims-because-the-tribute-wasnt-about-america

So evidently the USA's network that's "showing the Olympics" has decided to only show the version of the Olympics it wants to admit exists. NBC has confessed here to altering tribute to a not-9/11 terrorist incident for the simple reason that the USA didn't have any victims in the 7/7 bombings. To me, this is both appalling and inexcusable, and I really don't have the ability to muster a coherent response because when I'm actually pissed off I don't post well on the Internet about it. >.< Suffice to say that this may be the singularly most dickish thing that the US media's done in a while to me. >.<

I don't have very many words about this, as I said, though I do wonder how people would actually have the balls to say something this disgusting these days. Terrorism is not less meaningful because it's blowing up people in Bumfuck, Nigeria, as opposed to the Big Apple. Treating it as though it is....>.<

[identity profile] luvdovz.livejournal.com 2012-07-30 06:33 pm (UTC)(link)
It's not like he has those super-duper-hyper-mega-ultra-modern swimming panties of his any more, or whatever they're called.

[identity profile] a-new-machine.livejournal.com 2012-07-30 06:34 pm (UTC)(link)
Oh, that "shark-based" body suit? Yeah, that could make a difference. I've also heard that he has freakishly long arms, or something, which apparently helps. And hey, he only needs to win one.

[identity profile] luvdovz.livejournal.com 2012-07-30 06:38 pm (UTC)(link)
Believe me, it makes a HUGE difference. Especially when the top competitors are usually crammed within a distance of .10 seconds.

[identity profile] htpcl.livejournal.com 2012-07-30 06:35 pm (UTC)(link)
Those were recently banned (http://reachforthewall.com/2009/07/24/suit-story/), before someone had managed to introduce nano-technology.

[identity profile] luvdovz.livejournal.com 2012-07-30 06:36 pm (UTC)(link)
And rightly so. This sport had begun resembling F1... or maybe rocket launching.

[identity profile] htpcl.livejournal.com 2012-07-30 06:39 pm (UTC)(link)
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