More Hurdles Than People at Tokyo’s Dystopian Olympics

WSJ ^ | 22 July 2021 | Jonathan Kolatch

[Karliner]

Good Lordy, dystopian, stupid Gaijin.

[DUMBGRUNT]

That and...

Why is there a Refugee Olympic Team?

https://www.rescue.org/article/why-there-refugee-olympic-team

[DUMBGRUNT]

—”I’d rather watch an ant farm.”

Ants can be entertaining.
But posting goofy articles on FR is more fun.

[macrahanish #1]

The only way we would watch any of it is if Babymetal or Bandmaid are playing during the opening or closing ceremonies.

[dfwgator]

And I will say this, when did “Imagine” become some kind of World Anthem? They play it now at every Olympic Opening Ceremonies.

[packrat35]

He would have been a much better pick.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shun_Fujimoto

[dfwgator]

That is absolutely who it should have been.

[packrat35]

Broke his kneecap and still competed and landed that dismount. Ouch!

[dfwgator]

And yet that wench was more deserving? I think not!

But that’s our world today.

[hoagy62]

I fully believe that if there WERE people in the stadium when Osaka was revealed, there would have been an audible gasp, and likely a lot of murmuring. I doubt there would’ve been anyone booing, since that really isn’t a Japanese thing.

I did watch the whole shebang, and I noted that she didn’t even really look like she was even a little bit excited. She seemed to move in a manner that felt ‘lazy’.

I wouldn’t be surprised if a bunch of Japanese call for the firing of whoever made the decision to name her.

[hoagy62]

I see Toyota the 0limpic sponsor is NOT buying any air time?

Says who??? I counted no less than FOUR commercials from Toyota during the OC. They weren't really about cars, except for one.

[dfwgator]

That’s a good point, there’s no way they would have picked her if the stadium was full.

In fact this whole BLM kneeling nonsense would have never happened without COVID.

[dfwgator]

I think they meant air time in Japan itself.

[dfwgator]

I did watch the whole shebang, and I noted that she didn’t even really look like she was even a little bit excited.

Of course not, she hates Japan.

[dfwgator]

I wouldn’t be surprised if a bunch of Japanese call for the firing of whoever made the decision to name her.

I don't think it was the Japanese's call, I suspect they were under pressure from the IOC.

[xp38]

In other news Brisbane Australia gets the 2032 summer games. I suppose as an Aussie I should be happy but honestly I no longer care.

[dfwgator]

Wasn’t it the only city that bid on them?

[xp38]

I guess so. I stumbled over this news at wiki. It seems the bidding format has changed and they basically voted yea or nay on Brisbane on the eve of these games. The page I saw had a lot of other cities who were thinking or something but I guess Brisbane thought the hardest.

[DUMBGRUNT]

—”Says who???”

See link in #18 ?