Olympics 2008 - Page 52

JWBear · 08-28-2008, 03:42 PM

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Originally Posted by Strangler Lewis

I sort of agree with both sides. There are two ways that sexual orientation merit mention at the Olympics: 1) a quick cutaway to the partner in the stands without comment; 2) as part of a human interest story about obstacles overcome if, indeed, there were obstacles. However, I don't think editorial comment along the lines of "And you thought gay guys weren't athletic" would be any more appropriate than praising our black swimmer with "And Al Campanis said blacks lack buoyancy."

1) As long as it's the same level of coverage for both gay and straight athletes. No gushy human interest stories about straight romances if all the gay ones get is a quick cutaway.

2) no one is asking for that. Just visibilty.

Morrigoon · 08-28-2008, 03:49 PM

OHHHH... didn't realize that (didn't read the article)

Stan4dSteph · 08-28-2008, 04:16 PM

Considering he wasn't an American and wasn't expected to do much ahead of his upset, I'm not surprised there wasn't a big production piece on him.

BarTopDancer · 08-28-2008, 04:26 PM

Was there mention of his orientation during Australian coverage?

lashbear · 08-28-2008, 08:38 PM

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Originally Posted by BarTopDancer

Was there mention of his orientation during Australian coverage?

http://www.news.com.au/perthnow/beij...014106,00.html has a video at the bottom of the article (just one I remember seeing...)

Morrigoon · 08-28-2008, 07:53 PM

Misty and ol' whats-her-name are both married. There was a whole thing about ol' whats-her-name losing her wedding ring mid-game and the Chinese combing through the sand to return it to her.

Stan4dSteph · 08-28-2008, 08:03 PM

Kerri Walsh lost her ring. She talked about it last night on Letterman.

Morrigoon · 08-28-2008, 08:06 PM

Oh sure, give her a name, why dontcha?

Moonliner · 08-28-2008, 08:39 PM

I did not see that about the ring, but I can see why they covered it. If the ring had been from a wife (is that the correct term? Are there two wife's in a gay marriage?) I still think they would have covered it.

Also I will admit to the Tivo effect as a possibility here. All the coverage I watched as recorded. I skipped past all the bios and other fluff watching just the events. During the events there is not much mention made of significant others.

Still as a foreign athlete in a sport the US sucked in, he was lucky if he shown on US TV for any length of time.

SzczerbiakManiac · 08-29-2008, 11:54 AM

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Originally Posted by Moonliner

If the ring had been from a wife (is that the correct term? Are there two wife's in a gay marriage?)

Yes, assuming it's a lesbian marriage.

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Morrigoon I throw stones at houses Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Location: Location Posts: 9,534	Misty and ol' whats-her-name are both married. There was a whole thing about ol' whats-her-name losing her wedding ring mid-game and the Chinese combing through the sand to return it to her. __________________ http://bash.org/?top "It is useless for sheep to pass a resolution in favor of vegetarianism while wolves remain of a different opinion." -- William Randolph Inge
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Stan4dSteph Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: East Bay Area, CA Posts: 3,156	Kerri Walsh lost her ring. She talked about it last night on Letterman.
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Morrigoon I throw stones at houses Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Location: Location Posts: 9,534	Oh sure, give her a name, why dontcha? __________________ http://bash.org/?top "It is useless for sheep to pass a resolution in favor of vegetarianism while wolves remain of a different opinion." -- William Randolph Inge
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Moonliner 8/30/14 - Disneyland -10k or Bust. Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 9,022	I did not see that about the ring, but I can see why they covered it. If the ring had been from a wife (is that the correct term? Are there two wife's in a gay marriage?) I still think they would have covered it. Also I will admit to the Tivo effect as a possibility here. All the coverage I watched as recorded. I skipped past all the bios and other fluff watching just the events. During the events there is not much mention made of significant others. Still as a foreign athlete in a sport the US sucked in, he was lucky if he shown on US TV for any length of time. __________________ - Taking it one step at a time.
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