tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2326662987939366127.post3581363889016974835..comments2023-02-26T05:34:00.867-06:00Comments on Anarchy sounds good to me: NBC, the Olympics, and the openly gay gold medal winning diverNada Platonicohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02197309796894068430noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2326662987939366127.post-24370548106442052722008-08-25T13:49:00.000-05:002008-08-25T13:49:00.000-05:00And NBC certainly didn't want for opportunities - ...And NBC certainly didn't want for opportunities - there really was a surprising amount of diving coverage, during which they managed to say the same few things a very large number of times (in a tribute to the gymnastics announcers, perhaps?), and they certainly didn't shy away from delving into the other athletes' personal lives. But this is all in the spirit of the Beijing Olympics, is it not? Bob Costas was maybe the only one on a major TV network who was even remotely interested in bringing his morals with him to China, and even the athletes balked at opening their mouths (I'm looking at you, LeBron). I'm really quite disappointed - I thought this was supposed to be an opportunity to further the advancement of equality through sports, not use sports as a shiny, shiny distraction from all the things that contribute to inequality.Elihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03543293341085230171noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2326662987939366127.post-46528413904015791672008-08-24T14:05:00.000-05:002008-08-24T14:05:00.000-05:00Nada, thank you. :)Nada, thank you. :)Al Iversonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14312013852191097352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2326662987939366127.post-48735995499822388822008-08-24T12:29:00.000-05:002008-08-24T12:29:00.000-05:00Al -- I made the change. Sorry for any confusion. ...Al -- I made the change. Sorry for any confusion. (Though unless you play basketball and have recorded songs, then there wasn't (or shouldn't have been) any confusion any way; but better safe than sorry.)Nada Platonicohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02197309796894068430noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2326662987939366127.post-70925546640878335312008-08-24T11:13:00.000-05:002008-08-24T11:13:00.000-05:00Hey, I assume you mean NBA basketball player Allen...Hey, I assume you mean NBA basketball player Allen Iverson? He's not Al Iverson, I am...google me. I'm just a random anti-spam fighter guy. I don't want to be incorrectly labeled a homophobe-- any chance you can update your post to refer to Allen and not me? Thank you muchly.Al Iversonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14312013852191097352noreply@blogger.com