Talk about perpetuating racism....
the following is from that sage 'journalist', that bastion of love, peace, equality and all things fair and PC, Bryant Gumball:
"And finally tonight the Winter Games. Count me among those that don't like 'em and won't watch 'em. In fact, I figure when Thomas Paine said, "These are the times that try men's souls", he must have been talking about the start of another Winter Olympics. Because they are so trying, maybe over the next three weeks we should all try too. Like try not to be incredulous when someone tries to link these games to those of the ancient Greeks who never heard of skating or skiing. So try not to laugh when someone says these are the world's greatest athletes, despite a paucity of Blacks that makes the Winter Games look like a GOP convention. Try not to point out that something's not really a sport if a psuedo-athlete waits in what's called a "kiss and cry area" while some panel of subjective judges decides who won. And try to blot out all logic when announcers and sports writers pretend to care about the luge, the skeleton, the biathlon, and all those other events they don't understand and totally ignore for all but three weeks every four years. Face it, these Olympics are little more than a marketing plan to fill space and sell time during the dreary days of February. So, if only to hasten the arrival of the day they're done, and we can move on to March Madness, for God's sake, let the Games begin."
WOW.
Of course, I am sure that Mr. Gumball will get a free pass for this one, as I am sure that HBO doesn't have the balls to do what they should with him after spouting such hateful, useless diatribe as this. Of course he is entitled to his opinion, but being in the position that he is, I find these remarks quite disturbing. Keep fanning those flames of racism and hate, Bryant.
What an ass.
"And finally tonight the Winter Games. Count me among those that don't like 'em and won't watch 'em. In fact, I figure when Thomas Paine said, "These are the times that try men's souls", he must have been talking about the start of another Winter Olympics. Because they are so trying, maybe over the next three weeks we should all try too. Like try not to be incredulous when someone tries to link these games to those of the ancient Greeks who never heard of skating or skiing. So try not to laugh when someone says these are the world's greatest athletes, despite a paucity of Blacks that makes the Winter Games look like a GOP convention. Try not to point out that something's not really a sport if a psuedo-athlete waits in what's called a "kiss and cry area" while some panel of subjective judges decides who won. And try to blot out all logic when announcers and sports writers pretend to care about the luge, the skeleton, the biathlon, and all those other events they don't understand and totally ignore for all but three weeks every four years. Face it, these Olympics are little more than a marketing plan to fill space and sell time during the dreary days of February. So, if only to hasten the arrival of the day they're done, and we can move on to March Madness, for God's sake, let the Games begin."
WOW.
Of course, I am sure that Mr. Gumball will get a free pass for this one, as I am sure that HBO doesn't have the balls to do what they should with him after spouting such hateful, useless diatribe as this. Of course he is entitled to his opinion, but being in the position that he is, I find these remarks quite disturbing. Keep fanning those flames of racism and hate, Bryant.
What an ass.
posted by Christine at 5:09 PM
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