Aboriginal Australian Olympian defies rules & wears Aboriginal flag (2 Viewers)

[soloooooo]

Oh so the flag is propaganda now is it?

It will be up to the IOC and AOC to judge and determine what further action to take.

 

[SnowFox]

Hes sees himself as an Aboriginal Australian, no harm done imo.

 

[townie]

It will be up to the IOC and AOC to judge and determine what further action to take.

That didn't answer my question

 

[Shadowdude]

Didn't Cathy Freeman run around with the Aboriginal Flag when she won in 2000?

And no one made a fuss at all?

 

[townie]

Perhaps you sould read the article before commenting, I'm sure it mentions her in there, it actually caused a big fuss

 

[Shadowdude]

too late at night. can't be bothered to read

 

[Ivorytw]

He should have worn the uniform just because, well it's the uniform. They paid a lot of money for them to be designed he is a part of a team.

He could have got an aboriginal flag temporary tattoo and shown his allegiance there. Wearing anything but the uniform assigned is inappropriate in my opinion.

 

[SnowFox]

Wernt they made in china lol?

 

[mirakon]

He should have worn the uniform just because, well it's the uniform. They paid a lot of money for them to be designed he is a part of a team.

He could have got an aboriginal flag temporary tattoo and shown his allegiance there. Wearing anything but the uniform assigned is inappropriate in my opinion.

Agreed

I don't see why wearing that was necessary and therefore I see little justification for breaking the rules

 

[Lentern]

It's much more than that and to reduce it to silly is the height of idiocy.

Ok, pray tell what meaning does the Olympics have for you?

 

[townie]

Ok, pray tell what meaning does the Olympics have for you?

First let me preface this by saying that I am not a sports fan by any means but the Olympics is so much more than sport. Where else do you get people ( and not politicians or bussinessmen or whatever, actual, real, down to earth people) from every single country on the world uniting together for a common goal and purpose, living together, forming friendships, in an event that preaches peace (this is why you will always see doves at the opening ceremony) and acceptance. There is something magical about the closing ceremony where thousands of athletes march in together as one and celebrate together. Not to mention the fact that it has some of the most historic and memorable moments of all time. Moment like North and South Korea marching in under a united flag, east Timor competing for the first time as its own country, Taiwan being able to send its own Olympic team, a black an white south African doing a victory lap at Barcelona, smith Carlos and Norman in solidarity, Jesse owens at Berlin, muhammad ali lighting the torch at athens,Redmond finishing the marathon with his father, or millions of Australians cheering on an aboriginal woman - an so many more. At its core it celebrates the ability of humans to persevere through adversity - it is so much more than a sporting event.

 

[Lentern]

First let me preface this by saying that I am not a sports fan by any means but the Olympics is so much more than sport. Where else do you get people ( and not politicians or bussinessmen or whatever, actual, real, down to earth people) from every single country on the world uniting together for a common goal and purpose, living together, forming friendships, in an event that preaches peace (this is why you will always see doves at the opening ceremony) and acceptance. There is something magical about the closing ceremony where thousands of athletes march in together as one and celebrate together. Not to mention the fact that it has some of the most historic and memorable moments of all time. Moment like North and South Korea marching in under a united flag, east Timor competing for the first time as its own country, Taiwan being able to send its own Olympic team, a black an white south African doing a victory lap at Barcelona, smith Carlos and Norman in solidarity, Jesse owens at Berlin, muhammad ali lighting the torch at athens,Redmond finishing the marathon with his father, or millions of Australians cheering on an aboriginal woman - an so many more. At its core it celebrates the ability of humans to persevere through adversity - it is so much more than a sporting event.

You don't think that for every heartwarming case of overcoming racism and prejudice that there are ten examples where it won the day?

 

[townie]

You don't think that for every heartwarming case of overcoming racism and prejudice that there are ten examples where it won the day?

Name one that anybody actually remembers and isn't now used as an example of how foolish that racism was at the time.

 

[Lentern]

Name one that anybody actually remembers and isn't now used as an example of how foolish that racism was at the time.

They are seen as foolish because society moved beyond racism and dragged sport along with it, not the other way round.

 

[townie]

They are seen as foolish because society moved beyond racism and dragged sport along with it, not the other way round.

I'm sorry I didn't see an example in there? I'll even broaden the scope, give one example from this millennium

 

[Lentern]

I'm sorry I didn't see an example in there? I'll even broaden the scope, give one example from this millennium

Did Roosevelt not refuse to meet Owens?

 

[townie]

Did Roosevelt not refuse to meet Owens?

That satisfies none of the criteria I set and isn't really evidence of your 10 to 1 claim. Far and away the Olympics stands for good not evil and is more than just sport.

 

[Lentern]

That satisfies none of the criteria I set and isn't really evidence of your 10 to 1 claim. Far and away the Olympics stands for good not evil and is more than just sport.

Anderson, imagined communities all that. None of it has real meaning, it's all concocted.