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so i was reading the paper today and i came across this hungarian weight lifter...i just had to see the clip on youtube.
[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j5er6i5-CKQ"]YouTube - Olympic Weightlifting Accident- Janos Baranyai 77kg Group B[/ame]
raverboy
Yikes! That's awful, poor kid. :(
hell yeah.... recently i almost dislocated my shoulder and it's sucks...
this guy won't be able to do heavy lifting for a looooooooooong time.
raverboy
It's the announcers that got me. "Ohhh that's awful"... like they've seen it all the time.
i like how the chinese people set up a little barrier so you can't see all the good stuff...
raverboy
Shit, that looks painful
I felt that just by watching it.
This would be a perfect commercial for...
Got milk?
holy shit that guy just lost his right arm!
yeah, and the shield guys showed up before the stretcher guys.
what's up with that?
It's China...Quote:
Originally Posted by misombra [Dear Guest/Member you have to reply to see the link.click here to register]
Censorship before people's health and well-being.
You couldn't hear him yelling anymore after the sheild guys showed up... makes me wonder if they were holding their hands over his mouth to quiet his cries.
ha ha, they have snipers on the roof ready with tranquilizers so the guy stops yelling. Hey did you hear of the other "olympic controversies"? The way the fireworks on TV were actually a computer trick. The little girl who sang was actually a lipsynch because the girl with the voice wasn't the ideal face. and the Spanish team getting heat over an add where they were all stretching their eyes to look slanted... so much sensationalized news...
I saw the picture of the little girl who was actually singing... I thought she was cuter than the girl they used as a stand-in.
Western folk don't understand the Chinese mindset. None of those things are considered wrong in that culture. Its just making the best show they can & about making everyone happy, including themselves. Its only an issue b/c they got 'caught'. If they hadn't, everyone would still be going 'wow, wasn't that fabulous?'
And actually, it WAS fabulous. But its all about taking someone down. Wolf pack mentality our media. And yet, the war in Georgia only gets a mention on pg3 in our papers.
Which is really rich considering that Canada is sucking total ass these games. I don't think we have a single medal. Not surprising given how little our gov't spends on athletes. Hopefully they will do better for 2010 Winter Games (here in Vancouver).
Ouch!!!!!!!
I agree that different cultures frown upon different things. And I agree that the media will sensationalize the news they want us to talk about and I don't know that they don't just do it arbitrarily. Like the Spanish team's photo, for instance. To me it's no big deal, I don't think any disrespect was meant by it. I hate that we have to walk on eggshells so that we don't offend anyone, and that may be because I'm not personally offended easily. It wouldn't bother me if the olympics were in Mexico and a team posed with bigass sombreros. I'd be like "whatever", obviously the meaning is "we're going to the olympics and it's in Mexico".
Short, illusional..what do you guys think? Were you offended by the picture or do you think it was disrespectful?
America and its issues. You better switch back to watch some show where 13 year old confesses with her dirty mouth and lazy language of having sex over 300 times. Watching News is just not for you.
he didn't break a bone, he dislocated his elbow joint.Quote:
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raverboy
this would be the perfect commercial for...
[ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qRuNxHqwazs[/ame]
The clip is no longer available.
You can still lick the sweat from my balls.Quote:
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It still works for me... did you try clicking the link and viewing it on Youtube?Quote:
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Why should I do that?Quote:
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