Also, in one of the lowest points of journalism in olympic history
snoopcester Send a noteboard - 31/07/2012 12:06:37 AM
A Daily Mail columnist (Jan Moir, of homophobic comments fame in the UK) came out with this -
"We got our first medal, courtesy of cyclist Lizzie Armitstead. What an utter darling. According to commentators, she had ‘fresh legs in good shape’, which she used to batter heroically through a torrential rainstorm, only to come second to some bitch from Holland. Never mind, after the 80-mile race Lizzie emerged without a speck of mud on her flawless complexion, manicure perfect, looking ready for her close-up."
British tabloids just keep looking for new ways to look like scum.
"We got our first medal, courtesy of cyclist Lizzie Armitstead. What an utter darling. According to commentators, she had ‘fresh legs in good shape’, which she used to batter heroically through a torrential rainstorm, only to come second to some bitch from Holland. Never mind, after the 80-mile race Lizzie emerged without a speck of mud on her flawless complexion, manicure perfect, looking ready for her close-up."
British tabloids just keep looking for new ways to look like scum.
*MySmiley*
Robert Graves "There is no money in poetry, but then there is no poetry in money, either."
Henning Mankell "We must defend the open society, because if we start locking our doors, if we let fear decide, the person who committed the act of terror will win"
Robert Graves "There is no money in poetry, but then there is no poetry in money, either."
Henning Mankell "We must defend the open society, because if we start locking our doors, if we let fear decide, the person who committed the act of terror will win"
What's everyone looking forward to in the Olympics?
- 28/07/2012 01:50:18 PM
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Them ending, to be honest
- 28/07/2012 10:16:24 PM
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Same here. I don't care at all about the Olympics.
- 30/07/2012 06:35:39 PM
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Well, other than watching Chinese sportspeople smash WRs for fun...
- 28/07/2012 11:04:53 PM
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Yeah
- 28/07/2012 11:46:20 PM
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The big fuss over here doesn't seem to have made much of an impact in the UK?
- 30/07/2012 11:23:47 PM
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No, I don't think any of the mainstream media has picked up on it
- 30/07/2012 11:59:27 PM
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I suppose they don't want to rain on the parade. 
- 31/07/2012 06:35:49 PM
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- 31/07/2012 06:35:49 PM
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Indeed, the British press would never want to do that
- 31/07/2012 07:59:04 PM
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- 31/07/2012 07:59:04 PM
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Also, in one of the lowest points of journalism in olympic history
- 31/07/2012 12:06:37 AM
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Her
- 29/07/2012 01:56:39 PM
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She's not competing as far as I know.
- 29/07/2012 02:43:16 PM
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*NM*
Dang. And here I thought there might be something worth watching afterall. *NM*
- 30/07/2012 10:55:03 PM
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Also, this is a good article - about Ruta Meilutyte, Ye Shiwen and child prodigies in sport.
- 31/07/2012 10:04:57 PM
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I disagree with the conclusion that their careers are finished by having won so young.
- 01/08/2012 10:53:35 AM
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Yes, it seems to rely on a shakey assumption that people aren't going to want to keep competing
- 01/08/2012 12:53:32 PM
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