The Death of the Winter Olympics, aka Calvin Ball [Lester]
Aside from the fact that season 17 of American Idol is killing the Winter Olympics in TV ratings, there are way too many other signs that this sham snow hobby exhibition is already in its death throes.
1. The original (homoerotic) Olympic games in Athens occurred during the summer. Pierre de Coubertin's revival of the games in 1896 included only summer events. The winter olympics did not exist in its current form until 1924, and even then it was called “The International Winter Sports Week.” During its inception, the 1924 Winter Olympics was no more than a formalization of winter hobbies and the organizers themselves were reluctant to dub it as the "Olympics."
2. In 1924, the only relevant world was the white world, which happens to exist along a latitude amenable to ass-bitingly cold weather. White people like the ice and snow because it provides a natural setting for their camouflaged skin. As the rest of the world (which is hotter) develops and becomes more socially/economically/politically/culturally important, the sports that define those societies will become increasingly important on a global scale, more important than regional activities that depend on cold weather.
3. The main draw of the Winter Olympics is to root for amateurs--it's why Bruce Jenner is endeared over Barry Bonds. With the explosion of reality shows, we are now saturated with the underdog reality theme. Beauty and the Geek, Average Joe, etc. The Winter Olympic feel good story can be found on the WB every Thursday night.
4. Global warming.
5. A black man won an individual gold medal. No, seriously. Why was Cool Runnings so funny? Because 4 black men from Jamaica look hilarious on ice. Hell most people still look puzzled when they see Donald Brashear in the NHL (he is a very very black man who played for Boston University). People of color already own most events during the Summer Olympics, so it's not a stretch to assume that one reason why the Winter games exist is to cater to a whiter audience, one that is more in-line with global power structures and open to using their Visa cards to buy organic milk. Cool Runnings was cute, but now we've got Shani Davis winning medals and the CHINESE owning skiing's freestyle aerial events. There will be no more winter sports that teh Honky can own over the next 20 years, unless it is Calvin Balled to include Ice Bowflexing or Nascar Sledding.
In short, the Winter Olympics are a political scam to highlight athletes and hobbyists of a paler complexion. All sorts of events are added on to cater to this hobby base, but as the rest of the world wakes up and says "yeah that fucking snow shit is RETARDED and UNCOMFORTABLE," the interest and supporting marketing dollars will melt away.
bitches.
1. The original (homoerotic) Olympic games in Athens occurred during the summer. Pierre de Coubertin's revival of the games in 1896 included only summer events. The winter olympics did not exist in its current form until 1924, and even then it was called “The International Winter Sports Week.” During its inception, the 1924 Winter Olympics was no more than a formalization of winter hobbies and the organizers themselves were reluctant to dub it as the "Olympics."
2. In 1924, the only relevant world was the white world, which happens to exist along a latitude amenable to ass-bitingly cold weather. White people like the ice and snow because it provides a natural setting for their camouflaged skin. As the rest of the world (which is hotter) develops and becomes more socially/economically/politically/culturally important, the sports that define those societies will become increasingly important on a global scale, more important than regional activities that depend on cold weather.
3. The main draw of the Winter Olympics is to root for amateurs--it's why Bruce Jenner is endeared over Barry Bonds. With the explosion of reality shows, we are now saturated with the underdog reality theme. Beauty and the Geek, Average Joe, etc. The Winter Olympic feel good story can be found on the WB every Thursday night.
4. Global warming.
5. A black man won an individual gold medal. No, seriously. Why was Cool Runnings so funny? Because 4 black men from Jamaica look hilarious on ice. Hell most people still look puzzled when they see Donald Brashear in the NHL (he is a very very black man who played for Boston University). People of color already own most events during the Summer Olympics, so it's not a stretch to assume that one reason why the Winter games exist is to cater to a whiter audience, one that is more in-line with global power structures and open to using their Visa cards to buy organic milk. Cool Runnings was cute, but now we've got Shani Davis winning medals and the CHINESE owning skiing's freestyle aerial events. There will be no more winter sports that teh Honky can own over the next 20 years, unless it is Calvin Balled to include Ice Bowflexing or Nascar Sledding.
In short, the Winter Olympics are a political scam to highlight athletes and hobbyists of a paler complexion. All sorts of events are added on to cater to this hobby base, but as the rest of the world wakes up and says "yeah that fucking snow shit is RETARDED and UNCOMFORTABLE," the interest and supporting marketing dollars will melt away.
bitches.
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