Friday, August 22, 2008

Watching Some TV and Media Disinterest Confirmed


I was out tonight, having dinner at an aunt's place. Oddly enough, the Olympics were on. Remember how I said that China wasn't interested in 2nd and 3rd place? Tonight, all the highlights and all the coverage backed up that believe.

  • In men's kayaking, all you saw was the GB athlete who won.
  • In the walking marathon, you see the fellow who took Gold, and the Chinese athlete who came in 14th.
  • I was watching the decathlon 1500m qualification heats. You'd never know that there were more than the one runner who lead the pack.
  • In the Men's 4x100 Relay, you saw Jamaica win and China miss the hand-off. CCTV never even listed the final results.
In China, if you're not Number One, then you're nobody.

1 comment:

Aaron said...

Mel Lastman? Nooooooooobody! ;)