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Do you think people should have boycotted the olympics? [message #345688]

Fri, 08 August 2008 20:19

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(Read Title)[ 45 votes ]
1.	Yes	13 / 29%
2.	No	25 / 56%
3.	Dunno \\O//	7 / 16%

I think they shouldn't have because it's the one time ALL nations come together and view each other EQUALLY as human beings, not Russian or American or Italian or German, etc.
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Fri, 08 August 2008 21:03

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Didn't even see the Rp2 post...

Either way, there's no good reason to boycott the Olympics. Just sit back and enjoy the rest of the world getting their ass handed to them by USA. Don't make a big fuss over China's shortcomings. Hell, if you wanna boycott the Games, fine, but don't bother me about it.

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Fri, 08 August 2008 21:55

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Fri, 08 August 2008 22:44

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I never really knew why people boycotted anyways.

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Re: Do you think people should have boycotted the olympics? [message #345738 is a reply to message #345688]

Sat, 09 August 2008 04:26

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Olympia08 should not have been in China in the first place.

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Sat, 09 August 2008 05:03

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Surth wrote on Sat, 09 August 2008 13:26

Olympia08 should not have been in China in the first place.

Yeah, it should have been in Nigeria

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Re: Do you think people should have boycotted the olympics? [message #345756 is a reply to message #345688]

Sat, 09 August 2008 09:07

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Who cares where it is, as long as it has women's volleyball.

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Re: Do you think people should have boycotted the olympics? [message #345778 is a reply to message #345688]

Sat, 09 August 2008 11:54

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@nikki: lol, so true

I voted I dunno, because I have no idea what you are asking. I think that the olympics should have been in a country that didn't have to as much uprooting as China did, but I'm not on the olympic committee. Without Paul and Morgan Hamm, the US is FUCKED in Gymnastics. But maybe the seconds can manage to pull out a win or medal.

Noticed this during 04 Olympics: Why recently, are the olympics held on US presidential election years?

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Sat, 09 August 2008 13:13

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Muad Dib15 wrote on Sat, 09 August 2008 14:54

Noticed this during 04 Olympics: Why recently, are the olympics held on US presidential election years?

Because it's just a cooincidence that both happen every 4 years?

yeah

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Sat, 09 August 2008 15:25

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Sat, 09 August 2008 19:04

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Re: Do you think people should have boycotted the olympics? [message #345820 is a reply to message #345688]

Sat, 09 August 2008 20:20

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Women's gymnastics won a new fan today! Mr. Green

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Sat, 09 August 2008 21:31

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We should go back to the days of ancient Rome, where people competed naked. Sure no straight guy would be able to watch any male event, but women's gymnastics, volleyball, swimming, diving, and running would more than make up for it and be that much more interesting to watch.

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Re: Do you think people should have boycotted the olympics? [message #346227 is a reply to message #345688]

Mon, 11 August 2008 16:24

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women were not allowed to compete back then Wink

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they were not allowed to watch either.

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Mon, 11 August 2008 16:50

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Nightma12 wrote on Tue, 12 August 2008 01:24

women were not allowed to compete back then Wink

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they were not allowed to watch either.

I take it that's where the expression 'going Greek' originates from.

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Mon, 11 August 2008 19:56

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Nightma12 wrote on Mon, 11 August 2008 19:24

women were not allowed to compete back then Wink

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they were not allowed to watch either.

True, and my mistake again, I do believe the Olympics originated in Greece not Rome.

Well, in that case, lets just have all the females compete naked.

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Canadacdn wrote on Wed, 02 July 2008 15:52

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Wed, 13 August 2008 23:30

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I voted no since this is only once every four years and its supposed to be a time where countries put aside their conflicts for a few days and compete.

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Thu, 14 August 2008 05:23

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Wait, who even boycotted the olympics?

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Thu, 14 August 2008 08:28

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People who think China isn't the right country to host the Olympics.

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Thu, 14 August 2008 10:51

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I don't even get all the hub-ub about the Olympics. All I get all day is people telling me about the Olympics and going to Olympic parties to watch them. I have no interest in the Olympics : /

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Thu, 14 August 2008 12:22

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People are making such a big deal out of little imperfections about the ceremony and talking about self-created images about China as they are fact, such as every single person being stripped of his or her right. For someone who's been to China a couple of times and have relatives there, I'm gonna have to tell these people that the majority of the Chinese population is happy with their life and not everyone is being suppressed like Tibet.

Although I did think that the computer generated footprints on T.V. was a bit irritating, but at least they didn't lie about it. Thumbs Up

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Thu, 14 August 2008 12:37

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What I found really off-putting, was the government's decision to have a 'perfect looking' girl lip-sync the song during the ceremony, while the one that has 'imperfect teeth' but has an awesome voice gets replaced because she is supposedly ugly.

Can you imagine how that kid must feel... the fucking government of her country telling her that she is too ugly to be seen.

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Thu, 14 August 2008 13:09

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If I read correctly, I believe that the names of both girls were listed during the opening ceremony. But I have no evidence to back it up.

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Re: Do you think people should have boycotted the olympics? [message #347631 is a reply to message #345688]

Wed, 20 August 2008 13:21

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Voted 'dunno.'

My reason...

...who the hell watches the Olympics anymore?

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Thu, 21 August 2008 12:04

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And now, it's becoming even more likely that the Chinese likely faked the ages of their gymnasts.

http://news.cnet.com/8301-1009_3-10021343-83.html

If this is true, then I hope the IOC has the balls (which seem to have disappeared these days) to strip the winners of their honours.

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