Still loving the Olympics!!
I have twice heard CBC commentators
describe a competitor as having “come out of nowhere.” I find that insulting
and condescending. It betrays an embarrassing Western bias; the competitors so
described, I am certain, would not consider themselves to have come out of
nowhere. They trained for years like every Olympian. The bias is intolerable at
times.
The inanity of so many things said has me
muting a lot of what I watch.
Hope Solo, an American soccer goalie, is
the Trump of the American Olympic team.
But Usain Bolt. What a guy! Not just the
fastest man in the world for his third Olympic Games but, in the heat and in
the final he was constantly giving Andre de Grasse a pat, a touch, a hug. That
leadership, that generosity, when coupled with sport mastery, is an
unparalleled high to watch. I just wept to see such mentoring. That is truly
Olympian.
Enough bitching: CBC reporter, Andi
Petrillo, is awesome; her chemistry with daytime co-host, David Amber, is fun
to watch.
And CBC news reporter Rosemary Barton is a
perfect anchor. Her delivery is poised and even but it’s her appearance that
makes me like her. I abhor the Barbieization of women in broadcast journalism.
My women friends blame the medium; Ms. Barton’s grace and non-narcissistic
appearance proves that women can deliver the news without overt pandering to
the camera (as Wendy Mesley does too much).
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I bought $50 worth of imported chocolate.
Some is $25 for 50 grams. It is amazing; slight on the fat, yet not bitter and
very, very rich. Yum!
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