Well yeah my first comment regarded what you wrote but the second (the one you quoted) is not. I'm on my Phone, I can not quote too much . You were clearly not one of the persons who were denying the booing was BS so once again why did you feel concerned?
Also, why can't people understand booing during a match is not very serious to Brazilians? It's not seen as a personal attack to the athlete for us, but it's just about cheering and having fun. No one else was booed before or after the games, Renaud Lavillenie and Hope Solo were exceptions because of their arrogant, elitist behaviours.
But go ahead, attack the *third world country* for the sake of it. It's beautiful to see the true colors of some Europeans and North Americans here. Supremacism at its best.
I'm sure many Brazilians don't agree with the booing, so It is sad that people will paint this as something characteristic of ALL Brazilians.
But at the same time, the fans did it themselves.
Right, because if the crowd of a specific sporting event represents the whole nation, we can assume that Europeans are disgusting racists for throwing bananas at black (and brazilian) players or call them monkeys, etc?
But of course there's a double weight for these sort of things.
I'm trying to find the video, but right after he lost he spoke to French television saying that Thiago made an incredible competition and deserved the gold medal, but that he was disappointed with the crowd.
He then repeated many times that the booing was not the reason he lost. Without any receipts, i think it's unfair to depaint him as such an "elitist".
The Jesse Owens comparisons were messy as hell, tho (he later apologized for those comments)
Also, why can't people understand booing during a match is not very serious to Brazilians? It's not seen as a personal attack to the athlete for us, but it's just about cheering and having fun. No one else was booed before or after the games, Renaud Lavillenie and Hope Solo were exceptions because of their arrogant, elitist behaviours.
But go ahead, attack the *third world country* for the sake of it. It's beautiful to see the true colors of some Europeans and North Americans here. Supremacism at its best.
No, they were not exceptions, that's the point!! Also your first sentences are exactly what we are talking about. Every public with a sportive/competitive spirit ought to know booing athletes is bad, serious and personal. That's a nasty competitive spirit.
Well yeah my first comment regarded what you wrote but the second (the one you quoted) is not. I'm on my Phone, I can not quote too much . You were clearly not one of the persons who were denying the booing was BS so once again why did you feel concerned?
sorry then, I honestly thought you were being ignorant and you're not.
Seriously? Does she think we live in a damn beehive? And even if her post was supposed to be sarcastic, that's actually how many people think that's what going down here, mostly because of how the media has sensationalized the Zika situation, which is deeply linked to elitism.
Right, because if the crowd of a specific sporting event represents the whole nation, we can assume that Europeans are disgusting racists for throwing bananas at black (and brazilian) players or call them monkeys, etc?
But of course there's a double weight for these sort of things.
That's appalling behavior and when that happened the public was dragged accordingly and Europeans were dragged as racists. I also do not like the way people act like this is a mirror of all Brazilians, those type of extrpolation are awful. I know there are some Brazilians who are ashamed of this behavior but it's what it is.
I hope that now that the media picked on this, the public will hopefully act better.
No, they were not exceptions, that's the point!! Also your first sentences are exactly what we are talking about. Every public with a sportive/competitive spirit ought to know booing athletes is bad, serious and personal. That's a nasty competitive spirit.
What other athlets were booed before or after a match, then? Because Simone Biles, Usain Bolt, Michael Phelps and many other athletes were loudly applauded regardless their nationalities.
Anyway, i'm over this. Americans/Europeans love to talk **** about Brazil and paint us as savages, so this is nothing new. And it's sad that the people here even with the troubles, are welcoming foreigners with open arms and this is what people say.
Tbh, I am European an I really agree with you and vouch that the media here and in the US also have unfairly been trying to bring Rio down. I actually got pretty annoyed with people because Rio is one of the most beautiful cities in the world and a lot of people haven't realised that thanks to the spin the media put on the Olympics. Rio was awarded the Olympics seven years ago. If they actually had a problem, they should have said it then instead of waiting until the last minute to try bring a whole nation down and spew hate to the masses. But it is obvious now that it is Brazil they have the problem with, Olympic or no Olympics. The booing might be messy but no doubt, anything positive has been quickly ignored.
In fact, minutes before the opening ceremony, Tourists in Rio were actively posting about how welcoming, beautiful etc. Rio was on social media but meanwhile on the National News in my country, the reporter when asked by the news reader what it was like in Rio, (minutes before the opening ceremony was starting mind you) immediately began commenting on how there were a lot of problems etc in the lead up and completely ignored the atmosphere and instead claimed there were protest everywhere throughout the day. Like gurl, London was in riots only a few weeks before London 2012 and you made nothing of it and then a few people in Rio with posters have you pressed. It is disgusting tbh!
Tbh, I am European an I really agree with you and vouch that the media here and in the US also have unfairly been trying to bring Rio down. I actually got pretty annoyed with people because Rio is one of the most beautiful cities in the world and a lot of people haven't realised that thanks to the spin the media put on the Olympics. Rio was awarded the Olympics seven years ago. If they actually had a problem, they should have said it then instead of waiting until the last minute to try bring a whole nation down and spew hate to the masses. But it is obvious now that it is Brazil they have the problem with, Olympic or no Olympics. The booing might be messy but no doubt, anything positive has been quickly ignored.
In fact, minutes before the opening ceremony, Tourists in Rio were actively posting about how welcoming, beautiful etc. Rio was on social media but meanwhile on the National News in my country, the reporter when asked by the news reader what it was like in Rio, (minutes before the opening ceremony was starting mind you) immediately began commenting on how there were a lot of problems etc in the lead up and completely ignored the atmosphere and instead claimed there were protest everywhere throughout the day. Like gurl, London was in riots only a few weeks before London 2012 and you made nothing of it and then a few people in Rio with posters have you pressed. It is disgusting tbh!
Like I said, it's really nothing new, we're used to it. If it wasn't this booing nonsense, they would come with something else. That's just how American/European press works, it's much more entertaining for them, for some dark reason, to report bad news than good news regarding "poor countries".
Like I said, it's really nothing, we're used to it. If it wasn't this booing nonsense, they would come with something else. That's just how American/European press works, it's much more entertaining for them, for some dark reason, to report bad news than good news regarding "poor countries".
Mess. All of the news in the U.S is dark ,even our own.
But it's a tad disingenuous to act as though Brazil didn't play a part in the negative press. Many Brazilians themselves have been complaining about how big a waste of money the Olympics were and how they should have spent that money on social issues. And many things were a mess, like the Olympic Village not even being up to par.
And that's not even mentioning the corruption scandals. Add in Zika and it's the perfect storm. Any nation would have suffered in the press.
With that said, the coverage in the US since the Olympics began has been mostly positive. NBC, who has the rights, show stunning clips of Rio and of people talking about what makes the city a special place. They focus on the food, culture, people, and beauty all the time. The negativity was before the olympics.