Another aspect of the Olympics I dislike is any sport using animals. Imagine the stress of transitting a horse to Paris?
What surprise? Screw FIFA. A more worthless pile of crap doesn't exist.FIFA came down pretty hard on Canada women’s soccer team.
Hopefully she can stay healthy until we need her for the Play-off Anthems.She was really emotional about it, too. You could tell. Her first performance in 4 years, I believe.
It's good to see her out & about again.
Loved seeing her at the draft. Now this. She seems to be doing better after a really horrific diagnosis.
I'm proud of her, too.
Probably depends on the horse. In horse racing they take them all over the world. In most cases it doesn't affect their performance. Whether it affects them in other ways I don't know.Another aspect of the Olympics I dislike is any sport using animals. Imagine the stress of transitting a horse to Paris?
Yeah I can see this thread going sideways in a hurry.Edit: Please remove, not looking to argue.
Organized religions deserve to be mocked.
Shoving people sexualities in your face? When you see bikini wearing-babes in the arms of men in WWE shows, or in movies, wherever, do you find that heterosexuality is shoved in your face? Or does it only go one way for you?
Shocking that one of the first nations in world history to kick out the nobility and clergy from power after centuries of oppression and then instituted secularism would "mock" those two things.. I just can't believe it!!
I'm still advocating for the U20 tournament in hockey.
With the WJHC being played in the summer once every four years.
I also dislike children participating. We've heard enough horror stories over the years about training abuses.
Maybe the same U23 rules as soccer?
You are demonstrating severe misunderstanding. It may be that a rebuttal of your points is a community service, so here goes:
1) France was not one of the first nations in history to have a revolution. Revolutions go back a long way. You can read about revolutions in the bible for example. Heck, even among animals you can have revolutions.
2) France did not end their ruling class, they replaced part of their ruling class. Today the average Frenchman has little power, for example as can be witnessed with the Gilet Jaunes protests. Note also that France has had multiple governments both prior to and subsequent to 1789.
3) I don't watch WWE, but I am against gratuitous nudity in popular films and shows, particularly those aimed at kids. There are contexts where nudity can work, for example in a war film, or in an earned sex scene in a film, but in general it's a cheap gimmick.
4) I too used to respect Richard Dawkins' thesis, but I now see that organized religion is a part of human nature. Where humans don't have a religion, they invent one, and in general that includes both good and ill. Don't assume that the replacement will necessarily be better, particularly when the foundations are rooted in nihilism and obscurantism.
In general organized religion can also provide a "third place", which is missing from many people's lives and thus contributing to social ills.
This will be my last post on the subject.
Sure but then you'd be letting in Professional athletes.Maybe the same U23 rules as soccer?
Organized religions deserve to be mocked.
Shoving people sexualities in your face? When you see bikini wearing-babes in the arms of men in WWE shows, or in movies, wherever, do you find that heterosexuality is shoved in your face? Or does it only go one way for you?
-That's your opinion. I'm sure you have things that are important to you that you don't think should be mocked. Should LGBT people be mocked? Maybe that's your sacred cow.
-Bikini-clad babes at WWE shows (as an example, since they don't really do that much anymore) are meant to appeal to the target demographic, which is primarily men. No one complains about them because the audience actually want to see that.
-As to mockery of religion, cool. Go burn an effigy of the prophet Mohammed at a pro-palestinian protest in downtown Montreal and see how that goes.
-I choose which movies I watch. I don't tune into a the opening ceremony of a sports competition expecting to see some dude's nutsack hanging out.
1) France was not one of the first nations in history to have a revolution. Revolutions go back a long way. You can read about revolutions in the bible for example. Heck, even among animals you can have revolutions.
France's whole history since 1789 can be seen as a fight between Secularism and Religion that's generally been won by former. In a ceremony that was all about France, it would be a bit strange to NOT expect something about it.-That's your opinion. I'm sure you have things that are important to you that you don't think should be mocked. Should LGBT people be mocked? Maybe that's your sacred cow.
-Bikini-clad babes at WWE shows (as an example, since they don't really do that much anymore) are meant to appeal to the target demographic, which is primarily men. No one complains about them because the audience actually want to see that.
-As to mockery of religion, cool. Go burn an effigy of the prophet Mohammed at a pro-palestinian protest in downtown Montreal and see how that goes.
-I choose which movies I watch. I don't tune into a the opening ceremony of a sports competition expecting to see some dude's nutsack hanging out.
I love what our "Minister of Defense" Stepahnie Labbe said.FIFA came down pretty hard on Canada women’s soccer team.
Mamma Mia! Here I go again!I got the chance to spend the night with a UK field hockey olympian while travelling Greece, some years ago. I'll certainly have a look if she's still on the roster
FIFA came down pretty hard on Canada women’s soccer team.
Quite frankly I would love to have some hot babes shove their sexualities in my face. I would not complain one bit.Organized religions deserve to be mocked.
Shoving people sexualities in your face? When you see bikini wearing-babes in the arms of men in WWE shows, or in movies, wherever, do you find that heterosexuality is shoved in your face? Or does it only go one way for you?
Same here, but that's why I don't care if queers or homos do it too. I hope everyone can enjoy their sexuality (as long as it's legal of course).Quite frankly I would love to have some hot babes shove their sexualities in my face. I would not complain one bit.
Summer! Damn that kid is fast.First Canadian medal!