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on being hyphenated
Jul. 29th, 2012 01:54 pmWell, gosh, nothing gives me identity crises like the Olympics.
Inevitable gravitation to wanting China to do well; remember in many ways I am not Chinese (both for better and worse); struggle with gratitude and love for having grown up in the U.S. (but not fully American?), while at the same time being endlessly annoyed at the U.S.-centrism of the NBC broadcasts and the anti-China sentiments of pro-USA fans. Good times.
The one thing I can say with confidence, however, is that dammit, NBC, your coverage fucking sucks. Can you please broadcast something besides swimming and basketball and beach volleyball? What about diving? Badminton? Fencing? Broadcast something beyond the only events America is likely to medal in, goddammit. Even if I wanted the USA to win everything, I STILL CARE ABOUT OTHER SPORTS.
Can't wait for 2014 though: winter Olympics in Russia and World Cup in Brazil? It's like the perfect match-up for the biggest parties ever. OVIE FOR THE TRIPLE GOLD CLUB. ...can't decide who I want to win the World Cup though. Germany? I have two years to decide, unless the world ends this year, in which case - what can you do?
Inevitable gravitation to wanting China to do well; remember in many ways I am not Chinese (both for better and worse); struggle with gratitude and love for having grown up in the U.S. (but not fully American?), while at the same time being endlessly annoyed at the U.S.-centrism of the NBC broadcasts and the anti-China sentiments of pro-USA fans. Good times.
The one thing I can say with confidence, however, is that dammit, NBC, your coverage fucking sucks. Can you please broadcast something besides swimming and basketball and beach volleyball? What about diving? Badminton? Fencing? Broadcast something beyond the only events America is likely to medal in, goddammit. Even if I wanted the USA to win everything, I STILL CARE ABOUT OTHER SPORTS.
Can't wait for 2014 though: winter Olympics in Russia and World Cup in Brazil? It's like the perfect match-up for the biggest parties ever. OVIE FOR THE TRIPLE GOLD CLUB. ...can't decide who I want to win the World Cup though. Germany? I have two years to decide, unless the world ends this year, in which case - what can you do?
