Colin Ferguson’s Blog

So, does anyone else loathe the Olympics?  Am I the only angry man in Toronto that every form of media is owned by Atheletes I’ve never met, and products they shill?

Well seems I’m not:

http://www.reallifecomics.com/archive/100217.html

http://www.pvponline.com/2010/02/17/bored-games/

Both are good, and I appreciate their intent.  But over past few days I’ve realised it’s not the Olympics per se that get my ire fired up. It’s the inescapable hype that surrounds them.  Yes I realise the Royal Bank has donated money to the Olympics, and probably the Canadian Dental Association has given free mouthguards to them all, or whatever, but why is that so relevant they need to ADVERTISE that they have given this stuff to them?  And worse, why does the donation by McDonald’s Hamburgers or Mars Bars mean their products are now implied to be part of a healthy Olympic-level athletic diet?

So, yeah, I’m loving some of the athletic competitions!  They really are awesome in all the senses of the word.  But the  hype; yuck! I’m gonna consciously boycott the ones that are just over the top.

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