Tokyo Olympics teeter on the edge of being both a psychological and political drama

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This is shaping up to be a good event. Take your pick on what controversy you'd like to follow: Sexism, Racism, Cultural Insensitivity, Lack of Attendance, Pot.

Tokyo Olympics teeter on the edge of being both a psychological and political drama

A Tokyo Games mired in controversy could cast the Olympic movement into a void that could have consequences that reach all the way to Los Angeles.

www.latimes.com

Tokyo’s Olympics Have Become the Anger Games

The Olympics are supposed to be a symbol of global togetherness, but Tokyo’s are shaping up to be the least wanted in history.

www.newyorker.com

 

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Olympics 2021: The sights and (no) sounds of the Games so far

Despite the protests, eerily quiet stadiums and heavy restrictions, the Olympic Games themselves provide a sense of normalcy, D'Arcy Maine writes from Tokyo.

www.espn.com

 

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TV network sorry over Tokyo ceremony images

A South Korean TV network has apologised after using "inappropriate" images and captions to describe countries during the Tokyo 2020 opening ceremony on Friday.

www.espn.com

Chernobyl for Ukraine, pizza for Italy: South Korean TV apologises for Olympic images

A South Korean broadcaster has apologised after using offensive images to depict several countries during the opening ceremony of the Olympics on Friday

www.theguardian.com




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Tokyo 2020 organisers accused of excluding Olympic opening ceremony musician for being ‘African’

Exclusive: Senegalese percussionist Latyr Sy claims he was removed from Friday’s opening ceremony because organisers did not want an ‘African’ in the show

www.independent.co.uk

 

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The creative chief of the Tokyo Olympics has resigned after suggesting a plus-size female entertainer be dressed as an 'Olympig'

Hiroshi Sasaki has resigned after sexist comments he made in 2020 about Japanese entertainer Naomi Watanabe came to light.

www.insider.com

Tokyo 2020 chief pressed to resign after saying women talked too much at meetings

Yoshiro Mori said he would not stand down after saying female participants meant meetings tended to ‘drag on’

www.theguardian.com

 

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In the Mexican burrito cold open on Kim's Convenience, Omma was angry with Janet for using her hanbok as a Halloween costume.

 

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Looks like a tropical storm is approaching It may stoke some extreme weather/climate change concerns, or simply cool things down a little bit.

 

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Adding Antisemitism to the list

Olympics opening ceremony director fired over Holocaust joke

Kentaro Kobayashi was fired “after a joke he had made in the past about a painful historical event was brought to light,” the organizing committee said in a statement on the eve of the Games.

www.nbcnews.com

 

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Absolutely sic of knee taking
Political protests
It’s sports nothing more

 

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TV network sorry over Tokyo ceremony images

A South Korean TV network has apologised after using "inappropriate" images and captions to describe countries during the Tokyo 2020 opening ceremony on Friday.

www.espn.com

Chernobyl for Ukraine, pizza for Italy: South Korean TV apologises for Olympic images

A South Korean broadcaster has apologised after using offensive images to depict several countries during the opening ceremony of the Olympics on Friday

www.theguardian.com




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That Korean jokester was wrong about Haiti, but I suppose he couldn't find a "polite" picture depicting a shithole.

 

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Blah blah blah... I enjoy watching the best of the world's youth display strength and skill and determination.