Fashion genius Ralph Lauren designed the USA's Olympic outfit. And is a sponsor - along with other apparel companies.
It seems like a natural fit: a majority of the USA's imported apparel comes from China.
I think two things are revealed by it: first, how amoral THE fashion industry IS, and second how hypocritical.
Fashion execs (a VERY "LIBERAL" CROWD!) care very little about the oppression in China and other nations they do business in. But this oppression does REAL DAMAGE to REAL PEOPLE. Meanwhile, most of these very same execs think that AGW is an important issue. Even though virtually NO ONE has been or is likely to be harmed by it. And despite the fact that CHINA is the world's biggest polluter.
These folks are quick to trash the USA and Bush - as being gluttonous polluters who are causing AGW by consuming too much of the world's resources and "exhaling" too much CO2, but LOOK THE OTHER WAY with regard to China - 'cause China puts mega-money in their pockets.
They tell us we should use consume less and go organic, but they (the super-rich designers/retailers etc) are over-consumers who support an oppressive and mega-polluting nation.
AND ANOTHER THING: Ralph used red, white & blue for the team outfit, but NO FLAG.
HE PUT A HUGE POLO/RALPH LAUREN LOGO ON IT THOUGH.
HOW GAUCHE!
HOW PATHETIC.
Anyhow... China is being praised for the "dazzling" opening ceremony.
Sheesh.
Of course It was GREAT: FASCISTS ARE GREAT AT THESE THINGS!
North Korea can do this - but not feed its people.
And Hitler put on the grandest Olympics ever, too.
IOW: the whole dang enterprise is propaganda BS put on by a bunch of HYPOCRITES.
I won't watch one minute of it.
I suggest you skip it, too.
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I did watch it. My first thought: Oh no, Super Bowl half time without a football game to redeem it. My second thought: Berlin, 1936. My third thought, after listening to the commentators: arghh, they wrote the script for the NBC guys too. All in all, in very poor taste. Reminded me of the Busby Berkly take-down at the end of "Blazing Saddles".
ReplyDeleteI watched it because my dearest friend studied Chinese at Beijing University, has visited a number of times until his failing health precluded more, and regularly corresponds with friends there. He and I agree that there is much to be optimistic about regarding China. The Olympics, I think, will prove to be a stumble.
i love chinese people.
ReplyDeletethe chicom govt sux.
the spectatcle cost 300 MILLION.
wutta waste.
they shooda had a parade depicting tianamen!