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Originally Posted by EnderD_503
As far as my own opinion, I really don't care if my nation's Olympic uniforms are made in Canada, China or Bangladesh. I come from an athletic background. Played sports all my life, have tremendous amount of respect for the dedication and talent many athletes have. But an event like Olympics these days is nothing short of hypocritical. The slogans talk about "bringing the world together," being "anti-racism" and ending barriers of discrimination. Bullshit. It's entirely corporate and being corporate is all about maintaining barriers of discrimination where they benefit making profit.
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Interestingly, the head of the London 2012 Organising Committee (Seb Coe, who won Olympic gold back in the 1980s) was interviewed today and claimed that spectators wearing Pepsi t-shirts would be barred from entering any of the Olympic stadia - due to Coca-Cola's sponsorship of the Olympics.
When asked if someone would get into one of the stadia wearing Nike footwear (Adidas is an Olympics sponsor), he wasn't sure but thought it would be okay !!! Of course, the spin doctor machinery was soon rolled out to smooth over all of this.
I've limited enthusiasm for the Olympics (which is actually more than most people I know here in London) but, on the positive side, earlier this week I was able to get tickets for the United Kingdom versus Italy womens' volleyball. I've never really watched volleyball but will be looking forward to this !