Liese, I'm surprised at the beatablility of the Canadians!
I totally wish we could back up to Vancouver next weekend. I didn't have enough fun! I'm not done with the Olympics yet! I'm not going to Russia in four years (or London in 2)! WANT MOAR!
I didn't create the troll. I didn't date the troll. In fact I hate the troll. I helped deflate the troll-- All done.
Willow ,'Potential'
Natter 65: Speed Limit Enforced by Aircraft
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, pandas, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
Kat - Feb 21, 2010 6:36:40 pm PST #9783 of 30001
"I keep to a strict diet of ill-advised enthusiasm and heartfelt regret." Leigh Bardugo
§ ita § - Feb 21, 2010 6:40:57 pm PST #9784 of 30001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
Fake dark skin and that quotation from the coach are pretty damned fail. I do think using the term Aborigine to mean Australian Aborigine is sloppy, especially at a Canadian event, but from the costume I saw at the link they're pretty clearly not being generic, and if they were, good luck with that.
Dana - Feb 21, 2010 6:43:32 pm PST #9785 of 30001
I'm terrifically busy with my ennui.
“We try to represent a picture of this time when aboriginal people start being in the world. It’s no customs, no country, nothing.”
That's just another version of "Oh, I'm color-blind."
Hil R. - Feb 21, 2010 6:44:35 pm PST #9786 of 30001
Sometimes I think I might just move up to Vermont, open a bookstore or a vegan restaurant. Adam Schlesinger, z''l
Fake dark skin and that quotation from the coach are pretty damned fail. I do think using the term Aborigine to mean Australian Aborigine is sloppy, especially at a Canadian event, but from the costume I saw at the link they're pretty clearly not being generic, and if they were, good luck with that.
They seem to have stopped trying to convince anyone that they meant generic Aborigine. According to an article from a few days ago, the coach is now carrying around some photos of Australian Aborigines wearing something vaguely similar to the costumes and showing them to anyone who complains, as proof that the costumes are authentic.
Matt the Bruins fan - Feb 21, 2010 7:09:56 pm PST #9787 of 30001
"I remember when they eventually introduced that drug kingpin who murdered people and smuggled drugs inside snakes and I was like 'Finally. A normal person.'” —RahvinDragand
Having just seen Ya lyublyu tebya I leapt to the assumption they were performing traditional Mongolian or Kalmyk dances in yellowface before I followed the link.
javachik - Feb 21, 2010 7:12:13 pm PST #9788 of 30001
Our wings are not tired.
meara!!! What house??! Why you no provide links?? Don't want to jinx? I'm excited. I am sure you can't tell what with all of this punctuation (from me and sarameg both!!!).
megan walker - Feb 21, 2010 7:35:10 pm PST #9789 of 30001
"What kind of magical sunshine and lollipop world do you live in? Because you need to be medicated."-SFist
Well, one dance in and the stereotypes are already flying fast and furious. The Can-Can? That is not a folk dance.
And the announcers are not helping. Note to the announcers: It is not the 60s anymore, France is way behind the US in cigarette consumption.
DavidS - Feb 21, 2010 7:40:10 pm PST #9790 of 30001
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
If I slicked it down with gel, I almost could achieve Carrie-Anne Moss's hair in The Matrix.
You taunt me! I've only been lobbying for like five years.
javachik - Feb 21, 2010 7:47:32 pm PST #9791 of 30001
Our wings are not tired.
France is way behind the US in cigarette consumption.
Per capita?
Hil R. - Feb 21, 2010 7:49:01 pm PST #9792 of 30001
Sometimes I think I might just move up to Vermont, open a bookstore or a vegan restaurant. Adam Schlesinger, z''l
Well, one dance in and the stereotypes are already flying fast and furious. The Can-Can? That is not a folk dance.
Well, I guess it's more a folk dance than the people skating to the Dixie Chicks.