We respectfully disagree.
I say good for her! I wish more athletes were willing to take political stands.
It's very easy to say "let's just keep it about sport" ... unfortunately, that ship has long ago sailed and trying to reframe/rewind a globalized, corporatized, and heavily politicized money-making endeavor like the Olympics is as silly as our President trying to bring us back to the 50's. Hopelessly naive.
Jackie Robinson, John Carlos, Tommie Smith, Wilma Rudolph, Billie Jean King, Mohammed Ali ... there were some athletes who took their social responsibilities seriously.
It's bad enough that China, with its abhorrent human rights history, got the games. That our country and our athletes are not willing to speak out more loudly is embarrassing on a global scale.
My 2¢ anyway, as a Chinese American.
So, this is Ok for her to do? So it's Ok to allow the Olympics to be used to further ones political and personal values?
I say shut up and compete.....don't rightly care what others think should or shouldn't be done with animals......that is definitely not why I am watching the games. As I sit in my nice comfortable LEATHER recliner.
Question:
Who has posed nude for PETA besides Amanda? The only one I can rememeber is Pamela Anderson. So now we have a US Olympic Swimmer testing positive for a substance that is not even legal to prescribe in the US and a US Team Member in the same campaign as Pam Anderson for the idiots at PETA. We should be so proud of our athletes.
Would also love to know if she was paid for it. If so, as said above it is not a cause, it is a campaign for her wallet. She may really care for defenseless rodents, I don't know, but she definitely doesn't give it any credibility. All we want to do is see her naked, and I don't think most women who mainly wear furs will stop because they saw her naked.
Ryan Lochte, maybe so.
Was she protesting??? I only looked at the great body, I did not even see the backdrop. I JUST SAW THE LOVELY BODY.
AMEN! She got my attention for sure. Now, if someone would bother to explain to me what she is protesting, I would be grateful. ;)
maybe nude public displays of civil disobedience will come back into fashion. anyone remember streaking? that sure would spice up the insufferably boring opening ceremonies.
You don't think the Chinese government wanted to host the Olympics to further their political values? I certainly do! He's right, the time to 'just compete' has passed.
I will agree with you that I won't care what pet cause Amanda Beard pimps as I watch her and the rest of the American swimmers hopefully decimate the field. I may, however, look at the picture when I get home.
So, now because the Chinese want to politicize this....It's Ok? Wow, interesting.
So, you could say the biggest difference between the leather recliner or leather shoes and a fur is that when they kill the cow and skin it, they also use the remainder of the cow. When they kill the varmint/rodent/fox for a fur, that's the ONLY reason they kill it!
