Mom could've made worse picks than a Hall-of-Famer and another one who would've been a lock without the taint of steroids.
Doug Fields Tampa, FL From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Kevin M. Sent: Thursday, February 20, 2014 6:56 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [TV orNotTV] Odd costume choice Sexist rant follows: I know exactly how sexist I come off as I type this, but if you aren't going to mention a female figure skater's legs, there's really nothing of interest to me about figure skating. Nancy Kerrigan is, apparently, not as great as figure skater as I think she is, because I judge her by the shape and condition of her legs. And to me there is no better figure skater than Katarina Witt, even though I don't think she ever won a medal in any major competition. To give equal time to female chauvinism, my mom watches football and picks favorites by the way the guys look in uniform. To her, Lyle Alzado and Howie Long were the two best players in NFL history. On Thu, Feb 20, 2014 at 12:53 PM, PGage <[email protected]> wrote: On Thu, Feb 20, 2014 at 11:22 AM, Melissa P <[email protected]> wrote: I just finished watching the Ladies' Figure Skating final. (No spoilers in this post.) Should I be critical of Tara and Johnny (and Terry Gannon, I think) for saying nothing about the costume choice of one of the Japanese skaters? She skated to "Papa Can You Hear Me" from Yentl and yet there was a bold cross on her outfit. How does something like that happen? Yes (though gently I hope, as I have grown to have some affection for Tara, and even, more grudgingly, Johnny (but not Gannon). The skater is Kanako Murkami (I just finished watching her performance on my own time-shifted schedule). Even if the music was not glaringly incongruous, the cross would seem worthy of some comment, as it was so different from all of the other adornments the other skaters had. But with the music it cried out for at least a quick observation. I don't think there is anything necessarily wrong with a Christian skater appropriating a Jewish story, but it would be nice to have given that some kind of context. A quick google only yielded me the following tidbit: "Her interpretation of the movie 'Yentl' song 'Papa, Can You Hear Me?' was a seamless telling of the story of Yentl speaking to her late father in heaven of her undying love for him" - I might infer from this that she selected the song to honor her father, and wanted to make it clear that it was not a sign that she had converted to Judaism. BTW, I am now watching the next skater, from China, and it sounds like she is skating to music from Schindler's List; maybe there is a Judaica craze sweeping through Asian figure skating? This did remind me of an even more questionable musical choice, that ("Russian"?) who skated in a red dress to music from the film evoking that heartbreaking image of the little Jewish girl in the red coat. -- -- TV or Not TV .... The Smartest (TV) People! You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TV or Not TV" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/tvornottv?hl=en --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TVorNotTV" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected] <mailto:tvornottv%[email protected]> . For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. -- Kevin M. (RPCV) -- -- TV or Not TV .... The Smartest (TV) People! You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TV or Not TV" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/tvornottv?hl=en --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TVorNotTV" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
