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In reply to the discussion: NBC: We skipped terror tribute because it wasn't "tailored for the U.S. audience" [View all]MADem
(135,425 posts)I don't think that actively played a role in the decision to run the Phelps interview, but it's icing on the cake.
They were asked, several times, to include the 40th Anniversary of that tragedy in that opening show. They refused. Some Olympic-related terror attacks are not like the others, I suppose.
That poutrage bullshit can and does go both ways:
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2180179/NBC-Olympic-coverage-Bob-Costas-joins-outrage-7-7-terrorist-attacks-tribute-edited-Opening-Ceremony.html
I didn't find the 7/7 thing "moving"--I found it slow, dull, dark, and gloomy. I thought the song choice stunk, too. I would have thought that even if they said "This horribly staged dance and song commemorates Munich AND 7/7." Of course, a Protestant Christian hymn would probably be seen as insensitive, since all the people who died in Munich were Jews...
You know, the minute the Olympics gets into overtly political stuff, you're going to find people who disagree. I think they should fire up a tradition where, the morning of the Opening Day, they hold an ecumenical memorial service to remember all who have passed, in a very generic way, and that way they can check that block for people who insist upon political references, and avoid it in the Opening Ceremonies, which are supposed to be upbeat and fun.