Respect
I am by nature a
critical person, which is no excuse for giving into snark. That nearly happened Friday night while
Michele and I sat on the couch to watch the opening ceremonies for the Winter
Olympics.
A South Korean take on
American pop culture is not exactly my cup of tea; as for the Korean cultural
flourishes, I have yet to do anything in my life “gangnman style.” South Side, by all means yes, gangnman, alas,
no.
But who am I to
judge? There is no “right” way to do the
Olympics, though keeping Matt Lauer away is definitely a good start. But going in the opposite direction of pop
culture could lead straight to Leni Riefenstahl, and who wants another “Triumph
of the Will” or “Olympia”? No, let the
South Koreans have their way on their day.
They are, after all, paying for it.
Critics like me can just switch the channel if they don’t like it.
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