Yeah it's a pity
And basically the difference in opinion here is around the bit where you say "for no good reason".
Tokyo is now seeing higher numbers than ever and some people at the Olympics are now having to isolate and can't even compete having trained for years to attend. Even if it's symbolic, I can well appreciate how other people at the games would appreciate the gesture.
It's an international event in a pandemic, and even for those who win medals I doubt that it's exactly how they imagined. (same for people getting married).
I sympathise to the degree that it's a shame when circumstances mean that important points in your life aren't quite what you hoped, but if your wedding or winning Olympic gold feels devalued because your photo has a mask on (reflecting what's actually going on...) I'd have thought that it was a more unique snapshot of then zeitgeist than any airbrushed alternative.
(how many people look at their wedding photos that often anyway?)
The human angle on this is, as ever, multifaceted.
Posted By: Cardiff Canary on July 28th 2021 at 13:33:59
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- Mask wearing on the Olympic podium (Other Sports) - paulg, Jul 28, 09:23:15
- And for the interviews. Don’t get it. They are all unmasked in the same space when (Other Sports) - Jim, Jul 28, 09:56:43
- Some have been in the same pool (n/m) (Other Sports) - KevinBond, Jul 28, 13:19:00
- Sad? (Other Sports) - Legacy Fan, Jul 28, 09:56:32
- on the podium? having won a medal? (Other Sports) - paulg, Jul 28, 10:05:33
- No (n/m) (Other Sports) - Legacy Fan, Jul 28, 11:11:08
- If it saves just 1 life then it’s a good thing (Other Sports) - SCC 28, Jul 28, 10:20:18
- Daley and co took them off after getting the medals (Other Sports) - jamesward, Jul 28, 12:52:01
- Like you say, if it saves one life. It’s not gonna kill anybody. Some proper (Other Sports) - Legacy Fan, Jul 28, 11:15:43
- oh the irony (n/m) (Other Sports) - CWC, Jul 28, 13:16:48
- All the photos will now show how safe the games were (n/m) (Other Sports) - Ben, Jul 28, 10:36:41
- Quite .... (n/m) (Other Sports) - paulg, Jul 28, 11:10:10
- But why is this something which triggers you? (Other Sports) - Legacy Fan, Jul 28, 11:14:38
- It's like asking a couple to have their wedding photos taken wearing a mask (Other Sports) - Ben, Jul 28, 11:47:15
- And basically, they're deprived of fully expressing (Other Sports) - paulg, Jul 28, 12:00:46
- Yeah it's a pity (Other Sports) - Cardiff Canary, Jul 28, 13:33:59
- The point is not whether masks are useful (Other Sports) - paulg, Jul 28, 13:55:49
- Cultural and contextual (Other Sports) - Cardiff Canary, Jul 28, 14:15:59
- This is a good point I hadn’t considered (n/m) (Other Sports) - SCC 28, Jul 28, 18:05:03
- Cultural and contextual (Other Sports) - Cardiff Canary, Jul 28, 14:15:59
- The point is not whether masks are useful (Other Sports) - paulg, Jul 28, 13:55:49
- Yeah it's a pity (Other Sports) - Cardiff Canary, Jul 28, 13:33:59
- And basically, they're deprived of fully expressing (Other Sports) - paulg, Jul 28, 12:00:46
- struggle away; good luck (n/m) (Other Sports) - paulg, Jul 28, 11:37:10
- It's like asking a couple to have their wedding photos taken wearing a mask (Other Sports) - Ben, Jul 28, 11:47:15
- But why is this something which triggers you? (Other Sports) - Legacy Fan, Jul 28, 11:14:38
- Quite .... (n/m) (Other Sports) - paulg, Jul 28, 11:10:10
- on the podium? having won a medal? (Other Sports) - paulg, Jul 28, 10:05:33
- Good question (Other Sports) - SCC 28, Jul 28, 09:27:59
- Good old wiki - it's still shite tho (n/m) (Other Sports) - paulg, Jul 28, 09:31:38
- And for the interviews. Don’t get it. They are all unmasked in the same space when (Other Sports) - Jim, Jul 28, 09:56:43
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