TrickyRicky
Senior Member
I will be watching some of the sporting competitions. I will not however be watching the opening and closing ceremonies or any segments pertaining to the host country or nation. This is not a slight on China or Beijing, a fascinating city and country I have visited before and the country of origin of some of my ancestors. I just never watch these things (and this will apply to Vancouver 2010 as well) for what they represent and particularly so this Olympics, jingoism steeped in nationalist mythology and fictional identity constructs.