What would you do if you really wanted to annoy someone?
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. . .here are my thoughts.
What would you do if you really wanted to annoy someone?
If I really wanted to annoy someone, I’d turn on the Winter Olympics. Don’t get me wrong, we’ve all eagerly awaited these two weeks of curling bombardment. Some people—my wife included—actually prefer the Winter Olympics to its warmer sibling. The folks who should be really annoyed this February, are members of the African diaspora. I’d already be pissed that Black History Month is during the shortest month. The world adds insult to injury by holding the Olympics the same month. Why, you ask, is that insulting? Of the 2,874 athletes at the games, only a miniscule fraction are Black. I couldn’t locate the exact numbers from this year, but in 2018, only 11 of the 244 U.S. athletes were Black. That’s only 4.5%! This year, only six athletes (6!) represent African nations. That’s less than a quarter of a percent (0.21%) of the total participants. I suppose this is merely an annoyingly unfortunate happenstance, thus I’m okay with my TV perpetually tuned to NBC, USA, or Peacock until February 20th. I’ll definitely watch, rooting for that small percentage of athletes to create their own history in Beijing.