Um, Canada, it’s about the uniforms
Cats: Uncategorized, odd things|Can we say that without being hauled up before a Committee on UnCanadian Activities?
Well, we’re saying it anyway. And others have said it too. Plenty of others.
Were those get-ups Olympic-opening-ceremonies chic? Ah, no.
Try bowling alley chic. Not offense to bowling alley goers. Those shirts would be fine for a bowling alley.
Look, we know you’re athletes and you need sweat-wicking athletic wear and cotton caps to keep the sun off
And we know you didn’t design the uniforms or choose to wear them. It isn’t your fault.
We know that.
But we also know this: the opening ceremonies is a time to showcase cultural dress, country colours and national creativity. You don’t dress athletes in practical sweat-wicking jock wear and painter’s caps AT THE OPENING CEREMONIES OF THE BIGGEST OLYMPICS IN HISTORY!
You just don’t.
Even Malawi had classier national uniforms than Canada.
What were you thinking, Canada?
August 9th, 2008 at 2:03 am
Yep. You are right. They are ugly as homemade sin.
August 9th, 2008 at 6:26 am
I was sad when they gave the Roots contact away and the US ands UK have it now. I imagine they had nicer uniforms, didn’t catch them, but Canada’s were mighty ugly.
August 9th, 2008 at 9:56 am
Please, next time put a warning before I click. Now, I have to scoop out my eyeballs and roll them into the gutter, maybe into some shards of glass.
Now I must cancel my trip to see you, cruel rotten woman.
August 9th, 2008 at 10:30 am
At the time, I even questioned the Roots uniforms but then kind of liked them. These ones are atrocious. I loved Dr. M’s comment though - ugly as homemade sin.
Have a great visit with that Espanya group, I hear they’re wily!
August 9th, 2008 at 12:44 pm
They look like they just finished painting my living room in those outfits. Horrendous, and a national shame!
August 10th, 2008 at 2:07 am
Jeez, the mutant second-coming of Zubaz.
August 12th, 2008 at 10:20 am
I saw the outfits for the first time last weekend at the Bay, and my first reaction was VOMIT! Second reaction was utter embarassment.
August 12th, 2008 at 3:59 pm
Woah! Did you read the comments on that CBC article? There seem to be a large number of people that like the clothing!
August 13th, 2008 at 12:33 am
Dr. Monkey, love that turn of phrase
- ugly as homemade sin
Allison, did you see them from Britain? I’m sure no other country cared.
Espanya, couldn’t have been that bad, you didn’t cancel
Dale, bring back the roots uniforms
Barbara, is your living room a national shame too?
Cormac, Zubaz? Gotta google that one but it sounds like those uniforms look
Deepti, I hope you didn’t buy one
Deepti2, there’s no accounting for taste
August 14th, 2008 at 9:20 pm
You don’t remember Zubaz? Those colored-stripes of zebra-like patterns that gym rats used to wear and for some odd reason, they spread out? They eventually came with a mullet, standard.