Comments on: Olympic-Sized Irony? http://seattlelocalfood.com/2010/02/24/olympic-sized-irony/ nutrition | deliciousness | sustainable | local | gluten-free Wed, 30 May 2012 06:28:25 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: seattlelocalfood http://seattlelocalfood.com/2010/02/24/olympic-sized-irony/#comment-29 Fri, 26 Feb 2010 21:14:16 +0000 http://seattlelocalfood.com/?p=150#comment-29 Greyson, I agree on the media literacy, but worry about the kids with whom nobody is having that conversation, which is likely the vast majority. Also, your kid is probably smarter than most (what, me? biased?).

]]> By: Greyson http://seattlelocalfood.com/2010/02/24/olympic-sized-irony/#comment-28 Thu, 25 Feb 2010 19:35:16 +0000 http://seattlelocalfood.com/?p=150#comment-28 Yes there’s been a bit of discussion about this locally – see for example: http://www.cbc.ca/canada/british-columbia/story/2010/02/16/bc-warshawski-coca-cola-olympics-kids.html

Back in Salt Lake City 2002 I think there were doctors speaking out about the beer sponsorships as well.

The (media representation of) critiques haven’t been particularly sophisticated, but at least people are questioning the idea that the Olympics will inspire kids to be athletic in a way that outweighs the detrimental impact of consuming coke & fast food.

It’s gross, but for us on the ground here, it actually has been a great opportunity for teaching media literacy to the kiddos. “So, what do you think of the fact that when the torch went by your school, every child was given a coca-cola branded olympic flag to wave?”

]]> By: Sara http://seattlelocalfood.com/2010/02/24/olympic-sized-irony/#comment-27 Thu, 25 Feb 2010 17:25:29 +0000 http://seattlelocalfood.com/?p=150#comment-27 I’ve been laughing about this irony since the olympics started!
This story was on NPR this morning, regarding corporate sponsoships, including the golden arches.

http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=124068024

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