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delalluvia:
I think the excuse the network finally came up with for not covering the personal stuff on Matt was because he wasn't an American.  >:(  They only did extra coverage on Americans.  I don't recall if that was ever discovered to be true or not.

Thanks for the extra pics, Kerry!!  :)

milomorris:
Personally, my thoughts on this issue are mixed. Clearly Mitcham wants to be out. He wants his relationship to be publicly known. I'm cool with all of that. If NBC made a conscious decision to not include his sexual minority status, that is one thing. It could either be outright homophobia on the part of the producers of the broadcast, or it could have been a simple business decision made based on the demographics of their viewers.

When it comes to Mitcham's partner, there is a bit of a sticky situation. While other athlete's wives get coverage, typically girlfriends do not. So perhaps their unmarried status played a part in the decision not to cover Lachlan. We also have to consider what Mitcham might or might not have disclosed to the producers. Did he make it clear to them that he and Lachlan are in a committed, long-term relation ship? Or did he only mention Lachlan casually to them, which might leave them thinking that Lachlan is no more than "flavor of the month" type thing?

Who knows for sure?

milomorris:

--- Quote from: delalluvia on August 11, 2009, 11:48:19 am ---I think the excuse the network finally came up with for not covering the personal stuff on Matt was that because he wasn't an American.  >:(  They only did extra coverage on Americans.  I don't recall if that was ever discovered to be true or not.

--- End quote ---

Well that would make sense being that NBC is an American network.

LauraGigs:
"I want to thank absolutely everyone who helped; my partner Lachlan and my mum [Vivienne] here to support me and watch me get gold, because it was so important to have those two people here with me.
I did not think I had a chance to get the gold and to actually get that was mind-blowing! I was crying thinking I had silver. And to get gold! I was a blubbering mess."

Now that's the kind of thing that makes a fan out of me — humility and a human side.  I love that.




*THUD*    :P

Kelda:
look at that 25 pack! wow!!

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