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Yesterday during women’s volleyball (Czech Republic vs USA) an American announcer said “Czechoslov……. Czechia..” I haven’t heard anyone upset about it yet, but I was expecting to.
Definitely less offensive than being chatty about “ladies and their silly lady habits lololol!”
This reminds me of the time someone asked me at this restaurant about where the Soviets were. It took me a good 2 seconds of processing to realise they were talking about serviettes.
What's upsetting about that? When things change names but you are used to calling it the old name, it's normal to say the old one instead of the new one. He even corrected himself before finishing the old one lol.
Why would someone get upset about that? Is it not Czechia now?
I can't speak for them (too well), but imagine that up until 30 years ago the US was one country with Canada under the name of... I don't know, the United Canastates, and as you're watching your favourite olympic sport rooting for your favourite player, someone introduces them as someone from the United Cana... Can... United States.
To be fair, even after typing this out I wouldn't be outraged, just slightly irked, but we're all different.
I would honestly laugh if someone slipped up and called the states Canada. If they called it something like “Trump land”, I might actually get properly annoyed. But there’s no way that would have been a slip up, so I think my reaction would be justified.
I don't know whether this is a joke or not (Poe's law and all), so I will assume this is a genuine question:
Because they were about to say Czechoslovakia, I'd assume. The country that hasn't existed anymore for a long time.
edit: grammar fix
It was sincere. I’m American, and the US didn’t officially adopt the “Czechia” name until 2021. The only reason I knew about it was because I noticed the name on Apple Maps (which apparently added it in 2020) and asked a European friend about it. I literally told my mother and sister about it a month ago and they had no idea.
I have no idea why “Czechoslovakia” often remains in the mindshare of Americans but I’d guess it’s to do with WWII in history books, and the fact that Czechia is rarely ever a topic of conversation. "Czechoslovakia” was apparently dropped in the 1940s. Recent enough that people’s grandparents might never have known. Information didn’t flow as fast or freely back then. I was born in the 80s, and I know I had to look up the difference between the Czech Republic and Czechoslovakia at some point.
The announcer guy, I promise it was a slip up and no intent of disrespect. He corrected himself. And in whose interest would it serve to be disrespectful towards Czechia anyway? There’s no incentive, is there?
"Czechoslovakia” was apparently dropped in the 1940s.
1918-1992, occupied 1939-1945. Long story short the marriage didn't work out but they divorced on good terms. Both Czechia and Slovakia have been EU members since 2004.
Huh, I looked that up and still messed it up. I’m terrible with European geopolitics…
No worries, and glad you learnt something!
I'm glad we are free of this monster.
Man, not even a GOOD sexist comment!
I mean, if you're going to flame out your career, go big... "She may have come in 3rd, but look at that ass though!"
I mean, they're swimmers, do they have asses? Those abs though...
No chest and often no butt. It's kind of a specific body type that's suited to swimming.
And shoulders which barely fit through a door. Add cargo pants, hoodie, and short pixie and you have the perfect tomboy.
This guy is out for being a dick but it's fine to have an olympic rapist. I don't get it.
Do you think all these people work for Mr Olympic or something? What don't you get?
I don't get society. It seems to me that if respecting women and girls was actually something people cared about then the rapist would be gone. Instead we get this virtue signalling. They'll put a rapist on the stage and cheer for him but one sexist remark and you're off. It's just lies.
I don't know if you get this, but the Netherlands and ~~Australia~~ Britain are different societies. Who do you think is lying?
Both, probably. The Netherlands clearly doesn't care about rape victims and the media are just virtue signalling. The United States elected a misogynist. It's a problem all over the world and I think a lot of people who claim to care (society in general) are lying.
Speaking of behalf of many of us in the Netherlands, yeah – we don’t get it either.
IMHO, should never have been allowed on the team.
Good! Now ban the rapist Dutch volleyball player!
what a chode.
Is this the same Bob Ballard that found the Titanic and the Bismark?
No that Bob is quite a bit older and hasn't got into sports broadcasting, at least not the last time I checked... ;)
Iirc I think he was the one who reported on finding a bismark on the Titanic.