My boyfriend has told me that 'we' are boycotting the Olympics because of the Chinese

Question

but I want to watch the opening ceremony because I like all that razzamataz and stuff...... should I let my moral compass guide me and not watch it, or should I let the devil win and sit in front of it with a takeaway (chinese of course)

Answer 1

Just watch it if you want to - it's got nothing to do with your boyfriend what you watch. I hate football with a vengeance, but my wife loves it - so she watches it and I don't! Simple.

Answer 2

Olympics doesn't only include Chinese Participants

Answer 3

Listen to uncle Filya they are very wise words......

Answer 4

He seems to be adopting some alledged Chinese tactics here - telling you what you can or cannot do!!

Answer 5

If I was you I'd tell your boyfriend that you'll make up your own mind on the subject.

You could tell him that you need a sabbatical from him for the next three weeks!

Answer 6

Just watch it, it wont make any difference

Answer 7

what is this all about against the chinese,i don't know why ,

maybe i have missed something.

Answer 8

Don't let your boyfriend make the decision for you. If you feel strongly that it is wrong to watch the Olympics because of Chinese politics, then don't. If you really want to watch, then do that. Your boyfriend should respect your decision, either way.

Answer 9

Just watch it! If you have to boycott chinese things maybe that means no fridge,no tv,no clothes etc.......!

Answer 10

A boycott is a boycott.  I shall not watch one minute of it.  Even without their appalling human-rights record, it's all about sportzzzzzzz.

     An awful lot of money spent at no possible benefit to humanity.

Answer 11

What a weird relationship. You're planning on watching the Olympics together? Sport is my getaway from my missus. I wouldn't dream of 'sharing' the Olympics with her. (Especially those female gymnasts, provided they're legal. Rofl!)

Answer 12

Watch it, if he is kicks up a fuss tell him that from now on you are boycotting tingporn because of the gross injustice to women, he will pay for the take away and sit there with you.

Answer 13

Well boycott only if you would also boycott the olympics in the US, to protest the abuse of the Geneva Convention for the imperialist attitude of a president going into an illegal war which has killed thousands, for a government who lets is citizens die in natural disasters (compare Hurricane Katrina response with China's recent reaction to the earthquake they had !!!! So tell him to be fair.

Answer 14

Your boyfriend is a control freak. tell him you are an adult and therefore choose to watch or not.....Tell him to keep politics out of sports.....

Answer 15

If you think are actions in are any more morally guided then the Chinese your mistaken. Get the takeaway and enjoy.

Answer 16

Your moral compass should celebrqte the aceivements of the athletes that have trained all their lives for this opportunity.

Shame that so many non-acheivers want to spoil and taint theses peoples efforts.

Answer 17

I have similar thoughts on this ie turn it off till they come up with a full human rights programme and show some implementation of same.

But...if I don't watch it... then I don't see them choke in their own grime... so... I'm torn between watching for seventeen days and ending up with eyes of a panda or doing it the hard way and sticking bamboo into my eyes for not supporting the humanists.