NBC: Disrespecting Iran while Opening Ceremony is going on

[soheil86]

you guys should not expect any better,we are booing IR everyday and you want someone who is not iranian to cheer for us? IR deserves to be booed

[Daban]

IR deserves it sure, not our athletes.
In theory this is a sports event.

[soheil86]

IR deserves it sure, not our athletes.
In theory this is a sports event.

when their shirts say IR,they will be booed,in sports or anywhere else

[50Toman]

We are the paria's of this world.

Get used to people disrespecting us.

[Exoma]

when their shirts say IR,they will be booed,in sports or anywhere else

And here I thought Olympics wasn't about politics.

[Adesor Vafaseya]

past few experiences have shown our death treaths work better

lol

[persianballer]

only iran and venezuela were booed lol, not even france who tried to sabatage the whole ****ing thing. Iran and venezuela.

this just shows how much the world sucks americas d1ck... America shud b booed

[persianballer]

you guys should not expect any better,we are booing IR everyday and you want someone who is not iranian to cheer for us? IR deserves to be booed

chera k0s migi ? its normal iranian athletes, who are representing there country

[KC McElroy]

Maybe time for petition!

Petition for what? Redoing the opening ceremonies and making sure no one boos Them this time?

[Keshwardoost]

well those idiots dont get that this makes us more eager to win, hate from others makes the team and individuals to get that extra edge and energi and concentration to win the games, so hope the martial arts guyz kick some english and american nuts in their fights..

it usually is good for team chemistries as it makes a "us against them (the world) feeling", so heey it was very disgusting if its true but maybe we will kick their asses for it.. but it sertinaly took away a bit of the fun and joy though

[Martin-Reza]

Why would the Chinese boo Iran? I mean they didn't even boo Japan and you could see in AC04 how hated Japan is over there (while the Chinese cheered a lot for Iran from the beginning).

And I'm sorry for NBC, didn't know they are such a low-class crap channel. Who was the commentator who did that?

[Ali.Karimi79]

not a surprise....with this gov't we're nothing but shit to the rest of the world

true that!

[PersianMadrid7]

stop watching nbc, they even warned their viewers they were going to talk politics. And yes politics is part of the Olympics whether you want to be blind or not.

watch cbc or bbc, when Iran came out they were taking about the Iranian woman flag bearer.

[b_tonymontana]

I watched the event live from Canada on CBC (Canadian Broadcasting Corporation) and did not notice any booes. Actually it was much better than 2004. The dress was ok, the mood was good and they had fun.

[lulu]

Why would the Chinese boo Iran? I mean they didn't even boo Japan and you could see in AC04 how hated Japan is over there (while the Chinese cheered a lot for Iran from the beginning).

And I'm sorry for NBC, didn't know they are such a low-class crap channel. Who was the commentator who did that?

Can I make this very clear?

How many of you acturally see Iranian athletes entering and getting booed??? Go watch the video again and hear by your own ears!! I don't know where you get the idea from, and why some of you have such a negative and pathetic mentality! Why would people boo your athletes?? I don't have a clue!

Why should we boo the Japanese?? They received cheers just as the Iranian did! Yes, some of us booed Japan back in AC04, due to severe diplomatic conflicts with them back then and historical reasons. Unfortunately it had happened, but there were stories behind and it was 4 years ago!! Things have changed and this time we cheered them for their kindness of waving both Japanese & Chinese flags!! I call that real Sport Spirit.

We welcome our friends from all over the world. No one gets booed at Olympics!! so, please do not be so sensitive!!