IOC to Investigate Canadian Women's Hockey Team For Drinking Beer & Smoking On the Ice
Posted by Jim Hoft on Friday, February 26, 2010, 5:14 AM
Girls Gone Wild–
Canada Haley Irwin, left, and Tessa Bonhomme, right, celebrate after Canada beat USA 2-0 to win the women’s gold medal ice hockey game at the Vancouver 2010 Olympics in Vancouver, British Columbia, Thursday, Feb. 25, 2010. (Yahoo)
Canadian gals break out the booze and stogies.
The AP reported:
The women of the Canadian hockey team politely accepted their gold medals and waved to an adoring crowd. And then the real celebration began.
More than half an hour after they beat the United States 2-0 on Thursday, the players came back from the locker room and staged a party on ice — swigging from bottles of champagne, guzzling beer and smoking cigars.
In a sport that Canada invented, there was never an option besides gold, and with it finally in hand, the home team let loose.
Meghan Agosta and Marie-Philip Poulin posed wearing goofy grins. Rebecca Johnston actually tried to drive the ice-resurfacing machine. Haley Irwin poured champagne into the mouth of Tessa Bonhomme, gold medals swinging from both their necks.
The celebration raised eyebrows at the IOC, which said it would look into the matter. Informed of the antics by The Associated Press, Gilbert Felli, the IOC’s executive director of the Olympic Games, said it was “not what we want to see.”
Knowing the IOC, nothing much will come of this.
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Gini commented:
The Canadian women seem totally normal to me! Congratulations to them!
olm commented:
Isn’t this what Canadians do?
How silly.
Reitze commented:
Awesome!
I’m so proud of our women.
They deserve to celebrate.
And they did without shooting ,choking or stabbing anyone.
This is hockey; not football or basketball.
TaSS commented:
Lighten up.
The hard work paid off and they were ready to celebrate.
Congratulations.
Canthisbe commented:
“Sometimes a cigar is just a cigar.” Probably not Sigmund Freud.
Andrew X commented:
Informed of the antics by The Associated Press, Gilbert Felli, the IOC’s executive director of the Olympic Games, said it was “not what we want to see.”
What is needed, desperately needed, in Western Civiliztion across the board right now is a concerted, deliberate, forthright effort to present our effete, sanctimonious elites with a wole slew of things “they don’t want to see”, repeatedly and in their pasty, smug faces.
Thing is, in an Abbie Hoffman sort of way, this desperately needed medicine could also be quite fun if enough people choose rise up to do it.
Militant Conservative commented:
Winners celebrate. IOC your the whiner you investigate those that you could not become.
Get a life! Congrats Canada!!!!!
Mike in VA commented:
The same IOC allowed the distribution of over 100,000 condoms to the athletes over the last 2 weeks…
Vinnster commented:
More power to them! They earned the right to celebrate.
Ginger commented:
You would not see the pro’s here getting by with such bad behavior. They would be fired! Come on people there is a time and place for things!
ang commented:
Bring it and more of it blow the smoke in the IOC faces, sick of all the control, theyve worked their asses off for a long time I imagine and if theyre old enought then by god let them celebrate. The funsuckers are everywhere.
Ginger commented:
How about doing it back in their locker rooms?
Andreas K. commented:
Gotta love the IOC. They don’t investigate underaged Chinese girls posing as women in some sports. They cater to dictators. But… they hate women, who have worked hard to achieve something, and thus investigave them.
Doing it in their locker rooms?
PLEASE!
Has anyone here ever spoken to a Canadian about hockey?
I always get this reply: Canada is hockey, hockey is Canada.
Imagine Canada on Sunday, should their men’s team win. The whole country will be drunk and dance in the streets!
Quick! Someone investigate this too! We can’t have that! It might insult someone!
D commented:
If they didn’t want to see it they should close their eyes.
Let them celebrate. I would. Probably would of tried driving the zamboni myself, even sober.
Gilbert Felli, the IOC’s executive director of the Olympic Games …. is a complete tool bag.
apodoca commented:
Great going, Team Canada!!! The best celebrations for us women involve beer and stogies! Let the IOC go hang!
Jim commented:
The only thing different that I would like to see would be for the US team to buy the booze and cigars and to party with them in congrats. It’s a game! Freekin enjoy it! Dang, get off your high horse and join in!
Huey commented:
So happy to see these comments.
Makes me proud. *sniff*
Some of us understand that you actually celebrate such events which 99.999999999% of the world will not experience and that you will likely never again experience.
Some of us understand that this is what grown-ups frequently do when such things happen and that, hiding such behavior behind closed doors (in the locker room or in the hotel room) just presents to the world a false face. Haven’t we had enough of false faces?
Some of us understand that, at 18, you’re a grown-up and can take a drink of (semi) strong brew. Oh. Well, if not, stop putting rifles in their hands and sending them off to war, okay? And, if you’re going to treat them as adults for killing/dying purposes, give them the respect to allow them to take a couple of drinks when they scale such heights.
Carry on.
Andreas K. commented:
Jim won’t happen. The IOC is sitting in Europe and is primarily run be Euro-peons. They’re too “sophisticated” and “intellectually superior” to celebrate with “peons” like Canadian icehockey women.
Besides. Women playing icehockey? And then drinking booze on the ice?! That certainly insults the future masters of Europe: our old “friends” the mohammedans.
Mike commented:
Canadians don’t care about hockey as much as the media in our own country (Canada) and others around the world like to spout. The media and those surrounding the game hype it that way in order to sell the sport. Really, less than 10% of the population ever even mentions anything to do with hockey in a conversation.
I haven’t been to a hockey game in over a decade. I really don’t care if the Canadian men win the gold or not. How does their victory or loss change the quality of my life? It doesn’t. Will I be richer, healthier or so much happier simply be watching Canada beat America in a hockey game? Privatizing health care or lowering sales taxes would have a much more profound effect on every Canadian than a medal win.
As for the women’s team, VERY FEW people care about how they do. Really, women’s hockey is very poor quality. I mean, yes, they can play better than me, but I stopped skating and practising when I was 9 years old. These girls spend all their time on their game, and at best, they could only beat a poor quality junior B team (two levels below the NHL) and only if body-checking were removed from such a game. That’s nothing to write home about.
As for the celebration after the game, it wasn’t the greatest way to do things and I think the IOC should simply advise them not to do that again.
mark commented:
Too bad for the US that they didn’t do that BEFORE the game.
Mo commented:
F*** the IOC. This is something to investigate? Has the world gone mad? (Yes, I know the answer).
They smoked and drank. If the IOC doesn’t want it to happen again, just freakin’ say so, end of story. And say “please” when they do it, as in “Please, next time, whoever wins, refrain from the Smokes and Booze”. NO penalties, breast-beating, apologies, threats and all the rest of the B.S. coming from an “investigation” need to be forthcoming.
Better to leave it alone, of course, but ok, you want a certain (stupid) image, fine. Just say “next time don’t do it” and leave it at that.
Great victory for and congratulations to Canada, from someone in the US of A heartland, who was rooting for the Red, White and Blue. You guys won, you deserve a celebration.
Alex commented:
There is a time and place for everything!
No class!
The Canadian Women's Hockey Team commented:
“Hello, IOC? We won the game and we’re going to celebrate,eh? So take off, you hosers… “
Taqiyy. commented:
“Knowing the IOC, nothing much will come of this.”
Of course not – the culprit is not the U.S.A.
If it were, the IOC would suddenly sprout teeth.
Patman77 commented:
Real Canadian beer is great. We’d drive to Canada just to drink because their beer is so much better than American beer. Even their Miller tastes good and I hate Miller.
Bob and Doug McKenzie will forever be my Canadian heroes.
BackwardsBoy commented:
They won and they can party if they wish. Stogies and brew? Hardly worth getting upset about.
We do far worse than that here when a basketball team wins. At least they didn’t overturn the Zamboni and set it on fire. They should be praised for their restraint.
Opus #6 commented:
And the problem with this is…
Oldflyer commented:
Oh, tut, tut.
On the sacred Olympic ice at that.
I wonder if the machine was a real Zamboni or a fake,green ice-grooming machine. From what I have seen, if it were the green machine, no problem, it wouldn’t run.
Ginger commented:
Our society has become a bunch of loony toons!
I can not believe the excuses that are on this blog for the improper behavior that happened on the ice at the Olympic Games in Canada. I don’t care who won or lost making excuses and praising bad behavior is wrong!
Valerie commented:
There aren’t any allegations of misconduct, here. If they don’t want to see it, the IOC can keep the cameras out of the locker rooms.
marc in calgary commented:
some fotos from our national newspaper here…
http://network.nationalpost.com/NP/blogs/fullcomment/archive/2010/02/26/canada-s-women-s-hockey-team-celebrate-with-beer-cigars-ioc-gets-huffy.aspx
I’m sorry that the IOC is offended by this, for the IOC, not for the girls.
and if the USA team had won, I would hope they’d party hard as well, it’ll give the boys something to look at.
dailyreader commented:
Its all fun and games till someone gets run over by the zamboni. Good for them though, hopefully the men will not be able to do the same.
Ginger commented:
Excuses…..excuses does not ok bad behavior for any group.
Nathan R. Jessup commented:
Are you kidding me? With an example like this [on national television] people all across the world are going to start using champagne, beer and cigars to celebrate! (can you imagine what it would be like?).
This world is sick…
(@ Mark #20—-very true)
Nathan R. Jessup
http://www.the-raw-deal.com
wanumba commented:
Killer luge runs, killer downhill slopes, condoms by the tractor trailer load and women getting sloshed on ice.
It’s all over Youtube whether anyone watched the Oympics or not. Being a top athlete used to carry some sense of being a role model until the ME ME ME culture took over. Now it’s “Sod off, I EARNED the right to be a pig.”
Right. Did not watch the Olympics, haven’t paid much attention to basketball since the generation of Larry Bird and Michael Jordan retired, baseball is multi-million-dollar contracts for guys who can’t play without drugs, and football has a disturbing attrition rate from not one field injuries, but off-field gunshots.
The only sporting event that caught my interest and was worth cheering for was Elin Woods pentathon event – boxing in the living room, sprinting out the door, hurdling the front yard hedges, mid-distance dash down the driveway keeping pace with a moving VEHICLE, all the while aiming and swinging the golf club to land direct hits on Tiger Woods face.
Absolutely awesome athletics.
Nahanni commented:
I don’t consider what they did “bad behaviour”, Ginger.
The only ones who do are self righteous, sanctimonious hypocrites who rant and rave against “vices” they do not approve of yet actively support the “vices” they do support.
For example I am sure that the self righteous, sanctimonious hypocrites would have had absolutely no problem with the Canandian womens Hockey team if they had, instead of drinking beer and smoking stogies, lit up some joints, shot up some Heroin, stripped off their gear and had an orgy followed by aborting any child conceived from that orgy. The self righteous, sanctimonious hypocrites probably would give them another gold medal if they had done that.
Mountainbear commented:
Yet another reason why I always say “screw Olympics, the whole thing is a joke.”
ouldbollix commented:
Aw leave the girls alone. Parteeeeeeeeee
Taqiyy. commented:
Olympics = Giant, moneyspending international orgy.
Nahanni, I LOLed.
“..if they had, instead of drinking beer and smoking stogies, lit up some joints, shot up some Heroin, stripped off their gear and had an orgy followed by aborting any child conceived from that orgy. The self righteous, sanctimonious hypocrites probably would give them another gold medal if they had done that.”
jb commented:
Ginger–
Unwind. You are way too tense.
Peace.
Michael in MI commented:
I have a feeling that if the Team USA Women had won and did this, the Canadians would not have been too pleased. But, since it’s their own team which did it, it’s a-okay.
If they had kept this to their locker room or their hotels afterwards, I’d say that’s fine. But going out on the ice, still in their uniforms — which means they are still representing their nation — that was bad form. There is a time and place for when to party and celebrate. The partying is not the issue for me. It is how they decided to party. Still in their uniforms, still representing their nation.
Do that in the locker room. Do it afterwards at the local bar. But getting wasted and driving around on a zamboni machine? Anyone else would have gotten arrested for that. But since they won an Olympic Gold Medal they are free from criticism? That’s basically the same as saying there are different rules for celebrities and common people.
Imagine if the New Orleans Saints went back out on the field after the Super Bowl and did something like this? Would people say that is appropriate?
I don’t think anyone (other than the IOC) is criticizing the fact that the women are partying. I think where some people take issue is where they decided to party. It seems many people have forgotten about decorum and respect.
Militant Conservative commented:
Get a life Ginger,
To the victor belong the spoils. This is sports and they were good sports. They bested thier opponent in a fair competition. They did not rub anyones nose in the victory, they savored the moment. This is all life has to offer. Go nanny someone that will allow it, I will not.
Michael in MI commented:
“..if they had, instead of drinking beer and smoking stogies, lit up some joints, shot up some Heroin, stripped off their gear and had an orgy followed by aborting any child conceived from that orgy. The self righteous, sanctimonious hypocrites probably would give them another gold medal if they had done that.”
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In their ‘apology’ to the IOC, they probably should have just said “don’t worry, we support Universal Healthcare, are ‘pro-choice’ and pro-marijuana and we hate the United States. We all good now?”
heh
Ginger commented:
Nahanni
It is some one like you that could come up with your version of trying to trash others for their opinions. I focused on the fact that it was improper! Takes lib’s like you to come up with bashing others with your filth. Can’t take the truth?
Militant Conservative commented:
Ginger, Bad behavior is Tiger Woods.
These girls did’nt do anything wrong that “normal” people see. They could do this in front of thier Grandmothers and no harm/foul.
No drugs taken, no lurid pictures on youtube, no stripping down to the sports bra on the ice. This is as good as it ever gets in an Athletic competition. I hope my son would be as normal.
Militant Conservative commented:
I also do not care what others think Ginger.
Try it, you’ll really move up on the mazlows heirarchey of needs. Run along now and go play.
Michael in MI commented:
No drugs taken, no lurid pictures on youtube, no stripping down to the sports bra on the ice.
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Heh, they were talking about this on local sports talk radio this morning (97.1 The Ticket in Detroit) and decided to come up with “other ways the Team Canada Women’s hockey team could have celebrated after their win”. One caller said they could have all done a Brandy Chastain and taken off their jerseys and given us all a look at their sports bras.
Militant Conservative commented:
I got bigger fish to fry. I am more engaged with staying on top of the current administration and the socalists that infest it. More important to me. Our home is on fire and someone else is woried about my kid wearing a bicycle helmet. Get real.
Michael in MI commented:
Heheh, Rush just mentioned this on his show and said “I wonder where the NAGs are now. These are *real* women.” He was especially impressed with the women smokin’ the stogies, since he’s a big fan of them himself.
greenfairie commented:
Those hussies! I bet their ankles were showing too!/sarc
Militant Conservative commented:
Rush, just made the comment I thought of too.
Bet ya these are some smokin hot ladies when in street cloths. Yes, these are some REAL women.
You go girls! Be contrite for the IOC then run home and tell them where to stick it! LOL
Joanne commented:
Whatever. The Canadian girls’ hockey team rocks.
Ginger commented:
Militant ….describes your behavior real good!
We sure do have a right to agree to disagree don’t we? I was brought up on morals and respect for others. Morals and respecr for self or others is almost gone with our young people! So sad! I don’t think it will be the fraud in the white house that will tare our country down it will be the young generation.
God help us all!
Good day….I have no desire to argue all day. I got my point across that is all that matters.
Militant Conservative commented:
Just staying on target.
Militant Conservative commented:
As was I. I see what the opposition has done with my manners. Used them against me. You must become relentless and ruthless to stop the enemy of freedom.
Those opposed to the constitution, and the founding principles of America deserve no quarter, no respect. Respect is earned not given.
Only one smart Liberal in my lifetime have I met.
They decided to not engage me in debate. This was thier wisest move. I don’t shout, scream or curse. I pound the opposition with the facts, I win because I am right. I am normal conservative American. I have had it with P.C. That got us to where we are at. Hows that working for us. Tea Party et al are where the rock ribbed conservatives are.
dlax commented:
“tell the IOC where to stick it ” maybe except womens ice hockey is already on thin ice with the olympics ( due to it basically coming down to only the US and canada being able to play well – sort of like the US and softball), so you probably don’t want to give them any more reasons to drop your sport.
dallasdan commented:
Judging from several of the 27 pics posted on line, it is highly likely that serious kissing and groping soon followed the party.
Ginger commented:
Militant Conservative
I am a Republican conservative with a different point of view as you.
You said: “Respect is earned not given.” I always have taught my children and grand children that they get respect until that respect is taken away. Respect should always be given back when that respect is re-earned.
It’s callled “FORGIVENESS”
God Bless America
Sheila commented:
Yes, they should perhaps have shown a bit more decorum (not worn their national uniforms or kept it back at the hotel) but overall I can’t get too bothered by this. Contra what others have written, I fully expect the IOCC to come out with some penalty or condemnation – after all, this is Canada. It’s the underage Chinese gymnasts or the doping Russians they won’t dare to confront.
Joanne commented:
Let’s remember, the rink would be closed and the spectators would have gone home – at least that’s what I am thinking. The girls are still in full uniform, so just a lot of fun and celebration. Why else smoke a cigar or drink a Canadian can of beer – yuk.
Joanne commented:
I should say a ‘Canadian’ can of beer – worst beer to come out of Canada…..at least that is what I’ve been told.
wanumba commented:
Huey
February 26th, 2010 | 9:28 am | #17
So happy to see these comments.
Makes me proud. *sniff*
Some of us understand that, at 18, you’re a grown-up and can take a drink of (semi) strong brew.
………..
Yeah, wish my 18 year old could take a drink legally in public. But the busy-body progressives here in the USA used the strong arm of Federal funding to wrestle states into raising the drinking age to 21. SO, we DO have the absurd situation of not training our our 18-20 year-olds to drink responsibly, but they are considered old enough to be trained to be expected to carry a rifle responsibly.
My position is that 18 is age of majority,with all rights and duties that come with it. A young man or woman at 18 SHOULD have been already trained by his or parents to obey the laws and drink responsibly – the consequences are severe. It’s just kicking the can down the road to make it legal at 21 – prolonging immaturity. Perpetual adolescence, which the progressives exploit for creating more dependencies.
However, being a believer in Rule of Law, we obey the laws as we advocate for their change.
Oh, Canadian player Marie-Philip Poulin, who was mentioned in a more expanded version of the reporting, posed not just with a goofy grin, but lying on the ice with a beer in her hand, isn’t 19 yet, the legal drinking age in Canada.
Ooops.
Militant Conservative commented:
Ginger,
Just a generational difference. I’m but a 47 year old. Seen too much already. Rule of law is for all or none.
Slickster and the current admin have made me very distrustful of government (not giving a pass to the Bush admin either). We are going down a very dangerous path right now. Entitlement mentality is everywhere. You owe me. B.S. You get what you earn and no man/government should be able to take it by force of an unjust law(s).
Teach your grand kids that no one but very close family should be able to affect your mood, insults and the like. Very empowering, stops the manipulative people in the world dead in thier tracks.
Don Rodrigo commented:
Oh for crying out loud! They’re hockey players! Whaddayawant?
Those parasitic whores at the IOC, with their lavish salaries and frequent gatherings in posh venues can just stick it sideways where the sun don’t shine.
Dennis commented:
The IOC are a bunch of hosers, eh?
Ginger commented:
Militant Conservative
I was not going to come back on this post but something told me to. I am glad I did. You will probley not see this but it is ok.
I would like to send you some kind words and say I now see where you are coming from and I so admire and respect you. I to have been so shaken up and distrustful to what is happening in our wonderful country. I fear for my children and grand children and all citizens of our wonderful America. I guess I need to let go of my distrust of others. I pray every day for our safety and that the evil ones running our country is thrown out and punished.
I fear maybe November could be to late. I hope not. I really do think the “sleeping giant” is awake and most of all our dear Lord is watching.
God helps those whom helps themselves! We may have to.
God Bless You
antilibr commented:
the politically correct morons of the ioc make me wanna barf….congrats girls job well done! i,ll buy the next round…..
Huey commented:
wanumba: Yeppers. That was my point on using the “18 year old” age rather than the 19.
Can be put in jail for your actions as an adult when you’re 18 (and younger) — held as fully responsible for those actions as any adult…
Serve in the military and kill and die as any adult…
Hold down a full time job, marry, sire/bear children, live on your own, enter into legally binding contracts, pose nude, engage in pornography … as any adult…
But have a SNOOT of alcohol??? Too Young!
Is you is or is you ain’t an adult…
And is this the same IOC that issued like a bazillion condoms to its athletes? I guess all that’s happening behind closed doors, eh? All cool, then, I suppose…(NTTAWWTIYKWIM…)
jb commented:
Ginger–
You are neither republican nor conservative, despite your claims to be so. You are a moralist.
That in itself is not necessarily bad, except you prescribe absolutes to others that do not even apply to yourself.
As to “forgiveness”–I would suggest you consult very seriously a Koine Greek dictionary and learn what the word “forgiveness” means.
Nothing those girls did “requires” forgiveness–either from you or the Lord, and to presume otherwise is to perpetuate the accusations that were made against Christ Himself. You are making judgments you have no right to make.
Please stop embarrassing yourself, and the Christian faith. The girls did nothing wrong, and if you are offended, then perhaps you should examine your own morality in very serious fashion.
Please feel free to continue this discussion.
My e-mail is koivwvia@hotmail.com
jb
Just_Saying commented:
Just got this news bulletin:
“Lindsey Vonn’s gold medal taken away!! It has been awarded to Barack Obama instead.
The International Olympic Committee has determined that no one has ever gone downhill as fast as Obama has.”
Ginger commented:
Hey JB!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I was not talking about the girls as forgiveness!!!!!!!!!!!! You are out of line. Hey Troll why don’t you move on?
jb commented:
Ginger–
You have some serious problems.
And I guess I fleshed you out, so to speak. You did not go check out the Greek of the Bible as I suggested, and you are just as defiant as you claim the Canadian hockey girls were.
My original message to you was . . . “Unwind.”
You should seriously try doing so. My post to consider Scripture you have answered in negative abundance–if you even get my point.
Peace–jb
P.S. Troll? That says much. I am not out of line–I called you on what you said, and you go ad hominem.
That makes you the “troll.” Sorry–your own words.
Outta here . . .
Tom commented:
That was highly erotic
Militant Conservative commented:
Ignore the trolls Ginger,
Your what is right with America, we fight not out of self interest but a better life for our progeny. We must secure the blessings of liberty to ourselves AND our posterity. Your just fine, I have been swimming in this cess pool for over 20 years. I cut to the chase quick. Our/ your liberties are threatened, I know you not from adam but wish all the blessings our founders have in mind for you and yours. This is my lifelong persuit. FYI I am a Master mason and a past master. I KNOW what the founders wanted, too many want to give away thier liberties for security.
May the God of Abraham, Issac and Jacob the God of your mother and the God of mine. Protect shield and guide you till next we meet. That I might clasp your hand with a warmer and deeper meaning.
powder is dry.
momof4 commented:
I am ashamed of my fellow countrywomen for their behavior AFTER the hockey game when they beat the US Women’s Team. I have four young daughters and I certainly didn’t want them watching it and I don’t want them to think this is normal behavior for athletic or Olympic success. One of the team members isn’t even of legal age to be drinking. So those of you who think it’s ok and those who think its okay because after all it is hockey, I have to disagree. They set a very bad example and it was not sportsmanlike behavior. I’ve never seen any other team act like that and I’m embarassed by their actions. We are ALL entitled to our opinions so I’m just saying what I feel. I had to answer my little girl’s questions afterwards and it wasn’t an easy thing to do. I would prefer they behave in a classy manner-no matter what sport they are playing in. Thanks for letting me have my say.
Militant Conservative commented:
Not American citzens. Our rules do not apply.
Let Canada regulate its own.
Kevin commented:
I’ll be more than happy to party with those women anytime. =)
Joanne commented:
I am so sick of stupid laws and regulations governing every darn thing anyone does – it is getting absurd. Do you actually think the 18 year old doesn’t have a beer in the dressing room after practices and games? Sure, the girls were probably a little unprofessional, but the only harm done is in the minds of those who choose to be offended….and I personally choose not to be…..I don’t give a crap.
wanumba commented:
Tom
February 26th, 2010 | 6:00 pm | #73
That was highly erotic
…….
It was VERY.
No surprise THAT photo led all the rest.
We have teenage girls, both in sports and they both said the girls were making fools of themselves and showing other girls that beer and cigars are the ONLY “cool” way to celebrate.
Girls are very vunerable when they are drunk, so that’s why families used to be more careful about letting them out to party unsupervised. Not now.
But of course, if any of the girls OR guys at any school around here tried that after a championship game win or any game, the school would expel them, the adult who got them the beers arrested. The schools EXPEL for smoking. So, what is everyone supposed to do when on the one hand everyone else gets evicerated, and on the other, “oh, they deserved it.”
Be consistent!
Our son went to his friend’s high school graduation party. Beer was provided. The seniors were all 18 – but not 21 and he discovered his sister’s 16 year old classmates there and already drunk as skunks. The girl drank three beers each like they were sodas, having NO IDEA that alcohol takes a little while to hit the bloodstream.
The 16 year old guy – a big guy, too, had a psychotic episode on HIS four beers – he’d never drank alcohol before and it was a fine time to discover his body couldn’t metabolise it properly.
Since they were ALL underage, everyone was afraid to call the ambulance because they’d have to explain why and how the kid got alcohol. So, they didn’t. Our son, who was the only sober guy there literally sat on him until he stopped speaking in creepy tongues.
There is no other model being offered now of how to celebrate apart from drinking and drunken carousing. So we get young women aping guys, acting butch. Beer, smokes and …
What are those condoms for again?
Militant Conservative commented:
lf you taught your girls to be ladies then all is right with the world. Boys/guys will be what they are. I am still a horn dog at 47. My wife loves it. That is why young ladies mature faster than the males. All is as it should be. I also know that I respect the ladies as equals. Taught my son the same. He found out most females are damaged goods. (true that)
Your governed by hormones and irrational behavior and not to be trifled with till in a position to handle such irrationality. sorry it is what it is.
wanumba commented:
“He found out most females are damaged goods. (true that)”
……
We have four sons and two daughters. They’ve been taught to respect everyone. Our oldest daughter just spent a semester reporting back how the freshman girls were “serving” the guys. She was propositioned every single day, because there was a betting pool on each of the girls to see which guy could score. One guy offered to split the $50 he’d win if she’d cooperate. She replied, “You want to SELL me for $50?”
Uh, yeah.
The pressure on the freshman girls was enormous – from all upper classman boys, who then would spend the rest of their time mocking the girls as sluts who gave in to their pressure. So, by the time freshman year was over, the majority of girls had been introduced to debasing themselves, and after that, they themselves thought themselves to be trash, too. The guys evidently didn’t think they were just male sluts.
Our daughter’s older, came out of a supportive family structure so she wasn’t taking ANY of it. Many girls these days don’t have that – their parents are divorced, they do not have a solid father role model, or attention from their mothers.
But after seeing that in three schools, our daughter doesn’t think there’s a single decent young man who would protect a girl’s honor out there in this entire country.
Things have gone to hell in a hand basket. Girls of my generation did not have to walk out of high school class and be asked by classmates for blow jobs.
It’s THAT bad now. If guys complain about the girls being all “used,” ask WHO helped get the girls that way.
Louise commented:
To all of you who keep referring to the “legal” drinking age bit, be aware that the 18 year old on the team is from a province where the legal age is 18. The Olympics are in a province where the legal age is 19. The provincial governments have the authority over liquor and it’s regulation, not the feds, so there is no single legal drinking age in Saskatchewan.
http://www.ccsa.ca/eng/topics/legislation/LegalDrinkingAge/Pages/default.aspx
Louise commented:
*in Canada*
Louise commented:
I did a bit of research. Of the 21 women on the team, seven are 30 or older, eight are between the ages of 25 and 29. Only one is under the legal drinking age in British Columbia, where the games are taking place, but she is of legal drinking age in the province where she normally lives, – Quebec. She turns 19 on March 25th, less than one month from now, so is only a short jaunt from being legal in British Columbia, too.
The tea-totalers amongst y’all might have a problem even with those in their 30s having a bit of champagne to celebrate, but, frankly, I think there is nothing wrong with what they did. And to Michael who said that if this was the American women, Canada’s reaction would be different, screw you and your worn out stereotypes. We’d crash the party and bring our own beer – which we would share! And we’d clean up after ourselves.
Ginger commented:
So sad!
oldguy commented:
Why is this any different than the televised celebrations in American sports championships?
wanumba commented:
Only one is under the legal drinking age in British Columbia, where the games are taking place, but she is of legal drinking age in the province where she normally lives, – Quebec.
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It don’t matter, the law is where you ARE, nor where you are FROM.
If THAT happened in our STATE, the ADULTS with the underage drinker would be ARRESTED and charged with providing alcohol to a minor.
THat’s the LAW. Who said any of us thinks that’s okay? We find it NANNY STATE PROGRESSIVE LIBERAL LEFT CONTROLLING. But it’s the LAW. The US Federal Government used federal funding as bait to get states to raise the age to 21, NOT any “teetotalers.”
Louise commented:
If THAT happened in our STATE, the ADULTS with the underage drinker would be ARRESTED and charged with providing alcohol to a minor.
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Like that would happen at an Olympic Games venue if the Games were held in your state. The police in Vancouver are too busy keeping riots from breaking out downtown and ensuring the athletes village is secure (remember Munich?) to worry about what’s going on in the locker room in one venue at the Olympic Games after the Gold Medal game and I’d bet my bottom dollar the police in your town wouldn’t be any different.
Besides, that, you missed the point, which is sort of in the vein of what oldguy at # 86 is saying. This didn’t happen on the streets. It wasn’t some wild party in a private residence on a street in the burbs, where some 20 somethings were plying booze into sixteen year-olds when the parents are absent. It wasn’t done in the full glare of the public. At the time that it happened, it essentially wasn’t even a public venue any more, since the crowd had already gone home. Just who is this celebration going to hurt?
We have here one young woman in peak shape, who has devoted her life to a grueling sport that demands considerable skill, dedication and team work, and who is less than a month away from becoming 19 (the legal age in Vancouver), partying with her team mates after winning a hard fought game that puts her team at the top of the world. Because of her hard work, she had the privilege of participating in an event that comes to only a tiny handful of people in the world, and maybe only once or twice in their lives. This isn’t going to cause the moral universe to collapse. In fact, it might just be a lesson in what hard work, team spirit and dedication to developing one’s talents can accomplish.
Indeed, this is just yet again the MSM looking for something totally innocent to pump up into a juicy scandal in order to pander to who are only too eager to lap up whatever salacious gossip the media can shove in their faces. And you fell for it. Shame on you.