Erik Danudjaja


  • Olympic viewership down amidst controversy

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    Olympic viewership down amidst controversy

    The Olympic Games, since their emergence from antiquity, have been a spectacle. The incredible athletes never fail to arouse the worldโ€™s attention as we look on, bewildered by their prowess. But despite this fact remaining unchanged, Olympic Games viewership is down this year in every country except the host nation, China. And while defenders of…

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  • Vogue misrepresents people with disabilities in offensive ad

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    Vogue misrepresents people with disabilities in offensive ad

    Recently, Brazilian Vogue published a feature stating โ€œwe are all Paralympiansโ€ in an attempt to promote the Rio Paralympic games. As if the statement wasnโ€™t offensive enough already, they photoshopped disabilities onto able-bodied models, removing the female modelโ€™s arm and giving the male a photoshopped prosthetic leg. This disgusting display of ignorance is a giant…

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    Sept. 30, 2009

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    “The torch is basically the flaming torch of injustice.” โ€“AW@L member Adam Lewis explaining why the group has released a statement resisting the Olympic torch celebration that will take place in Kitchener. “I canโ€™t even explain it really, I jogged off to the sidelines and forgot we even scored.โ€ โ€“Hawkโ€™s quarterback Evan Pawliuk on his…

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