What is 'good moral taste'?

[PSDave]

Does anyone really expect someone from ISIS to be competing in the Olympics? First, the woman would sink when wet and the guys would have no place to tuck grenades or and guns.'

As far as moral symbols - I can seed that philosophy and think it is good. I can't really see someone with a swastika across their back being cheered on to win. I think it is good to have some controls and standards. People need to know that they may have their own ideas or beliefs, but a sporting event is the place to advertise. it kind of takes the idea of the Olympics to heart - all peoples from all places competing without political or religious overtones.

[Torchwatch]

It seems ISIS hide their guns and bombs in small backpacks as we have discovered in a temple in Thailand and on a high speed train in Belgium this week. My condolences to those who lost relatives and congratulations to those who advanced on a heavily armed man in a confined space.

The Olympics let the swastika in at the Berlin Olympics, the Olympic salute easily mistaken for the Hitler salute has since been abandoned. Maybe the IOC and FINA don't want such a thing to happen again.

[Bede735]

It's probably quite easy to police a competition as the swimmers more or less wear the same suits from a limited number of sports companies, in order to swim the best times.

It must be more difficult for public pool attendants to decide, as a greater variety of outfits are worn.

[PSDave]

The Berlin Olympics were during Hitlers control. He was totally furious when his superior white race didn't fare well in the medals. What really made him mad, so mad he left the games before the medal ceremony, was the fact a Black American won gold. I have seen a few documentaries where it pointed out that as far as he was concerned the Olympics were to show off the superiority of the white Germans under Nazi rule. He was a very disappointed man when it was over.