Etienne posted this on the punditry thread but I think it's important enough to have a separate discussion. What the fuck is going on here?:
http://deadspin.com/5923264/sorry-mario-balotelli-didnt-really-make-this-german-fan-cry-how-tv-lied-to-you-during-euro-2012
I realize that crowd shots are irrelevant to the actual game but this kind of thing still distorts the event because it turns the fans into puppets who are just there to provide doctored 'money shots'. It's almost like crowd porn, in the sense of being faked.
http://deadspin.com/5923264/sorry-mario-balotelli-didnt-really-make-this-german-fan-cry-how-tv-lied-to-you-during-euro-2012
I realize that crowd shots are irrelevant to the actual game but this kind of thing still distorts the event because it turns the fans into puppets who are just there to provide doctored 'money shots'. It's almost like crowd porn, in the sense of being faked.
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