Agreed, I didn’t care for either one. But they made it to the finals. That’s why I struggle with thinking of this as a specifically “Raygun” issue rather than a broader systemic issue that comes as a result of trying to turn this artform into something quantifiable.
I’m curious now, because you’re closer to it than I am here in the US, but was there any initial reaction to her qualifying for the games? I’m very interested in knowing what this all looked like before, during, and after – especially if you could share what it was like for the casual viewers as well as people in the scene, like your DiL. That’s a lot to ask, of course, but it’s a perspective I’m interested in because here she literally exists in the world now to be an easy punchline.
