During the 2012 Olympics, NBC refused to broadcast a tribute to victims of terror!

During the 2012 Olympics, NBC refused to broadcast a tribute to victims of terror!

Apparently, NBC thinks Americans don’t care about terrorism.


The opening ceremony of the 2012 Summer Olympics was an incredible event to behold.


Directed by Academy Award-winning director Danny Boyle (Slumdog Millionaire, 28 Days Later), the ceremony captured the hearts and minds of 900 million people, keeping them fully engaged throughout its four-hour run time.


However, American viewers didn’t see the same ceremony as everybody else.


NBC, the corporation responsible for broadcasting the Olympics in America, chose not to show their viewers a tribute to victims of terrorist attacks. This tribute, which paid respect to the victims of a London bombing, was replaced with an interview between Ryan Seacrest and Michael Phelps.


According to NBC, the tribute was removed because it wasn’t “tailored to the U.S. audience”.


For perspective, imagine if an Olympic tribute to the victims of 9-11 or the Oklahoma City bombing was removed in Britain on the same line of reasoning.


Following the decision, #NBCfail became a top trend on Twitter. Tribute choreographer Akram Khan expressed his disappointment with NBC’s actions, accusing the corporation of being too commercial.


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