Further to my earlier rant. I just saw this comment from the Graphic designer who created the fur abominations we call the 2010 mascots
SURREY, British Columbia (Reuters) - Organizers of the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver used animals of Canada's Pacific Coast -- both real and imaginary -- as inspiration for the three official Games mascots unveiled on Tuesday.
The mascots -- or "critters" as their designers call them -- incorporate elements from real animals such as killer whales and coastal bears with those of mythical beings such as the sasquatch and the thunderbird of Indian legend.
"We didn't really look at other (Olympic) mascots. We just wanted something that would represent Canadians," said Vicki Wong, one of the designers.
Represent Canadians.... give me a break. I am a Canadian and also live in Vancouver. I love the idea of the Olympics coming to Vancouver, however these PokeKitty cross creatures are far from anything representing Canada. For those of you who are curious, no we do not live in igloo's and that whole Inukshuk thing has nothing to do with Vancouver... well except we have a decorative on in one of our parks.
As for these "mascots" the look more like they have a heavy Asian influence, maybe this comes from the fact the designer has the last name Wong. Apparently they are supposed to represent Native culture, but what does a Chinese graphic designer know about native design??? If they really wanted to go for native culture they should have gone down to East Hastings and hired one off the sidewalk. Probably would have only cost 'em a bottle of cheap sherry to boot.
I just had to add this guys blog
http://www.ciavarro.com/blog/2007/11/you-knew-this-was-coming.html
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