Jason Brown is the Men's Sarah Hughes.....He never makes mistakes and he can land a couple quads...The skies the limit.
Jason tends to be all smiles all the time and it comes off as childlike for a European like me. Many also bring that phoney plastered smile on various occasions, in Poland it's not popular (but I know it is in U.S & UK). Here smile generally means that you like somebody / or something happy / funny took place.
Never makes mistakes?
I know what you meant, but Jason isn't particularly known for being consistent (although he usually does have at least 1 flawless, quadless, short program and free program a season).
Yes, he does look gay, because he's smiling and gay people are happy people. As for the other definition of gay, I have no idea what you're talking about. I didn't realize someone's physical appearance was indicative of their sexuality. Anyways, I have to disagree with you on this notion of nationality dictating how positive someone is. In the skating community, Jason is known as an extremely kind and positive person, moreso than many other skaters. It has nothing to do with the fact that he's American. And by arguing that positivity varies by country, you're insinuating that America has a strong collective identity which dictates positivity, which I have to disagree with as well. Nationality shapes people, but don't underestimate their ethnic and cultural roots as well as the environment they grew up in.
Does Jason have to do a cartoonish interpretation of that music? Hamilton has a lot of pathos in it, and humor, but not this kind of 5-year-old having fun.
Also, if you don't have a quad, AND can't execute a smooth Triple Axel for a SP in Men's Singles, coupled with that brand of cheesiness, I really do not see the appeal anymore. I changed channel after that step-out.
Also Adam, that style of faux feminine fierceness with the nightclub theme really is quite awkward when there's no technical feats or skating skills to back it up. No speed, two-foot skating, tight landing on triples. He is obviously very fit but I see no agility or power on the ice.
I know plenty of Europeans who appreciate Jason’s positivity and happiness, which requires real “adulting” to maintain.
Any child can be miserable when they don’t do well; it takes maturity to be positive and smile in such a situation. So perhaps it rubs you the wrong way, (and how genuine positivity can rub anyone the wrong way beats the heck out of me) but don’t blame it on “Americans” or “Europeans”. Got Jackson B. Squat to do with that
Since Lin-Manuel Miranda is a Jason fan - as is his successor on Broadway, Javier Muñoz - maybe the fact that you can’t see the program’s appeal is on you, not Jason.
I have had a few opportunities to meet Jason.I know that what I am going to say is kinda wrong, but the more Jason smiles, the less I like him (or more like I trust him less). Reading his interviews I started to think that he smiles not because he loves the world, but because he thinks the world loves him. And of course world loves him! But those smiles are not genuine in my coordinate system.
http://www.asahi.com/articles/ASKCB6X9HKCBUTQP03T.html
Jason's comment in the press con after SP
"To compete with Yuzuru in Japan is the best stage for any skater. It was the first time for me to attend the competition without Yuzuru in Japan, I was very sad and I felt something different. Of course, if you get on the ice, you will concentrate on your performance and do your best. However, I had a sad feeling that something was missing. Everyone thinks about him and I want him to recover soon."
I knew he was sweet but he made me cry today. I thank him very much for his message to Yuzuru!!
I enjoyed watching men's SP, some skaters are close in the scores so FS is going to be interesting. And I'm very glad and proud that Sato and Tomono did very well!!
He's the real deal. This world could use more people like him.
A smile can also be self-protection. If you smile you show that the world keeps on turning for you. It's better than the angry face, I guess. Less wrinkles.
I've written this before, but the german Eurosport commentators do not understand Jason. They don't understand that he smiles, when he has no reason to smile, after a bad skate. So, it is perhaps really a cultural thing at work here.