'So sexist!': Canadians are furious at the CBC for how they referred to Gisele Buendchen during the #OpeningCeremony

We have our first controversy during the Opening Ceremony of the Olympics, courtesy of the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. (Apparently Canada gets to watch the Olympics live while we get Bob Costas in America blabbering and blabbering.)

Anyway, Brazilian Gisele Buendchen was on hand at the ceremony and came out on stage when they started playing the iconic song, “The Girl From Ipanema”:

You're welcome. #OpeningCeremony #GiseleBündchen pic.twitter.com/CtMvYCFCiU

— Patrick (@RatedRHero) August 5, 2016

.@giseleofficial made the #Maracaña her catwalk tonight as she was our "Girl from Ipanema" #OpeningCeremony pic.twitter.com/vGbZTt8qLS

— Rio 2016 (@Rio2016) August 5, 2016

Supermodel #Gisele Bündchen brings bossa nova to the stadium’s catwalk, all to the sound of The Girl From Ipanema pic.twitter.com/GwPw7HnZcQ

— Global Times (@globaltimesnews) August 5, 2016

And then the CBC referred to her as “Mrs. Tom Brady” and Canadians are losing it:

Loving the @CBCOlympics coverage, thank you. BUT Mrs. Tom Brady? C'mon, @giseleofficial deserves better.

— Fernando Carneiro (@Fernando_at_140) August 5, 2016

Wow @CBC did you introduce the world's most famous model as Mrs. Tom Brady? Did I wake up in 1940? Her name is #Gisele #OpeningCeremony

— Renee Olbert (@ReneeOlbert) August 5, 2016

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https://twitter.com/CullenE/status/761707532020617216

Did anyone else cringe when Peter Mansbridge referred to Gisele Bündchen as "Mrs. Tom Brady" pic.twitter.com/KA5Vn3ysLm

— Caroline Ross (@caroroscoe) August 5, 2016

"isn't that Mrs. Tom Brady?" wtf @CBCOlympics. Gisele is only the highest paid model ever. Her net worth is double his. So it's Mr. Bunchen.

— meg (@megpietoodledo) August 5, 2016

https://twitter.com/dlbno/status/761706752391860224

@CBCOlympics Really? So sexist! "Do you recognize her Peter? Yes, isn't that Mrs.Tom Brady?"

— DrTracyVaillancourt (@tvaillancourt13) August 5, 2016

If I hear Gisele introduced as Mrs. Tom Brady one more time I'm gonna blow a gasket. #OpeningCeremony @CBCNews

— Stephanie Pelley (@StephaniePelley) August 5, 2016

At this pace, Rio will be be the best Olympics ever!

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