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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsBy not removing the 2014 Olympics from Russia, the IOC approves of violence against LGBT community.
This is unacceptable.
http://americablog.com/2013/08/ioc-bans-gay-propaganda-russia-olympics.html
IOC: Well ban athletes spreading gay propaganda at Olympics
The International Olympic Committee (IOC) reiterated yesterday that it would ban any Olympic athlete guilty of spreading propaganda at the 2014 Winter Olympics to be held in Sochi, Russia next February.
Using the same unfortunate language that is in Russias draconian new anti-gay/anti-trans propaganda law, the IOC appeared to stand by the decision, reported earlier this week, to ban the LGBT Pride House at this years Olympics.
The IOCs new statement, banning gay propaganda, was given to the Washington Blade yesterday.
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Fuck Russia and fuck the IOC!
bunnies
(15,859 posts)Cant have them soiling your precious bigoted Russian Olympics. Assholes.
warrior1
(12,325 posts)because the IOC not supporting the athletes, someone is going to hurt or killed.
They will have blood on their hands.
Yo_Mama
(8,303 posts)When China got the Olympics, we didn't claim that meant the IOC was in favoring of imprisoning Falun Gong. The purpose of the Olympics is to bring countries together in a more neutral way, not to endorse everything a host country does.
FreeState
(10,575 posts)WTF? I though the olympics were about the athletes? Why ban the Pride House that is meant for the athletes?
Pretzel_Warrior
(8,361 posts)and many others. The IOC moving an entire Olympics from a country because of a single issue is re-fucking-diculous.
bunnies
(15,859 posts)right?
Pretzel_Warrior
(8,361 posts)that doesn't mean they should cancel FIFA World Cup or the Olympics there.
bunnies
(15,859 posts)warrior1
(12,325 posts)A line in the sand should be drawn. No longer should this be excepted.
Pretzel_Warrior
(8,361 posts)you can encourage people to boycott them. But it would be an ultra stupid thing for IOC to cancel the Olympics in Sochi, and this can actually be an opportunity for the world to make a very strong statement about support of gay people.
warrior1
(12,325 posts)removing them from Russia should be the punishment.
Pretzel_Warrior
(8,361 posts)LostOne4Ever
(9,290 posts)Except with gloves with pink triangles on them!!!
babylonsister
(171,079 posts)I want the athletes to compete; they've been training for years and deserve to. The IOC did no such thing. Perhaps the propaganda they were talking about was against gays, which would make more sense.
Russia will feel many repercussions from their assholeedness.
warrior1
(12,325 posts)They still can compete
babylonsister
(171,079 posts)can be moved anywhere as simplistically as you think it can be.
William769
(55,147 posts)But hey you got your athletes So your happy. And I suppose thats all that counts.
LittleBlue
(10,362 posts)An enormous amount of planning and building goes into every Olympics. Just the Olympic villages alone house three thousand people, not to mention accommodations for the thousands of media, foreign dignitaries, and fans. Changing at so late a stage would throw the whole thing into chaos. The winter Olympics in particular are dangerous to the athletes if not carefully planned and executed.
A better alternative is to boycott the Olympics on TV and attendance, boycotting Olympics sponsors, but I don't think moving it is feasible at this point.
truebluegreen
(9,033 posts)the IOC is all about protecting the income stream and NOTHING ELSE.
For decades. Of course the show will go on.