2014 Winter Olympics
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This whole event is the sketchiest thing to happen to sport since Don King burst onto the scene
If the officials in charge had any balls whatsoever, the whole thing would have been abandoned over the "gay propoganda" law. The whole thing is now hilarious as you can see everyone afraid of wearing so much as two colours at the same time in case it's interpreted as a rainbow and they're arrested.
The BBC presenters had a wide-eyed fear about them. The massive pink elephant in the room can't be ignored.
not sure what to say about this debacle. have almost zero interest beyond hockey, and even that is minimal.
Anyone else thing Clare Balding is being a bit hypocritical by presenting these games? She refused to present the Open in Scotland on radio as the golf club was men only. Yet, as an openly gay woman she is still fronting the games on BBC. Her arguments for not presenting the golf and for presenting the Sochi games don't seem to add up.
Not being gay myself I can't really judge and happy to accept her decision if there is good reasoning behind it but it does seem a bit off to me.
Not being gay myself I can't really judge and happy to accept her decision if there is good reasoning behind it but it does seem a bit off to me.
Clare Balding is a nasty, nasty woman. Her comment about that jockey's teeth after he'd just achieved the crowning glory of his professional career in winning the Grand National ended any time whatsoever I had for her, the horrible mutant.
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Well I have this lame crap back on for the 2nd time tonight. Why at the start I have obama talking about nukes and gays on the opening night.. for once... just one time here in the states can I watch a game or sport on tv without politcs being thrown in my face... sorry for the rant...
Shaun white is a total douche for not wearing his hat like the rest of the squad... break a leg ginger.
Shaun white is a total douche for not wearing his hat like the rest of the squad... break a leg ginger.
I think it's unavoidable to be fair. It's not the American media pushing it in your face - it's the gangs going round beating the hell out of gays in Russia.
Exactly. It's a complete joke that more Olympic federations haven't taken a stand against the Russians. If they had implemented a race related law that banned people from being themselves then there would have been a massive walk out. Being homosexual is no different and the only way people are going to change is by the people in power taking a stand. The fact that the next two World Cups are in countries with completely intolerant laws is a farce. Unfortunately not a surprise at all though.
EDIT: By next two World Cups I mean Russia and Qatar, not Brazil.
Exactly this. When I heard about that gay law in Russia, I honestly assumed there'd be a mass boycott.
I guess money talks though eh? Olympic committee utterly spineless. There's no way these games should be taking place.
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