By not removing the 2014 Olympics from Russia, the IOC approves of violence against LGBT community.

[warrior1]

This is unacceptable.

http://americablog.com/2013/08/ioc-bans-gay-propaganda-russia-olympics.html


IOC: We’ll 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 Russia’s 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 year’s Olympics.

The IOC’s new statement, banning gay “propaganda,” was given to the Washington Blade yesterday.


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Fuck Russia and fuck the IOC!

[bunnies]

1. Why not just ban them all preemtively and get it over with.

Cant have them soiling your precious bigoted Russian Olympics. Assholes.

[warrior1]

2. what I fear

because the IOC not supporting the athletes, someone is going to hurt or killed.

They will have blood on their hands.

[Yo_Mama]

3. I don't think so

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]

4. The IOC has banned the LGBT Pride House?!?!

WTF? I though the olympics were about the athletes? Why ban the Pride House that is meant for the athletes?

[Pretzel_Warrior]

5. that's bullshit. there's a lot not to like about Russian law/politics. same with China, US, Brazil

and many others. The IOC moving an entire Olympics from a country because of a single issue is re-fucking-diculous.

[bunnies]

6. You know that gangs are kidnapping and beating gay people with impunity...

right?

[Pretzel_Warrior]

8. men are raping women in Rio De janeiro, Brazil on public transit with impunity

that doesn't mean they should cancel FIFA World Cup or the Olympics there.

[bunnies]

9. We disagree. nt

[warrior1]

7. No it's not

A line in the sand should be drawn. No longer should this be excepted.

[Pretzel_Warrior]

10. you don't have to go. you can encourage the U.S. athletes not to go

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]

11. You are wrong

removing them from Russia should be the punishment.

[Pretzel_Warrior]

12. only to narrow idealogues with no perspective on what the Olympic movement is all about

[LostOne4Ever]

13. This is what I want to see

Except with gloves with pink triangles on them!!!

[babylonsister]

14. Baloney.

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]

15. They can move it to Canada

They still can compete

[babylonsister]

17. They've spent years coordinating the Olympics. Nothing

can be moved anywhere as simplistically as you think it can be.

[William769]

20. And people will be persecuted for years to come.

But hey you got your athletes So your happy. And I suppose thats all that counts.

[LittleBlue]

16. It isn't easy to move the Olympics 6 months ahead of time

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]

18. The Olympics are Big Business

the IOC is all about protecting the income stream and NOTHING ELSE.

For decades. Of course the show will go on.

[William769]

19. And so does anybody who participates and or sponsor or is connected to the 2014 Olympics.