Sexy Blonde Olympian Ousted For Being Proud of Her Heritage

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That might be the case, she should have realized that she cannot question the government ...

when did liberals become fascists?

[rocks 494]

when did liberals become fascists?

She is representing Greece in the Olympics, this doesn't involve politics. You did read the racist comment she made too, right?

[kytwell 179]

What she said or thinks, may not fit the mold of what the moral police deem to be "politically correct" but it is within her right to say so and she should be free of political persecution as well. I don't know why they booted her? To stifle free speech? To quell dissenting political views?

That being said, her comments could be construed as insensitive. Same as any comments about: blondes, Greeks, Americans, Polish, Catholics, Muslims, Jews, the rich, the poor, etc, etc.

We have West Nile Virus here too, it's not that big of a deal. They spray for it once a week or so; where ever positive samples are found.

I'd give her a 7 out of 10 compared to what I have seen over there.

[Bad_Daddy 2,209]

She is stunning!

She should have kept her thoughts to herself though until after the games. It's not like she didn't know the rules before hand even though it does seem like a cheap shot with her getting the boot.

[rocks 494]

What she said or thinks, may not fit the mold of what the moral police deem to be "politically correct" but it is within her right to say so and she should be free of political persecution as well. I don't know why they booted her? To stifle free speech? To quell dissenting political views?

That being said, her comments could be construed as insensitive. Same as any comments about: blondes, Greeks, Americans, Polish, Catholics, Muslims, Jews, the rich, the poor, etc, etc.

We have West Nile Virus here too, it's not that big of a deal. They spray for it once a week or so; where ever positive samples are found.

I'd give her a 7 out of 10 compared to what I have seen over there.

You are confusing the American freedom of speech with what the rest of the world deems is freedom of speech. Making racist comments is not freedom of speech, it is inciting racial hatred. Only America doesn't see it this way.

She is stunning!

She should have kept her thoughts to herself though until after the games. It's not like she didn't know the rules before hand even though it does seem like a cheap shot with her getting the boot.

Agreed. Maybe she can take up modelling instead.

[AmyWrites 593]

It's a stupid joke, but come on, when you're in the public eye, shut the hell up with these type of jokes. Too easy to get into trouble over them.

[Ban Hammer 13,643]

a series of posts removed for baiting, bickering, or quoting of. let's get back to topic please.

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My bad, Fancypants

Edited July 25, 2012 by Habitual Offender

[slim 1,533]

That was a funny joke.

And why is it racist? She said "Africans." I didn't see anything at all about race in that joke. Is "African" a race now?

Edited July 25, 2012 by slim

[one...two...tree 2,762]

She said "Africans." I didn't see anything at all about race in that joke. Is "African" a race now?

Are you fvcking serious?

[I AM NOT THAT GUY 5,715]

Are you fvcking serious?

Care to explain?

The following ethnic groups number 10 million people or more:

• Arab, up to ca. 100 million, see Demographics of the Arab League
  
• Berber ca. 65 million
  
• Akan ca. 40 million
  
• Hausa in Nigeria, Niger, Chad, Cameroon, Cote d'Ivoire and Sudan (ca. 30 million)
  
• Igbo in Nigeria, Cameroon, Sierra Leone and Equatorial Guinea (ca. 30 million)
  
• Yoruba in Nigeria and Benin (ca. 30 million)
  
• Oromo in Ethiopia and Kenya (ca. 30 million)
  
• Fula in Guinea, Nigeria, Cameroon, Senegal, Mali, Sierra Leone, Central African Republic, Burkina Faso, Benin, Niger, Gambia, Guinea Bissau, Chad, Sudan, Togo and Côte d'Ivoire (ca. 27 million)
  
• Amhara in Ethiopia (ca. 20 million)
  
• Somali in Somalia, Djibouti, Ethiopia and Kenya (ca. 15-17 million)
  
• Hutu in Rwanda, Burundi, DR Congo (ca. 16 million)
  
• Ijaw in Nigeria (ca. 14 million)
  
• Mandinka in The Gambia, Guinea, Mali, Sierra Leone, Cote d'Ivoire, Senegal, Burkina Faso, Liberia, Guinea Bissau, Niger, Mauritania, Chad (ca. 13 million)
  
• Kongo in Democratic Republic of the Congo, Angola and Republic of the Congo (ca. 10 million)
  
• Shona in Zimbabwe and Mozambique (ca. 10 million)
  
• Zulu in South Africa (ca. 10 million)
  

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ethnic_groups_in_Africa

[slim 1,533]

Are you fvcking serious?

I'm absolutely serious.

[Trumplestiltskin 5,791]

Let's see - what could the joke mean?

My country is full of foreign immigrants.

The immigrants in my country spread disease.

It hardly needs a literary analysis, we're not talking about particularly sophisticated humour.

It's the same old 'immigrants stealing our jobs, filthying our towns and cities' you hear a lot from disaffected and disenfranchised neo-nationalists.

[I AM NOT THAT GUY 5,715]

Let's see - what could the joke mean?

Nile virus, hmmm, Egyptians?

Then there is the "Out of Africa" hypothesis, so, I guess, we are all Africans by descent.

[The Nature Boy 4,224]

"I don't care who ya are, that's funny right there"

I agree that is hilarious It is also much to do about nothing. .