Russians Mock Obama With Racist Laser Projection On Former U.S. Embassy In Moscow

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Russians Mock Obama With Racist Laser Projection On Former U.S. Embassy In Moscow

The Huffington Post | By Ed Mazza

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Posted: 08/06/2014 11:14 pm EDT Updated: 34 minutes ago

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President Barack Obama received birthday greetings from around the world when he turned 53 years old on Monday, but some of those wishes weren't exactly well.

In Russia, protesters used lasers to beam a crude, racist image of Obama onto the former U.S. Embassy in Moscow, which is today the embassy's Consular Section. The image showed the president in a birthday hat with a banana going in and out of his mouth followed by projections of the words "Obama" and "happy birthday" in English.

The Moscow Student Initiative took responsibility for the stunt on VK, a social network popular in Russia.

Racially-charged messages aimed at Obama have been cropping up with alarming regularity in Russia. Also on the president's birthday, a banner depicting Obama as the "Three Wise Monkeys" -- see no evil, hear no evil and speak no evil -- was unfurled near the U.S. Consular Section in Moscow, The Washington Post reported.

Images of the banner made the rounds on Twitter:

In June, a series of racially-charged posters were displayed around the city of Perm, with one showing the president with a banana, The Moscow Times reported.

And in February, former figure skater Irina Rodnina, who helped to light the Olympic flame in Sochi, tweeted a racist image of Obama with a banana. Rodnina, a three-time gold medalist, is currently a politician.

(h/t Independent Journal Review)

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/08/06/russia-racist-laser-obama_n_5656732.html?ncid=txtlnkusaolp00000592

[eieio 1,594]

I am not convinced it was racist.

I believe it was homophobic

[OnMyWayID 1,489]

Next time around we need to elect Shaft.. See how tough Putin is at the next conference.

"Don't you make me get on a plane and come over there!"

Edited August 8, 2014 by OnMyWayID

[Janelle2002 3,865]

It really shows how petty they are and that they are also mad about those sanctions.

[Trumplestiltskin 5,791]

I don't think it should come as any surprise that Russia has a very serious problem with racism.

[Janelle2002 3,865]

I don't think it should come as any surprise that Russia has a very serious problem with racism.

It isn't. My family and I stayed one day in July of 2012.

Never again.

[We Keep Receipts 9,238]

It isn't. My family and I stayed one day in July of 2012.

Never again.

Oh do tell.

We did 4 days in Vlad. The only port visit they put in the liberty brief to watch out if you're Asian or Black. They made us hang out in groups of 3 or more and we had to wear uniforms. Usually, it's just 2. The one incident we had was some Russian ladies were talking to us when some guy walked by and said something in Russian. The women got highly offended and started yelling at him. We asked what did they say and their only reply was you don't want to know.

[Janelle2002 3,865]

Oh do tell.

We did 4 days in Vlad. The only port visit they put in the liberty brief to watch out if you're Asian or Black. They made us hang out in groups of 3 or more and we had to wear uniforms. Usually, it's just 2. The one incident we had was some Russian ladies were talking to us when some guy walked by and said something in Russian. The women got highly offended and started yelling at him. We asked what did they say and their only reply was you don't want to know.

They held us for about 4 or 5 hours in immigrations. They returned my mom and I's passports after 30 minutes, my dad. No.

Then we were stared at, especially my dad for the day we were there like disgusting aliens or something.

Not the curious stares I always get when I go places, smiling faces and jaw dropping stares.

these looks were completely freaky. And they do not smile there. Can't go to a place where people don't smile

[We Keep Receipts 9,238]

They held us for about 4 or 5 hours in immigrations. They returned my mom and I's passports after 30 minutes, my dad. No.

Then we were stared at, especially my dad for the day we were there like disgusting aliens or something.

Not the curious stares I always get when I go places, smiling faces and jaw dropping stares.

these looks were completely freaky. And they do not smile there. Can't go to a place where people don't smile

Ouch. Outside of that incident, I enjoyed it. The salsa dancing is choice. We took a ton of pictures and made some good friends there. I think being in the military helped, since we were in our blues the whole four days. Maybe that cooled things down a bit.

[Janelle2002 3,865]

Ouch. Outside of that incident, I enjoyed it. The salsa dancing is choice. We took a ton of pictures and made some good friends there. I think being in the military helped, since we were in our blues the whole four days. Maybe that cooled things down a bit.

Yes being in the military help I am sure.

[We Keep Receipts 9,238]

Yes being in the military help I am sure.

I'd go back for sure, just not by myself.