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Yes, that is clearly exactly what I said. nossy Send a noteboard - 27/07/2012 05:10:37 PM
It will be a very empty event. If the Olympics are about accepting others and their values then banning those with values we don't like seems sort of counterproductive. How are supposed to accept other cultures if we feel the need to silence and marginalize the parts of our own culture that are different?

Well, this may be me sticking my foot in it, but the olympics AREN'T about accepting everything. They are about celebrating diversity, hope, international community, etc. Not about allowing themselves to become a platform for any and all opinions. You can say she should be accepted, but allowing her to use the "fame" gained BY being part of the team to spread a message that is against the Olympic ideals is wrong. If you can't see that, we don't need to argue further. We won't agree.
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Am I the only one who thinks Voula Papachristou should not have been kicked out of the Olympics? Tom - 25/07/2012 10:55:19 PM 1449 Views
Being on a country's Olympic team is a privilege, not a right Dark Knight - 25/07/2012 11:00:24 PM 911 Views
So banning blacks would be cool if it was legal in that country? Cannoli - 25/07/2012 11:08:52 PM 1056 Views
If that's how the country wants to run itself Dark Knight - 25/07/2012 11:13:04 PM 934 Views
The IOC can ban nations from participating for that sort of stunt. Legolas - 25/07/2012 11:33:23 PM 1085 Views
So that excuses thought control? Tom - 25/07/2012 11:49:58 PM 993 Views
If Hitler could let Jesse Owens run... Cannoli - 25/07/2012 11:07:19 PM 1127 Views
Yes. Political power should not be used to enforce morals. Tom - 25/07/2012 11:53:19 PM 858 Views
The national Olympic Committees aren't the government. Legolas - 26/07/2012 12:02:43 AM 844 Views
Even worse. Tom - 26/07/2012 12:08:05 AM 900 Views
Erm snoopcester - 26/07/2012 12:29:32 AM 932 Views
I fail to see how the whole team would be thrown out. Tom - 26/07/2012 12:41:16 AM 923 Views
Because the IOC throws them out if the national government interferes in the national committe. *NM* snoopcester - 26/07/2012 12:43:39 AM 491 Views
Well, that's absurd. Tom - 26/07/2012 01:09:41 AM 1003 Views
As with most things, I doubt the practice matches the theory snoopcester - 26/07/2012 10:45:55 AM 904 Views
Africans != illegals Tim - 25/07/2012 11:19:32 PM 966 Views
Specious reasoning. Tom - 26/07/2012 12:07:08 AM 828 Views
Who are you to decide that? Legolas - 26/07/2012 12:16:45 AM 992 Views
I'm not the one deciding. Tom - 26/07/2012 12:36:17 AM 833 Views
Essentially you're saying "there are lots of racists in Europe". Tim - 26/07/2012 08:28:26 AM 950 Views
That's an oversimplification. Tom - 29/07/2012 03:13:14 AM 908 Views
You stated it as a fact. Legolas - 26/07/2012 07:49:58 PM 880 Views
Well, it is a fact that a north African could never become ethnically Greek. Tom - 29/07/2012 03:27:50 AM 1000 Views
I think any organisation should have the right to choose who represents them snoopcester - 25/07/2012 11:20:36 PM 901 Views
Well, but that's not the end of it. Tom - 26/07/2012 12:12:09 AM 968 Views
It is for me snoopcester - 26/07/2012 12:26:25 AM 886 Views
So...conformity ahead? *NM* Tom - 26/07/2012 12:40:03 AM 426 Views
Athletes taking responsibility for their own actions, if that is what you mean. snoopcester - 26/07/2012 12:44:56 AM 1038 Views
Is that all that happened? nossy - 25/07/2012 11:28:17 PM 847 Views
That and some pro-Golden Dawn statements. Tom - 26/07/2012 12:14:25 AM 1037 Views
For me it is more than enough snoopcester - 26/07/2012 12:32:35 AM 816 Views
I thought the original ideals of the Olympics were to honor Zeus. *NM* Tom - 26/07/2012 12:38:32 AM 545 Views
I view the long dead Greek Olympics as seperate, despite the shared name, from the modern Olympics *NM* snoopcester - 26/07/2012 12:42:18 AM 446 Views
It's not what happened to her that I typically waver on. nossy - 27/07/2012 03:08:45 PM 854 Views
Difficult question - if you ask me, the key point is a question of authority. Legolas - 25/07/2012 11:40:39 PM 946 Views
I just googled "What did Voula Papachristou say?" and got that. Tom - 26/07/2012 12:16:53 AM 972 Views
Well it seems a bit of an over-reaction, and I doubt the purity of motives of those doing it, but... Isaac - 26/07/2012 01:49:35 AM 823 Views
Re: Am I the only one who thinks Voula Papachristou should not have been kicked out of the Olympics? Great Lord of Chaos - 26/07/2012 11:14:39 AM 1274 Views
I'm going to boycott by turning off the Olympics and watching Michelle Jenneke nonstop instead. *NM* everynametaken - 26/07/2012 09:02:59 PM 495 Views
It's not a matter of freedom of expression DomA - 26/07/2012 09:49:59 PM 1047 Views
This. *NM* ironclad - 26/07/2012 10:26:37 PM 443 Views
I oppose censorship even if it is not comng from the government random thoughts - 26/07/2012 10:16:30 PM 887 Views
How is it censorship? DomA - 27/07/2012 02:33:30 AM 992 Views
try looking up the word censorship and ask yourself would their actions supress speech random thoughts - 27/07/2012 02:59:11 AM 1108 Views
I know the definition thank you. How exactly was her communication suppressed? DomA - 27/07/2012 05:54:39 PM 1009 Views
you are right public punishment of political expression could never been seen as suppression random thoughts - 27/07/2012 06:20:15 PM 1121 Views
Well nossy - 27/07/2012 07:20:27 PM 889 Views
Where did she ever imply she wanted them to be bitten? *NM* random thoughts - 27/07/2012 08:03:05 PM 509 Views
Hello earth.... "food from home". DomA - 27/07/2012 08:26:15 PM 850 Views
OK I repeat my question: Where did she she WANTED them to be bit? random thoughts - 30/07/2012 09:07:01 PM 1171 Views
Um, she referred to them as food? nossy - 27/07/2012 08:38:22 PM 925 Views
No what is silly is inferring that she hoped they would be bitten *NM* random thoughts - 30/07/2012 09:09:18 PM 564 Views
No what is silly is inferring that she hoped they would be bitten *NM* random thoughts - 30/07/2012 09:09:27 PM 475 Views
I'm with you on this - I don't think she wanted them to be bitten. Legolas - 27/07/2012 09:02:05 PM 926 Views
Re: I'm with you on this - I don't think she wanted them to be bitten. DomA - 27/07/2012 09:32:56 PM 980 Views
Do you have to go to special schools to learn how to read that much into dumb jokes? random thoughts - 30/07/2012 09:57:21 PM 1008 Views
It was insensitive at best random thoughts - 30/07/2012 09:25:06 PM 1450 Views
Re: you are right public punishment of political expression could never been seen as suppression DomA - 27/07/2012 08:30:26 PM 870 Views
One problem. nossy - 27/07/2012 04:54:52 AM 886 Views
Exactly ironclad - 27/07/2012 12:05:14 PM 889 Views
where do you people get these backasswards idea of what censorship is? PCmart? random thoughts - 27/07/2012 02:01:29 PM 954 Views
We can have this conversation w/o you being mean. nossy - 27/07/2012 02:57:02 PM 929 Views
I never claimed I was against repercussions and people here are denying it is censorship random thoughts - 27/07/2012 04:18:54 PM 993 Views
Re: I never claimed I was against repercussions and people here are denying it is censorship nossy - 27/07/2012 05:01:37 PM 910 Views
OK did I miss read what you said? random thoughts - 27/07/2012 06:41:51 PM 1054 Views
No, but the disagreement is important. nossy - 27/07/2012 07:09:11 PM 889 Views
Re: I never claimed I was against repercussions and people here are denying it is censorship DomA - 27/07/2012 06:23:17 PM 847 Views
sorry I forgot the Olympic spirit was about banning athletes for dumb jokes they apologized for random thoughts - 27/07/2012 08:30:08 PM 825 Views
You're really not going to make sense of this if you keep mashing everything together. Legolas - 27/07/2012 08:59:35 PM 847 Views
Re: You're really not going to make sense of this if you keep mashing everything together. DomA - 27/07/2012 09:18:08 PM 930 Views
I know who did the banning but the whole organization seems to infested with a certain flavor of PC random thoughts - 30/07/2012 10:11:26 PM 1002 Views
Re: sorry I forgot the Olympic spirit was about banning athletes for dumb jokes they apologized for DomA - 27/07/2012 09:01:07 PM 848 Views
I know you said it but do you actually believe it? random thoughts - 27/07/2012 01:56:35 PM 893 Views
It's a good question, but yes, I do. nossy - 27/07/2012 02:42:28 PM 916 Views
Are going to ban everyone and everyone country who says something about anyone else? random thoughts - 27/07/2012 04:47:51 PM 826 Views
Yes, that is clearly exactly what I said. nossy - 27/07/2012 05:10:37 PM 869 Views
i have a feeling you are being influenced by that pic they run with all the articles about her? moondog - 27/07/2012 02:14:13 PM 885 Views
Surely you don't think... Isaac - 27/07/2012 02:57:47 PM 789 Views
Heh. Rebekah - 27/07/2012 05:53:07 PM 1040 Views
Typo? There are limits to our credulity... or to mine, anyway. Legolas - 27/07/2012 06:27:44 PM 898 Views
I can honestly say I would not care as much if she were a man and/or ugly Tom - 29/07/2012 03:29:47 AM 982 Views
Looks like Voula Papachristou agrees with Tom Dark Knight - 27/07/2012 07:09:30 PM 918 Views
Quite understandable. But so's the Greek OC's decision. Legolas - 27/07/2012 07:11:31 PM 927 Views
And now a Swiss footabller has gone as well snoopcester - 30/07/2012 08:22:45 PM 924 Views
That's just poor sportsmanship. *NM* Tom - 30/07/2012 08:53:53 PM 585 Views
And now the next incident... this time about an athlete's partner, not the athlete herself. Legolas - 03/08/2012 09:47:27 PM 984 Views
And an Australian athlete has been sent home now snoopcester - 04/08/2012 10:12:12 AM 751 Views
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