she could have just said her account was hacked

 

if she was that witty she wouldn't have written what she wrote

 

I can sympathize with people who may not be racist, but just can't resist puns and double entendres. Which is why I don't tweet. In today's social media craze, political correctness always trumps clever wordplay.

But in the above case, I think her comment was just a hop, skip and jump away from undoubted racism.

 

Silly girl.

 

Primadonna probably hacked her account...

 

Stupid tweet, but the response seems a bit disproportionate.

 

Stephanie Rice was involved in a similar case, but in regards to homophobia. No offense to them, but seriously.... Female athletes

 

did this happen recently? i saw that they were saying in the media that leisel jones was overweight to compete in the olympics.

 

Not surprising. They ban people who tell a joke about Africans, while they still honor bigots like Tommie Smith and John Carlos.

 

it's hard for me to comprehend how you haven't been permabanned yet. you make primmadonna seem like an equal rights hippie activist.

now suck it, you clown.

 

that said, what about the spanish basketball team in the beijing olympics? expanding their eyes with their hands as a reference to asian people?

 

Racism against Asians doesn't count. :shrug:

 

 

Exactly. You don't have to be racist to Asians, it is implied. Even if you're an Asian yourself.

 

How is making your eyes widescreen not a compliment?

 

Smoking hot.

 

Is it even racist?

 

Pity Voula won't be in London.I'm sure John Terry would make a pass at her.

 

They should let this one pass. She's hot and with a great smile.

 

She obviously meant nothing wrong. I forgive her.

 

nicky the greeky


Good work scarecrows

 

i take the credit although i cant read anything the clown says

 

China clearly missed a huge opportunity to throw its weight around by not demanding that the Spanish basketball team be disqualified for that questionable picture.

 

You have missed the whole point. This time it was an internal matter of the Greek confederation.

Last time all China could have threatened was its own withdrawal - which, come to think of it, would have lowered the incidence of Chinese child labour.
Although it would have been interesting to see a team withdraw from its own Games.

 

I'm tired of all this political-correctness bullshit, no wonder the world is going directly to the pits. Nobody dares to say in public what they all say in private.

 

yah, let's just be racist to black people :stupid:

 

I don't think her comment was strictly racist to be honest, surely unfortunate and an easy to bash 'joke' though. A bit dumb and 'innocent' from her part, yes. I can understand the decision but would be too harsh to judge and hate on her for it IMO.

 

Greece has become like an African-Asian ghetto these days because of its easy access from the east...they either get stranded there but even if they find the means to move forwards the other EU countries will deport them back to the country they entered the EU from and not their place of departure. There are more Africans and Asians illegal immigrants in Greece than in all the rest of the EU combined.

Though I do agree, her comment was naive and silly.

 

Funny guy this nastoff. Lets see Germany, France, Spain, UK, Italy, Belgium, Switzerland have more Africans than Greece.

 

Nastoff maybe is right and you are wrong. He said ''illegal'' immigrants. I did not find the numbers but did find two quotes saying that 90% of illegal immigrants to the EU last year entered through Greece. That number lends truth to the nastoff statement.

 

^^ I think when someone is too sensitive in some issues is due to some feeling of guilt or a tormented subconscious. For example if you show this illustation to children they will see innocent dolphins but if you show to adult they will see other thing very different.

In Spain there are a saying, "malice is often in the eye of the beholder"

 

Wow, it took me 5 minutes before I saw dolphins.

 

The poor girl pulled a Janne Gunnarsson.

Someone will need to outline the dolphins for me.

 

Keep politics out of sport decisions
Let her participate