Russia passes law banning gay 'propaganda'

[derspiess]

Compresses their jugs too much.  But I still watch.

That's not compression.  Chicks with 5% body fat don't have much juggage.

But they're not totally flat.

[Barrister]

So will watching the Olympics be like going to Chick-fil-A now?

Does anyone really watch the Winter Olympics (curling aside)?

Olympic curling is indeed awesome.  I look forward to this Quadrennial event to be able to show off my curling knowledge on languish.

But the 2010 gold medal hockey game drew ridiculous ratings.  GOing back, over 80% of Canadians saw some portion of that game, and in the US it beat any sporting event that wasnt the NFL.

[Ed Anger]

 Beeb's curling bullshit......

[Tonitrus]

Compresses their jugs too much.  But I still watch.

That's not compression.  Chicks with 5% body fat don't have much juggage.

There are some babes in the alpine skiing too.  Same skintight clothing, and more juggage (gravity helps in that event).

[Admiral Yi]

There are some babes in the alpine skiing too.  Same skintight clothing, and more juggage (gravity helps in that event).

Downhill chicks can have great looking poopers, but they don't have the shrink wrapped pubic bones like biathalon chicks do.

[HVC]

Beeb's curling bullshit......

it's the closest you'll get to Olympic themed porn on national television. Hurry hard!

[Duque de Bragança]

So will watching the Olympics be like going to Chick-fil-A now?

Does anyone really watch the Winter Olympics (curling aside)?

Curling more popular than ice hockey, even for BB? 

[garbon]

http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/more/news/20131217/obama-olympics-sochi-gay-delegation.ap/index.html?section=si_latest

President Obama selects gay athletes for Sochi Olympic delegation

President Barack Obama named openly gay athletes to the delegation that will represent the U.S. next year at opening and closing ceremonies for the Winter Olympics in Sochi, sending a clear signal to Russia about its treatment of gays and lesbians.

Tennis champion Billie Jean King will join the U.S. delegation to the opening ceremony, while Caitlin Cahow, a women's ice hockey player and Olympic medalist, will represent the U.S. at the closing ceremony. Both athletes have identified publicly as part of the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender community.

White House spokesman Shin Inouye said that the delegation "represents the diversity that is the United States" and that Obama was proud to cheer America's athletes on at the 2014 Olympic Games.

"He knows they will showcase to the world the best of America - diversity, determination and teamwork," Inouye said.

The decision follows a public campaign by gay rights groups to urge the White House to include gays, lesbians and their supporters in the delegation in hopes of drawing attention to Russia's national laws banning "gay propaganda." Those laws and the broader issue of discrimination against the LGBT community in Russia have become a flash point as the world looks to next year's Olympic Games in Sochi.

The Human Rights Campaign, one of the groups that wrote the White House last month asking Obama to include gays and lesbians in the delegation, applauded the unveiling of the delegation Tuesday.

"It's a positive sign to see openly gay representatives in the delegation," said spokesman Michael Cole-Schwartz. "Hopefully it sends a message to the Russian people and the rest of the world that the United States values the civil and human rights of LGBT people."

On other fronts, the 2014 delegation appears to be a step back from previous years, when the U.S. sent top-level administration officials to represent the U.S. at the Olympic ceremonies. First lady Michelle Obama led the delegation to the London Games in 2012, while Vice President Joe Biden headed the effort in 2010 in Vancouver.

Obama's schedule will not permit him to attend the games in Sochi in February, the White House said.

In Sochi, former Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano will lead the delegation to the opening ceremony. A former Arizona governor, Napolitano left the Obama administration earlier this year to take over as president of the University of California system. U.S. Ambassador to Russia Michael McFaul, figure skater Brian Boitano and presidential adviser Rob Nabors will round out the delegation.

At the closing ceremony, Deputy Secretary of State Bill Burns will lead the delegation, joined by McFaul, Cahow and speed skaters Bonnie Blair and Eric Heiden. Cahow, Blair, Heiden and Boitano are Olympic medal-winners, while King has coached U.S. Olympic teams.

[derspiess]

As long as they don't propagandize everything should be fine

[garbon]

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-25675957

The mayor of Sochi, host of the Winter Olympics, has said there are no gay people in the city.

Anatoly Pakhomov said homosexuals were welcome at the Games - as long as they "respect Russian law" and "don't impose their habits on others".

Opposition leader Boris Nemtsov said there were several gay bars in Sochi.

In June 2013, Russia passed a law banning the promotion of "non-traditional" sexuality to under-18s - widely seen as an attack on gay rights.

The controversial new law made providing information on homosexuality to under-18s a crime, punishable by a fine.

Critics say its loose interpretation effectively stops gay rights protests in Russia.

Anatoly Pakhomov, a member of President Vladimir Putin's United Russia party, told Panorama that gay people would be welcome at the Games.

"Our hospitality will be extended to everyone who respects the laws of the Russian Federation and doesn't impose their habits on others", he said.

But when asked whether gay people had to hide their sexuality in Sochi, the Mayor said: "No, we just say that it is your business, it's your life. But it's not accepted here in the Caucasus where we live. We do not have them in our city."

When challenged, the mayor admitted that he was not certain there were no gay people in Sochi: "I am not sure, but I don't bloody know them."

BBC Panorama reporter John Sweeney visited a gay bar in Sochi the night before he interviewed the mayor.

Most people did not want to be filmed and those that did were cautious about what they said.

Drag queen Madame Zhu-Zha said there was a gay community in the city and in other areas of Russia.

"There are very many clubs for gay people in Moscow - in Sochi we have two gay clubs as well. In some places there's serious prejudice against gay people. In other places it's not as bad."

The Sochi 2014 organising committee told BBC Panorama it was working hard to ensure the Games will be remembered for their diversity.

Boris Nemtsov, former Deputy Prime Minister and now a leader of the opposition, said the mayor's claim was laughable.

"As far as I know there are several gay clubs in Sochi.

"How do they survive? Why they are not bankrupt?"

Last week, President Vladimir Putin said homosexuals would be welcome in Sochi for the Olympics but said, "just leave the children alone".

"We don't have a ban on non-traditional sexual relations," he said. "We have a ban on the propaganda of homosexuality and paedophilia."

[derspiess]

Well, Iran doesn't have gays either.

[dps]

http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/more/news/20131217/obama-olympics-sochi-gay-delegation.ap/index.html?section=si_latest

President Obama selects gay athletes for Sochi Olympic delegation

President Barack Obama named openly gay athletes to the delegation that will represent the U.S. next year at opening and closing ceremonies for the Winter Olympics in Sochi, sending a clear signal to Russia about its treatment of gays and lesbians.

Tennis champion Billie Jean King will join the U.S. delegation to the opening ceremony, while Caitlin Cahow, a women's ice hockey player and Olympic medalist, will represent the U.S. at the closing ceremony. Both athletes have identified publicly as part of the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender community.

White House spokesman Shin Inouye said that the delegation "represents the diversity that is the United States" and that Obama was proud to cheer America's athletes on at the 2014 Olympic Games.

"He knows they will showcase to the world the best of America - diversity, determination and teamwork," Inouye said.

The decision follows a public campaign by gay rights groups to urge the White House to include gays, lesbians and their supporters in the delegation in hopes of drawing attention to Russia's national laws banning "gay propaganda." Those laws and the broader issue of discrimination against the LGBT community in Russia have become a flash point as the world looks to next year's Olympic Games in Sochi.

The Human Rights Campaign, one of the groups that wrote the White House last month asking Obama to include gays and lesbians in the delegation, applauded the unveiling of the delegation Tuesday.

"It's a positive sign to see openly gay representatives in the delegation," said spokesman Michael Cole-Schwartz. "Hopefully it sends a message to the Russian people and the rest of the world that the United States values the civil and human rights of LGBT people."

On other fronts, the 2014 delegation appears to be a step back from previous years, when the U.S. sent top-level administration officials to represent the U.S. at the Olympic ceremonies. First lady Michelle Obama led the delegation to the London Games in 2012, while Vice President Joe Biden headed the effort in 2010 in Vancouver.

See, the homophobe Obama is sending lesbians to get killed by terrorists, instead of his wife or Vice-President.