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Racist Tweet. Greek athlete expelled from Olympics.

By MoneySheep   Follow   Wed, 25 Jul 2012, 5:34pm   3,320 views   31 comments
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Greece's triple-jump champion was expelled from the Olympics after posting a tasteless tweet about Africans and the West Nile virus.

The track athlete posted a tweet reading, "with so many Africans in Greece, at least the West Nile mosquitos will be eating food from their own home." The comments created an uproar on Greek social media.

Greece later announced it explelled Papchristou from Olympics.

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1. clambo Follow Befriend (5) 1,070 comments Santa Cruz, CA

   1   6:06pm Wed 25 Jul 2012   Share   Quote   Permalink   Like (2)   Dislike   That's not racist actually. Of course the word's meaning has completely disappeared into the vast abyss of politically correct stupidity. Free speech does not exist outside the USA, which always is a surprise to Americans who have never lived anywhere but here.

2. MershedPerturders Follow Befriend (1) 64 comments

   2   7:00pm Wed 25 Jul 2012   Share   Quote   Permalink   Like (2)   Dislike   yes lets flood a nation with foreign nationals who 1) have no respect for the country 2) work off the books at lower rates 3) turn living standards into utter shit for about 98% of the country. then let's make it illegal to comment or even JOKE about it. Greeks have extremely high unemployment rate, wth are Africans doing there?

3. zzyzzx Follow Befriend (9) 416 threads 4,138 comments Baltimore, MD

   3   11:45am Tue 31 Jul 2012   Share   Quote   Permalink   Like   Dislike   Obligatory:

4. CaptainShuddup Follow Befriend (1) 250 threads 4,771 comments

   4   11:57am Tue 31 Jul 2012   Share   Quote   Permalink   Like (1)   Dislike   She can eat crackers in my bed anytime. Call me cracker!

5. Dan8267 Follow Befriend (16) 769 threads 7,714 comments Boca Raton, FL Premium

   5   1:03pm Tue 31 Jul 2012   Share   Quote   Permalink   Like (3)   Dislike   Protected   MoneySheep says with so many Africans in Greece, at least the West Nile mosquitos will be eating food from their own home." Yeah, this does not sound like racism, but rather one athlete talking shit about others. Not sure what the point it, but it sounds far more like a nationalist taunt than a racial comment like "at least all the sheep will feel loved now that the Scotts are here". Perhaps tasteless, but hardly racist. And don't athletes commonly taunt their opponents? If the NY Mets said the Detroit Tigers smelled bad, would that be racist just because Detroit has a large black population? I don't think so. The Olympic committee looks like it's just being politically correct. It's trying to avoid a controversy and is willing to brush aside an athlete to do so. zzyzzx says Obligatory: Yep, she is hot.

6. Bap33 Follow Befriend (3) 12 threads 3,101 comments

   6   4:40pm Tue 31 Jul 2012   Share   Quote   Permalink   Like   Dislike   not racist, until it involves a non-negro speaking about a negro.

7. PockyClipsNow Follow Befriend 19 threads 1,534 comments Los Angeles, CA

   7   4:42pm Tue 31 Jul 2012   Share   Quote   Permalink   Like   Dislike   I bet the africans would still bang her.

8. elliemae Follow Befriend (25) 413 threads 6,984 comments Saint George, UT elliemae's website

   8   6:41pm Tue 31 Jul 2012   Share   Quote   Permalink   Like (1)   Dislike   For some reason, we assume that the athletes are better than this. That they would hold some personal feelings back rather than to make a comment that can be construed as racist. The amount of time, money & energy that is poured into oly athletes should be considered before they post something that stupid in social media. I can see where some might feel that the comment was racist.

9. Dan8267 Follow Befriend (16) 769 threads 7,714 comments Boca Raton, FL Premium

   9   6:46pm Tue 31 Jul 2012   Share   Quote   Permalink   Like (1)   Dislike   Protected   elliemae says I can see where some might feel that the comment was racist. True, but the only way to construed it as racist is to assume that the very word African is racist, but it's not. The thing is, the comment doesn't actually say anything derogatory. It actually doesn't say anything at all -- like most tweets -- other than there are mosquitoes in Africa and that humans are food to mosquitoes. Both statements are true, but not particularly relevant to anything. It's like she was trying to make a joke, but there was no punchline to it. Then again, maybe it's funnier in Greek.

10. Bap33 Follow Befriend (3) 12 threads 3,101 comments

    10   9:40pm Tue 31 Jul 2012   Share   Quote   Permalink   Like   Dislike   oh, and she is not bad, but not my type.

11. Peter P Follow Befriend (4) 117 threads 17,655 comments Premium

    11   10:02pm Tue 31 Jul 2012   Share   Quote   Permalink   Like   Dislike   Protected   Bap33 says oh, and she is not bad, but not my type. What is your type? :-)

12. JodyChunder Follow Befriend (3) 16 threads 1,382 comments Victorville, CA Premium

    12   10:20pm Tue 31 Jul 2012   Share   Quote   Permalink   Like   Dislike   Protected   She's not shy - got her beef curtains hanging out in that last shot. Most athletes are assholes. Excepting myself.

13. Dan8267 Follow Befriend (16) 769 threads 7,714 comments Boca Raton, FL Premium

    13   10:21pm Tue 31 Jul 2012   Share   Quote   Permalink   Like (1)   Dislike   Protected   JodyChunder says Most athletes are assholes. That's why I never work out.

14. Ceffer Follow Befriend 6 threads 651 comments Pleasanton, CA

    14   1:37am Wed 1 Aug 2012   Share   Quote   Permalink   Like   Dislike   Doesn't look like beef curtains. Looks like anabolic steroid induced vasculature. Maybe they kicked her out before the tests did.

15. everything Follow Befriend (2) 3 threads 552 comments Madison, WI

    15   3:16pm Wed 1 Aug 2012   Share   Quote   Permalink   Like   Dislike   Racial tension has been on the rise in Greece over the last couple of years.. Probably competition between immigrants and locals, for jobs, business opportunities, etc. Seems, the youth may have a bit of a handle on it as well.

16. JodyChunder Follow Befriend (3) 16 threads 1,382 comments Victorville, CA Premium

    16   3:25pm Wed 1 Aug 2012   Share   Quote   Permalink   Like   Dislike   Protected   Greek gals are generally good looking but they all get them big crazy noses. This gal got lucky or had some surgery.

17. Patrick Follow Befriend (54) 5,191 threads 6,158 comments 46 male Menlo Park, CA

    17   3:29pm Wed 1 Aug 2012   Share   Quote   Permalink   Like (3)   Dislike   It was definitely wrong to expell her from the Olympics for that comment. The punishment did not fit the crime. She could have expressed her opinion with better taste, but overall, it's not fair to take away something she worked for for several years for that.

18. Bap33 Follow Befriend (3) 12 threads 3,101 comments

    18   3:54pm Wed 1 Aug 2012   Share   Quote   Permalink   Like   Dislike   Peter P says Bap33 says oh, and she is not bad, but not my type. What is your type? :-) Sophia Loren circa 1965 Isabel Sarli circa 1975 you?

19. patb Follow Befriend 3 threads 64 comments

    19   6:42pm Wed 1 Aug 2012   Share   Quote   Permalink   Like   Dislike   the old greeks were fair, and blonde, and light boned, the illyrian people who came later are darker, swarthier and have big noses. she's old mycenean. she's gorgeous too.

20. Dan8267 Follow Befriend (16) 769 threads 7,714 comments Boca Raton, FL Premium

    20   7:11pm Wed 1 Aug 2012   Share   Quote   Permalink   Like (2)   Dislike   Protected   She's pretty, but Taylor Swift is drop-dead gorgeous.

21. APOCALYPSEFUCK is Shostakovich Follow Befriend (28) 171 threads 4,227 comments Premium

    21   8:02pm Wed 1 Aug 2012   Share   Quote   Permalink   Like (2)   Dislike   Protected   Yeah, but can Taylor Swift suck and fuck with savage abandon 24 hours a day for a week without breaking a sweat? An Olympian female must be perfectly prepared for carnal union. Big and fat is great, they don't get skittered up the sheets when you're hammering them. But in perfect shape like that, holy christ, no amount of full-bore pestorking could move them, able to throw themselves up at you or down at you in perfect synchronization for hours and hours at a time. Swift just looks too fragile to really give the good news.

22. Dan8267 Follow Befriend (16) 769 threads 7,714 comments Boca Raton, FL Premium

    22   8:16pm Wed 1 Aug 2012   Share   Quote   Permalink   Like   Dislike   Protected   APOCALYPSEFUCK is Shostakovich says Yeah, but can Taylor Swift suck and fuck with savage abandon 24 hours a day for a week without breaking a sweat? If I could answer that question, I'd be the happiest man in the world.

23. StoutFiles Follow Befriend (1) 24 threads 557 comments

    23   8:21pm Wed 1 Aug 2012   Share   Quote   Permalink   Like (1)   Dislike   Every song Taylor Swift writes is about a boy who slept with her and dumped her. How many albums has she released again?

24. HEY YOU Follow Befriend (4) 336 threads 924 comments

    24   8:32pm Wed 1 Aug 2012   Share   Quote   Permalink   Like   Dislike (1)   Keep your sewer minds & filthy eyes off my sisters

25. JodyChunder Follow Befriend (3) 16 threads 1,382 comments Victorville, CA Premium

    25   9:29pm Wed 1 Aug 2012   Share   Quote   Permalink   Like   Dislike   Protected   APOCALYPSEFUCK is Shostakovich says Yeah, but can Taylor Swift suck and fuck with savage abandon 24 hours a day for a week without breaking a sweat? An Olympian female must be perfectly prepared for carnal union. Big and fat is great, they don't get skittered up the sheets when you're hammering them. But in perfect shape like that, holy christ, no amount of full-bore pestorking could move them, able to throw themselves up at you or down at you in perfect synchronization for hours and hours at a time. Swift just looks too fragile to really give the good news. I'm with you in that I like a woman whot makes me feel I've really been somewhere ..but when your hip starts flaring up on you real bad, suddenly, those feather weights waif start to look half-decent. Bruise your tip tho...

26. TMAC54 Follow Befriend (9) 70 threads 930 comments San Leandro, CA

    26   9:44pm Wed 1 Aug 2012   Share   Quote   Permalink   Like   Dislike   Dan8267 says She's pretty, but Taylor Swift is drop-dead gorgeous. Dan, Are you also Greek ? By all the hot photo posting I'm thinking all the blood from your head is rushing to your nose. Yeah, I don't hear the blacks stating "Me thinks you protest too much". Eliminating anyone for that comment was just a typical response to terrorist psychology. One psycho threatens NBC with "The mother of all wars" and we order gubmint agencies (TSA) to probe 80 year old quadriplegic air travelers. Is it obvious they terrorized us ?

27. APOCALYPSEFUCK is Shostakovich Follow Befriend (28) 171 threads 4,227 comments Premium

    27   7:06am Thu 2 Aug 2012   Share   Quote   Permalink   Like   Dislike   Protected   JodyChunder says I'm with you in that I like a woman whot makes me feel I've really been somewhere That's the ticket. Butt like that, she ain't going nowhere, no matter how hard you deliver the good news.

28. elliemae Follow Befriend (25) 413 threads 6,984 comments Saint George, UT elliemae's website

    28   6:28pm Thu 2 Aug 2012   Share   Quote   Permalink   Like   Dislike   Peter P says Bap33 says oh, and she is not bad, but not my type. What is your type? :-) I used to have these dating rules: I dated no man whose hair was prettier than mine, whose butt was smaller than mine, and whose breasts were larger than mine... (think body builder, then the last one makes sense). Now they must be breathing, or have been breathing recently. "Recently" is open to interpretation, btw. :)

29. Peter P Follow Befriend (4) 117 threads 17,655 comments Premium

    29   7:19pm Thu 2 Aug 2012   Share   Quote   Permalink   Like   Dislike   Protected   My rule was that she must be funny and must find me funny.

30. Bap33 Follow Befriend (3) 12 threads 3,101 comments

    30   8:58pm Thu 2 Aug 2012   Share   Quote   Permalink   Like   Dislike   I never dated. ever. I'm too cheap.

31. APOCALYPSEFUCK is Shostakovich Follow Befriend (28) 171 threads 4,227 comments Premium

    31   10:09am Fri 3 Aug 2012   Share   Quote   Permalink   Like   Dislike   Protected   Bap33 says I never dated. ever. I'm too cheap. If she can't appreciate you showing up with a six pack and an erection, what can you do?