Tag Archives: Sochi Olympics

Today In Russia…

Via Memeographs.

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NEW ZEALAND: Parliament Unanimously Passes Resolution Slamming Russia

Via the New Zealand Herald: Parliament has unanimously passed a motion in support of gay rights in Russia ahead of the Winter Olympics. Green MP Jan Logie moved that “the House wish our athletes competing in the Winter Olympics in Sochi well, and note Russia’s recent passing of anti homosexual legislation, and ask the New Zealand Government to urge other …

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Coke Pulls Web Promo

Towleroad reports that Coca-Cola has apologized for the social media campaign created by its South African division. When users attempted to add the word “gay” to their image of a Coke can, the response was “Oops, let’s pretend you didn’t just type that.” Here is Coke’s statement: “We are aware that the Share a Coke promotion we are running in …

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Coke Classy

Coke’s robot agent isn’t very helpful. Via Queer Nation.

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The Next Issue Of The New Yorker

The artwork is titled Jury Of His Peers. Source.

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From Queer Nation

Activists are continuing to hijack the social media campaigns of major Sochi Olympics marketing partners. #CheersToSochi is the hashtag.

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Sochi Mayor: We’ve Got No Gays Here

The mayor of Sochi says there are no gay people in his town, population 343,000. 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 …

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Share A Coke With…

In the growing campaign to shame Olympic advertisers, activists are using the website of Coca-Cola South Africa, where you can personalize a Coke can and click to share it on social media. I used the above message and added the McDonald’s hashtag #CheersToSochi.  (Tipped by JMG reader Mark) NOTE: If you try to type the word “gay” you get this …

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State Department Warns Olympians: Don’t Wear Team USA Gear Around Russia

The State Department today warned American athletes not to wear US-branded apparel outside of the official Olympic venues while in Russia. “The U.S. Department of State has advised that wearing conspicuous Team USA clothing in non-accredited areas may put your personal safety at greater risk,” says the memo, which was reviewed by The Wall Street Journal. The memo details other …

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HomoQuotable – Belle Brockhoff

“The Australian Olympic Committee has been really supportive and they want me to be safe. They don’t recommend me waving a [rainbow] flag around which I won’t do. The most I’ll do is hold up six fingers to represent Principle Six. Possibly I’ll do it on camera here or there, and maybe after the heats of my event. After I …

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Canada Names Outspoken Putin Critic As Official Flag-Bearer At Sochi Olympics

Reuters has the news: Hayley Wickenheiser, Canada’s most decorated female ice hockey player and an outspoken critic of Russia’s anti-gay laws, was named on Thursday as her country’s flag-bearer for next month’s Sochi Winter Games. A triple gold medallist and pioneer of her sport who has played professionaly in men’s leagues, Wickenheiser said she was honored to be chosen to …

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Queer Nation Tweaks Coca-Cola Ad

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Nancy Goldstein Vs McDonald’s

Activists are now in their fourth day of hijacking the #CheersToSochi hashtag on Twitter. (Tipped by JMG reader Str8 Grandmother)

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Maddow & Letterman Talk Sochi

Rachel Maddow appeared on Late Night With David Letterman last night to talk about Chris Christie and the Sochi Olympics. Towleroad quotes Letterman lamenting the lack of a Sochi boycott: “I was hoping that everybody would pull out and everybody would say ‘This is not right. This is medieval times. We’re not going.’ Vladimir Putin said they would not be …

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These Are Team USA’s Sochi Uniforms

Reactions on Twitter are decided mixed, with some calling the look “Ugly Xmas Sweater Party Goes To Russia.” The outfits were designed by Ralph Lauren, who two years ago suffered scorn because the USA team’s 2012 uniforms were made in China. The Sochi outfits are “a patchwork of American craftsmanship — of wool carted from Oregon, spun in Pennsylvania and …

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Broadway Stars Unite For Satire Of Russia’s Crackdown On LGBT People

A galaxy of Broadway stars have gotten together for skits and songs that mock Russia’s crackdown on LGBT people. You’ll recognize a lot of people: Harvey Fierstein, Laura Benanti, Michael Cerveris, Joanna Gleason, Jonathan Groff, Jackie Hoffman, Andrea McArdle, Brad Oscar, Stephen Schwarz, John Tartaglia, Mary Testa, Michael Urie, and many more. There are even cameos from Dan Savage and …

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Sochi Hashtag Hijack

For the last two days LGBT activists have been hijacking the McDonald’s Twitter hashtag for the Sochi Olympics.

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This Is Canada’s Bobsledding Team

Via Andrew Sullivan. Of course.

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Tweet Of The Day – Steve Rosenberg

Via the Washington Post: BBC correspondent Steve Rosenberg happened to duck into the men’s room in the biathlon center in Sochi on Monday and thought he was seeing double: two toilets in one stall. He tweeted his photo, and it quickly took off in the multilingual world of Twitter, with Russians gleefully retweeting the photo as a sign of corruption, …

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Editorial Of The Day

From the New York Times editorial board: As the Winter Olympic Games approach next month in Russia, it is hard to tell whether President Vladimir Putin wants to play the role of genial host or homophobic scold. In remarks Friday to workers preparing the Games, the autocratic Russian leader sought to reassure visitors to Sochi. “You can feel relaxed and …

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