Olympic triple jumper sent home after making racist tweet

Lollers

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2178836/Greek-Olympic-triple-jumper-sent-home-Olympics-disgrace-mocked-African-immigrants-Twitter.html

She tweeted "With so many Africans in Greece... At least the West Nile Mosquitos will eat some homemade food!!!"

She also retweeted a comment from a politician, criticising the Pime Ministers stance on emigration.


I thought it was a pretty nasty remark TBH, and probably a warning to other Olympians to think before they tweet.

Skid

She should go straight to Hellas for saying that ... oh, she has.

Fizman

If she did in fact say that, she is a numpty of the highest order.

DEFTLEFTHAND

This Twitter thing is dangerous.

Fizman

Just clicked the link. Anyone else wishing the camera panned back a little before snapping?

Well I'm sure he did, it just didn't make it to print.

krudler

DEFTLEFTHAND wrote: »

This Twitter thing is dangerous.

dangerous for idiots yes, for the rest of us its fcuking hilarious watching people mess up on it.

Wacker The Attacker

Twitter.

The area between the twat and the sh1tter

castletownman

She could em....triple my jump??

Richard Hillman

4 years of training, dieting and putting life on hold and she throws it all away by saying that.

What the hell was she thinking

Pherekydes

Lollers wrote: »

She also retweeted a comment from a politician, criticising the Pime Ministers stance on emigration.

It says the opposite!

To wit: She also re-tweeted a comment from Ilias Kasidiaris, a politician with Golden Dawn, criticising Prime Minister Antonis Samaras's stance on immigration.

Pherekydes

Richard Hillman wrote: »

What the hell was she thinking

Not much thinking going on there, I'd say.

O-Deazy

Racism's ugly head pops up in the Olympics already and it hasn't even kicked off yet!

3ndahalfof6

she knew she had no chance of getting a medal, did she.

Sea Filly

3ndahalfof6 wrote: »

she knew she had no chance of getting a medal, did she.

If she was a serious medal hope, she wouldn't have been sent home, just reprimanded.

grindle

That's not very racist at all, unimpressive.

Guy:Incognito

She should ring Rio Ferdinand for advice. The trick is to find someone else that says it first then just retweet it and ad lol to the end.

pontia

yet still daley thompson gets away with abusing irish,if its white doing it to black seems to be different rules

mike65

pontia wrote: »

yet still daley thompson gets away with abusing irish,if its white doing it to black seems to be different rules

Is he still competing? Jasus!

SEPT 23 1989

Old enough to remember when racism really was a problem

bored with it now

cocoshovel

The irish comment wasnt half as bad imo.

grindle

cocoshovel wrote: »

The irish comment wasnt half as bad imo.

Not that I think either is that bad, the Irish comment implies innate stupidity, whereas this one implies two species from the same continent did, in fact, come from the same continent.

WHAT A COW!

Capt'n Midnight

'With so many Africans in Greece... At least the West Nile mosquitoes will eat home made food!!!'
...
This is a reference to an outbreak of the West Nile virus, a potentially fatal disease transmitted by mosquitoes of African origin, in Athens this summer.

How is that racist ?

What am I missing ?



It's about like suggesting that if there was an outbreak of German measles then some sort of numerous statement about German tourists catching it too.



The other tweet about emigration possibly (I don't know what it said).

Or maybe it's Greece trying to save a few quid.

AckwelFoley

She's allowed be racist she's hot

Pherekydes

AckwelFoley wrote: »

She's allowed be racist she's hot

The old Daily Mail were making sure we knew what she looked like, anyway. They included pix of her from just about every possible angle.

Ghost Train

Seems a bit silly, did she come up with it herself or was she re-tweeting something she read or heard else where, I hope they have somebody equally flexible to replace her

Pherekydes

pontia wrote: »

yet still daley thompson gets away with abusing irish,if its white doing it to black seems to be different rules

Jeez, is this still on the go?

3hn2givr7mx1sc

I really don't think that's racist at all, tbh.

Pherekydes

Pherekydes wrote: »

The old Daily Mail were making sure we knew what she looked like, anyway. They included pix of her from just about every possible angle.

Which I researched fully while reading said article.

I think Greece's national front has more potential than Britain's or Ireland's.

MrJoeSoap

Sports story, which should really go in the Athletics forum. But once there's a bit of racism involved, AH is apparently the spot for it!

MagicMarker

I also don't think that comment is particularly racist.

I'd like to see the comment she re-tweeted from the politician.

Andy-Pandy

Its stupid not racist, Daley Thompson's remark's were much worse. She should have known better though that they jump on anything that is even bordering on racism.

thebigbiffo

Calling not racist on this one.

Jesus! It's a retweet of a very bad joke. The taste police need to be called is all...and seems like they have been...

(ahem, yes ya would)

Pherekydes

Andy-Pandy wrote: »

Its stupid not racist, Daley Thompson's remark's were much worse.

Worse? Ya gotta be kidding?

Daroxtar

Pherekydes wrote: »

The old Daily Mail were making sure we knew what she looked like, anyway. They included pix of her from just about every possible angle.

Even a camel toe for good measure!!

Pherekydes

Daroxtar wrote: »

Even a camel toe for good measure!!

You too?

Hande hoche!

Seems a bit excessive IMO.

humbert

So to compete in the Olympics you must be nice. Being not nice will get you sent home.

King of Kings

maybe i'm missing the racist bit...

dirtyden

A very mildly racist joke.

What an idiot though,throwing away an olympic place on twitter. Probably losing lots of earnings and future earnings in the process.

Pherekydes

humbert wrote: »

So to compete in the Olympics you must be nice. Being not nice will get you sent home.

But being nice means you finish last.

If you finish anywhere other than last then you get a 4 year ban.

YFlyer

Daroxtar wrote: »

Even a camel toe for good measure!!

Must read the article again

IrishAm

This is manna from heaven for the Golden Dawn party. Me thinks they just found themselves a new poster child.

Chuck Stone

Lollers wrote: »

She tweeted "With so many Africans in Greece... At least the West Nile Mosquitos will eat some homemade food!!!"

I think it's quite funny.

I can't see the racism in it myself.

firefly08

OK seriously one of you who keep saying it's "racist" please explain exactly what's racist about it. Or even what's wrong with it, I'd settle for that.

MaxSteele

Ah here. This is just beyond ridiculous at this stage. First Daley Thompson being scolded over a light hearted irish joke, now more whinging about a fcuking african virus.

Greeks showing no backbone in case of offending someone. Awhh

Nodin

I would have though the reference to the west nile outbreak was what did her, as somebody died. Odd.

Manic Moran

My opinion on the matter kindof depends on if the Greek Olympic Committee (Or whoever makes such decisions) is a private organisation, such as it is in the US, or a State body.

One would have thought that the principles of free speech would be such that as long as comments are not inciteful or otherwise criminal, then political viewpoints, even if distasteful, should not be squashed by the government. Otherwise why not just squash the entire far-right political party?

Doesn't mean she isn't an idiot, of course.

NTM

Tigger

Fizman wrote: »

Just clicked the link. Anyone else wishing the camera panned back a little before snapping?

Well I'm sure he did, it just didn't make it to print.

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IrishAm

Pherekydes wrote: »

Worse? Ya gotta be kidding?

A black dude makes a joke suggesting that all Irish people are illiterate. Not racist.

A white girl suggests that Africans come from Africa and that West Nile mosquitoes(they feed on human blood), whom originated in Uganda, would be eating home cooked food, i.e Africans. Racist!

Hilarious shit.

Let her make any miserable ‘jokes’ on social media while watching the games on TV. She definitely cannot represent Greece in London.

-Democratic Left Spokesperson.

Good to see the clowns running Greece have their priorities in order.

Johro

Article needs more pictures.:rolleyes:

Riddle101

Johro wrote: »

Article needs more pictures.:rolleyes:

Yes this thread is Pics or GTFO worthy. Surprised it hasn't been said yet.