Olympic triple jumper sent home after making racist tweet

thebigbiffo · 25-07-2012 07:47PM

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 · 25-07-2012 07:50PM

Andy-Pandy wrote: »

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

Worse? Ya gotta be kidding?

Daroxtar · 25-07-2012 07:59PM

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 · 25-07-2012 08:04PM

Daroxtar wrote: »

Even a camel toe for good measure!!

You too?

Hande hoche! · 25-07-2012 08:10PM

Seems a bit excessive IMO.

humbert · 25-07-2012 08:25PM

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

King of Kings · 25-07-2012 08:39PM

maybe i'm missing the racist bit...

dirtyden · 25-07-2012 08:39PM

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 · 25-07-2012 08:40PM

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 · 25-07-2012 08:57PM

Daroxtar wrote: »

Even a camel toe for good measure!!

Must read the article again

IrishAm · 25-07-2012 09:14PM

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

Chuck Stone · 25-07-2012 09:21PM

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 · 25-07-2012 09:28PM

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 · 25-07-2012 09:32PM

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 · 25-07-2012 09:32PM

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

Manic Moran · 25-07-2012 09:46PM

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 · 25-07-2012 10:00PM

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.

http://collol.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/Voula-Papachristou-2.jpeg

Welcome

IrishAm · 26-07-2012 01:18AM

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 · 26-07-2012 01:43AM

Article needs more pictures.:rolleyes:

Riddle101 · 26-07-2012 02:00AM

Johro wrote: »

Article needs more pictures.:rolleyes:

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

IrishAm · 26-07-2012 02:19AM

Riddle101 wrote: »

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

I am sure if you Google the wee girls name you will find dozens if not hundreds of pictures of her.

Scruffles · 26-07-2012 03:23AM

IrishAm wrote: »

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.

it isnt racist as being irish is a nationality,not a race.

however,the other is a bit of a sissy/mild comment,and its no doubt only because someone died that they have made this out to be bigger than it is.

there is some hypocrisy in race and nationality laws,and it shoudnt make consequences of abuse any less valid just because things are different groups,but as it stands humanity is still unequal and built on hierarchies,people need to detach personal feeling from language to see it for what its worth.

suicide_circus · 26-07-2012 06:08AM

grindle wrote: »

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!

+1

opinion guy · 26-07-2012 06:25AM

IrishAm wrote: »

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

It was racist. Thats why the copresenter apologised, twice, and the press reported it as a racist comment and there was a fuss aobut it and how we all heard about it in the first place.

Scruffles wrote: »

it isnt racist as being irish is a nationality,not a race.

This again. Ethnically Irish epople are genetically distinct from even our closest neighbours as evidenced by the very high rates of certain disease amongst Irish people e.g. haemochromatosis, cystic fibrosis, etc.
Therefore there very much is an Irish 'race'. In as much as there are any 'races'.

Pherekydes · 26-07-2012 06:27AM

IrishAm wrote: »

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

He did no such thing. Some sensitive souls are making out he suggested something he didn't.

TheDoc · 26-07-2012 06:47AM

Read this yesterday, people need a ****ing reality check like. That is not racist. Unbelievably how soft and cotton wooly the world has gone, and society in general.

Considering all the work put in, and all the effort and now the heartbreak its a disgrace and I have total sympathy.

Fully hope she takes legal action and wins

RaRaRasputin · 26-07-2012 07:48AM

Capt'n Midnight wrote: »

How is that racist ?

What am I missing ?

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

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

I think it's more because Greece has recently had a steep rise of attack on immigrants (lots of people flee from Somalia and Greece is one of the closest stops), because a bunch of nationalist idiots think it's handy to blame the country's bankruptcy on the immigrants. Comments like hers will just fuel that hatred and might cause another wave of violence.

finality · 26-07-2012 07:51AM

In that article they've used three different spellings of her name, and the one they use most often is incorrect. Oh daily mail.

TwoShedsJackson · 26-07-2012 07:55AM

IrishAm wrote: »

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

Are people still thinking this? He was slagging the accent - 'Oylimpics' as in 'Oirish', not saying all Irish are thick or illiterate.

Hardonraging · 26-07-2012 08:01AM

Racist or not, she looks like a whole truck load of fun !!