Monday 12 August 2013

Disqualified by IOC? -for supporting gay rights

This has actually got nothing to do with Russia and it's stupid laws, but the IOC itself. There has been much talk by some about making Sochi the gayest ever games, by wearing rainbow pins or some such thing. Um, it's actually against the IOC Charter itself to do any such thing:
No form of publicity or propaganda, commercial or otherwise, may appear on persons, on sportswear, accessories or, more generally, on any article of clothing or equipment whatsoever worn or used by the athletes or other participants in the Olympic Games, except for the identification – as defined in paragraph 8 below – of the manufacturer of the article or equipment concerned, provided that such identification shall not be marked conspicuously for advertising purposes. more
Well so much for the plan to go there and show the world gay support by having something on their uniform. They may very well end up disqualified.

But then again, the IOC doesn't seem particularly interested in sticking to it's charter in Sochi with human rights, so maybe they'd give gay pin wearers a break?

Pffft. I'd support a boycott, or moving the games to Vancouver as suggested by George Takei. It's clear as day Russia has violated the Olympic charter and so shouldn't be hosting the games at all.

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