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Over the rainbow: the olympic parallel society
- Jens Weinreich
- 15. August 2013
- 23:01
- 15 Kommentare
— Emma Green Tregaro (@GreenTregaro) August 15, 2013
A short summary of a twitter conversation which has started right after the homophobic comments made by Olympic pole vault champion and IOC’s official ambassador for the Youth Olympic Games 2010, Yelena Isinbayeva, in Moscow.
Isinbayeva will be Mayor of the Athlete’s Village at the Winter Olympics 2014 in Sochi, Russia, in a country with a new anti-gay-law.
I’m incredibly disappointed in Isinbayeva and her archaic stance on gay rights in Russia. Shows how backwards some people are — Greg Rutherford (@GregJRutherford) August 15, 2013
Of course one has to accept a freedom of opinion for Isinbayeva. What did she say?
Russian pole vaulter Yelena Isinbayeva has condemned homosexuality after criticizing fellow competitors… http://t.co/uSxVCx0itE — ESPN Olympics (@ESPNOlympics) August 15, 2013
Read, for example, Mike Rowbottom at Inside the Games:
„We consider ourselves as standard people – women live with boys, boys live with women.“
„Of course, I don’t support this boycott and I’m also against this polemic,“ she said.
„I feel sorry that they try to involve the athletes into this problem.“
this is poor from Isinbaeva – if she genuinely has those views better to keep quiet about them. Govt influence?? http://t.co/UFJ3zfo5Zt — Matthew Pinsent (@matthewcpinsent) August 15, 2013
„Everyone can participate, everyone can compete, but of course, we are against promoting such a relationship in the street.
„It won’t be respectful to our citizen.
„We are against the publicity not against the choice of every single person.
„I support our Government.“
This is her opinion, probably. Read other opinions – and facts.
Pole vault star Isinbayeva a symbol of Russian homophobia. My view: http://t.co/urHRKT2bcA — Philip Hersh (@olyphil) August 15, 2013
Yelena Isinbayeva’s „homophobic“ comments have no place in our sport! This is the 21st century! I say bring back Feofanova! #Athletics — Louise Hazel (@LouiseHazel) August 15, 2013
Is @isinbayeva paid by Putin for gay comments today? She is #IOC ambassador for Youth Olympic Games. Has @adidas any comments? What a shame! — Jens Weinreich (@jensweinreich) August 15, 2013
Correction, August 16th, 10.58:
.@Isinbayeva @adidas correction: questions are directed to Li Ning Ltd, Yelena is not with Adidas anymore. but it does not change anything — Jens Weinreich (@jensweinreich) August 16, 2013
.@LouiseHazel @philippevw Isinbayeva is #IOC ambassador for Youth Olympic Games, a so called role model! For what? for homophobia and racism — Jens Weinreich (@jensweinreich) August 15, 2013
I am sorry, I missed a question mark at the end of this tweet. Did I?
#Isinbayewa, Mayor of Olympic City in #Sochi2014, presents its gay section http://t.co/k6J8ikyoQj … @jensweinreich — Twipsy von FK-tv (@FKTVTwipsy) August 15, 2013
.@olyphil @LouiseHazel @philippevw well done, Phil! but for IOC president Rogge … „Yelena, a true role model for young people“ — Jens Weinreich (@jensweinreich) August 15, 2013
@olyphil @jensweinreich @LouiseHazel @philippevw IOC needs to defend it’s charter and threaten Russian Govt of future banishment from games. — Peter Murray (@blazingblades) August 15, 2013
.@olyphil Rogge quote is from 2010 when #IOC made homophobic @Isinbayeva YOG ambassador: http://t.co/SZt8EYA9VT Has @adidas any comment? — Jens Weinreich (@jensweinreich) August 15, 2013
By the way: homophobic Russian NOC president Alexander Zhukov will become an #IOC member in September, chosen by Rogge — Jens Weinreich (@jensweinreich) August 15, 2013
Simply unbelievable.
Die Charta, also bitte! Rule no. 50 (?). Da wird das IOC sich nicht zu äußern, darf es nicht mal! Und als karrierebeendete Ex-Athletin darf sie sich gerne politisch äußern. Das muss doch nun jedem klar sein!
#IronieEnde (nur um sicher zu gehen)
Not so sure about the „parallel society“ here anymore ;) IOC goes too well with certain societies …
Now with a society, which is demonizing it’s own citizens, and making them the scapegoats for Russia’s problems. So does Isinbayeva:
Would another interntional NGO tolerate or support this type of homophobia?
Ist mir ja fast peinlich, *Werbepause* oder so ähnlich, aber ich finde das gut. Viola von Cramon und Volker Beck:
Regenbogenfahne repräsentiert Olympischen Gedanken
Offensichtlich noch vor Isinbayevas Äußerungen. Ich finde es auch deshalb gut, weil die übliche, hm, Mülltrennung nicht vorgenommen wird und sie konkret an den deutschen IOC-Vize adressieren.
Prognose: Isinbayeva bleibt wohl, was sie ist, Botschafterin der YOG (ohnehin passend fürs chinesische Nanjing) und Bürgermeisterin des Olympischen Dorfes in Sotschi. Jedenfalls hätte man damit die aktuelle Bestätigung, dass es sich beim IOC ganz einfach und noch immer um denselben Privatzirkel handelt, der 1936 Spiele in Deutschland veranstalten konnte.
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Thanks for posting this, Jens. Immensely important. I’d like to quote Stephen Fry who calls for a boycott of Sochi:
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@ Barbara, schau doch mal bzw folge dem Link, den Twipsy gestern schon empfohlen hat, zum Olympischen Dorf, in dem Isinbajewa Bürgermeisterin ist:
btw – I’m not for a boycott. Just voting for demonstrating solidarity with the Russian LGBT-community during the Games.
But I must admit: Fry’s idea to exclude Russia from the Sochi-Games (like South Africa was because of Apartheid) is very charming …
http://www.colbertnation.com/the-colbert-report-videos/428600/august-14-2013/sochi-2014-winter-olympics
Ach. Ja.
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Protest von Emma Green Tregaro „gestoppt“.
Frage ist nur, was soll daran „politisch“ sein? YMMV.
PS: Ist das Setzen von Links zum Spiegel wg. dem LSR erlaubt? Als Österreicher entgehen einem da evtl. die Feinheiten von Blättern, die nicht bei Springer sind.
Links sind noch erlaubt, OP. Meines Erachtens auch Zitate.
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