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| Isinbayeva says she may have been misunderstood |
| 2013-08-18 |
| In a news conference on Thursday, the two-time Olympic gold medalist supported the Russian law and criticized two Swedish competitors for their rainbow-colored fingernails in support of gay rights. "If we allow to promote and do all this stuff on the street, we are very afraid about our nation because we consider ourselves like normal, standard people. We just live with boys with woman, woman with boys,'' she said. But on Friday, after her comments attracted international attention, Isinbayeva said (in an amazing metamorphosis of message-cadence ) "English is not my first language, and I think I may have been misunderstood when I spoke yesterday.'' "What I wanted to say was that people should respect the laws of other countries, particularly when they are guests. I respect the views of my fellow athletes, and let me state in the strongest terms that I am opposed to any discrimination against gay people,'' she said in a statement released by local organizers of the championships. Uh,oh....the "ka-ching" meter must have twitched a little towards the minus side.... |
| Posted by:Uncle Phester |
| #4 What's this boys with wymen stuff, reeks of kinky ageism. Is this a Russian thing? I read Nabokov, so I think this is a new thing perhaps. I highly recommend Ada for American yoofs who have questions. Best read at 13 27 and 50 (so far) |
| Posted by: Shipman 2013-08-18 11:29 |
| #3 Above is an evil snark by the way.... |
| Posted by: Besoeker 2013-08-18 08:48 |
| #2 Men are only safe until the homophobic barriers to human parthenogenesis are finally brought down. |
| Posted by: Besoeker 2013-08-18 05:27 |
| #1 I am opposed to any discrimination against gay people or vice versa. |
| Posted by: g(r)omgoru 2013-08-18 04:40 |