Check out the crosswalk outside the Russian embassy in Stockholm....

[Playinghardball]

Protests against Russia's anti-gay laws gaining in momentum and creativity. This is now the crosswalk outside the Russian embassy in Stockholm.

[niyad]

1. very nice!

[sufrommich]

2. Clever. nt

[FailureToCommunicate]

3. Pretty cool...

(except they got the rainbow color order wrong on one side)

[Spitfire of ATJ]

30. Not when you're driving over it.

[Iliyah]

4. Pretty ain't it!

I fear for eminent arrest.

[iandhr]

5. Very creative

[limpyhobbler]

6. Cool!

I hope someday we can be as free as Sweden when it comes to sidewalk chalking

In the US we people can get arrested for chalking on the street.

[leftynyc]

7. You do realize that is not Russia

That's the Russian embassy in Stockholm. That would get you arrested in Russia.

[RedCappedBandit]

8. that's probably why the poster said Sweden

[leftynyc]

10. Oy - I'm so sorry

I read that as Snowden. My apologies.

[limpyhobbler]

12. LOL

Let's see if we can leave him out of it for once.

Sorry, the thread is about a creative protest in front of an embassy.

I went off on a tangent and started talking about sidewalk chalking, which is not the main point of the thread.

My bad. Personally traumatized after seeing my friend arrested for drawing a flower on the sidewalk with washable chalk.

All's good in the hood

[leftynyc]

18. I'm old enough to remember

when we used chalk for hop scotch. This is a much more creative and wonderful use for it although I was damn good at hop scotch.

[name not needed]

31. Last I checked they made being inside Snowden illegal.

[former9thward]

23. And it would get you arrested in the U.S.

If you don't believe me go paint something on a public road and see what happens.

[DevonRex]

33. And in Sweden...

it's a crime, as well.

I think it's much nicer painted this way and it certainly has the meaning I would like to send to the Russians. Well, actually, I'd prefer to spit in Putin's face. But this will do. As will the naked guys who walked back and forth across it. Back and forth, back and forth. For quite a long time. I'd imagine that pissed the Russians off. Good.
http://www.cbc.ca/newsblogs/yourcommunity/2013/08/activists-paint-rainbow-crosswalk-at-russian-embassy-in-sweden.html

But you know, most places do have laws about painting traffic signs. But this is just a crosswalk. Nobody changed the speed limit. Or messed with traffic lights.

[awoke_in_2003]

9. And if they don't use the crosswalk...

give them a ticket for jaywalking.

[whopis01]

20. Their choice - jaywalking or gaywalking! n/t

[awoke_in_2003]

22. I hope it torques the hell out of them. nt

[jimlup]

11. I'm guessing the rainbow colors will be on heavy display at the Olympics

Unless the Russian authorities act repressively which they might.

[90-percent]

13. How the hell can they repress all the colors of the rainbow?

Oh, oh, oh..I got it! This Olympics will be all in black and white!

-90% Jimmy

[KittyWampus]

14. That would make an excellent editorial cartoon.

[jimlup]

16. My guess is that many in the crowd of spectators will have rainbow flags but ...

athletes who attempt to display it will be sanctioned by the IOC. Subtle displays as well as overt displays will be sanctioned and there will be a big controversy. If I would going to the Olympics I would consider having a rainbow tatooed somewhere conspicuous so that anytime I was on camera it would be seen. That seems like something they couldn't stop.

[leftynyc]

19. Although I'm sure they have to do the red, white and blue thing

for the uniforms, wouldn't it be wonderful if they could incorporate the rainbow into the US uniforms somehow. A patch or something.

[Igel]

21. And to protest repression of Xian groups,

we could have them wear crosses. And whatever Scientologists use as a symbol.

Let's not even think what should be on the uniforms if we decide to protest limits on free speech as seen in the Pussy Riot sentences.

[Bluenorthwest]

24. Cute. Of course you know that these hate laws in Russia are supported by and promoted by

the Orthodox Church just as anti gay laws in the US are paid for and pushed by RCC and LDS. To claim they are 'repressed' is a foul bit of misinformation.

[JimDandy]

27. The atheletes could organize a

rainbow pattern by grouping atheletes together by the color of their uniforms, as often as they can, when they are spectators at Olympic events. Sort of like a flashmob.

[Fumesucker]

15. Fabulous, K&R

[liberal_at_heart]

17. I love it.

[Hekate]

25. It is to do a choreographed dance on! KicknRec!

[Initech]

26. Love it!!!

[spanone]

28. k&r...

[Iwillnevergiveup]

29. Seeing this

makes me appreciate how much Russia SUCKS!

K&R

[avaistheone1]

32. Way to go!

Positive way to send the message of equality.

k&r

[malthaussen]

34. Oh, I bet that pisses them off.

Hooray for the Swedes!

-- Mal