Lady Who Just Lit Olympic Flame Tweeted A Racist Picture Of The Obamas

[Newsjock]

Source: Gawker

The Olympic opening ceremony just wrapped up, and former Russian figure skater Irina Rodnina was the given the honor of lighting the Olympic flame. Rodnina is one of Russia's most successful figure skaters, and is currently a member of Russia's public chamber. She is also, it seems, pretty racist!

In September 2013, she tweeted out the picture you see above (at the link; I won't repeat it here), just one of the many anti-Obama pictures floating around the internet that your racist uncle is so fond of emailing you all the time.

The tweet was quickly deleted, but Rodnina has remained defiant and has yet to apologize for posting the image.

Read more: http://deadspin.com/lady-who-just-lit-olympic-torch-tweeted-a-racist-pictur-1518385560/@Tom-Scocca

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Previously on DU: http://www.democraticunderground.com/11331758
Russian MP's Obama with banana picture sparks racism debate

[SomethingFishy]

1. My kid says she's sleeping with Putin...

Hence the torch lighting gig... Don't know if it's true or not...

[RKP5637]

3. Would not be surprised at all, not at all. n/t

[AngryAmish]

5. No, he is sleeping with thr rhythmic gymnast, not the skater.

[SomethingFishy]

6. Sorry my bad

[cui bono]

14. They use the rhythm method.

[davidpdx]

58. Good one

[7962]

30. Thats been the news for quite some time. nt

[TheDebbieDee]

53. What happened to her husband, Alexander Zeitzev?

Did Putin have him disappeared?

[RKP5637]

2. We were just talking here, none of us has much interest in the Olympics. Russia has

managed to fuck up and tarnish the Olympics in so many ways it sort of knocked the bottom out of our interest this time around. Putin and his herd have just hung a wet blanket over it, at least for us.

[MerryBlooms]

22. Same in our house

There is a shit-filled cloud hanging over this year's games.

[eggplant]

29. You know it's bad when you are more interested in seeing the proceedings mess up than the athletes.

At this point, it's all rubbernecking.

[louslobbs]

33. Same in our home. n/t

Lou

[BodieTown]

38. There's an Olympics this year? EOM

[RKP5637]

40. Just a rumor I heard. n/t

[Whisp]

44. I wonder why the hell Russia ever got the Olympics in the first place

Corruption most likely and maybe that stupid 'their turn' thing.

I don't watch and don't have any good words to say about this years Olympics, I am not supporting the blatant evil bigotry there. I feel bad for the athletes that have put so much time and energy into this but hey, sometimes you have to make hard choices.

Fuck Putin.

[Dawson Leery]

4. I have no plans to watch.

[Liberal_in_LA]

7. me either

[RKP5637]

42. It just rings hollow with us this year, no excitement, no anticipation, really no interest. We

watched some of the prelim. last night, but got bored and switched to something else. I feel sorry for the athletes and we wish all of them the very very best. It's such a shame when an event like the Olympics that should be pulling everyone together is basically so icky this time.

[yuiyoshida]

13. Not interested this year...

Boycotting the Olympics for many reasons this year.

[davidpdx]

59. +1

If you want to come over to Korea in 4 years for the games my wife and I will be going.

[JI7]

20. i do find that all of this is turning me off to it

i'm not into sports but i usually tune in to the olympics because i like how it's an international event and like to see people from different places.

but i just can't get into it this year.

[jsr]

8. Racism is like vodka in Russia

[Cha]

9. .

[TheMathieu]

10. What a disgrace Russia is making these Olympics.

Security issues, dirty and unfinished hotels, slaughtering innocent dogs, arresting LGBT activists...

Hell, they even fucked up the opening ceremony. The last ring wouldn't open.



Heads should roll at the IOC and Russia shouldn't get one of these events for the next 1,000 years.

[7962]

34. You're next-to-last sentence still has me laughing! I didnt watch, did that really happen?

You never know; here on DU you can see some hilarious pictures!

[johnp3907]

46. I thought that was an asterisk.

I wonder what the footnote said.

[treestar]

50. reminds me of that old Spirograph game we used to get for Christmas

in the 60s.

[JoePhilly]

56. This was a spirogaff.

[treestar]

57. lol

[okaawhatever]

11. This is disgraceful. I'm all for Ukraine telling them to f-off now. nt

[tenderfoot]

12. Russian's are big on Anti-Semitism as well. 1930's Berlin Anti-Semitism

scary shit.

[cinnabonbon]

15. ...

[Jamaal510]

16. At least if

you're going to be a racist, think of something original. Can't they come up with any new racial jokes for Blacks besides the old banana and monkey combo? That joke is older than my grandma.

[Skittles]

61. being racist requires a very one-track mind

not likely to be imaginative

[hatrack]

17. Stay classy, Irina Rodnina!

How's that "global cultural ambassador" thingie working out?

[William769]

18. Racism, Homophobia & anti-semitism go hand & hand. nt

[redqueen]

25. ... with sexism/misogyny as well. nt

[William769]

26. My apologies. You are correct.

Thats what I get for typing while not completing my thought process.

[redqueen]

28. Ah no, not needed...

I'm just adding to your post.

[redqueen]

19. "Freedom of speech is freedom of speech, and you should answer for your own hang-ups," she wrote.

Why is this such a common response when people are called out on their bigotry?

[BlancheSplanchnik]

21. same as, "can't you take a joke?" But the actual translation is

"So what if I'm an asswipe? I LIKE being an asswipe! And if you don't like it, I'll fuck you up (if i can get away with it)."

[redqueen]

27. Eventually most people will get that not all jokes are equal,

and the ones that reinforce bigotry won't be rationalized with that nonsense so often.

'Freedom of speech' ... I so wish people would spend five fucking minutes learning what those words mean before spewing them out in a feebleminded effort to rationalize idiocy.

[BlancheSplanchnik]

31. oh, people will use anything they can to excuse their assholery

Why, I've even heard and seen "jesus loves you" used as a bludgeon.

Yecch.

[redqueen]

36. OMG yes, WTF is that about?

I had someone pull that move on the road where they drive really slowly, then when you go to get around them they speed up. So I sped up just enough to manage to get around her and she honked at me! When I looked back at her annoyed, she did that very thing! She mouthed 'Jesus loves you' with this weird look on her face... WTF?

[BlancheSplanchnik]

39. omg…..sorry you had to experience that. How charming.

Yeah….nasty ugly hate filled followers of Our Savior, the Prince of Peace like to use that. They pack all the hate they can muster into that phrase, and simultaneously maintain their self-image of sweetness and light.

Or something. They're full of shit.

[RKP5637]

43. Generally when I see a fish on the back of a car the driver is rude and driving, sometimes,

bizarrely, like they own the universe, that it's their right to drive slowly, then speed up so you can't pass them, and then cut you off in traffic. I hate to offend anyone, but most religious people we encounter are absolute assholes. And last election they had Romney bumper stickers.

[BlancheSplanchnik]

45. ugh…yeah, the fish cars….

[Squinch]

49. Oh, I WANT one of those!

[BlancheSplanchnik]

51. ;)

Just google "t rex fish". Images. Lots there.

Also NorthernSun.com sells them

[Squinch]

52. Thank you! I'm getting one!

[BlancheSplanchnik]

54. awesomez!

I need a new one. I had the T rex.

But that was on my olllld car. needed a new car couple years ago. Now I need more stickers.

Yeah!!

[Squinch]

55. I seldom use stickers, but that one is great!

[Aerows]

23. Oh no!

Everyone though they were a bastion of diversity anyway, this is a surprising development!

[UtahLib]

24. Just one more reason not to watch Putin's mess . nt

[ashling]

32. I didn't even realize it was on

that was close . . . now that I know it is on that will missing it that much more enjoyable!

[Ed Suspicious]

35. Why did she delete it then? She should just own it if she believes in it.

[Lint Head]

37. Good luck to the US team but I will not be watching it or supporting it.

There are brave athletes there putting up with bigotry, racism and an Olympic committee rife with politics and greed.
Why we still have a sport created by Ancient Rome thinking it has somehow become a modern example of benevolence is ridiculous on it's face. The X Games make no bones about being commercial and it is actually a better and more contemporary business model. If the corporate world is going to be our overlords why not just be open about it.

The shiny objects, at which we love to stare, are getting more extravagant while next door genocide and war are sucking the very life out of humanity.

[Warren DeMontague]

41. How positively 1936 of her.

[GoCubsGo]

47. I never did like her.

When she was a skater, she was as arrogant as that Pushenko guy supposedly is now. I dislike her even more now.

[DinahMoeHum]

48. Wonder how many times she's been married.

Fuck her. One white monkey don't stop no show.

[davidpdx]

60. But but...

It's Russia. I thought they get a pass?

[Hissyspit]

62. Kick nt