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Racist Comments :"west Nile Mosquitos Will Eat Homemade(african) Food" In Greece by panafrican(m): 6:30pm On Jul 25, 2012 |
This young lady is just a foolish who needs to be re-educated. Reading for Yahoo Sports LONDON – Greek triple jumper Voula Papachristou was banished from the Olympic Games on Wednesday after making racist comments and expressing right-wing sentiments on Twitter. Papachristou was scheduled to fly to London next week from her training base in Athens when the Hellenic Olympic Committee – Greek’s Olympic federation – made the decision to expel her from the team. Papachristou, 23, made a racist and tasteless comment on her Twitter account, @papaxristoutj, that highlighted the number of African immigrants in Greece. “With so many Africans in Greece … at least the West Nile mosquitos will eat homemade food!!!,” Papachristou wrote. She also reposted a comment from controversial Greek politician Ilias Kasidiaris, who has strongly criticized his government’s “soft” immigration policy. The West Nile virus was first discovered in Uganda, but cases have recently been found during the European summer. Papachristou’s tweet was met with a flood of angry responses, but she didn’t respond until Wednesday, when it became clear she might lose her spot in the Olympics. “I would like to express my heartfelt apologies for the unfortunate and tasteless joke I published on my personal Twitter account,” she said. “I am very sorry and ashamed for the negative responses I triggered, since I never wanted to offend anyone, or to encroach human rights.” By then, it was too late. Greek Olympic chiefs consulted with senior members of the Greek parliament, including aides to Prime Minister Antonis Samaras, before making their decision. Part of the reason for the expulsion was to punish Papachristou for her actions, but the decision was also made in hopes of avoiding a backlash from anti-racism protestors at the Games. http://sports.yahoo.com/news/olympics--greek-triple-jumper-removed-from-olympic-team-after-making-racist-comments-on-twitter.html[b] |
Re: Racist Comments :"west Nile Mosquitos Will Eat Homemade(african) Food" In Greece by Nobody: 11:27pm On Jul 26, 2012 |
LOL is this the same trick who was sporting cornrows?! |
Re: Racist Comments :"west Nile Mosquitos Will Eat Homemade(african) Food" In Greece by Nobody: 11:29pm On Jul 26, 2012 |
https://www.facebook.com/pages/Voula-Papachristou/10150118455640601 I would like to express my heartfelt apologies for the unfortunate and tasteless joke I published on my personal Twitter account. I am very sorry and ashamed for the negative responses I triggered, since I never wanted to offend anyone, or to encroach human rights. girl bye!! |
Re: Racist Comments :"west Nile Mosquitos Will Eat Homemade(african) Food" In Greece by sambos994(m): 1:04am On Jul 27, 2012 |
At least Africa's economy is doing good and Greeces is.....not |
Re: Racist Comments :"west Nile Mosquitos Will Eat Homemade(african) Food" In Greece by pleep(m): 7:49pm On Jul 29, 2012 |
^ who told you that? |
Re: Racist Comments :"west Nile Mosquitos Will Eat Homemade(african) Food" In Greece by pleep(m): 7:55pm On Jul 29, 2012 |
Anyway, who cares some white chick makes a dumb comment and people get all upset like this? We are not babies, we need to realize that different people have different, usually negative, opinions about us. Most white people think like this and agree with her. We should focus on improving our lives and let them have their opinions. Blacks don't need anything from whites, stop seeking acceptance. |
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