Russian Ice Skaters Cause Outrage With Aborigine Costume

Fox ^ | 1/23/10

[KungFuBrad]

Anyone wearing a Kilt had better be Scottish or Irish. Thats all im saying

[Realman30]

Since when is there a TV in the bush?

[muawiyah]

Good grief ~ for hundreds of generations my ancestors dressed up on funny looking costumes with pointed caps, then strapped on skies and trudged across the landscape following reindeer butts.

Certainly people misappropriated and misused their costumes and customs, but am I trying to shut down the Winter Olympics?

NOOOOOO!

And am I trying to drag Santa Claus off his throne at the department store in December?

NOOOOO!

For a variety of reasons the outsiders have turned those costumes and traditions into the world's THIRD LARGEST RELIGION!

'tain't bad for the world's smallest minority race!

It's quite possible the Australians aren't as bright! There's tourist dollars to be made out of this stuff.

[Star Traveler]

You were quoting ...

But experts in Australia say Oksana Domnina and Maxim Shabalin’s movements and body decorations bear no resemblance to that of the Aborigines’ 60,000 year old culture.

Well, the explanation for the "movements" -- is -- the Aborigines have never been on an ice rink before... LOL...

[donna]

But experts in Australia say Oksana Domnina and Maxim Shabalin's movements and body decorations bear no resemblance to that of the Aborigines' 60,000 year old culture.

No resemblance? Then we must notify the proper group so they can be outraged!

[Inyo-Mono]

The problem is that they wore red loin cloths. Aborigines in the old days went around in the buff.

I have seenn many, many depictions of Cowboys in movies, TV, etc. and they almost always get it wrong. Am I offened? No, just amused.

[668 - Neighbor of the Beast]

Skate skate skate! as fast as you can,
You can’t catch me! I’m the Gingerbread Man.

[maine-iac7]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PtXWE1CfbcM

Love the fur collar and fur hat on the gals in the video.

Animals know what they’re doing, wearing fur ;o)

It keeps your face from getting frostbit

[chemicalman]

It’s not racist unless theres a tub of KFC in their hands.

[668 - Neighbor of the Beast]

They’re of no further use, Lou...

[freedumb2003]

[freedumb2003]

When did Benny Hill take up ice skating?

[workerbee]

[668 - Neighbor of the Beast]

You need to see this.
Would you hit it?

[Alistair Stratford IV]

I agree that their costumes are outrageous...outrageously gay

[workerbee]

LOL, yeah, gingerbread man was my first thought, too.

Well, after gay.

[aruanan]

Let’s just hope they don’t emulate traditional, pre-European, aborigine culture right there on the ice.

[A CA Guy]

If it was an intended tribute to the culture, what would be the big deal?

[freedumb2003]

[workerbee]

Well, now we know it was the aborigines who invented kneepads. Libs everywhere, rejoice!