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Hollywood leads the charge against Russia's anti-gay law
American Thinker ^ | 08/11/2013 | Rick Moran

Posted on 08/11/2013 7:59:31 AM PDT by SeekAndFind

The entertainment industry is giving full voice to their criticism of the Russian anti-gay statute. They've singled out Russia because the 2014 Winter Olympics are going to be held in the city of Sochi and gay fans of the games don't want to be arrested simply for exhibiting what in Russia is politically incorrect behavior.

The International Olympic Committee wants assurances from the Russian government but Moscow is standing firm, saying that the law must be respected.

Russian Sports Minister Vitaly Mutko insisted Thursday that Olympic athletes would have to respect the laws of the country during the Sochi Games. On Friday, he said there was no way Russia would back down under political pressure.

Referring to Western criticism, Mutko was quoted as saying by Interfax: "I wouldn't call the pressure light.

Russia must understand that the stronger we are, the more other people aren't going to like it. We have a unique country."

"We don't have to be afraid of threats to boycott the Olympic Games," Mutko said. "All sensible people understand that sports demand independence, that it is inadmissible that politics intervene."

On Thursday, Mutko did make it clear that the private lives and privacy of athletes would be respected as it is guaranteed by the Russian constitution Rogge said that was essential.

"The Olympic charter is clear," Rogge said. "A sport is a human right and it should be available to all, regardless of race, sex or sexual orientation."

Even if Russia accepts that principle, the law leaves open the issue of athletes speaking freely during the games.

"As far as the freedom of expression is concerned, of course, this is something that is important," Rogge said. "But we cannot make a comment on the law" until the clarifications have been received.

(Excerpt) Read more at americanthinker.com ...


TOPICS: Culture/Society; Foreign Affairs; News/Current Events; Russia
KEYWORDS: celebrateperversity; comeforyourchildren; communistgoals; cultureofcorruption; gay; hollyweird; hollywood; hollywoodreds; homosexualagenda; homosexuality; indoctrination; lavendermafia; motherrussia; pinkjournalism; russia; usefulidiots
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Let me try to understand this -- Russia is not against someone being homosexual as long as he/she keeps his acts private... they are against homosexuals touting and flaunting and celebrating their orientation in public...

Is my understanding correct?

1 posted on 08/11/2013 7:59:31 AM PDT by SeekAndFind
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To: SeekAndFind

The Film Actors Guild swings into action!


2 posted on 08/11/2013 8:00:52 AM PDT by Buckeye Battle Cry (Audentis Fortuna Iuvat)
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To: SeekAndFind

I abhor Hollywierd


3 posted on 08/11/2013 8:00:54 AM PDT by yldstrk (My heroes have always been cowboys)
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To: SeekAndFind

yes, it is a don’t ask don’t tell thing, but crimial iff they folk with kids


4 posted on 08/11/2013 8:01:25 AM PDT by yldstrk (My heroes have always been cowboys)
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To: SeekAndFind

Spot on and Hollywood wants to justify it’s sickness.


5 posted on 08/11/2013 8:01:34 AM PDT by Vaduz
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To: SeekAndFind

criminal if


6 posted on 08/11/2013 8:01:50 AM PDT by yldstrk (My heroes have always been cowboys)
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To: SeekAndFind

All those years of the Cold War in which Hollywood an other liberals showed such fealty toward the Soviets... but post-Soviet Russia doesn’t acquiesce to America’s “gay is all the rage”
popular culture trends, and now they’re the worst evil (in their twisted minds) since Reagan’s Presidency.


7 posted on 08/11/2013 8:06:00 AM PDT by ScottinVA (If you don't care about Antonio Santiago, sure as hell don't whine about Trayvon Martin.)
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To: SeekAndFind

Advice to Hollywood .... when in Rome do as the Romans do.


8 posted on 08/11/2013 8:06:54 AM PDT by layman (Card Carrying Infidel)
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To: SeekAndFind

As Oprah again proved, American libs cannot travel abroad because they have no understanding of other cultures and mores. They are the stupidest, most provincial people in the world.


9 posted on 08/11/2013 8:09:53 AM PDT by miss marmelstein ( Richard Lives Yet!)
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"A sport is a human right"

Shooting is a sport - no?

10 posted on 08/11/2013 8:27:25 AM PDT by Libloather (The epitome of civility.)
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To: Buckeye Battle Cry

With Alec Baldwin leading the charge./


11 posted on 08/11/2013 8:29:08 AM PDT by Straight8
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Really would like to see Hollywood types arrested and jailed in Russia for protesting what they view as the persecution of homosexuals.

Oh, wait. They're not going to go there. They're just going to throw their usual effete, limp-wristed protests.
12 posted on 08/11/2013 8:32:29 AM PDT by righttackle44 (Take scalps. Leave the bodies as a warning.)
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To: SeekAndFind

Hollywood didn’t leave the Kremlin, the Kremlin left Hollywood!


13 posted on 08/11/2013 8:35:07 AM PDT by Caipirabob (Communists... Socialists... Democrats...Traitors... Who can tell the difference?)
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To: SeekAndFind

You understand the law, and really, it is the promotion of sodomy among minors, so the ban on it “in public” is by virtue that Russian kids walk the streets too.


14 posted on 08/11/2013 8:40:27 AM PDT by Viennacon
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To: SeekAndFind

They were fine with the gulags and incarcerating dissenters in mental institutions. No problem at all with that.


15 posted on 08/11/2013 8:42:22 AM PDT by Skooz (Gabba Gabba we accept you we accept you one of us Gabba Gabba we accept you we accept you one of us)
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A flea protests against an Elephant... good luck fudge packers!


16 posted on 08/11/2013 8:49:51 AM PDT by LibLieSlayer (FROM MY COLD, DEAD HANDS!)
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To: miss marmelstein

oprah proved one thing above all others... she is pure trash.


17 posted on 08/11/2013 8:50:58 AM PDT by LibLieSlayer (FROM MY COLD, DEAD HANDS!)
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Well yeah - that was just the breaking of a few eggs while making an omelette. But this - this is a shot across the bow of the right to sashay in public. Can’t have that.


18 posted on 08/11/2013 8:53:43 AM PDT by 2 Kool 2 Be 4-Gotten
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Trash with cash...no class!


19 posted on 08/11/2013 8:55:22 AM PDT by lonestar (It takes a village of idiots to elect a village idiot.)
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To: SeekAndFind

20 posted on 08/11/2013 9:00:41 AM PDT by Caipirabob (Communists... Socialists... Democrats...Traitors... Who can tell the difference?)
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