Showing posts with label Hellenic Olympic Committee. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Hellenic Olympic Committee. Show all posts

Thursday, July 26, 2012

An Athlete's Racist Tweet

Coat of arms of Greece since 7 June 1975.
Coat of arms of Greece since 7 June 1975. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
Greek Athlete Kicked Off Olympic Team For Tweet
She tweeted, “with so many Africans in Greece, at least the West Nile mosquitos will be eating food from their own home.”
Free speech is protected but racist tweets bringing social ostracism is a good thing. This was a good move on the part of the nation of Greece.
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