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Why didn't you switch back when google dedicated an entire page to SOPA opposition? Is it only a problem when you don't favor the politics?
Google shows support for LGBT Olympians
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Re: Google shows support for LGBT Olympians
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"Both sides of the argument." That Russia has a reasonable political platform regarding its LGBT citizens? I am not sure that it is possible to 'blow out of proportion' what is most certainly a human rights issue. This was your own assertion, not that of the paper's. The topic was the Google Doodle showing support for LGBT people and your first impulse is to imply that the situation in Russia is in fact a non-issue.…
I didn't say it was a non-issue. I said it was overblown. The current media coverage of the issue is overblown. I belive I am being down-voted because this is a sensitive issue. Anyone suggesting that perhaps its not as bad as it seems is instantly shouted down. Please, please, please read the linked white paper. It is well researched, well written and provides citations and sources to its conclusions. It is also wri…
I have no comment about the paper itself.
You were bemoaning being downvoted, and I explained why.
I was commenting on the context which you provided inside of your original comment. If you actually don't care or don't wonder why such a comment would be downvoted, then disregard my post(s).
Re: Google shows support for LGBT Olympians
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It is discussed by people on 'political' tv != it is political. You can politicize anything you want. But there is nothing inherently political about showing support for an LGBT human being. 'What neoconservatives want to make political issues of' is an entirely different matter.
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Re: Google shows support for LGBT Olympians
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#45Well the olympics already discriminates against mens in women competitions and vice versa. But anyway LGBT support or condamnations is pure bullshit and should not be in the Olympics. To much sex talking. Just because there's so much sexual media doesn't mean that the LGBT should get their part of the attention on the news. We should go the other way and talk less about sex in the media.
I guess it's not really your fault that you connect LGBT ot sex. Your society really did fail you.
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#46The LGBT Russia thing is totally blown out of proportion. http://www.scribd.com/doc/203382931/Russian-Lgbt-Law-White-P... Before you decide to down-vote me into oblivion and accuse me of hating minority groups please read the white paper linked above. Note I am not affiliated with the person who wrote it or scribd. I just want people to see both sides of the argument. EDIT - And what a surprise down-voted. Seriously…
Did you really not expected to get down voted for being completely ignorant about the problems there?
You might want to do some reading up - starting with this 5 series VICE http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AZ_aSl3ktjg
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#47I realize the difference with Russia is that it is practically illegal for LGBT to exist but let's talk about the USA for a moment where 33 states refuse to consider legalizing gay marriage and a few are even testing of the idea of emergency suspending ALL marriages just so people who are gay cannot marry if they cannot be excluded separately. There are still plenty of places in the USA where you could be killed for…
From the white paper linked below-
"Since 1993 gay sex was made legal in Russia, in 12 US States gay sex is a crime."
Re: Google shows support for LGBT Olympians
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Companies have social responsibilities. Supporting human rights is a positive thing.
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Why is that a problem? If they want to send a message to a lot of people, their front page would be the best place, wouldn't it? God forbid you get a little bit of human rights activism with your search results...
Re: Google shows support for LGBT Olympians
#49Too bad encrypted.google.com doesn't have doodles.
It's not a doodle, it's a footer. And for those who for whatever reason cannot see it on Google, it reads: "The practice of sport is a human right. Every individual must have the possibility of practicing sport, without discrimination of any kind and in the Olympic spirit, which requires mutual understanding with a spirit of friendship, solidarity and fair play." –Olympic Charter
It's a doodle too, try going to a google homepage where it's the 7th already: http://google.ru http://google.co.uk etc
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I think you are. And what's the problem with political statements?
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It is unfortunate that you are so willing to consume as 'politics' whatever topic political strategists have decided to include in their party's talking points.
It is fortunate that said political strategists chose LGBT rights and not, say, the legality of JavaScript. Because then your Google search would have been a moot point entirely, JS having been made "political".