HobbitFeet wrote:It's nothing new though
the sporting boycott of South Africa as a protest against apartheid went a long way to furthering the cause, sport does not stand outside human rights nor should it
however you should pick your battles wisely
Trapper John wrote:HobbitFeet wrote:It's nothing new though
the sporting boycott of South Africa as a protest against apartheid went a long way to furthering the cause, sport does not stand outside human rights nor should it
however you should pick your battles wisely
From where I was sitting it did fuck all to be honest, sporting links being reinstated later was only due to the political climate being change by purely political means.
I don't think FW De Klerk sat down one day and said, "I gotta sort this mess out, I mean we don't get to play cricket against decent opposition anymore"
Guest wrote:What a surprise!!
Paper boy's a homophobe as well as a racist.
HobbitFeet wrote:Trapper John wrote:HobbitFeet wrote:It's nothing new though
the sporting boycott of South Africa as a protest against apartheid went a long way to furthering the cause, sport does not stand outside human rights nor should it
however you should pick your battles wisely
From where I was sitting it did fuck all to be honest, sporting links being reinstated later was only due to the political climate being change by purely political means.
I don't think FW De Klerk sat down one day and said, "I gotta sort this mess out, I mean we don't get to play cricket against decent opposition anymore"
It brought it to the attention of people via the sporting world, or do you think the policy changed from the goodness of the ruling party's heart?
come on TJ you're clearly not this thick
New laws heavily restrict efforts by the LGBTI community to fight for equal rights. In 2012, a Moscow Court banned Gay Pride for 100 years, despite the European Court of Human Rights declaring Pride bans in Moscow illegal just two years earlier.
Russian states have all implemented legislation outlawing 'propoganda of non-traditional sexual relations', an all-pervasive law that effectively stops teachers saying that being homosexual is as normal as bring heterosexual, and stops teenagers from seeking help and advice from sexual health clinics.
Trapper John wrote:HobbitFeet wrote:Trapper John wrote:HobbitFeet wrote:It's nothing new though
the sporting boycott of South Africa as a protest against apartheid went a long way to furthering the cause, sport does not stand outside human rights nor should it
however you should pick your battles wisely
From where I was sitting it did fuck all to be honest, sporting links being reinstated later was only due to the political climate being change by purely political means.
I don't think FW De Klerk sat down one day and said, "I gotta sort this mess out, I mean we don't get to play cricket against decent opposition anymore"
It brought it to the attention of people via the sporting world, or do you think the policy changed from the goodness of the ruling party's heart?
come on TJ you're clearly not this thick
I can assure you I'm not thick.
Sporting boycotts did nothing, full stop! - Sun City was a thriving centre of world sports from darts to snooker to cricketers taking the coin to play there.
I am old enough to know that that every news programme for 20 years or more carried some story about South Africa, Rhodesia and apartheid almost daily - so to suggest 'Sport' brought it to anyones attention is just fucking ridiculous.
Vam wrote:"One Russian law states that it is illegal to 'promote' homosexuality in front of or to children. Now that isn't an unreasonable law you'd think and probably wouldn't cause much concern until you take into account the 'Rainbow Laces' and 'Football is for Everyone' crusades run by interested parties in and out of the LGBT universe"
Sorry, what am I missing here? I fail to see how or why anyone within the World Cup footballing community would dream of trying to 'promote' their sexuality to Russian children
Again, apologies if I'm not in the loop on this, but are you saying the 2 organisations you've mentioned are now actively encouraging a boycott of the tournament?
If so, then I agree with HF about picking your battles wisely.
HobbitFeet wrote:From Amnesty International UKNew laws heavily restrict efforts by the LGBTI community to fight for equal rights. In 2012, a Moscow Court banned Gay Pride for 100 years, despite the European Court of Human Rights declaring Pride bans in Moscow illegal just two years earlier.
Russian states have all implemented legislation outlawing 'propoganda of non-traditional sexual relations', an all-pervasive law that effectively stops teachers saying that being homosexual is as normal as bring heterosexual, and stops teenagers from seeking help and advice from sexual health clinics.
If you support that then fair enough, but I wonder how a gay footballer might feel?
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