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Originally Posted by Nage Waza
So a hosting nation basically bans homosexuality so we boycott them. A nation that bans Jewish athletes we wouldn't boycott? Or an athlete that refuses to play against Jewish people?
Obviously we wouldn't have to, but we would look like fools if we didn't.
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There is a huge difference. Homosexual athletes aren't being "banned" from the Olympics. Homosexual athletes, and homosexual tourists, I might add, are being threatened with jail time simply for engaging in homosexual behavior in the privacy of their own hotel rooms. Who is anybody to tell me that I can't put my arm around my partner when I'm watching Canada win the gold medal at the Olympics? Be it a girl or a guy? You're telling me that it is okay to just shut up and ignore that kind of thing? Attitudes like that are why people are allowed to get away with things like this. If my girlfriend was black, would you be okay with Russia throwing me in jail for putting my arm around her at an Olympic event? Why should this be treated any differently?