Racist Comments Cost Greek Athlete Olympic Glory
<time class="entry-date" datetime="2012-07-25T14:03:41+00:00" pubdate="" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-size: 13px; font: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; ">Jul 25, 2012</time><time class="entry-date" datetime="2012-07-25T14:03:41+00:00" pubdate="" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-size: 13px; font: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; "></time>
no one outside the tiny world of women’s track and field had ever heard of Greek triple jumper Voula Papachristou much less her backward views on race. But with the start of the London Olympic Games just days away, Papachristou has become the unfortunate face of the games before the first competition has even begun.
the physically attractive but culturally tone-deaf athlete was kicked off her Olympic track team for expressing racist, tasteless, and downright stupid views on Twitter about the swelling number of African immigrants in her country:
"With so many Africans in Greece…at least the West Nile mosquitoes will eat homemade food!!!"
Alright Voula, you're alright by me kid
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no one outside the tiny world of women’s track and field had ever heard of Greek triple jumper Voula Papachristou much less her backward views on race. But with the start of the London Olympic Games just days away, Papachristou has become the unfortunate face of the games before the first competition has even begun.
the physically attractive but culturally tone-deaf athlete was kicked off her Olympic track team for expressing racist, tasteless, and downright stupid views on Twitter about the swelling number of African immigrants in her country:
"With so many Africans in Greece…at least the West Nile mosquitoes will eat homemade food!!!"
Alright Voula, you're alright by me kid