iran says new Olympic logo is racist.

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You can't make this up.

Iran is threatening to boycott of the 2012 London Olympics because it claims the official logo for the games resembles the word "Zion," which is a biblical term for Jerusalem
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Ok, I'm not a very smart man, but I'm going to attempt to wrap my little brain around this one. Zion is another term for Jerusalem. Zion apparently is also racist. so Jerusalem is racist. but Muslim nations such as iran want Jeruselem given back to Muslims. But Jerusalem is synonymous with racism.

Wouldn't that be like a Jew wanting to join the Aryan Nation?

Also as the article notes, iran refuses to participate in events where Jews are involved. Am I missing something here? I've got to be.

Frankly, I doubt I'll shed a tear if Iran dioesn't show up. I'm sure their Olympic team won't be heartbroken either. I can only imagine that kind of hell these poor athletes get put through if they don't win. remember what Saddam Hussein's son did to Iraq's team when they didn't win?
 

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I suspect this is like North Korea whining about the war games.

There's no publicity going to Iran or NK right now with the upheavals in the ME - so they've got to do something to get some press. So they gnash their teeth and start whining about this or that.

The logo in question was approved four years ago.

'nuff said.
 

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After googling the logo my thought is maybe Iran really just meant to say it is ugly as f*ck, in which case they would have had a point.
 

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I can get "SO IS" with a little effort. Maybe teens should boycott the games.
 

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What I loved the much is that the London 2012 logo is bland just because they chose to make something that couldn't offend or give higher credit to something or someone.

As my grandpa taught me, this is seeking a capybara eating feces.
 
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What an awful looking logo.

It looks like something a 5 year old would do in arts and crafts.

Iran?

Pfffh.

Please don't go to london. Do everyone a favor.
 

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A one-eyed lobster person?

london-olympic-mascots.jpg
 

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I am not sure if I can say what everyone about the suggestive logos or is just my smutty mind.
 

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I think it's just code for, "We forgot to have anyone train for the Olympics."
 

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The 2012 Olympic logo is horridly wrong in innumerable ways damaging to the human soul, if gazed at too long.

Racism is the least of its problems. But if Iran wants to boycott the London Games, I'm okay with that.
 

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I stopped thinking the Olys were anything but a commercial racket, really, after 1986, when they let professional athletes compete. Plus that is one ugly logo. IMHO.