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Voula Papachristou
Posted 7/26/2012 8:10:00 AM

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Triple jumper, Voula Papachristou has been expelled from Greece's Olympic team for making racist comments on her personal Twitter account. Her offensive remarks makes her the first athlete sanctioned from the Olympics for a social media offence.

Papachristou wrote online, "with so many Africans in Greece, at least the mosquitoes of West Nile will eat homemade food".

After being removed from Greece's Olympic team, Papachristou made an apology on her Twitter account.

Did the punishment fit the crime? Is the penalty way too severe? Did the Greek Olympic team make the right move by removing her from the team?

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  1. DMTE posted on 07/26/2012 10:09 AM
    This decision is OVERKILL and about as stupid as the tweet this athlete made! So typical of how their leaders have mishandled the whole country (bankrupt economy, bloated bureaucracy, no pensions, theft, fraud, hypocrisy) Of course Voula Papachristou should be reprimanded and perhaps receive a punishment to fit the "crime" she committed, but look at her role models! Greek leaders are not guilty of much worse?? Not only are these decision makers thin skinned, they have cut off their noses to spite their (2) faces ~ handicapping their own chances for Olympics medals & missing a much needed opportunity to boost their country's pride and morale. FAIL!!
  2. MichaelC_17 posted on 07/30/2012 01:39 PM
    Pretty sad when someone can't speak their mind, make a joke or look sideways at whats deemed a visible minority, without getting chastised by those who think they know what you should think and say. Welcome to the new socialist world.
    1. DrakeS posted on 08/03/2012 03:35 PM
      @MichaelC_17 its only a joke if it's funny. But you would only understand that if you had a sense of humour. oh sorry, forgot you were an American poster - humor.
  3. Douglas Ford [deleted] posted on 07/31/2012 10:35 PM
    I'll have to agree with what happened to this lady, because that's what the world has become.

    Right?

    We all agree and accept everyone.

    No one should be offended.

    For Allah's sake.

    My apologies .... for Christ's sake.

    I would have let her stay on with the Olympics.

    She looks hot and tight.
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