Russian MP's Obama with banana picture sparks racism debate

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Russian MP's Obama with banana picture sparks racism debate

Irina Rodnina tweeted doctored photo of US leader with fruit – in country where black athletes are taunted with them regularly


Irina Rodnina, who posted the doctored image on Twitter. Photograph: Mihail Mokrushin/RIA Novosti


The doctored photograph of the US president looking at a banana that was posted on Twitter. Photograph: Propagandes.info | Propagandes.info

Irina Rodnina, an MP from Vladimir Putin's United Russia party and a triple Olympic champion figure-skater, posted the picture on her personal Twitter account.
Rodnina insisted that there was nothing wrong with the photograph, and said she had been sent it by friends in America. "Freedom of speech is freedom of speech, and you should answer for your own hang-ups," she wrote.
Source: Russian MP's Obama with banana picture sparks racism debate | World news | theguardian.com

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Very unfortunate. The least that Ms. Rodnina can do, is offer an unconditional apology. That picture was malafide, and in very poor taste.
 

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Was Irina's tweet in response to this?

 
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Russian MP's Obama with banana picture sparks racism debate

Irina Rodnina tweeted doctored photo of US leader with fruit – in country where black athletes are taunted with them regularly


Irina Rodnina, who posted the doctored image on Twitter. Photograph: Mihail Mokrushin/RIA Novosti


The doctored photograph of the US president looking at a banana that was posted on Twitter. Photograph: Propagandes.info | Propagandes.info





Source: Russian MP's Obama with banana picture sparks racism debate | World news | theguardian.com

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Very unfortunate. The least that Ms. Rodnina can do, is offer an unconditional apology. That picture was malafide, and in very poor taste.
Unconditional apology? Do you think Russia is a banana republic?

In poor taste? As opposed to going around the world committing genocide under the farce of freedom and national security when the truth is that you are on an Oil hoarding spree?

And finally, malafide? lol :rofl:You don't really know what that word means, do you?
 

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Unconditional apology? Do you think Russia is a banana republic?

In poor taste? As opposed to going around the world committing genocide under the farce of freedom and national security when the truth is that you are on an Oil hoarding spree?

And finally, malafide? lol :rofl:You don't really know what that word means, do you?
I'll let you answer those questions yourself, and enlighten us.
 

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