Yahoo – AFP,
7 February 2014
Google has marked the Winter Games in Sochi by flying the gay flag in a search page Doodle that linked to a call for equality in the Olympic Charter (AFP Photo/) |
San
Francisco (AFP) - Google marked the Winter Games in Sochi by flying the gay
flag Thursday in a search page Doodle that linked to a call for equality in the
Olympic Charter.
Showcasing
the flag and the excerpt served as an online rebuttal to Russian Deputy Prime
Minister Dmitry Kozak, who warned spectators and athletes against promoting gay
rights during the Olympics, saying it was forbidden by the Olympic Charter and
Russian law to spread propaganda during a sporting event.
Beneath the
Rainbow Flag was the following paragraph attributed to the Olympic Charter:
"The
practice of sport is a human right. Every individual must have the possibility
of practicing sport, without discrimination of any kind and in the Olympic
spirit, which requires mutual understanding with a spirit of friendship,
solidarity and fair play."
Clicking on
the Doodle triggered a search for news related to the Olympic Charter, with
stories about what was being interpreted as a Google protest of an anti-gay
atmosphere caused by officials in the host country of Russia.
Google
declined to comment.
Amid
growing furor over Russia's new law forbidding the dissemination of "gay
propaganda" to minors, Kozak once again argued that there was no
discrimination based on sexual orientation in Russia.
President
Barack Obama told US Olympic host broadcaster NBC he had included openly gay
athletes in the US Olympic delegation to show the United States would not
accept discrimination in sport or anywhere else.
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