Men crash large stones into large stones strategically placed by other men.įigure skating? “I can say that the best figure-skating in the world is the Soviet school of figure skating,” said Milonov. You could also argue that women doing the same-being inside of the penis capsule, which is an anti-traditional-sex position-is just as evocative of disruption.Ĭurling? Women eschew traditional feminine attire for pants and polo shirts. Textbook phallic symbolism.īobsled? Four men in spandex, stuffed inside a penis-shaped capsule. With that in mind, I suggest, to Milonov and the rest of Russia, that every sport be banned from the 2014 Winter Games.Īlpine skiing? The competitors wear rainbow-colored spandex, which is often associated with “gay” in popular culture.īiathlon? Men. So, basically, anything remotely gay, and you’re in prison. It is also illegal to equate the value of homosexual relationships with that of heterosexual relationships, and punishment does not apply solely to Russians.įoreigners can be arrested and detained for up to 15 days, fined and deported. It is now illegal to even admit homosexuality in public. Reports of arrest for kissing or hold hands, wearing or using rainbows, or pro-gay activism have helped to clarify the definition of “propaganda” as “any statement, oral or otherwise, that is pro-gay.” (The International Olympic Committee says that won’t happen.) And while it is not totally clear what the “gay propaganda” law specifically means, Global Post has a useful summary:
Russian lawmaker Vitaly Milonov has suggested that every gay athlete and spectator who comes to Russia for the 2014 Games will be arrested.