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2012 London logo draws ire of Iran - "That's racist!"

MotionMan

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Monday, February 28, 2011
2012 London logo draws ire of Iran
Associated Press

TEHRAN, Iran -- Iran objects to the logo for the 2012 London Olympics, contending it is racist because it resembles the word "Zion" and warning of a possible boycott of the Games.

The secretary general of Iran's National Olympic Committee said Iran sent a letter to International Olympic Committee president Jacques Rogge. The letter claims the 2012 logo spells out "Zion," a biblical term widely recognized to refer to the city of Jerusalem.

In comments carried by the official IRNA news agency Monday, secretary general Bahram Afsharzadeh said the letter urges other Muslim states to oppose the "racist logo."

"There is no doubt that negligence of the issue from your side may affect the presence of some countries in the Games, especially Iran which abides by commitment to the values and principles," the letter said.

Iranian president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has called for Israel's destruction and questioned historical accounts of the Holocaust. Iranian athletes have refused to compete against Israelis.

The London logo shows the numbers "2012" in four jagged figures and until now has been criticized only for its design. The IOC said it received the letter and joined London organizers in rejecting Iran's complaint.

"Our response is as follows: The London 2012 logo represents the figure 2012, nothing else," the IOC said.

The London organizers said the design was launched in 2007 after testing and consultation.

"We are surprised that this complaint has been made now," the committee said.
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Boy, are they nuts.

MotionMan
 
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It is a terrible logo, it resembles 2012 about as much as it resembles ZOIN. Also, just about any abstract design of 2012 can look like ZOIN (2=z, 0=o, 1=i, 2 ~= n)
 
Oh, so it's supposed to "spell" out 2012? I would have never guessed. I would have never guessed that it supposedly spells out Zion if I hadn't read that either.

I personally don't care what it spells out, but it's a pretty crappy logo, IMO.
 
',...the letter urges other Muslim states to oppose the "racist logo",....'
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,... and continue being racist towards Israel, as well as plotting their death and destruction.

Sorry - a crook can't be rightous by complaining over being robbed.
 
I looked at the logo before I read the article to see what it would remind of...

A woman on her knees giving a blowjob (see for yourself)

I would never have figured it meant 2012 or Zion though...
 
JTsyo said:
+1

I would like to give the Iranian government a Rorschach test, the responses should be good for a laugh.
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"That is a Jew being beheaded."
"That is a Jewish home being burned down."
"That is a faked picture of Jews being killed in a gas chamber."
"That is the glorious explosion of a bomb destroying all of Israel!"



That reminds me of my favorite joke:

"I am going to kill all the Jews and one clown."

MotionMan
 
< Response from IOC to Iran >


"We were under the impression that intoxicating drugs and liquors were prohibited under Sharia Law, and look forward to the day when the Government of the Sovereign State of Iran finally puts down the fucking crack pipe."

< Response from IOC to Iran_end >
 
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