Walkin in an Olympic Motherland

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Tonight the Sochi Winter Olympics welcomed everyone with their opening ceremony. Teams from all over the world gathered in Sochi, Russia to represent their nation and strength. The Olympics is a special time of the year when viewers everywhere see the athletic talent of other countries. With every performance, a nation’s culture is displayed by how an athlete interprets a song through ice skating or how an athlete shows their skills in bobsledding.

As mentioned before, I am not a sports fan, but I am fond of ice skating. I’ve always enjoyed the grace skaters displayed while performing with bladed shoes. To this day, I am still fascinated by their skill and beauty.  Although there will be tons of figure skaters in Sochi’s Olympics, I still refuse to watch this special program.

• The Olympics is a time of coming together and celebrating various nationalities, regardless of race, color, and/or orientation. When asked about having homosexuals in Russia, Putin replied that they are not accepted; especially after he passed an anti-gay law last July. This led to an onslaught of violent attacks towards those who are interested in those of their own gender. Not only does this go against the purpose of the Olympics, but it terribly violates people. In response to this outrageous treatment of homosexuals, Google has changed its Olympic logo to the colors of the rainbow – the symbol for homosexuality. The Canadian Institute of Diversity and Inclusion also rallied for homosexuality in Russia and the Olympics by making a PSA.

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• In order to prep for the coming of the Olympics, Sochi had to clean up its town. This meant getting rid of trash, restoring some of their hotels, and killing stray dogs. Yes, the last one is sickeningly true. Apparently, dogs roamed around the parks in Sochi, and no one seemed to mind; they even enjoyed the company of a fluffy, four legged friend. But with the Winter Olympics approaching, this drastically changed; pest control was hired to kill dogs by any means possible to make the Olympic Village more sanitary and beautiful. Thankfully, animal rescue shelters and charities have been able to save most of the dogs from death.

The Olympics is a celebration of life, strength, nationality, and unity. When the country that’s hosting the Olympics abuses homosexuals and murders dogs, it’s a contradiction. There are other places that would have been better suited for the Winter Olympics that uphold the themes of unity and admiration.

Where would you like to have seen the Olympics?

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