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01 Mar 2011, 4:51 pm
01 Mar 2011, 5:08 pm
Macbeth wrote:
http://uk.eurosport.yahoo.com/blogs/world-of-sport/article/34515/
It looks more like Lisa Simpson performing a lewd act than "Zion", but they're half right.. it should be removed post-haste, but mostly because its a hideous mess. They didn't need another reason.
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Iran has threatened to boycott the London 2012 Olympics unless organisers agree to change the design of the logo.
The Iranian government has lodged a formal protest with the International Olympic Committee over the four-year-old logo, claiming that it must be changed since it spells out the word 'Zion'.
And the Middle Eastern nation has warned that it will order its athletes to stay at home next summer unless the logo is replaced and its creators asked to explain themselves.
"As internet documents have proved, using the word Zion in the logo of the 2012 Olympic Games is a disgracing action and against the Olympics' valuable mottos," the Iranian government wrote in a letter to the IOC, which was released via the state-backed Iranian Students Agency.
"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."
If it offends the Iranian Government that much, that's a good reason for keeping it.
It's not the first time that the logo has been at the centre of an unusual complaint: it has been heavily criticised ever since first being unveiled in 2007, and has been compared to everything from a swastika to a stylised image of two people making love.
The Iranian government has lodged a formal protest with the International Olympic Committee over the four-year-old logo, claiming that it must be changed since it spells out the word 'Zion'.
And the Middle Eastern nation has warned that it will order its athletes to stay at home next summer unless the logo is replaced and its creators asked to explain themselves.
"As internet documents have proved, using the word Zion in the logo of the 2012 Olympic Games is a disgracing action and against the Olympics' valuable mottos," the Iranian government wrote in a letter to the IOC, which was released via the state-backed Iranian Students Agency.
"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."
If it offends the Iranian Government that much, that's a good reason for keeping it.
It's not the first time that the logo has been at the centre of an unusual complaint: it has been heavily criticised ever since first being unveiled in 2007, and has been compared to everything from a swastika to a stylised image of two people making love.
It looks more like Lisa Simpson performing a lewd act than "Zion", but they're half right.. it should be removed post-haste, but mostly because its a hideous mess. They didn't need another reason.
Who cares what the Iranian Government thinks, in fact their being offended by it gives a good reason to keep it.
Last edited by Inuyasha on 01 Mar 2011, 5:32 pm, edited 1 time in total.
01 Mar 2011, 5:28 pm
01 Mar 2011, 6:00 pm
01 Mar 2011, 6:12 pm
01 Mar 2011, 6:17 pm
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Who cares what the Iranian Government thinks, in fact their being offended by it gives a good reason to keep it.
I like being in agreement with you
01 Mar 2011, 6:25 pm
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It looks more like Lisa Simpson performing a lewd act
I agree. And what's worse is it looks like the act is being performed on her brother Bart.
01 Mar 2011, 6:32 pm
01 Mar 2011, 7:12 pm
01 Mar 2011, 7:39 pm
Agreed, they should use this one instead.
01 Mar 2011, 7:42 pm
^
01 Mar 2011, 8:49 pm
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03 Mar 2011, 1:19 am
03 Mar 2011, 2:04 am
