From Russia, with Rabid-foam Hatred

Above: Some of the millions of people who are
probably more offended than the President. 

"Nobody's more offended than me by some of the anti-gay and lesbian legislation that we've been seeing in Russia."

-President Obama on Russia's recent-
wait, did he say some of the legislation?

Settle down everybody, our murderbots will
probably not gain sentience and turn on us.

Look, I like the President. Sure, I think he's wrong on the Snowden thing and all that NSA secret spying crap. Oh, and the unmanned drone thing is getting dangerously close to Terminator territory, but I think he's a good guy who means well when he says Russia's attitude towards gay people sucks. I mean he is the first President to openly support marriage equality (even if it took him awhile) and the repeal of DOMA, so I'm not so sure I understand his stance on this Russia thing. Like, why shouldn't we boycott the games?

They're doing some fucked up shit over there. Like, really fucked up. Russian President Vladimir Putin's new laws criminalize 'propaganda of nontraditional sexual relations.' What the shit does that mean? Pretty much whatever Russian officials want, whenever they want.

Putin only approves of traditional sexual relationships. Like the one he's been
having with this gymnast (pictured above) who's half his age. On an unrelated note,
Putin and his wife (not pictured) announced in June that they'd be getting a divorce. 

How do you say 'wah wah' in French?

This is some McCarthy-level bullshit and I don't think we really need to dismiss the possibility of a Winter Olympic boycott out of hand. Yeah, Russian officials insist that the laws will not affect those participating in or attending the games, they'll still be on the books. Russians can still be fined and punished just for discussing gay rights in public. None of this is ok. They've passed a law levying fines for discussing people's rights in public. We should be out of the Olympics faster than Napoleon in winter (what, too soon?).

I know American athletes have been training for years to participate in the Winter games and it would totally suck if we pulled out, but a boycott isn't just about making sure gay athletes and tourists are safe, it's about making it clear that we don't stand for this shit in the 21st century.

Sorry guys, you'll just have to wait for the 2018
games to play your crazy ice-sweeping game.