Another Day Another Racist Athlete

You would think with all the financial problems Greece is having, their Olympic committee would atleast have their athletes under control.

Greek Tripple Jump athlete Paraskevi Papahristou madome some racist remarks on twitter that got her cut from the Olympic team. According to the NYTimes

“Paraskevi Papahristou, 23, who is known as Voula, was not considered a medal contender in the triple jump, which is scheduled to start Aug. 3. The comment, posted in Greek on July 22, made a reference to Africans in Greece and West Nile virus and was retweeted over 100 times, immediately drawing angry reactions.

When it was announced Wednesday that she had been kicked off the team, she posted an apology on her Facebook page.

“I would like to express my heartfelt apologies for the unfortunate and tasteless joke I published on my personal Twitter account,” she said. “I am very sorry and ashamed for the negative responses I triggered, since I never wanted to offend anyone, or to encroach human rights.”

Girl whatever….

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