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KRASNAYA POLYANA, Russia — There was a ripple of discontent over a gay rights issue at the Sochi Games on Tuesday, but it had nothing to do with Russia.

Several American doubles lugers said they were irritated by a popular Canadian video celebrating diversity that pokes fun at their sport.

The Canadian Institute of Diversity and Inclusion recently released a promotional video that shows doubles luge, a sport in which one rider lies on top of the other as they sled down the track. At the end of the video is the tagline: “The Games have always been a little gay. Let’s fight to keep it that way.”

“They’re making fun of our sport for their cause and it doesn’t really make a lot of sense to me,” Christian Niccum, an American Olympian, said after completing two training runs at the Sanki Sliding Center. “If I were to go hug my dad and someone took a picture and showed it in really slow motion, they could use it in a video like that and that’s just ridiculous. It’s my dad. Can’t we show affection to each other without it being some sort of sexual contact? This is sports. It’s the same thing. Why does it have to be like that?”

Another American, Preston Griffall, who will compete in the doubles competition, which begins Wednesday night, said most doubles lugers understand that they are an obvious target for jokes. “We’re two dudes, laying on top of each other in spandex,” he said. “Of course people are going to make fun of it.”




But, Griffall added, “In sports, what we’re doing is a completely different issue than what they’re talking about. We’re competing here. I’m not going to look too deeply into it.”

The video, which has been seen several million times on YouTube, shows two athletes wearing black bodysuits and red helmets, rocking back and forth in the typical doubles luge start routine. The video has slowed down the movement, however, so it looks like the athletes are softly swaying; it also shows close-ups of one athlete gripping the sled’s handle and another of one athlete’s midsection, all while the 1980s pop hit “Don’t You Want Me” is played.

Sexuality has been a recurrent topic at the Sochi Games because of a Russian law that bans the promotion of gay “propaganda” toward minors. Many gay rights groups have protested against the Russian legislation, and the video was designed to highlight the Canadian group’s concerns.

“The discrimination in Russia is unacceptable,” Michael Bach, the founder and chief executive of the Canadian group, wrote on its website. “As an organization, we want to show our support, especially for the athletes competing at the Olympics in Sochi.”

The problem, according to another American, Matthew Mortensen, is that making fun of doubles luge has become hackneyed. “For some reason,” he said, “whether it’s Jimmy Kimmel or Conan O’Brien or anyone, doubles luge is always the target. It’s never about football players taking a snap or whatever. We’ve heard all this stuff before.”

Jayson Terdiman, who rides with Niccum, paused for a moment when asked whether he had ever heard a good doubles luge joke.

“Between this kind of stuff and the ‘You’re such a luger,’ it’s pretty tired,” he said. “To be honest, I’m not sure I’ve ever heard one.”

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Pastor Jamie Coots, snake-handling TV preacher, dies of viper’s bite

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Cleaning Woman in Italy Throws out Artworks

ROME February 19, 2014 (AP)
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A cleaning woman in southern Italy has unwittingly thrown away contemporary artworks that were supposed to be part of an exhibition.

Lorenzo Roca, head of the cleaning company, said the woman "was just doing her job" when she thought two artworks were part of trash left behind by those setting up for the show that opened Wednesday in Bari.

Show organizers said one of the works she gave to a city sanitation crew before dawn included pieces of cookies, which were scattered on the floor, as part of an artistic arrangement.

Roca said the cleaning company would use its insurance coverage to pay for the trashed art works, whose value was estimated at 10,000 euros ($13,700).

If I was in Roca's situation, then I would argue that the cleaning woman's actions, tossing the cookies, were a performance piece work of art.

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If I was in Roca's situation, then I would argue that the cleaning woman's actions, tossing the cookies, were a performance piece work of art.

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A man received the following text from his neighbor:

I am so sorry Bob. I've been riddled with guilt and I have to confess.

I have been tapping your wife, day and night when you're not around.

In fact, more than you. I'm not getting any at home, but that's no excuse.

I can no longer live with the guilt and I hope you will accept my

sincerest apology with my promise that it won't happen gain.

The man, anguished and betrayed, went into his bedroom, grabbed his gun,

and without a word, shot his wife and killed her.

A few moments later, a second text came in:

Damn auto correct. I meant "wifi", not "wife".