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Qatar World Cup ambassador says homosexuality is 'damage in the mind'

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  1. smoontjes
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    Damage control in full swing. As somebody who apparently has damage in the mind (I'm not even offended, this reads like satire almost)... Nothing short of a boycott is good enough for this world cup.

    "They have to accept our rules here," Salman said, in an excerpt of the interview. "(Homosexuality) is haram. You know what haram (forbidden) means?," he said.

    When asked why it was haram, Salman said: "I am not a strict Muslim but why is it haram? Because it is damage in the mind."

    The interview was then immediately stopped by an accompanying official. Qatar's World Cup organisers, when contacted by Reuters, declined to comment.

    Damage control in full swing.

    As somebody who apparently has damage in the mind (I'm not even offended, this reads like satire almost)... Nothing short of a boycott is good enough for this world cup.

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    elcuello
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    It actually seems like the boycott is fairly wide spread even among hardcore fans around Europe right now. More than I hoped for anyways. It feels like it's gaining momentum.

    It actually seems like the boycott is fairly wide spread even among hardcore fans around Europe right now. More than I hoped for anyways. It feels like it's gaining momentum.

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      smoontjes
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      I suppose there are different levels of boycotting. I know many individuals who are boycotting it, yes. But for me, a boycott is not effecting until it happens at a large scale - for example here...

      I suppose there are different levels of boycotting. I know many individuals who are boycotting it, yes. But for me, a boycott is not effecting until it happens at a large scale - for example here in Denmark, the media still has plenty of coverage. They sprinkle in a lot of critique, sure, but I do not feel this is enough. In my opinion, they should outright stop covering tournament itself.

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      1. elcuello
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        That's actually something I've been thinking about the last few days. The media and the coverage - that's what we're missing. Wouldn't it be fucking fantastic if one or more of the bigger media...

        That's actually something I've been thinking about the last few days. The media and the coverage - that's what we're missing. Wouldn't it be fucking fantastic if one or more of the bigger media outlets drew the line and stopped covering it...

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