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http://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/jul/31/russia-racism-debate-barack-obama-banana-red-bull
A video from a Red Bull event in Moscow showed a Barack Obama impersonator chasing a banana is hot on the heels of the recent scrutiny of racism in the 2018 World Cup host in Russia. At least four shirtless men who appeared in blackface makeup with one dressed as the US president dressed as a banana.
Anti-discrimination activists. Robert Ustian, a supporter of the Russian football club CSKA and founder of the group CSKA Fans Against Racism, said it showed that Russians often don’t understand the hurtfulness of their actions.
“They think this is funny, that this video with Obama and black people chasing a banana is funny,” said Ustian. “It shows that there’s an issue with racism in our society that is not being raised.”
Photoshopped memes showing Obama with bananas and calling the US president a monkey have appeared frequently on the Russian internet, including on a site of images often used by paid pro-Kremlin shills.
Red Bull denied that the footage was meant to be racist. . . “Of course it’s not an expression of racism,” Shevchenko said. “If you had been there you would understand. The situation was absolutely friendly and happy.” Red Bull had removed the video from its site later on Friday afternoon.
Pretty sure that people who don't see this as racist only consider lynching and enslaving black people to be racist acts.
The fact that russians view themselves superior to anyone on any level is downright hilarious. Wasn't a footballer handed a multi match ban in Russia after swearing at fans for doing monkey chants at him lately? Stay classy Russia.