Sophia Bush threw some serious shade at the Kremlin, and we loved it!
Sophia took to Twitter on Monday calling for an all out boycott of Russia, and the upcoming Winter Olympics as a response to the punitive anti-gay laws currently in place, as well as a recently documented incident of intolerance, where five Russian men beat up a trans woman.
Ch-ch-check out her moving and strongly worded tweets…AFTER THE JUMP!!!
Beating people in public? Shame on #Russia – #BoycottSochi #BoycottRussia http://t.co/XzpLyzGdzk – RT for equality. Show the world. #StandUp
— Sophia Bush (@SophiaBush) August 20, 2013
1. For the record, I fully support our athletes. I think they are incredible people. I cannot, however, support Russia making a fortune off
— Sophia Bush (@SophiaBush) August 20, 2013
2. tourism from countries where human rights matter, during the Olympic Games. If we spend money there, we are virtually voting with our
— Sophia Bush (@SophiaBush) August 20, 2013
3. dollars, and saying, albeit silently, that we have no problem with the way they are treating their citizens. #EqualityMatters for ALL.
— Sophia Bush (@SophiaBush) August 20, 2013
Sophia’s right! How can we as a country participate in an event that’s supposed to honor the diversity the world, in a host country where there’s a considerable population politically oppressed?
We think it certainly makes a bad impRussian on our own LGBT community and athletes if we as a country attend!
[Image via FayesVision/WENN.]
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