Controversy teasing the skater Johnny Weir during his presentation in Vancouver A television in Australia and one from Canada are being questioned organizations advocating for LGBT rights issue after the intervention of his commentators regarding the participation of the skater Johnny Weir in the Olympic Games in Vancouver.
The controversy began last week when two sports journalists of Channel Nine, the network that broadcasts sporting event for Australia, mocked Weir's sexuality. This is Eddie McGuire and Mick Molloy, who hinted that the partners could be gay and that this explains his taste for flashy clothes.
However, despite many complaints from viewers in Australia, Channel Nine has made no comment. Controversy aside, the fact is that the American skater had been interviewed days before McGuire's own in Vancouver. Grievance
Canada In Canada, meanwhile, the Council of Gays and Lesbians of Quebec has signed a complaint with the CBMC (Canadian Broadcast Monitoring Council; body regulating content on TV) against the French string RDS.
The complaint points to the veteran sports journalist Claude Alain Mailhot, and Goldberg, who suggested that the skater had been subjected to a gender test in order to be identified (as a male or female). Under pressure
, Mailhot and Goldberg have offered their public apology.
So far, Johnny Weird, 25, has avoided public comment on the grounds that sexual orientation is a private matter and will not affect its performance as an athlete.
Source: UniversoGay
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