The world cup is abomination, according to a Russian Orthodox priest, because the players wear gay shoes. Gay shoes I tell you!
It’s true, I’ve noticed it myself – bright green, bright orange, bright blue – they’re a treat to watch, plus they make it easier to keep track of the players’ feet. But of course it’s true that they’re also bright bright gay, no getting around that.
Writing in his column on Russian People’s Line, Priest Alexander Shumsky claimed that players are promoting a “gay rainbow” by wearing green, pink, yellow and blue shoes.
He said: “Wearing pink or blue shoes, [the players] might as well wear women’s panties or a bra.”
Oh, I’m a lumberjack, and I’m okay,
I sleep all night and I work all day.
etc etc
CHORUS
I chop down trees, I wear high heels,
Suspenders and a bra.
I wish I’d been a girlie
Just like my dear papa.
“The liberal ideology of globalism clearly wants to oppose Christianity with football. I’m sure of it.
“Therefore I am glad that the Russian players have failed and, by the grace of God, no longer participate in this homosexual abomination.”
Russia exited the competition in the group stages, failing to win any of their three matches.
And then they phoned up the bishop and asked him to explain their failure to win any of their three matches as a divine gift from god designed to rescue them from the faggoty peril of bright green shoes.
Well you certainly shouldn’t leave two left shoes alone together in your closet. Too much temptation for ’em.
I had been wondering about the new (?) phenomenon in this World Cup of all the players seen wearing shoes of different colours. It was suggested to me that this was for the benefit of those who couldn’t remember left from right, but clearly it was really part of the Gay Shoes agenda …
Hrm. I’ve a pair of fluorescent highlighter yellow tennis shoes, myself…
I don’t know what their orientation is, though. Just never asked them. This colour thing, it’s supposed to a clue? I had no idea…
And come to think of it, they’ve never mentioned. Do you suppose they might be anxious about this?
I’m feeling bad now. I’m off to tell my shoes I love them, whosever’s company they prefer.
I wore white running shoes with bright green soles to my high school prom… I guess that makes me, and track and field, totally gay?
I chop down trees, I eat my lunch,
I like to press wild flowers,
I put on women’s clothing,
And hang around in
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I own a decent amount of shoes. Not one of them came in a box labeled ‘gay shoes’.
(waves at Improbable Joe)
Just think how frustrated the bishop would be if he saw kids drawing with a Crayola 64 pack of crayons.
Or, damn. Don’t let him into the pain section at Home Depot.
And what does he think of rainbows? Is that ‘refracted and reflected gay light’?
Their shoes- or, rather, boots, may be gay, but football is notorious for its institutional homophobia.
What’s up Tony?
I own a bunch of shoes, and some of them over the years have been pretty gaudy. I’m pretty sure none of them made me gay, any more than plain black shoes can make someone straight.
My shoes aren’t gay, but they might be trans: my usual pair of shoes (hiking boots, actually) are designated “women’s”. Because size 8 women’s is easier to find than size 7 men’s. Either that, or I’ve got some very peculiar combo of transvestism and foot fetish.
Eamon Knight,
Back in the day I bought “women’s” running shoes a few times when the sale was too good to resist… I used to run 50-70 miles a week and a pair of good shoes would fall apart in 2-3 months.
Rather pot and kettle, isn’t it?
http://orthodox2.blogspot.com.au/2012/12/new-russian-orthodox-bishop-of-denver.html
They’re just gorgeous!
And I, back in the 80s, was wearing boys shoes, because they were cheaper and sturdier than women’s work shoes.
I’d better ask my kids if they had doubts about my orientation because of the shoes.
My mum’s the same.
No, not the “bright coloured shoes make you gay” thing, she just doesn’t like that footballers have taken to wearing brightly coloured boots at all. You see in her day football boots were black and she doesn’t understand why things change for no apparent reason.
Of course being neither a homophobic bigot nor a religious zealot, she doesn’t have the knee-jerk “anything I don’t like is an abomination to my god (and probably the work of the all-powerful gay agenda)” preset response to things she doesn’t like. And since she’s not a really important person like a bishop or something her complaints don’t get all that widely reported.
Ironically, the bishop almost gets it right by mentioning globalisation. The real reason players have colourful footwear is so their manufacturer can be more easily identified. The sporting benefit of wearing one make over another is negligible for 99.9% of those who’ll actually shell out hundreds of pounds, dollars or euros to buy them, and they’re probably all made in the same far eastern factories by people paid pennies. But the manufacturers have paid their star wearers millions so it’s important to be able to portray Adidas/Nike as the secret ingredient that makes Messi/Ronaldo/Neymar world beaters.
I just asked all of my shoes about their sexual orientation. None of them answered, but a few stuck out their tongues at me.
Wow. That is some serious sour grapes. I guess the bishop thought the Russians lost because of all those gay shoes. Although they would certainly go with their FABULOUS robes. That picture of the Russian orthodox bishops always makes me laugh.
This is the picture I was thinking of
http://www.gaystarnews.com/article/we-oppose-bearded-men-dresses-say-bearded-men-dresses150514
There’s gotta be a joke in there about gay shoes and two left feet… But anyway, I’m not surprised by the guy mentioning pink shoes, but blue? Hasn’t blue been coded masculine? Maybe the color coding is different in Russia. Also, this reeks of “So what if we lost! We didn’t want to play in your dumb gay sport anyway!”
I’ve been enjoying the different coloured shoes but keep wondering why such a limited selection of bright colours? The novelty is lost in a few games as the exact same colours show up over and over again. Some players have mismatched boots, one blue and the other pink, but that’s the only mismatch. Why not blue and yellow, or pink and orange?
So the good bishop is proud that his manly Russian players were beaten hollow by a bunch of gaily-booted s?
That was supposed to end with “gaily-booted <homophobic pejorative>s?” but I forgot that the angle brackets would be interpreted as enclosing a tag.
Rather depressingly, I’ve had my pink and purple boots referred to as “gay” in my presence, by an adult who should know better – and was supposed to be judging my performance, not my wardrobe.
They’re excellent boots though, fit really well, extremely comfy. That they’re pink is just an added bonus (also makes them less likely to get nicked.)
Opposing green or blue footwearis absurd, of course. But gold boots? That is hubris, I tell you, and the gods will not let it pass …
Well, this is going to be awkward for President Putin because Russia hosts the World Cup in 2018. Russia beat out England for the rights to host the World Cup.
….for the rights to host the World Cup
Al/#18:
Hey… You know, just last week someone told me my minimal runners were ‘in the closet’…
I guess I misunderstood. I just thought they were telling me, you know, where to find them.
(/I was all confused. I was like: ‘No they’re not… They’re right there in the front entrance, reading that copy of XTra…)
The brightly colored shoes are, of course, just advertising. By FIFA approved suppliers of course, unlike Neymar’s underpants.
I’ve got a pair of motorcycle boots that are rather bright orange (and black). Of course, when I ride, I look like a power ranger, according to my wife…..
http://s26.photobucket.com/user/Wylann/media/Mtorcycle%20Stuff/1D37953-XL.jpg
Hrm…link didn’t work for some reason.
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@Eamon Knight, I guess my shoes are trans too, for a similar reason. Size 11 men’s athletic shoes are easy to find, but the corresponding women’s shoes (size 12 maybe?) would be a special order if they could be found at all. I’m not particularly interested in pink shoes, but have often regretted that I can’t find men’s socks in more interesting colors since women’s socks are too small.