Qatar’s World Cup Rainbow Ban & Japan’s Classy Victory Response

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🗓️ 5 December 2022

⏱️ 6 minutes

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Qatar bans rainbow imagery at the World Cup, Japanese fans help clean up the stadium, and some coaches rely on translators to get their point across.

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0:00.0	You're listening to Comedy Central.
0:02.6	BOW!
0:03.6	The 22 World Cup is being hosted by Qatar,
0:08.0	a middle eastern country with a deep and rich history of having oil.
0:11.8	And if you've been following the news,
0:13.8	you know that there's been some controversies over Qatar hosting the World Cup.
0:17.2	You know, like did Qatar offer bribes to FIFA to be the host?
0:20.8	Did Qatar exploit migrant workers to build the soccer stadiums?
0:23.8	Are we pronouncing Qatar right?
0:26.0	Is it Qatar or is it Qatar or is it Qatar?
0:29.0	And if we mumble it, do you think they'll notice?
0:31.0	All of these are questions for one of the biggest controversies that Qatar has,
0:36.4	has been the fact that they have very strict laws prohibiting same-sex relationships.
0:40.6	And these anti-gay policies are causing some tension on the pitch.
0:44.6	Amid the cheers of World Cup fans,
0:47.2	controversy is simmering.
0:49.4	It's over the host country Qatar and other nation's treatment of LGBTQ people.
0:55.2	Rainbow imagery, a sudden flashpoint after FIFA demanded the captains of seven European teams
1:00.8	not wear this arm band in support of LGBTQ causes,
1:04.8	insisting the captains wear FIFA sanctioned bands.
1:07.8	The team captains of several countries say they will not be wearing the rainbow colored
1:12.2	one-love arm bands as they get intended after FIFA threatened to give players yellow cards just for doing so.
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