In response to the Russian government’s deplorable treatment of homosexuals, LGBTQIA activists and supporters are calling for the United States government and citizens to boycott the 2014 Winter Olympic Games.

Every four years since 1896, at least 12 countries have gathered to see who can slip on some ice the best.  Many large countries, like the former USSR and USA have used their dominance as political propaganda.

You might imagine that boycotting a huge international event would hurt the hosting country. You’d imagine correctly, but the damage would be minor and short-term. Giving the Russian economy a little tourism money is not a huge concession for athletes who have trained their whole lives for the chance at a gold medal.

Thanks to the 1980 Summer Olympics boycott, due to the military occupation of Afghanistan, we know how ineffective another boycott would be; many events actually had more participants. So how do we, as ‘Mericans, express our disapproval of Russian policies?

Mr. POTUS sent the right message with his delegation decision. Instead of the President and other customary cabinet members, the United States named several openly gay athletes as a part of the delegation. The White House said the party “represents the diversity that is the United States.”

A good start, Mr. President, but just having some gay people sitting and watching the Olympics isn’t the strongest image. We need a few LGBTQIAs to kick ass in front of Putin, Jesse Owens-style.

For all of you uncultured plebeian swine, Jesse Owens is the black guy who sprinted and jumped his way into four gold medals in front of the reportedly racist Adolf Hitler.

Hopefully we have a few homosexual individuals participating in some of these winter events. As unlikely as it sounds, men’s figure skating could be our only hope against the oppressive regime of the Russian menace.