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Months after their high-profile condemnation of athlete Michael Phelps for leaked pictures of him ripping a bong hit, the International Olympic Committee has released the design of the 2010 Winter Olympic torch. Thousands of athletes will carry this giant, majestic, long-burning joint across the world, looking like a scene from Cheech and Chong IX, to its final destination in Vancouver, Canada. Oh wait, now it makes sense. Vancouver, known for their lax attitude toward the enforcement of marijuana laws, is an enclave for freedom-seeking potheads everywhere.
It really makes me happy that a community who persecuted the most decorated Olympic athlete in history for smoking weed is about to face the cold reality that every single major news outlet in the world who covers the carrying of this torch are going to publish photos and videos of this spliff in the hands of athletes and notables from around the world. HA!
Phelps smoked some weed. Big fucking deal. It’s not like it could have “enhanced” his performance in any way that would have resulted in an unfair advantage. If anything, the sheer freedom of swimming while high would have been a distraction. Here is a kid who spent every free moment of his teen years in a pool, training. Get off his back!
So suck it, IOC. I can’t wait to watch some 18 year old gymnast running into the stadium brandishing that flaming doobie to light the Olympic flame. I doubt there will be as many protesters lining the path of the torch as in Beijing. Especially once the torch gets to Vancouver. LIGHT EM UP!
