HANZ 4,380 Posted November 4, 2014 Share Posted November 4, 2014 MOSCOW - A memorial to Apple Inc founder Steve Jobs has been dismantled in the Russian city of St Petersburg after the man who succeeded him at the helm of the company came out as gay. The more than six-foot-high monument, in the shape of an iPhone, was erected outside a St. Petersburg college in January 2013 by a Russian group of companies called ZEFS. Citing the need to abide by a law combating "gay propaganda," ZEFS said in a statement on Monday that the memorial had been removed on Friday -- the day after Apple CEO Tim Cook penned a piece about being gay. "In Russia, gay propaganda and other s-xual perversions among minors are prohibited by law," ZEFS said, noting that the memorial had been "in an area of direct access for young students and scholars." "After Apple CEO Tim Cook publicly called for sodomy, the monument was taken down to abide to the Russian federal law protecting children from information promoting denial of traditional family values," ZEFS statement said. President Vladimir Putin last year signed a law prohibiting the spread of "gay propaganda" among minors. The "gay propaganda" law caused outrage and protests in the West, particularly in the run-up to the Winter Olympics hosted by Putin in the Black Sea resort of Sochi in February. http://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/russia-takes-down-steve-jobs-memorial-after-apples-tim-cook-n239956 http://www.smh.com.au/world/russia-dismantles-steve-jobs-memorial-as-gay-propaganda-after-apples-tim-cook-comes-out-20141104-11geqd.html Stupid Backwards Country My Favs = Lady Gaga, Janet Jackson, Ricky Martin, AKB48 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
faux 2,190 Posted November 4, 2014 Share Posted November 4, 2014 Russia is just such a mess I have no words :air: Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Sugarfall 3,723 Posted November 4, 2014 Share Posted November 4, 2014 AP http://gagadaily.com/index.php/topic/128051-russia-removes-steve-jobs-monument-after-apple-ceo-tim-cook-comes-out/?hl=%2Brussia+%2Bsteve+%2Bjobs Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jomonster12 239 Posted November 4, 2014 Share Posted November 4, 2014 Haha WOW MESS!!! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mariann 301 Posted November 4, 2014 Share Posted November 4, 2014 Not surprised though. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bye 3,947 Posted November 4, 2014 Share Posted November 4, 2014 :air: Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bloody 64,632 Posted November 4, 2014 Share Posted November 4, 2014 it's ap Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blank Space 0 Posted November 4, 2014 Share Posted November 4, 2014 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SychosSoChic 9,995 Posted November 4, 2014 Share Posted November 4, 2014 Who voted for this flop of a sperm cell? Life ain't Hollywood for any one of us. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
FATCAT 60,888 Posted November 4, 2014 Share Posted November 4, 2014 Its not true anyway, it was taken down for repairs. This kitten over here (meow) Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
monsterdreams 1,529 Posted November 4, 2014 Share Posted November 4, 2014 Glad it was only repairs I was fuming tbh Haters gonna need more than a flashlight for my shade Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
HANZ 4,380 Posted November 4, 2014 Author Share Posted November 4, 2014 Its not true anyway, it was taken down for repairs. thank god still russia is one of the worst countries in the world My Favs = Lady Gaga, Janet Jackson, Ricky Martin, AKB48 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
bionic 50,111 Posted November 4, 2014 Share Posted November 4, 2014 Hopefully they're just taking it down to erect a memorial statue that actually looks nice. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
VISION 52 Posted November 4, 2014 Share Posted November 4, 2014 Its not true anyway, it was taken down for repairs. Even if it is true, it does not help the cause at all Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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