India’s Olympic bid draws a pile-on of racist, dehumanizing replies

X users coined events for the Games such as “loo racing” and the “Defecathalon.”

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An X post about India’s 2036 Olympic bid has drawn a chorus of racist replies, including jokes and AI-generated images portraying Indians as filthy people.

The Olympic pitch

The International Olympic Committee (IOC) named India last week as one of seven countries in talks to host the 2036 Summer Games. The others include South Korea, Germany, H…