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Russians Project Racist Happy Birthday Message on U.S. Embassy in Moscow to Mock Obama
August 06, 2014
President Barack Obama was mocked in Russia on his birthday Monday through a message projected on the U.S. Embassy in Moscow.
The message showed an image of the president, adorned with a happy birthday hat, eating a banana. The display was followed by the words "happy birthday" being projected on the embassy.
The Moscow Student Initiative took responsibility for the act on social media, according to The Huffington Post.
On the same day, a banner depicting Obama as the "Three Wise Monkeys" was also displayed across from the US. Embassy in Moscow.
Across from the US embassy in Moscow today, Russians hung this racist banner addressing Obama on his 53rd birthday. pic.twitter.com/wqhX9ILE8W
— Kevin Rothrock (@KevinRothrock) August 4, 2014
The president turned 53 years old on Monday.
(H/T: The Huffington Post)
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