Well, this is an American website, so I understand. I similarly understand American media solely (or mostly) following American athletes. I lived in Germany through two Olympics and their coverage was mostly about their own athletes, too (which sucked for me, because one of them was at the height of Michael Phelps'…

I still don't understand what point you're trying to make. It's still a sport. And where she won the majority of her international medals was not in Russia, which means little to no Putin influence on the scoring. Plus, judges are supposed to come from multiple countries so that there isn't bias, and the highest and…

Also, the London mascot reminded me of Greendale's "Human Beings," even though they have only one eye. I mean, what were they even supposed to be?

I think it's a him, because Misha or Mishka can be a baby name for Michael in Polish, but it also means bear in Polish. And I think Polish and Russian are kind of similar (I don't speak either, so I don't know). So I think it's a boy bear. But yeah, it's easy to get thrown off when there's an actress named "Mischa…

Yes...which is a popular sport in Russia. Each country has its favorite quirky sports. Ours just don't make it into the Olympics (neither football nor baseball).

Yes the writer had it worded differently earlier which said Kabaeva only made it to the Olympics on Putin's favor. She has since corrected it.

The last Russian Olympic mascot was SOOOO cute!!! Presenting...Misha!! My grandfather was at the 1980 Olympic Games in Moscow and brought some wood engravings of Misha back. (This is just a picture of Misha below, not the engravings).

Was this HG Fireside Chat?

I should follow up and say that we shouldn't be knocking her at all even if she is in a relationship with Putin. That would be very un-Jezebel-like.

What's with all the Kabaeva hate? And to say she only got into the Olympics because of Putin is unbelievable—she won gold in 2004 at Athens, and bronze in Sydney. To say she got to the Olympics because of Putin is one thing—but she won. How do you explain that? Plus she has multiple world championships (and other…

My grandfather (an American) worked in Russia during the Cold War, and he was in Moscow for the 1980 Olympics. He brought back some wood carvings of Misha, the former mascot. Misha was so cute, way cuter than this new bear. The new guy just looks stoned.

I'm a young professional in NYC who doesn't make much money for the city. I'm paid every other week, but I budget based on two paydays each month. The two months a year where I get paid three times, I put that extra payday immediately into savings. Same with the small holiday bonus I receive (it's equal to about one…

Actually, Natalie Dormer is a natural blonde

Agreed. As someone who works with lawyers all day long, it's policy to lift language from other contracts and place it into new ones. I'm not surprised that a rape policy would do the same. And, frankly, I'd expect them to do so.

In some ways, this makes sense. I work in NYC, and my boss commutes from the suburbs of Philly, but she makes a lot of money, and the company even pays for her train. We were looking a new assistant, and one of the applicants also lived in Philly. We decided to keep him out (among other reasons), because he'd be…

Edited. I was being dumb. And I decided to delete my shame.

I understand where you're coming from, and I can't express how upset your story makes me. My father is pressuring my boyfriend, a Catholic, to become Jewish. My father has flat out said that he won't go to my wedding if there's any mention of Jesus in the ceremony (and I'm his only child; thank goodness my mother—a…

...no?

Here's a story: I attended an Ivy League university. My father decided to take one of his student's family out to dinner, and the student asked me point blank, "What do you expect to do with your degree since it's not in a practical field?" I do not like pulling the Ivy card at all, because it's super pretentious and…

Really, Jezebel? More tiara porn? Really?