{"id":44703,"date":"2016-07-30T15:07:29","date_gmt":"2016-07-30T19:07:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/stateofthenation2012.com\/?p=44703"},"modified":"2016-07-30T15:28:33","modified_gmt":"2016-07-30T19:28:33","slug":"oh-putin-stop-social-media-users-mock-us-teams-rio-2016-uniforms-which-resemble-russian-flag","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stateofthenation2012.com\/?p=44703","title":{"rendered":"\u2018Oh, Putin, stop!\u2019 Social media users mock US team\u2019s Rio 2016 uniforms which resemble Russian flag"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><!--more-->RT.com<\/p>\n<p>Russian hackers? The designer is a Russian spy? Putin\u2019s order? Social media are totally abuzz over Team USA&#8217;s Olympic opening ceremony uniforms. Why? Because users say the white-blue-red coloring on the athletes\u2019 T-shirts looks like the Russian flag.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Introducing the 2016 Opening Ceremony uniforms! <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/TeamUSA?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#TeamUSA<\/a> will be looking GOOD thanks to <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RalphLauren?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@RalphLauren<\/a>! \ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\uddf8 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/rMnLIq87cH\">pic.twitter.com\/rMnLIq87cH<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Team USA (@TeamUSA) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TeamUSA\/status\/759013074837708800?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 29, 2016<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<div class=\"article__text text \">\n<p>The uniform was developed by designer Ralph Lauren and presented on Friday morning. <a href=\"http:\/\/www.teamusa.org\/News\/2016\/July\/29\/Polo-Ralph-Lauren-USOC-Unveil-Revolutionary-Concept-For-Opening-Ceremony-Parade-Uniform\" target=\"_blank\">According<\/a>\u00a0to Team USA, the<em>\u201cuniform is fresh and sporty, with classic elements, and features an all-American palette of red, white and blue.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Lauren has been creating outfits for the US Olympic and Paralympic Teams since 2008.<\/p>\n<p>http:\/\/twitter.com\/mersik84\/status\/759369993448464384?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw<\/p>\n<p>Users on social media pointed out that the pattern of the T-shirt has white, blue and red bars and when the T-shirt is paired with a buttoned-up navy blazer, only three bars are seen and it is definitely a Russian flag.<\/p>\n<p>http:\/\/twitter.com\/robinmonotti\/status\/759349771660357632?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw<\/p>\n<p>Other American users suggested that it wasn\u2019t actually Lauren who made the uniform, but <em>\u201csleeping agents\u201d<\/em> of the \u2018scary\u2019 KGB, the main security agency for the Soviet Union.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Putin?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Putin<\/a>&#39;s hybrid warfare: KGB sleeping agents made <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/US?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#US<\/a> Olympic team wear <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Russia?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Russia<\/a> n flag.<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/hcwEOooR7v\">https:\/\/t.co\/hcwEOooR7v<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/QK9yKqsB8d\">pic.twitter.com\/QK9yKqsB8d<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Alex Bukovsky (@BungeeWedgie) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BungeeWedgie\/status\/759342756586262528?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 30, 2016<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Russian users seemed to like the \u2018KGB story\u2019, suggesting that Lauren himself may be a KGB spy and thus develop such clothes.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"ru\" dir=\"ltr\">\u041c\u043e\u0434\u0435\u043b\u044c\u0435\u0440 \u0420\u0430\u043b\u044c\u0444 \u041b\u043e\u0440\u0435\u043d \u0448\u043f\u0438\u043e\u043d \u041a\u0413\u0411 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/pKq12BAaJb\">https:\/\/t.co\/pKq12BAaJb<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; 22 \u0433\u043e\u0434\u0430 \u0434\u043d\u0435\u0439 \u0441\u0443\u0440\u043a\u0430 (@beshtaudziov) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/beshtaudziov\/status\/759328234962096128?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 30, 2016<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<div class=\"rtcode\"><\/div>\n<p>Others suggested that Russian famous designer Valentin Yudashkin who has repeatedly designed the uniforms for Russian athletes at various Olympic games had a part to play.<\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cYudashkin sent his spy-friend to the US,\u201d<\/em> @A_Denisov wrote.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"ru\" dir=\"ltr\">\u0410\u0445\u0430\u0445\u0430, \u0438 \u044d\u0442\u043e \u0441\u0431\u043e\u0440\u043d\u0430\u044f <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/%D0%A1%D0%A8%D0%90?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#\u0421\u0428\u0410<\/a>, \u043d\u0430 \u043c\u0438\u043d\u0443\u0442\u043e\u0447\u043a\u0443))) \u041d\u0435 \u0438\u043d\u0430\u0447\u0435, \u042e\u0434\u0430\u0448\u043a\u0438\u043d \u0437\u0430\u0441\u043b\u0430\u043b \u0432 \u0448\u0442\u0430\u0442\u044b \u0434\u0440\u0443\u0433\u0430-\u0448\u043f\u0438\u0439\u043e\u043d\u0430))) <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Z1om2lFyVP\">pic.twitter.com\/Z1om2lFyVP<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Aleksej Denisov (@A_Denisov) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/A_Denisov\/status\/759339399498895364?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 30, 2016<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Others suggested that the Kremlin is the main culprit.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">The influence of Kremlin is so strong in the <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/US?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#US<\/a> that American team&#39;s gonna WEAR the Russian flag in Rio!\ud83d\ude02 <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Rio2016?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Rio2016<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/5q8TTeKY5n\">pic.twitter.com\/5q8TTeKY5n<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Kate Stetsen (@EStetsen) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/EStetsen\/status\/759327335665590276?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 30, 2016<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<div class=\"rtcode\"><\/div>\n<p>Some Americans even got upset and immediately called on the athletes to <em>\u201ctoss out\u201d<\/em> the uniform and get rid of the white pants.<\/p>\n<p>http:\/\/twitter.com\/SpencerLeone\/status\/759173838202515456?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw<\/p>\n<div class=\"rtcode\"><\/div>\n<p>Other suggestions why the uniforms look so <em>\u201cRussian,\u201d<\/em> is that they were sewn by Russian crafty hackers.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Another Russian hacking job? Team USA opening-ceremony shirt looks like Russian flag. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Gnw1hjBsBP\">pic.twitter.com\/Gnw1hjBsBP<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Paul Lukas (@UniWatch) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/UniWatch\/status\/759022009804173316?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 29, 2016<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cRussian hackers broke [into US Olympic uniform factory],\u201d<\/em>suggested Twitter user @Like_A_ru<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"ru\" dir=\"ltr\">\u00ab\u0420\u0443\u0441\u0441\u043a\u0438\u0435 \u0445\u0430\u043a\u0435\u0440\u044b \u0432\u0437\u043b\u043e\u043c\u0430\u043b\u0438\u00bb: \u041d\u0430 \u043e\u043b\u0438\u043c\u043f\u0438\u0439\u0441\u043a\u043e\u0439 \u0444\u043e\u0440\u043c\u0435 \u0441\u0431\u043e\u0440\u043d\u043e\u0439 \u0421\u0428\u0410 \u0438\u0437\u043e\u0431\u0440\u0430\u0436\u0435\u043d \u0440\u043e\u0441\u0441\u0438\u0439\u0441\u043a\u0438\u0439 \u0444\u043b\u0430\u0433 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/upgz4Fm81Q\">https:\/\/t.co\/upgz4Fm81Q<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; \u041b\u0430\u0439\u043a\u0430 (@Like_A_ru) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Like_A_ru\/status\/759301942644346880?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 30, 2016<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cRussia in the heart\u201d<\/em> teased @spleanomaniya<\/p>\n<p>http:\/\/twitter.com\/spleanomaniya\/status\/759330628651319296?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw<\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cThis would have been the uniform for Russian Olympic team, but this belongs to US,\u201d<\/em> added @aviacop.<\/p>\n<p>http:\/\/twitter.com\/aviacop\/status\/759311963046502400?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw<\/p>\n<p>And of course no US-Russian joke would be complete without the Russian president. Russian users mockingly wrote that it definitely was Vladimir Putin who was behind the US Team uniforms, probably referring to the Western mainstream media\u2019s trend of constantly pointing fingers at the Russian leader.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"ru\" dir=\"ltr\">\u0422\u0443\u0442 \u0432 \u0428\u0442\u0430\u0442\u0430\u0445 \u043f\u043e\u0434\u0433\u043e\u0440\u0430\u0435\u0442 \u043c\u0430\u043b\u043e\u0441\u0442\u044c. <br \/>\u041d\u0430 \u043f\u0430\u0440\u0430\u0434\u043d\u043e\u0439 \u0444\u043e\u0440\u043c\u0435 \u043e\u043b\u0438\u043c\u043f\u0438\u0439\u0441\u043a\u043e\u0439 \u0441\u0431\u043e\u0440\u043d\u043e\u0439 \u0421\u0428\u0410 \u043d\u0430\u0448\u043b\u0438 \u0440\u043e\u0441\u0441\u0438\u0439\u0441\u043a\u0438\u0439 \u0444\u043b\u0430\u0433. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/EYMGZQDqlt\">pic.twitter.com\/EYMGZQDqlt<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; \u041d\u043e\u0432\u043e\u0441\u0442\u0438. \u041a\u0430\u043a \u0435\u0441\u0442\u044c (@nourlnews) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/nourlnews\/status\/759338597820628992?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 30, 2016<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cOh this Putin,\u201d<\/em> wrote @AndrisUdo<\/p>\n<p>http:\/\/twitter.com\/AndrisUdo\/status\/759142203176448004?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw<\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cOh, Putin, stop!\u201d<\/em> laughed @FradkinOleg.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"ru\" dir=\"ltr\">\u042d\u0442\u043e \u0444\u043e\u0440\u043c\u0430 \u0441\u0431\u043e\u0440\u043d\u043e\u0439 \u0421\u0428\u0410 \u043d\u0430 \u041e\u0418-2016. \u041e\u0431\u0440\u0430\u0442\u0438\u0442\u0435 \u0432\u043d\u0438\u043c\u0430\u043d\u0438\u0435 \u043d\u0430 \u043c\u0430\u0439\u043a\u0438 ! \u041a \u0441\u0435\u0440\u0434\u0446\u0443 \u0446\u0432\u0435\u0442\u0430 \u0420\u043e\u0441\u0441\u0438\u0439\u0441\u043a\u043e\u0433\u043e \u0442\u0440\u0438\u043a\u043e\u043b\u043e\u0440\u0430. \u041f\u0443\u0442\u0438\u043d \u043f\u0440\u0435\u043a\u0440\u0430\u0442\u0438 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/PieQVJ75bU\">pic.twitter.com\/PieQVJ75bU<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; djulk9801 (@FradkinOleg) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/FradkinOleg\/status\/759315003514187776?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 30, 2016<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<div class=\"rtcode\">\n<div class=\"SandboxRoot env-bp-350\" data-twitter-event-id=\"14\">\n<div id=\"twitter-widget-14\" class=\"EmbeddedTweet EmbeddedTweet--mediaForward media-forward js-clickToOpenTarget js-tweetIdInfo\" lang=\"ru\" data-click-to-open-target=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/FradkinOleg\/status\/759315003514187776\" data-iframe-title=\"\u0422\u0432\u0438\u0442 \u0438\u0437 \u0422\u0432\u0438\u0442\u0442\u0435\u0440\u0430\" data-dt-full=\"%{hours24}:%{minutes} - %{day} %{month} %{year}\" data-dt-months=\"\u044f\u043d\u0432\u0430\u0440\u044f|\u0444\u0435\u0432\u0440\u0430\u043b\u044f|\u043c\u0430\u0440\u0442\u0430|\u0430\u043f\u0440\u0435\u043b\u044f|\u043c\u0430\u044f|\u0438\u044e\u043d\u044f|\u0438\u044e\u043b\u044f|\u0430\u0432\u0433\u0443\u0441\u0442\u0430|\u0441\u0435\u043d\u0442\u044f\u0431\u0440\u044f|\u043e\u043a\u0442\u044f\u0431\u0440\u044f|\u043d\u043e\u044f\u0431\u0440\u044f|\u0434\u0435\u043a\u0430\u0431\u0440\u044f\" data-dt-am=\"AM\" data-dt-pm=\"PM\" data-dt-now=\"\u0441\u0435\u0439\u0447\u0430\u0441\" data-dt-s=\"\u0441\u0435\u043a\" data-dt-m=\"\u043c\u0438\u043d\" data-dt-h=\"\u0447\" data-dt-second=\"\u0441\u0435\u043a\" data-dt-seconds=\"\u0441\u0435\u043a\" data-dt-minute=\"\u043c\u0438\u043d\" data-dt-minutes=\"\u043c\u0438\u043d\" data-dt-hour=\"\u0447\" data-dt-hours=\"\u0447\" data-dt-abbr=\"%{number}%{symbol}\" data-dt-short=\"%{day} %{month}\" data-dt-long=\"%{day} %{month} %{year}\" data-scribe=\"page:tweet\" data-tweet-id=\"759315003514187776\" data-twitter-event-id=\"21\">\n<div class=\"EmbeddedTweet-tweet\">\n<p>___<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.rt.com\/sport\/354014-us-team-russian-flag\/\">http:\/\/www.rt.com\/sport\/354014-us-team-russian-flag\/<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"addthis_sharing_toolbox\" data-url=\"http:\/\/www.rt.com\/sport\/354014-us-team-russian-flag\/\" data-title=\"\u2018Oh, Putin, stop!\u2019 Social media users mock US team\u2019s Rio 2016 uniforms which resemble Russian flag\" data-description=\" Russian hackers? 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