There is a black man running for office in Russia

[rirv]

Fantastic stuff - but he's going to find it hard in the face of huge racism in Russia.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/programmes/newsnight/8234271.stm

But why do they make him pose with watermelons???:(

[rirv]

He has a kickboxer for a bodyguard.:cool:

[checkyourprez]

those crafty russians, always trying to one up us.

[Miho]

Well shit.

[mickill]

You see all those people crowded around him towards the end of the video? Can't a Black Russian presidential candidate/watermelon vendor get some space?

[Audio.]

So, uurr most of Russia racist on blacks?

[Videodrome]

jigga what?