Spain Men's Basketball Team Controversy Photo |
 Aug 13 2008, 07:32 PM
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 BEIJING - Lakers superstar Pau Gasol and his Spanish Olympic teammates have found themselves in the middle of an international controversy after appearing making slit-eyed gestures in a newspaper advertisement that some Asian groups in both North America and Asia have characterized as racist. Gasol and the Spanish basketball team appeared in a full page ad for a courier company using their fingers to make the gestures while posing in their national team uniforms on a court with a Chinese dragon center circle. The ad appeared in Marca, a national sports daily and Spain's best-selling newspaper. An ad showing the Spanish women's team making similar gestures also appeared in the newspaper. I'm not sure what to say about this. I'm like in between on this. What do you guys think. |
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Aug 13 2008, 07:44 PM
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I think they were trying to be part of the culture. although i don't like the whole "chinky eye" thing, but it's normal for people to look at Asian in a certain way because that's how Asians are stereotyped and people take it as a fact.
QUOTE(Tungster @ Aug 13 2008, 05:37 PM)  There's been talks that they were being racist without knowing they were being racist LOL wow. really? Where can i read the article? thanks. |
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Tungster Spain Men's Basketball Team Controversy Photo Aug 13 2008, 07:32 PM
demolished wow ... idk what to say? it depends on what they w... Aug 13 2008, 07:36 PM Tungster Yes.
“We did it because we thought it was ... Aug 13 2008, 07:37 PM ArjunaCapulong I mean, I don't blame them for wanting to be A... Aug 13 2008, 07:41 PM brooklyneast05 i don't think they meant any harm in doing it.... Aug 13 2008, 07:41 PM mackenziee ^ Yeah, I agree. Aug 13 2008, 07:43 PM towntown2 I think the ad was done in poor taste.
Even if tho... Aug 13 2008, 07:56 PM LoveToMySilas I'm not offended by this. Perhaps they were ju... Aug 13 2008, 08:13 PM pandamonium this is the controversy ! wow i read an articl... Aug 13 2008, 08:37 PM KryMeARiver Who gives a shit Aug 13 2008, 08:49 PM ojairus they wish they had asian eyes.whats the big deal. Aug 14 2008, 02:42 AM salcha4u The US is nitpicking...why can't they just enj... Aug 14 2008, 02:46 AM demolished RE: Spain Men's Basketball Team Controversy Photo Aug 14 2008, 07:46 PM moninja hah, i heard about this on nicekicks; http://www.n... Aug 14 2008, 07:52 PM
karmakiller I think that even though it was stupid of them, it... Aug 14 2008, 08:01 PM |
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