Racism or not?

stivan · 08-12-2008, 04:06 PM

You be the judge:

Spanish Ad Spurs Charges of Racism [UPDATED] - 2008 Olympics â€“ Sports and News from China â€“ The New York Times

Edit: If you dont know what they are doing, they are using their fingers to make their eyes look squinty or 'asian'.

Widem · 08-12-2008, 04:32 PM

Yes, it is racism.

Even though I doubt these people are racist, they should have thought ahead and thought maybe this was a bad idea.

It would be like having the Olympics is Kenya and everyone pulling down their bottom lip or in France everyone putting their dick between their legs to make it look like they have a vagina.

Lewz · 08-12-2008, 04:42 PM

Def racist, hasn't Spain pulled something like this before in the past or am i making that up?

Otis · 08-12-2008, 04:45 PM

Without actually looking at it, technically it's prolly racist. But it sounds like one of those things people need to be less sensitive about. Like "White men can't jump" and brothers have big dicks.

edit: And Asians can't fucking drive. Seriously, what's with you Asian drivers? No joke, if I come up on someone in the left lane doing the speed limit or less, I know they're either ancient...or asian. And that holds true at least 99% of the time.

drychnath · 08-12-2008, 04:46 PM

Why is there even a debate? What if the games had been in south africa and they'd painted up in a blackface... nice classic black and white 1940's-50's TV racism blackface... would there be a debate?

Lamil · 08-12-2008, 05:35 PM

You guys are all fucking stupid.

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So while the gesture of the Spanish teams in the ads might seem culturally insensitive at first glance, it’s a little more complicated than that when you look deeper, given that the ad was for, and must have been approved by, a Chinese company.

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Originally Posted by drychnath

Why is there even a debate? What if the games had been in south africa and they'd painted up in a blackface... nice classic black and white 1940's-50's TV racism blackface... would there be a debate?

especially you. you are banned from using analogies.

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Originally Posted by Widem

or in France everyone putting their dick between their legs to make it look like they have a vagina.

laffs. you are not banned from using them.

Laalon · 08-12-2008, 05:36 PM

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Originally Posted by Otis

No joke, if I come up on someone in the left lane doing the speed limit or less, I know they're either ancient...or asian...or a woman....or and ancient woman. And that holds true at least 99% of the time.

Fact.

Miroh · 08-12-2008, 05:37 PM

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So while the gesture of the Spanish teams in the ads might seem culturally insensitive at first glance, it’s a little more complicated than that when you look deeper, given that the ad was for, and must have been approved by, a Chinese company.

Bah, Lamil beat me to it.

Meta · 08-12-2008, 09:32 PM

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Originally Posted by Lewz

Def racist, hasn't Spain pulled something like this before in the past or am i making that up?

The only thing that springs to mind is the monkey noises and banana throwing at a football (soccer) match between Spain and England (directed at the black English players ofc).

The Spanish coach was also caught on camera in a training sessions referring to a particularly dangerous and talented French player as a 'black bastard' or something.

Spanish football is notorious for this retardation, even though one of the best players in the Spanish national team is black.

What's with all the French-hating btw? Is it because of the Iraq war stuff?

Lewz · 08-13-2008, 12:55 AM

ahh that sounds right, Question anyone from the Gold Coast Australia, specially Bond University know how racist it is over there?