How many times are the Spanish people from Spain going to "slant" their eyes in the name of fun?

Question

http://sports.yahoo.com/olympics/beijing/blog/fourth_place_medal/post/Another-Spanish-team-discovered-making-eye-slant?urn=oly,100968

Answer 1

5 billion and a half?

Answer 2

The Chinese could always hold their noses & scratch themselves in remembrance of the significant amount of time that the Spanish (and Europe/"The West" in general) refused to bath.

"In the name of fun," of course.

Now that would be quite funny.

Answer 3

As long as the Chinese are so sensitive about it. C'mon Chinese are the biggest majority in the world. There are probably 10 times more Chinese people than Spaniards, so the minority is allowed to poke fun at the majority. By the way even Laura Bush has slightly slanted eyes! so big deal!

Answer 4

As many as we let them get away with?

The article makes a good point - if the American team did that, people would be like "omg racist take their gold medals away!", but I'll bet the Spanish team could do this ten more times and there will hardly be a backlash.

Answer 5

OMG! please! why does everything in the US or UK has to be racist??????? I have been to many latin american countries, spain, etc. And never saw so many racist people!!!!

Did you know that most spanish people call "negrita" or "negrito" which means "little black" to their love one to show affection???? I LOVE when my husband calls me "negrita" and I am not black. Its just a word, affectionate name that Spaniards use to express affection.

Same goes for what the Spain team did when they "slanted" their eyes. It was just an Expression!!!! IT DOES NOT MEAN THEY ARE RACIST!!

Please move on!  I can't believe this has gotten on the news so much! please people!!! it was a simple action that has been clearly over-rated.

I lived in south america, europe. And never saw racist people like I have seen here now that I live in the US.

Move on, there's a lot more going on in the world that we should worry about.  

Answer 6

I think it is very racial to make fun of features of a certain race. Also some Spanish people don't realize it but they have recognizable features of their own. :P

Answer 7

when i was in spain i don't remember the people doing this...