Is anyone else offended with the Spain mocking the Chinese?

Question

I am so offended that Spain's basketball team mocked the Chinese by slanting their eyes for an ad for a sponsor. The horrible thing is the Spanish team doesn't apologize and doesn't think they did anything wrong! I couldn't believe it when I read the story. What does everyone else thing?

picture and original article:

http://sports.yahoo.com/olympics/beijing/blog/fourth_place_medal/post/Spanish-basketball-team-poses-for-offensive-pict;_ylt=AkqYD6N5zqtgAiYsANi8hsvFKZt4?urn=oly,100152

Article about double standards and the Spain defending themselves

http://sports.yahoo.com/olympics/beijing/basketball/news?slug=aw-nbaspainphoto081308&prov=yhoo&type=lgns

Answer 1

I found this offensive, and I am not even of Asian decent. I know it sounds weird, but I have been a small minority in my city for the past six years. I would compare this to back in the old movies when actors' faces and bodies were painted partially black. The team should apoligize, they should have known better. What did they think, that the people of China would find this funny?

Answer 2

I feel its very rude, being that the Chinese are the host.

Answer 3

Now Now Now ...

I know your out to save the world... and eliminate any racial bias... but I think they were joking and I think everyone is taking it way out of context. ....They were trying to be funny.  Poor choice  not funnny..

Who Cares.... the Chinese have slanted eyes.... So what

I am Italian, So when people sterotype Italians as  Mafia Members or say HEY TOeNEY ... Should I stop my life and be offended.

Answer 4

Not really. I don't see it as something to go into a national crisis. It was just a harmless joke! Sheesh! There was a whole racist Family Guy when they lived in 'Asiantown' and noone cares 'bout that! Grow up, the world is racist...

Answer 5

Heck, if it was the U.S. basketball team it would be a worldwide outcry. The player will get suspensions and fines. Or worse getting kick out of the Olympics.

Answer 6

Not really, but I understand why people would be offended. Spain is a fu*ked up nation.

Answer 7

nah I think its funny

Answer 8

yes i just asked this same question like a minute ago i wish i had seen this first. it's just crazy. this guy needs to get fired or something to allow his team to do this. and i'm not even asian.

Answer 9

I was offended for them ! !

Answer 10

I will say it was not the smartest move to make or in Spain's best interest.  Not to mention just down right rude and disrespectful.  If the Spanish found it funny, then you know they knew it was disrespectful.  

That said, I think people have become too "soft" in this day and age of political correctness.  People are going to get hurt feelings every now and then.  We need to learn to get over it.  I think it is ridiculous that people need to bite their tongues for worry of upsetting Jane Doe or Jane Doe's kid.  Stand up, call things like you see them.  Just do it with respect.  

Oh, and don't let someone film you when you are being a stupid wing-nut!  ;)  

Answer 11

I am not offended as much as i am wincing that people still do this kind of juvenile malarkey, people who are "adults"

Answer 12

Some of them did apologize. Some didn't even know that it was offensive.  

Answer 13

I thought a few did apologize.

But I didn't think of it as that bad. The Chinese team isn't that good at all.

Answer 14

I'm not asian or anything but what they did was just mean and the oldest stereotype in the book

Answer 15

Maybe they're just jealous. >:-))

Answer 16

Yes, I'm offended, however I don't think that the team meant for this to be offensive. It is racist though, yes people are "soft" nowadays, but people still don't get that mocking a race and stereotyping them is racist. If they were to stereotype and mock Black people, people would be bashing them a lot. What everyone needs to get is that it's not okay to be racist to any race/ethnicity, whether you are Chinese, White, or Black.

No offense, and I may be going off topic, but I think that the main reason some people aren't offended is because racism and stereotyping against Chinese people are so common, that they think its okay, I mean, today people still think that all Chinese people look alike and that there are only Chinese people in China (which is not true - Chinese is a nationality and a ethnicity).

BTW - I'm Chinese (American-born)

Answer 17

Yes, im chinese, and I feel that way right now..