Offensive olympic pic
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Originally Posted by WFO Racer,Aug 12 2008, 05:40 PM
Welcome to a everything has to be PC world. Everybody is a racist, some hide it some don't.
Spaniards made fun of F1 boy Hamilton it's in the culture.
No story here.
Spaniards made fun of F1 boy Hamilton it's in the culture.
No story here.
Ever heard of internal racism?
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Originally Posted by 8D_In_Trunk,Aug 12 2008, 05:06 PM
Go watch some Fawlty Towers. . . everything will be just fine. . .
Mrs. Richards: The manager's from Barcelona?
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Originally Posted by wraith5,Aug 12 2008, 06:09 PM
Have you ever been a victim of REAL stereotypes? Like really been a minority somewhere where only you are judged based solely on your appearance?
Ever heard of internal racism?
Ever heard of internal racism?
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I'm 25% Chinese and I don't find the picture offensive. However, this is not the point. The fact that they think nobody would care or mind is completely ignorant. Like some of you said "Everyones too easily offended these days". If you knew this already then why would you risk doing something that MIGHT BE OFFENSIVE?
"It's baffling that nobody involved in the picture -- from the photographers to the players -- even seemed to consider that this ad would be looked at negatively. Did it not occur to somebody that it might not be a good idea to mock an entire continent before the world's largest athletic competition that, by the way, happens to take place on that continent. Were they not aware of an invention called "the Internet" that allows pictures taken in Spain to be transmitted all over the world for the eyes of everyone?"
"It's baffling that nobody involved in the picture -- from the photographers to the players -- even seemed to consider that this ad would be looked at negatively. Did it not occur to somebody that it might not be a good idea to mock an entire continent before the world's largest athletic competition that, by the way, happens to take place on that continent. Were they not aware of an invention called "the Internet" that allows pictures taken in Spain to be transmitted all over the world for the eyes of everyone?"
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It's truly sad that so many on this site are so ignorant. But in life, there are all types aren't there? 
I also think that sometimes people go too far with so-called political correctness. And that some people are much too sensitive. However, this incident was plain stupidity at it finest. What they did was laughably ignorant and racist.
Think about it this way, if the Spanish team had mocked the US team by adopting, lets say... apelike poses, do you think it would be any more acceptable?
I also think that sometimes people go too far with so-called political correctness. And that some people are much too sensitive. However, this incident was plain stupidity at it finest. What they did was laughably ignorant and racist.
Think about it this way, if the Spanish team had mocked the US team by adopting, lets say... apelike poses, do you think it would be any more acceptable?
