Spanish Basketball team: Asian response to Slant-Eye picture
http://in.youtube.com/watch?v=z64i-pZZgYI&feature=related

These babes (I guess you would call them China dolls, but I call them “way above your pay-grade”) will eat you for breakfast, hands tied and blindfolded.

“Friendly and harmless, simple and plain.
You read into it; it’s all in your brain.”
Such words of comfort they hope have regained
The misplaced trust ever more to attain.

Good humor they claimed they wish to retain,
But it all came under fire and rain.
In centuries passed, their glory has waned,
In clueless oblivion they choose to remain.

Shell-struck people of Asian terrain
Witness again the white man’s refrain.
Branded “sub-human”, they once were detained
In the confines of their master’s domain.

So goes the story of the team from Spain:
They persevere for support in vain.
Poised with resolve, but now restrained,
Their shame foreshadows all that they feign.

I am your slant-eye, but this I maintain:
My blood is as red as that in your vein.
My insides are torn, my emotions drained,
To hear you proclaim there’s no one in pain.

…by Slant-eyed Asian…

I’d love to stay and chat, but as we say in Spain，MIGATA GO ! Good luck twisting yourself into a pretzel, apologizing for the Spanish Team.

I’ll give you the last word. Knock yourself out.

I do not accept that such a gesture may be interpreted as universally offensive.

Hearing the American argument that the Spanish basketball players should have known better and should have been more aware of international culture (to be read: American culture) makes me laugh. It is perhaps true that these players have displayed an ignorance of American culture. But considering that most Americans have little to no clue what goes on outside of its borders, the accusation of ignorance, which seems the only sensible accusation in this case, is ludicrous, when it comes from Americans.

Oh, and congratulations to the Spanish team for making the finals, although, to be honest I was hoping for a USA-LIT final.

How many Spaniards does it take to change a liight bulb?
A. 5
B.15
C. What”s a light bulb?

Just for you to know. Stop talking smack.

His response: “I was giving my secretary a friendly greeting. It was just harmless fun. It is absurd for anyone to make a big thing of it. How could women possibly take offense at this? I’ll have you know that I am friends with many women!”

Dear stupid Spaniards, don’ t you think it’s about time you learned that it is offensive when the people you direct your words and actions think it’s offensive. The one dishing it out has no say in whether people should be offended or not.

Join us. We have already moved into the 21st century. Hope you can catch up.

This is a discussion. People are making comments to tell people to stop discussing the issue especialy since the topic is still a hot topic is absurd. We have a right to discuss the issue especially since there are still a lot of misconceptions presented including in this job board.

We dont expect other races to know asian social codes in the world but basic common sense and sensitivity to other cultures is in order.

Think about the repercussions.

These guys are basketball heroes in Spain and elsewhere in Europe. European kids look up to them. Potentially, younger kids who idolize these players, start imitating them and start making slant eye gestures or even calling ethnic slurs to asian kids in school and think it is acceptable and “funny”. It is a matter of time when kids of asian descent start loosing their confidence because of their peers making fun of them and which may potentially build anger for these kids growing up. Some people, even chinese in china, may not understand this racial insensitivies because they have not experienced growing up in different cultures. It is not acceptable nonetheless.

Nobody is perfect we understand. But these guys need to make a full apology to the asian community because of their status in the sports community. The apology should not be half hearted and they should not continue to make comments that even though it was made in fun that it is acceptable.