Spanish basketball team racist, culturally insensitive or just a bunch of fools?

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

Just curious what yawl thought.

 

Re: Spanish basketball team racist, culturally insensitive or just a bunch of spics?

Isn't "spics" a slur specific to Latin Americans?

 

Re: Spanish basketball team racist, culturally insensitive or just a bunch of spics?

What in the world would possess anyone to do that?

 

Re: Spanish basketball team racist, culturally insensitive or just a bunch of spics?

Spaniards better stay out of those Chinese bars where blacks and Mongolians aren't allowed.

 

Re: Spanish basketball team racist, culturally insensitive or just a bunch of spics?

I think you're right. And that pose by the Spanish team, isn't that gesture specific to the Japanese? Wait, how's that go again: Chinese, Japanes, dirty ...
My bad, it is Chinese.

 

Re: Spanish basketball team racist, culturally insensitive or just a bunch of spics?

Luis Aragones doesn't know what the big deal is.

 

Re: Spanish basketball team racist, culturally insensitive or just a bunch of spics?


It was a really, really stupid thing to do. However, if it was an ad for a company owned or operated by Chinese people, they should bear some of the criticism for doing it. I doubt ALL of the Spanish players are racist buffoons.

 

Re: Spanish basketball team racist, culturally insensitive or just a bunch of spics?

Spanish soccer and basketball crowds (and sometimes players) are well-known for calling black players on opposing teams "monkeys" and "apes."

It's to be hoped they try this before playing the U.S.: Final score, 187-73.

 

Re: Spanish basketball team racist, culturally insensitive or just a bunch of sp

I'm more offended by it being stupid than racist.

Spain is notorious for it anyway. When black players show up at certain soccer stadiums monkey chants are the norm, so much so that clubs have been cited by FIFA. Spain was in danger of losing the Spanish GP because fans showed up in black face and wigs when Lewis Hamilton went for a test session several months back.

And yes, it would be incorrect to call someone from Spain a spic. That's a derivative of the word Hispanic. If you are going to use a slur you should probably know how to use it. :

 

Re: Spanish basketball team racist, culturally insensitive or just a bunch of spics?

When does Eddie Ciccotte show up on this thread?

 

Re: Spanish basketball team racist, culturally insensitive or just a bunch of spics?

And yes, it would be incorrect to call someone from Spain a spic. That's a derivative of the word Hispanic. If you are going to use a slur you should probably know how to use it. :
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Apparently, Jose Calderon isn't the only one who missed the point.

 

Re: Spanish basketball team racist, culturally insensitive or just a bunch of spics?

With 71 of the 73 coming from the free-throw line.