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| Whore McGillicutty ![]() | A second group of Spanish Olympic athletes has been photographed making “slit-eyed” gestures, threatening to overshadow the Beijing Games with a row over racial stereotyping. By Matthew Moore Last Updated: 12:37PM BST 15 Aug 2008 ![]() The photo was discovered on the official website of the Spanish Tennis Federation The latest photo to emerge shows Spanish women tennis players pulling the pose, apparently in anticipation of their Federation Cup match against China in April. Pictures of the Spanish men’s and women’s basketball teams making the gesture, a crude impersonation of Chinese people, were published in adverts in Spanish newspapers earlier this week. The photos, which were reprinted around the world, added to Spanish sport's poor reputation for racial sensitivity. The latest image appears to show players in Spain’s Federation Cup team doing the “slit-eyed” gesture along with members of their support staff. There is no suggestion that they intended to cause offence. It was apparently taken after the team defeated Italy in the quarter-finals of the competition - the leading team contest for women tennis players - in Febraury. Wine glasses are visible on the table in front of the party. The Spanish team that defeated the Italians included Lourdes Dominguez-Lino, Nuria Llagostera Vives, Anabel Medina Garrigues and Carla Suarez-Navarro. Llagostera Vives, Medina Garrigues and Suarez-Navarro are all competing at the Games in Beijing. The photo is still visible on the official website of the Spanish Tennis Federation, where it was spotted. The original is captioned “Estamos preparados para China”, which translates as “We are prepared for China”. Spain’s women tennis players defeated the Chinese team in their Federation Cup semi-final in April. The Spanish are due to play Russia in the final in September.
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| Blankety Blank ![]() Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Down by the river
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| Fuckin idiots...
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| spain unfortunately has a deeply rooted culture of everyday racism and homophobia. |
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| They're obviously a bunch of rude prats..
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| not in general, they're usually incredibly nice to strangers but somehow they think it's normal to make pretty crass jokes about asians, jews, blacks and arabs. And half their swearwords rotate around insults for gay people. I suppose that'S a consequence of this immature macho thing many of the men there have going on. |
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| Insulting the people of the country that are hosting you is a great way to get smacked in the mouth over here..
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| Dont we all, I think its just a joke and in good fun. I think people are WAY to sensitive about race especially when dealing with the Olympics. Should they have done it, probably not but its really not that big of deal. Its not like they are burning the Chinese flag and making hateful remarks or threats towards them. |
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| Not likely, will people be a little mad, yes. But freedom of speech protects those people. I am sure at one time or another we have all said or done worse. |
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| Its very tasteless..
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| They look like the people that bring me salsa and chips every Wednesday...
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| Whore McGillicutty ![]() | Hahahahah, now you're just as bad.
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| I was just giving an eye for an eye..
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| Whore McGillicutty ![]() | hahaha, eye!
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