Me Spanish, Me Play Joke...

91. "Confucius say: It's not wise to make fun of those who are different from yourselves."

Unless you're white, christian or conservative. YOU are all such hypocrits and you don't even see it!! That is ignorance at it's finest!

Posted at 10:34AM on Aug 14th 2008 by Steph

92. #83 by NYC
Very open-mided, moron! EVERYBODY has their own sad story! You are so offensive to me because you assume only certain groups have the right to feel victimized. That is so ignorant. And what does being from the south have to do with it? Goes to show that you don't know jack and need to get to know differnet types of people before you open your trap!

Posted at 10:35AM on Aug 14th 2008 by Steph

93. #90
YOU TELL IT!!! I am from the south as well and my friends are I are more open-minded and accepting than most! I get so sick of this stereotype. What is funny (and shows people's ignorance) is that the ones saying these things are in fact, racist and hypocritical. I guess they feel that only certain groups of people deserve respect. Makes me sick!

Posted at 10:35AM on Aug 14th 2008 by Steph

94. These guys don't have the balls to issue a real apology. In addition to not having a sense of humor. What's so funny? Stay the hell home in Espania chicos.

Posted at 12:34PM on Aug 14th 2008 by na

95. AH Come on.. Now the Chinese People whant every thing perfect just like the USA. We eat Cow for hamburgers. Mexican will eat Cow for tacos. and Chinese People Will eat Cat and Dogs.. WHo cares As soon they get into a car they get into a car accident.. SO lets leave this thing alone you racist people...

Posted at 5:05PM on Aug 14th 2008 by texas

96. Sticks and stones life is too short. Blah, Blah, Blah

Posted at 1:13PM on Aug 14th 2008 by Dawn Russell

97. I am not a humorless person, but I respect people and know when something is inappropriate. I think it was wrong for the Spanish basketball teams, both men and women to make their eyes slanted with their fingers only because they were in China. What would happen is the olympics were played in Africa. Would they paint their faces black. People don't think about the consequences before they act.

Posted at 1:21PM on Aug 14th 2008 by addison

98. Spain what a crappy country

Posted at 3:04PM on Aug 14th 2008 by booba

99. HI BOOBA #97 SEAT ON IT AND SPIN,YOU GET MY DRIFT.

Posted at 8:58PM on Aug 14th 2008 by angela

100. Stupid Americans. You have to ventilate all the racism there is in your country by making a big deal out of this insignificant picture of the Spanish Team, you see they are not as obsessed with racism like you are, so they just don´t see this as a way of "mocking" or looking down to chinese people. I just think LA Times should apologize, along with U.S Media in general for making a stupid stupid society. Learn the ways of the world, don´t end up being the ugly americans.

Posted at 1:39PM on Aug 15th 2008 by Marcos

101. so, it's wrong to make fun of people, but this article makes fun of the Chinese by it's example of how Chinese people talk. way to be hypocritical!

I don't think it's that big of a deal. Spain isn't bogged down by political correctness like we are here in the states.

btw, spain has a HUGE chinese population

Posted at 9:59PM on Aug 15th 2008 by jesalinda

102. It was just a joke! No more than that. I´m Spanish, my husband is Cuban and he is always laughing at my way of talking. Do I get offended by that? Of course not! I think most people in Usa have a problem with racism. Always trying to be correct. If I see a black person I´m not going to call them afroamerican or things like that, I will call them black. That´s more racist. Imagine someone calling me "milk colour". Don´t you think that´s stupid?

Posted at 3:10PM on Aug 17th 2008 by Silvia

103. It is a European attitude.
The Europeans are always pointing at the US that we self centered and yet they forget and do not realize they hang on the the monarchy mentality, it is heavily entrenched in the culture and see no fault on their part for the racist "jesting".
You see they are so cultured they are blind but are so easy to critique the West.

Posted at 4:10AM on Aug 19th 2008 by Rachel

104. Seriously, our American media needs to mind its own business! It's embarrassing that every time someone lays a fart somewhere in the world, the media starts nagging like an ex-wife or crazed mother-in-law. Just shut the hell up and let them deal with it!!

DAMN!

Posted at 7:24AM on Aug 18th 2008 by Genius

105. Depending on how one looks at it, it can be either a greeting of respect to the Chinese on the team about to arrive in Beijing, or as I and others tended to see it, non-thinking and offensive. When in doubt, just smile! But obviously, the unthinking team did not. I cannot say that it was NOT wrong like some have said. I am not in their shoes; and until I am, then I would feel as if I had the right to say that it was not offensive. However, as an African-American I have heard many stories from friends who have gone to Spain who've stated how offended they were at the incredibly racist attitudes of a lot of the Spanish over there. Not all, but an "awful lot". Also, in watching a past cycle's episode of "America's Next Top Model" when they had traveled to Spain, many have witnessed the episode where the models had to kiss a Spanish man, with the man ignorantly and insensitively stating to her face that he did not like Black women. He had the model in tears. My point is that unless you've been on the end of a racial incident, you cannot understand how hurtful it can be,and do not have the right to say that they should not be upset by it. If it offended one Chinese person, then it was wrong. As much as we think something like that is funny, it's not worth it , at the expense of so many. We have so many other things to laugh at, good people ! Wishing everyone peace and happiness!

Posted at 9:44PM on Aug 19th 2008 by sue