Spaniard Hoopsters in row over Olympics Ad
Boy do I feel dumb!
So I hear that those rascals, the Spaniard Basketball Federation, are in some hot water for a photo they took where it certainly looks like they are mocking their kind Chinese hosts in Beijing. Poor form, friends, poor form!
Well call me Curly, but when I first saw the pic, I thought it was the Chinese team making fun of the Spaniard team! Boy, do I feel dumb! And I evidently am a seething, hateful bigot to boot! You learn something new every day!
Special thanks to my friend Jenny for sending me this Fox News story!
Spanish Hoopsters in Hot Water Over Olympics Ad
Spain might have high hopes of bringing the Olympic flame back to the Iberian peninsula in 2016, but the country that played host to the Barcelona Olympics in 1992 is sporting a public relations black eye today.
The Spanish Basketball Federation took out a full-page ad in the country’s largest sports newspaper, Marca, wishing the men’s and women’s teams good luck in the Beijing games. The photo accompanying the ad, however ”showing all team members making a slant-eyed gesture” raised eyebrows and sparked international outrage.
The heavily favored Spanish team, the reigning world champions, took the court Tuesday against China, and was greeted with typical Chinese polite applause and mixed with a rare sprinkle of boos. Spain went on to win in overtime, 85-75.
The Guardian newspaper reported that no one from the federation felt the ad was inappropriate, and that no offense was intended.
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And they handily won the game, too! Probably taunted the Chinese afterwards, WWE style! Whatta buncha heels!!
I love the elegance of pure competition!