Spain Basketball Team pictured in Controversial Pose.

[Knoe Itawl]

so what?

people are WAY too sensitive these days.

what if they were playing ireland and they all wore orange mops on their heads? bet everyone here would think its funny and not gravely offensive.

for some reason i guess its off-limits to make fun of blacks, chinese, and mexicans. why? its not like the spanish team is burning their houses down. they're ribbing them over the stereotype of their eyes. big deal.

people just seem to LOOK for reasons to cry and get offended these days. seriously, get real.

**** you. This is offensive and anyone who doesn't see that is just a moron.

Of course, Spain has a history of racism so this is hardly surprising.

[Timmeh]

The only one that looks like he is actually pulling is Pau in the upper right corner. The rest look like they are just pointing to their eyes lol. People always need to find something to get up set about. It's a silly picture.

repped for being logical.

some people just need something to ***** about, absolutely nothing wrong with that picture.

[trig]

im chinese but i dont see it as racist. As long as dont do or say anything that is degrading, I'm fine by it. They just tried to look chinese for fun bec they are in china.

At worst, its just profiling and steriotyping. Just like in 1 post earlier where obese was connected to americans. Did anyone find him racist?

Now if team spain starts talking about the slavery they have done before, thats a different issue

[DatZNasty]

A Wang ZhiZhi sighting!! Seems like Yao, because of his Reebok contract, refused to wear the team Hyperdunks

[worldbefree]

A Wang ZhiZhi sighting!! Seems like Yao, because of his Reebok contract, refused to wear the team Hyperdunks

Which one is Yao? JK JK

Dude in number 10 looks like he's Mutumbo's age.

[hippos]

**** you. This is offensive and anyone who doesn't see that is just a moron.

Of course, Spain has a history of racism so this is hardly surprising.

How are you offended. You will go to bed tonight not thinking about it. You will wake up tomorrow not thinking about it. You will jack off tomorrow not thinking about it. You will work tomorrow assuming you work not thinking about it. You will eat breakfast, lunch and dinner not thinking about it.

Don't lessen what being offended means. ****ing hack.

[NastaMaverick]

A Wang ZhiZhi sighting!! Seems like Yao, because of his Reebok contract, refused to wear the team Hyperdunks

Holy ****! The Chinese team is doing the same thing, but I dont hear people *****ing about that....people these days...

[DatZNasty]

No Mengke Bateer?

[Rekindled]

No Mengke Bateer?

didnt he got a ring with the spurs lol.

[trig]

#10 looks like the father of Sun Yue lol. I guess he's their own version of Jkidd

[KNOW1EDGE]

LOL @ anyone who was offended by Spain's team picture.

[sandwiches]

I wouldn't go as far to call it racist, it's more bad taste and poor judgement. Besides I would bet that it was the photographer who instructed them all to pose like that.

[vinsane01]

You are one of the most sensitive douche bag in this forum, and you love guys who always Flop/Whines in the playoffs.

riiiiiight..... how the fck do you know who i cheer for? i only have 80+ post not unless you read every post of every poster 3 times a day...oh yeah you have 12000 pos.. sorry bout that...

seriously though, people are taking it too far.. i guarantee it wasnt meant to be racist, how others find it so is mindboggling. That's just being oversensitive. Another thing, losing some respect towards the national players of spain just because of this picture is not right.. its not like they are talking trash against the chinese or burning their flag or something.

[Lebron23]

I know you are a Spurs fan Jabroni, and i am glad Duncan never won an Olympic Gold Medal in 2004 because he was the main reason team USA was eliminated in the semifinals round, and he was team USA's best player during that time.

[kentatm]

i'm lazy and this is the exact same post i've made elsewhere on this but here is my take

i havent seen somebody do that since I was in middle school. pretty dumb on their part. very childish.

HOWEVER, once again people seem to not understand what the word racist/racism means

1. a belief or doctrine that inherent differences among the various human races determine cultural or individual achievement, usually involving the idea that one's own race is superior and has the right to rule others.
2. a policy, system of government, etc., based upon or fostering such a doctrine; discrimination.
3. hatred or intolerance of another race or other races.

making fake Asian eyes accomplishes none of those things.

so is it rude and mildly offensive? yea. racist? not so much.