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Silly Spaniards

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

quite funny
i guess it would offend me to if i were chinese

thoughts??
Aug 12 2008 7:36PM
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aaron.ebner
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they probably weren't trying to offend anyone. they just didn't think about it enough.
Aug 12 2008 7:38PM
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C_Shred
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how would you not think that would offend any of china's 1.2 billion residents?
oh well
now they have yao to deal with
Aug 12 2008 10:01PM
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shibby
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Spain is chill and all but it's not the first time I've seen blatantly racist behavior from some of it's sporting people. Spanish soccer fans can be quite unforgiving to people of color.
Aug 12 2008 11:14PM
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Billiards.
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Spain slays: Euro Cup 08 winners, Wimbledon 08 winners, Tour De France 08 winners, and I know of at least one Olympic medal in which sport? Cycling? ohhh yeahhh. Spain slayysss.
Aug 12 2008 11:30PM
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