Well, now that I'm reading that title line, it dawns on me that we should probably specify: this is a special Olympics edition, not a Special Olympics edition. Although, judging by the apparent sociological acumen of the Spanish Olympic Men's Basketball squad, maybe the latter isn't too far off, either.
Really, guys? Really? We're bringing back the slanty-eyes thing for a team photo? Short of getting Mickey Rooney to reprise his role from Breakfast at Tiffany's, I'm not sure you could have presented a more small-minded view of Chinese culture, nor a poorer representation of your own. Why not up the ante? How about taking the photo in front of some railroad tracks or a dry cleaning establishment? That would have really put those little Orientals in their place! Fuck them and their rugs, right? Who's with me!
My buddies and I were going to line up for a similar "team" photo, paying homage to Spain's rich history, but there's no way to simply and convincingly make oneself resemble a thieving, pillaging rapist who stumbled upon the wrong continent and called it good. So it's back to the drawing board, I guess.
And while we're on the subject of stereotypes, way to put to rest the prevailing "myth" that Spanish men are a bunch of swarthy, ignorant jagoffs whose primary interests in life are paella and pussy. You sure showed us, Spain. We'll think twice before characterizing your men's basketball team as a gang of shoot-first-think-later flop artists who wouldn't know a pick and roll if Penelope Cruz had the play diagrammed on her naked body.
So, rather than clowning around in front of the camera and creating an international fiasco, Spain, why don't you go back to doing what you do best: offering rich Americans an exotic locale in which to eat and fornicate.
See? That just sounded racist and ignorant, didn't it? Now, imagine if I'd found a way to communicate those sentiments visually.
Ole'!
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