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good humor racist
Debate Score:9
Arguments:4
Total Votes:13
Ended:09/30/08
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Spanish slanty-eyes ad: good humor or racist?

Are we too PC, or is this going too far?

Spain's Olympic basketball team has an ad out with them making slanty-eyes with their fingers. The ad's running just during the Olympics, and only in Spain. The players say it was all affectionate humor, and that they were just doing what the photographer suggested. Are people getting upset over nothing and being too politically correct, or is this racist and offensive?


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good humor

Side Score: 4
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racist

Side Score: 5
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2 points

There's no racial stereotype they're playing to, just physical appearance. If anything they're saying that they're getting ready to compete on the Chinese home soil. The players obviously didn't make the call, the ad people did, but even so, ads are supposed to be controversial. The ad seems like it's just some good natured humor. Any response by the Chinese besides coming out and eating some rice and beans before their next match would be reading way too much into the ad.

464 days ago | Tagged As: good humor
- joecavalry(8879) Supported
1 point  

Yeah, good humor, and the woman's basketball team is full of nappy-headed hos.

464 days ago | Tagged As: good humor
- kirstie1126(467) Disputed
1 point  

It does not matter if the ad people made the call. You can still say that you are not willing to participate!

464 days ago
1 point  

being racist isn't good humor. it's awesome humor. it isn't "good" cause people get offended by it. but it definitely is funny as fuck.

twas a stupid thing to do though... i mean, i laughed, but you lose respect that way.

464 days ago | Tagged As: Racist Jokes are Funny
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