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Beijing 2008 Olympic Games
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Topic Started: Aug 9 2008, 04:10 PM (1,074 Views)
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Punisher
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Aug 14 2008, 01:46 PM
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Pure domination
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BEIJING (AP)—Players on Spain’s Olympic basketball team defended a photo in an ad showing the players using their fingers to apparently make their eyes look more Chinese.
The photo, which has been running as a newspaper spread in Spain since Friday, shows all 15 players making the gesture on a basketball court adorned with a Chinese dragon. The photo was part of a publicity campaign for team sponsor Seur, a Spanish courier company, and is being used only in Spain.
“It was something like supposed to be funny or something but never offensive in any way,” said Spain center Pau Gasol, who also plays for the Los Angeles Lakers. “I’m sorry if anybody thought or took it the wrong way and thought that it was offensive.”
Point guard Jose Manuel Calderon said the team was responding to a request from the photographer.
“We felt it was something appropriate, and that it would be interpreted as an affectionate gesture,” Calderon, who plays for NBA’s Toronto Raptors, wrote on his ElMundo.es blog. “Without a doubt, some … press didn’t see it that way.”
http://www.guardian.co.uk/sport/2008/aug/1...l.olympics20081Um, are they serious?
This is by no means offensive.
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CLos
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Aug 14 2008, 07:53 PM
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Eastern Conference Champs
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- Punisher
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- Aug. 13, 2008 11:54 AM
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BEIJING (AP)—Players on Spain’s Olympic basketball team defended a photo in an ad showing the players using their fingers to apparently make their eyes look more Chinese.
The photo, which has been running as a newspaper spread in Spain since Friday, shows all 15 players making the gesture on a basketball court adorned with a Chinese dragon. The photo was part of a publicity campaign for team sponsor Seur, a Spanish courier company, and is being used only in Spain.
“It was something like supposed to be funny or something but never offensive in any way,” said Spain center Pau Gasol, who also plays for the Los Angeles Lakers. “I’m sorry if anybody thought or took it the wrong way and thought that it was offensive.”
Point guard Jose Manuel Calderon said the team was responding to a request from the photographer.
“We felt it was something appropriate, and that it would be interpreted as an affectionate gesture,” Calderon, who plays for NBA’s Toronto Raptors, wrote on his ElMundo.es blog. “Without a doubt, some … press didn’t see it that way.”
http://www.guardian.co.uk/sport/2008/aug/1...l.olympics20081Um, are they serious?
This is by no means offensive.
Sarcasm?
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Punisher
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Aug 16 2008, 01:30 PM
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Pure domination
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- CLos
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- Punisher
- Aug. 14, 2008 12:46 PM
- MagicMadness
- Aug. 13, 2008 11:54 AM
Did any of you see this:  - Quote:
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BEIJING (AP)—Players on Spain’s Olympic basketball team defended a photo in an ad showing the players using their fingers to apparently make their eyes look more Chinese.
The photo, which has been running as a newspaper spread in Spain since Friday, shows all 15 players making the gesture on a basketball court adorned with a Chinese dragon. The photo was part of a publicity campaign for team sponsor Seur, a Spanish courier company, and is being used only in Spain.
“It was something like supposed to be funny or something but never offensive in any way,” said Spain center Pau Gasol, who also plays for the Los Angeles Lakers. “I’m sorry if anybody thought or took it the wrong way and thought that it was offensive.”
Point guard Jose Manuel Calderon said the team was responding to a request from the photographer.
“We felt it was something appropriate, and that it would be interpreted as an affectionate gesture,” Calderon, who plays for NBA’s Toronto Raptors, wrote on his ElMundo.es blog. “Without a doubt, some … press didn’t see it that way.”
http://www.guardian.co.uk/sport/2008/aug/1...l.olympics20081Um, are they serious?
This is by no means offensive.
Sarcasm?
No, I'm being serious. I see this as a childish thing to do though but there no harm in it.
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adamosthegreek
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Aug 17 2008, 01:08 AM
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Kings of Europe
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Well, Phelps offically became a legendary icon by breaking Spitz's record with 8 gold medals.
But Usain Bolt has stolen today's spotlight with his cruising victory in the 100 meters and he still set a WR of 9.69 even as he was celebrating 20 meters from the finish.
Shoe was untied too:


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mgsports
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Aug 27 2008, 09:19 PM
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I would have like to see USA Mens and Womens teams play Canada.
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