IN A VERY ANGRY PLACE

[sciencegeek]

Who the fuck thought this was a good idea, Spain?



If you want to see what makes me incoherent with rage, it's a bunch of assholes deciding that a good advert idea is to have an olympic basketball team make 'slit eyes'. Yes, Spain, I'm looking at you. What the hell is wrong with people? How could no one step back and think this is a fucking stupid idea?

No, I won't lighten up (pardon the expression), I won't take it as a joke, I don't care if your "BFF Asian buddy" thinks it's hilarious because it's not. It's offensive. I don't care if no offense was intended, it doesn't excuse the fact that the advert was made, and it is offensive.

You want to know why minorities in a fit of anger and frustration will say "I hate white people"? This is a good example. Shit like this keeps happening and people ignore it, and eventually after enough POC shout that the damn thing is offensive a belated "OH WE FUCKED UP" statement occurs, which does not contain the words "we fucked up" but rather "We are sorry people were offended" placing it on the POC to try to make us feel guilty that we think that someone making fun of the way we look/sound/talk/act is unacceptable. Then no one learns from it and some other asshole makes the same damn mistake and we're back where we started from. I won't be made to feel guilty that I "ruined someone's fun/joke" when they are making fun of me or any other POC. I'm sorry. I won't. So fuck you, Spain.

Comments

[atdelphi.livejournal.com]

Oh, but don't you know? Anyone who's upset by that is just being overly PC! At least that's the explanation I've been seeing everywhere.

...just when did "politically incorrect" become synonymous with "racist knob"?

[sciencegeek.livejournal.com]

Anyone who's upset by that is just being overly PC!

Or we're confused! I see. My issue with this isn't because I think it's racist - it's because I'm confused!

...just when did "politically incorrect" become synonymous with "racist knob"?

I assume when someone realised that they could use "politically incorrect" to excuse any racist behaviour.
UGH! I STILL HAVE MY ANGRY EYES IN.

[atdelphi.livejournal.com]

I nearly cried reading the discussion going on at Metaquotes. That people can honestly argue that this isn't racist, or dredge up the flimsiest excuses including a dictionary entry on racism to try to excuse it just...makes me sad and pissed off to be living in this world.

[sciencegeek.livejournal.com]

D:

I had to stop reading some of the blogs on it because I kept yelling at the computer. It's just. UGH PEOPLE ARE FILLED WITH DUMB

ETA: went to metaquotes, and the link to context. IT'S JUST BIOLOGY IS THE STUPIDEST THING I'VE READ THUS FAR. UGH SERIOUSLY. I HATE PEOPLE RIGHT NOW.

[atdelphi.livejournal.com]

The idea that ignorance is somehow not only an excuse for racism but something that stops the act from being racist is sickening. It's white privilege at its worst - the idea that racism is all about white people, that it's their intent and superior agency that decides whether minorities have a right to complain about malicious, ignorant, or otherwise hurtful or demeaning actions and words.

[sciencegeek.livejournal.com]

WORD.

Also, I'm a little bit in love with you right now - you worded that so perfectly.

[atdelphi.livejournal.com]

*hugs* One of the things about being the white-looking kid of two mixed-race parents (woot, recessive genes!) is that you'd have to be doubly an idiot not to get some serious insight into your own privilege early on.

[tenninch.livejournal.com]

ASHDFAKGLDSJFD you rage much better than I do. I CANNOT EVEN PUT TWO WORDS TOGETHER

[sciencegeek.livejournal.com]

UGH IT KEEPS GETTING WORSE

Quote: Jose Manuel Calderon, an icon of the national team, explains in his blog at elmundo.es that it was a wink of the sponsor, something they thought appropriate and affectionate. He is blunt: “Whoever wants to interpret something different, totally confused.”

I AM NOT CONFUSED, ASSHOLE.

[bucko.livejournal.com]

OMG. That's awful.

[sciencegeek.livejournal.com]

It pisses me off SO MUCH.

[emmagrant01.livejournal.com]

Good grief, how stupid can they be? In what universe is that considered acceptable behavior? :-P

[sciencegeek.livejournal.com]

Who knows. Reading some of the blogs, and the metaquotes on this nearly made my head explode. Again.

[rattlesnakeroot.livejournal.com]

No offense to anyone from Spain, but that is just wrong.

I've known a couple of people (jerks, actually) online who are from Spain, and who think they are superior to Americans and love to list the reasons why.

So when I saw this I thought - hmmm, how about that? You don't see our athletes acting in such a childish racist way either abroad or at home.

[sciencegeek.livejournal.com]

You don't see our athletes acting in such a childish racist way either abroad or at home.

Well, at least their handlers/US olympic committee isn't stupid enough to let them do an advert like that. I'm pretty sure examples exist of all athletes (regardless of nation) making asses of themselves all over the world.