don’t know how many times i heard that growing up. and each time people would laugh. someone even wrote it in my yearbook. i was probably one of four asians in the class in fourth or fifth grade. it was also usually during recess when the teacher wasn’t around so they wouldn’t get caught.

i remember watching this segment a couple of years ago on sportscenter, and it rings true even to today. europe is incredibly far behind, and it’s disgusting how low people can reach just because someone looks different from you. you do those monkey chants at a rockets game, and artest won’t be the only one going into the stands.

the spain basketball/tennis and now argentinian soccer team members should be ashamed of themselves. out of curiosity, i did a search on “spain slant eye” on google, and the only news stories were the ones that first came out, a couple of editorials, and a mention that this is picking up steam in the blogosphere. too bad china doesn’t see the big deal in it (they don’t want any further conflicts since they’re the host) and there won’t be that big a major outcry. that’s also because if you’re a white person in china and do the slant eye thing, well… you’ll be outnumbered 1,299,999,999 to 1.

anyways, i was glad espn did a report on that. amazing how even the best soccer players, when they’re not white, can still get ridiculed. spain does not deserve an olympic bid. ever.