Monzanator 3,593 Posted August 8, 2019 #81 Share Posted August 8, 2019 7 hours ago, Olympian1010 said: That doesn’t vindicate his actions though. I mean, I expect higher standards from someone in a position like him. Really? Like LDOG said, Russia and most of Central/Eastern Europe doesn't really care much about racial insensivity. You're applying Western standards where they don't fit Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Olympian1010 7,470 Posted August 8, 2019 #82 Share Posted August 8, 2019 13 minutes ago, Monzanator said: Really? Like LDOG said, Russia and most of Central/Eastern Europe doesn't really care much about racial insensivity. You're applying Western standards where they don't fit I wouldn’t call not being a racist a Western standard. That’s kind of a thin line you’re walking there. I understand the East has diversification issues, but excusing them is not the way to move forward. “Sport has the power to change the world. It has the power to inspire. Sport can create hope where once there was only despair” - Nelson Mandela Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monzanator 3,593 Posted August 8, 2019 #83 Share Posted August 8, 2019 3 minutes ago, Olympian1010 said: I wouldn’t call not being a racist a Western standard. That’s kind of a thin line you’re walking there. I understand the East has diversification issues, but excusing them is not the way to move forward. It doesn't matter what your way of moving forward is, you won't change the Russian and/or Eastern European culture whatsoever. Asians or black people are "strangers" over here and that is unlikely to change Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
diable 7 Posted August 8, 2019 #84 Share Posted August 8, 2019 17 godzin temu, Olympian1010 napisał: Raise your hand if you’re not shocked by a Russian being racist He is Italian. dareza, Olympian1010 and DaniSRB 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nenad 358 Posted August 8, 2019 #85 Share Posted August 8, 2019 15 hours ago, Olympian1010 said: Oh Eastern Europe really dude? you want to go there? from a nation that was built on the backbone of slaves, where 400 people a year still gets gunned down in cities like Chicago or Baltimore, of course all of them black. from a nation that wants to rule the world, meddle in other people business all the time bringing chaos, despair and suffering wherever their boots lay ground across the world, thousands of miles from your own shores? please don't generalize like this. because generalization gets you here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dunadan 1,103 Posted August 8, 2019 #86 Share Posted August 8, 2019 A great lesson on about generalizations coming from mister "British are always the worst" himself. No double standards here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dareza 911 Posted August 8, 2019 #87 Share Posted August 8, 2019 26 minutes ago, diable said: He is Italian. Lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phelps 6,795 Posted August 8, 2019 #88 Share Posted August 8, 2019 by the way, in Italy that gesture doesn't have anything to do with racism or trying to offend anybody... on the other hand, if you indicate the number #2 as you normally do in the USA (raising index and little finger like in the horn gesture), it's highly likely that here (especially in the big cities and in the Southern part of the Country) you get a knife in your stomach in less than 1/100 of a second... every place has its own meaning to the same kind of gestures, generalizing is always the worst thing to do (and ignoring that is even worse)... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
heywoodu 13,540 Posted August 8, 2019 #89 Share Posted August 8, 2019 (edited) 56 minutes ago, diable said: He is Italian. When someone's second ever post on the forum is a diehard fact-check Edited August 8, 2019 by heywoodu Olympian1010 1 If you'd like to help our fellow Totallympics member Bruna Moura get to the 2026 Winter Olympics, after her car crash on the way to the 2022 Olympics, every tiny bit of help would be greatly appreciated! Full story and how to help can be found here! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChandlerMne 620 Posted August 8, 2019 #90 Share Posted August 8, 2019 1 hour ago, phelps said: by the way, in Italy that gesture doesn't have anything to do with racism or trying to offend anybody... on the other hand, if you indicate the number #2 as you normally do in the USA (raising index and little finger like in the horn gesture), it's highly likely that here (especially in the big cities and in the Southern part of the Country) you get a knife in your stomach in less than 1/100 of a second... every place has its own meaning to the same kind of gestures, generalizing is always the worst thing to do (and ignoring that is even worse)... I remember that Spanish basketball team was criticised back in 2008 for doing exactly the same thing. Just before Beijing OG. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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