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Mon08Sep2008

Paralympics Begin in Beijing

Like most U.S. citizens, you probably weren't aware that the Paralympics began this past Saturday in Beijing, China. What are the Paralympics? Originally billed as the "Parallel Olympics" to signify the fact that they ran "parallel" to the Olympics, the... Read more »

Monday, September 08 2008 | 12:40 H

Sun24Aug2008

Cuban Athlete Ousted for Kicking Referee

Taekwondo isn't a sport for the faint of heart, but the violence needs to be kept in the ring and the kicks directed at your opponent. But Cuban martial artist Ángel Matos apparently doesn't see it that way. When Matos... Read more »

Sunday, August 24 2008 | 09:43 H

U.S. Defeats Spain for Basketball Gold, Argentina Takes Bronze

Not too many of us will have had the energy to stay up all night to watch the game, but I'm here to tell you that the U.S. men's Olympic team was unstoppable in the final match-up with current world... Read more »

Sunday, August 24 2008 | 06:07 H

Tue19Aug2008

Argentina's Olympic Women's Soccer Team Gets on the Hate Bandwagon

When the Spanish sports teams did their offensive eye posing, it was easy to dismiss the racism as coming from Europeans with their own history of conquest. But now the women's Olympic soccer team from Argentina has been caught doing... Read more »

Tuesday, August 19 2008 | 11:32 H

Fri15Aug2008

Spanish Olympic Tennis Team "Winks" in China Too

Seriously, Spanish Olympic sports teams, cut it the f out! Now the Spanish Olympic Women's Tennis team poses making "slant eyes" for a camera. Well actually it's not a new pic, but one that is a few months old. The... Read more »

Friday, August 15 2008 | 10:00 H

Thu14Aug2008

Olympic Updates

In case you haven't heard, Michael Phelps is apparently some sort of God, and the U.S. media is going to urinate on themselves if they don't get to touch him some time soon. In other news, resident Latina BadAss, Brenda... Read more »

Thursday, August 14 2008 | 17:43 H

Wed13Aug2008

This is Why I Don't Follow the Olympics : Spanish Basketball Team "Winks" Offensive

No, no according to the Spanish Basketball team, they aren't making an offensive, stereotype promoting gesture in that team photo. Your eyes and sensibilities are wrong. They are not making "slant eyes" they are "winking" and felt it was an... Read more »

Wednesday, August 13 2008 | 16:54 H

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