Shanghaiist: Olympic diver Guo Jingjing slammed by the Chinese media

T

Wed, 27 Feb 2008 16:46:13 +0800

I dunno lamb skewer. They seemed okay with being blown out by USA Basketball in Guangzhou in 2004.

EL JEFE

Wed, 27 Feb 2008 15:01:13 +0800

If you were going to burn a venue, a swimming pool would be the safest choice.

nanheyangrouchuan

Wed, 27 Feb 2008 14:50:39 +0800

What would the odds be on Chinese fans lighting the seats of a venue on fire should a Chinese athlete lose a close match to a Japanese or American one? Or even a blowout for that matter?

Andy Best

Wed, 27 Feb 2008 13:31:20 +0800

If only we could edit for spelling .. poor me. 'shild' indeed.

Andy Best

Wed, 27 Feb 2008 13:30:38 +0800

It's funny that the coach defended her 'fatty' comment as being thw words of a shild (28 year old child). The world of Chinese sports journalists and commentators is chock full of racist and insensitive commentry. Back home you'd get a fine, or sometimes have to step down ..like Don Imus or Ron Atkinson ... but here it goes unchecked. My recently witnessed STV low-lights include: Australian Open, commenting on Tsonga reaching the final - "hey, he realy is a black (dark) horse ..ha ha ha, you know ...becuase he's black." The G-talk show explaining the fight between badminton star Lin Dan and opposition coach Li Mao: "if the coach, or the ref, was one of those blonde-haired, blue eyed foreigners it's normal they'd cheat or be biased against us but Li mao is also Chinese, so that's why Lin Dan got angry." and many many more ...