Report: Beijing bars told to ban black people during Olympics

The term "Black" as used in Asia isn't the same as we in the West think.

Having lived in Asia a number of years and visited a dozen of their countries in the past thirty years, I can tell you, in this case, "Not so fast."

Asians often use the term Black to refer to dark skinned members of their one racial subgroup. A pretty, dark filipina is ofen referred to as a Black Beauty. She might be no darker than Beyonce to us, but compared to the rest of her population she's pretty well tanned!

Asians completely differentiate Black Americans from say, a Black Chinese. Black Americans are very popular around the world - especially, tall basketball players.

As Asia learned to embrace b-ball they learned to appreciate the sheer athleticism of the NBA stars.

@mcrady

look you imbecile 'in America'.. federal and state laws prohibit businesses from denying public accommodation to citizens on the basis of race, color, religion or national original. Read up the federal civil rights act.

You've been enlightened. you're welcome.

Kobe is not rapist..u know well he was framed by the white chick.

By the way..mcrady are u tryina say that u would do the same shyt?that makes u sound like racist.

The absolute truth of the matter is that the Chinese brothers are doing what we good old boys wish we could do now.

In America, an owner of a fine establishment has the right to refuse service to any guest he or she does not want $ from. FREEDOM.

the order came from the grand dragon of the kkk.

Actually, Kobe won't be allowed to drink because they don't serve rapists.

This ain't true, I asked my chinese friend who works there and she said nothing like that have happened as matter of fact she think its propoganda from west countries.

Lets wait and see if that gonna happen during the olympic.

If these stories had a kernal of truth it would be one thing,but it never cease to amaze me how many people grease the wheels to roll the lies down the road.It will be very diffucult for some white men to keep this racism game up when Obama become president.

Yes, excellent point booggerg. I too have often wondered why blogs about Shanghai don't have more black contributors based in Beijing.

Where is Jackie Chan gonna hang out when Chris Tucker visits him for the Olympics

Doesn't Shanghaiist have any black people to try it out? Oh wait.. it's just a bunch of cool white boys and banana asians.

no dancing? anti-black? Did the mormons take over the olympics?

Maybe it was the Reverand John Lithgow. We need to send in Kevin Bacon!!!

Correction,I shouldnt say white people but white men.White women seem to have no part in this constant drumbeat from white men to to denigrate black people.

I am white and my wife is 1/4 black.I travel all over Asia and just spent 10 days in Chongqing the Sha ping ba district.One thing I have learned in my 12 yrs of travel where there are white people there will be disdain toward blacks.Any stories likes this will always originate with somebody white.The great leader of China said "it doesnt matter what color a cat is black or white as long as it catch mice."I was waiting for a story like this to come out before the Olympic.

no dancing? anti-black? Did the mormons take over the olympics?

Update:

http://snipr.com/319i5

Police deny bar owners' claims of restrictions on blacks in Sanlitun

SCMP report that a second bar verify that they have been asked to refuse entry to those of Mongolian and African descent but the Police flatly deny it.

Asked yesterday whether they had told landlords not to let blacks in bars, an officer at the Sanlitun police station had a one-word answer: "No."

Rumor is that all of shanghai clubs will be shut down for the month of August...and according to news reports recent years there's been a huge increase of Drug dealers in beijing /shanghai who unfortunetly most ( not all) happen to be from Africa.

The Age picked up this story

http://snipr.com/30zaq

Fears of a no-fun Olympics in Beijing | theage.com.au

And someone actually did some research

http://snipr.com/30zaz

Beijing Boyce » Um, really? SCMP claims Beijing to ban blacks, Mongolians at bars

I dunno, maybe i went to the wrong places, but the bars in Beijing are pretty terrible, and not going to them is no big disappointment.

To EL JEFE

---"I'm more concerned about the lack of prostitutes"?

You really dont need to worry as hundreds of genuin American who8e are in town, to take the shift. They wouldnt be that expensive as you worried.

As to banned-black thing, what are you guys still waiting for, if you dont bash China in full swing, with only 20 days left?

does chinese call them nigga??

I certainly hope this story is just more of the kind of hysterical exaggeration we see lately, or some sort of translation error. I'll be finding out soon enough when my wife (who is black) visits from America. I live a short distance from Sanlitun, and it is sure to be a destination.

Further rumors have it that all bars will be forced to close early, probably 2am, but I've heard as early as 9pm, which sounds so blatantly ridiculous it could even be true.

I'm more concerned about the lack of prostitutes

More from the story. Apparently dancing is banned, too?

The local authorities have been cracking down on blacks and Mongolians in an attempt to stamp out drug dealing and prostitution ahead of the Games, the proprietors said.

A few months ago, police launched a violent sting on black men drinking in the Sanlitun bar district, and a notorious nightclub largely populated by Mongolian prostitutes was also shut down.

Security officials are targeting Sanlitun, which Olympic organisers expect to be a key destination for foreign tourists looking for a party during the Games.

The pledges that Sanlitun bar owners had been instructed to sign agreed to stop a variety of activities in their establishments, including dancing and serving customers with black skin, they said.

They have been allowed to keep copies of all the pledges except those relating to blacks, implying that the authorities are wary of charges of racism.