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Originally Posted by BrianD
Right now I see the opposite side as people who believe someone else should be offended.
I keep trying to think of what the reaction would be if the picture was reversed. What happens if in the wake of the 2012 Olympics in London, the Chinese basketball team puts out a picture with them imitating the eye-shape of Londoners. Is that offensive too?
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Londoners haven't historically been mocked for the shape of their eyes.
I read an interesting article yesterday - someone showed the photo to native Chinese, none of whom even understood the gesture. They all thought they were pointing to their brains.
Then they showed the picture to those of Chinese decent in America and other places, and they recognized the photo as potentially "offensive". (Few actually cared that much in this small sample, but a few wondered what the Spainards were smoking, and a very small number were offended).