From the fake singing of a little Chinese girl to slit-eyed Spanish men ad, the 2008 Beijing Olympics never seem to run out of controversies. Pao Gasol, a Spanish NBA superstar playing for LA Lakers, and his fellow Spanish players are being criticized for this particular Spanish courier ad to promote the Olympics.
The photo came out as an advertisement of Seur, the courier company, in Spanish paper La Marca. Although Spain has been previously fined over certain controversies during international games, this ad caused a stir especially among people who simply just want to talk about it under a different light. It’s glorifying the issue that doesn’t go any higher than a plasma mount.
Personally, I don’t see anything wrong about this ad. I don’t think the motive of the creatives behind this “slit eyes” campaign is to mock the Chinese.
