Oops. In our hyper politically correct world, even gestures meant as a joke can be completely misunderstood and transformed into accusations of racism. The Spanish Olympic basketball team posed for an ad in which they used their hands to form what was supposed to be a wink to their participation in the Beijing Olympics but was interpreted as the not so polite slany-eyed Asian facial expression.
Interpret it as you see fit but we’re a long way from becoming the fun-loving, all-loving planet which was on brief display during the Olympic opening ceremony.
