Shaquille O’Neal spoke with a mock Chinese accent and made mock “kung fu” moves.
SHAQ-FU!!
Will the NBA punish racist speech, as it has in the past? The Association is too busy passing out fortune cookies. In “honor” of Yao’s first game in Miami, the Miami Heat on Dec. 16 passed out 8,000 fortune cookies to spectators.
Maybe one night they can pass out fried chicken, collard greens and watermelon.
Seriously, I don't think the fortune cookie thing is meant to be racist. Maybe just supposed to welcome a Chinese player which is a novelty in the NBA.
Let’s not beat around the bush. If a white player had, for instance, made monkey sounds to taunt a black player, it would have been a national controversy. But Yao is Chinese and Asians are fair game. For evidence, watch TV for a couple of hours.
Unfortunately, the writer is correct. Plus, Ming is a MINORITY in the NBA. Pull any racism against blacks and you'll have 90+% of the players on you. There is also a history of black aggression against asians in the U.S.
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