Ravich also said in his personal statement, "I mean no harm, and I have no intention of insulting the people of China. I apologize for the troubles and misunderstandings caused to the public and fans in China. " Even Fang Dongfang IC, which took the publicity photos, issued a statement saying that Lavich pointed at the temple and did not insult Asians, and supported the position and rights protection actions of Huaxia Happiness Club.
Even after the statement was issued, many netizens questioned Lavich. Some people say, "You can do so many expressions, but it's still racist?" However, the fans who supported lavezzi expressed their understanding and produced "evidence" at the same time: in a previous interview, lavezzi spoke highly of China's life and didn't seem to hate China. In foreign forums, a netizen from Argentina also said: "This is the first time I know that this action is discriminatory, maybe only in the United States. I hope no one felt offended when I did this before. I really didn't mean anything negative at the time. " In fact, before Lavezzi, many sports stars had done this action suspected of discrimination. For example, Rhoda and Pato in Brazil both left such photos.
More famous is the Spanish men's basketball team, and Argentina is a Spanish-speaking country.
Before the Beijing Olympic Games, the Spanish men's basketball team posed a similar action in an advertising photo, and the result was questioned by some media.
The British "Telegraph" said that the propaganda photos taken by the Spanish men's basketball team were "suspected of racial discrimination". In addition, The New York Times and The Guardian and other media have also made criticisms. At that time, in the face of opposition, Spanish Basketball Association President Saez was quite dissatisfied. He said the gesture was just an expression of "intimacy", meaning "We are all from China". "Those troublesome Britons and Americans should be concerned about racial discrimination in their own countries, not finding fault with others." But the British and American media do not agree with this explanation. "For a long time, western racists have been laughing at China people by pulling their eyes. How can you believe that imitating the physical conditions of a race is friendship and respect? "
A Spanish teacher at Shanghai International Studies University told the newspaper that in Spanish-speaking countries, similar behaviors were "definitely discriminatory at first", but today, they may have some so-called "intimacy" meanings. However, this action, after all, had a disgraceful significance in history. Whether it is unintentional or not, for foreign aid who still wants to make money in the Super League, it is better to make such mistakes less.
The gesture in the corner of Ravichella's eye was characterized as racial discrimination, but it was actually wrong. According to a friend from China who lives in Brazil all the year round, enthusiastic South Americans like to greet people with gestures. If you have the opportunity to travel to Brazil or Argentina, you should meet many people who greet us with eyelids along the way. For Asian faces, to be exact, for all Asian faces like the Japanese, this action is to pick the eyelids and play the role of the phoenix eye.
Therefore, when we judge whether someone's behavior belongs to racial discrimination, we should look at it in the light of their national background and should not draw arbitrary conclusions.