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Argentinean footballers wade in on the ’slit-eye gesture’ racism debate


So much insensitivity, so little time…

Argentinean Ladies Football Team

Spain’s Olympic basketball and tennis teams are no strangers to pulling offensive gestures for the camera, and Argentina’s ladies football team have now contributed to the International Athletes’ Photobook of ‘Slit-Eye’ Face-Pulling.

The picture above was published in Argentinean newspaper Ole two weeks ago, and was taken long before the Spanish decided to hamper their 2016 Olympic bid.

The world needn’t worry about any repeat incident from the Argentine ladies, however, as they lost every single

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Posted: August 19th, 2008 by Ryan Bailey