Netizens have criticized a Paris Olympics poster from the television network Eurosport as racist since it did not include any Chinese or Japanese athletes, though China finished second and Japan third in the medal standings.
The poster showcased some of the biggest stars from the recently concluded Summer Games this year. In a social media post, the caption stated: “The Greatest Show on Earth… Paris 2024, we will never forget you.”
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However, there is hardly any Asian athlete in the poster. One netizen commented: “Kind of sad to see China nor Japan here (2nd and 3rd overall), yes it is Eurosport so naturally a lot of European athletes are celebrated and LA explains the amount of Americans but a bit more equality will be nice… especially for Japan, hosted the last games, has IOC sponsors as well…”
Another netizen declared: “Can someone make another version of this poster to include Asian athletes? This is embarrassing.”
Others find it inappropriate that Snoop Dogg and Tom Cruise are included in the poster. A netizen commented: “So Snoop Dogg and Tom Cruise are featured but not any Asian athletes? Got it”
Others said: “The worst Olympics ever. Never talk about diversity again!! ️Discrimination in the country”, “Poor diversity of athletes. Almost no Asian representation. I find it very disrespectful”, “This racism is so exhausting and outdated. Can’t believe there are still people in this world TODAY who are just in this old mindset. Like, GET OVER IT. It holds us back in humanity.”
Source: SCMP