<3 you both! man, I miss tyrannicides. need some madridistas with a sense of humor up in here. XD
I know that madridistas in general are not that fond of Pique, although I'm not clear on the exact reasons why.
I mean, basically he's Barça born and bred and he can be outspoken about how superior he thinks Barcelona is to every other team on the planet. funnily enough he doesn't have a patch on Xavi's ability to run his mouth but Xavi's been on the NT for a really long and I think affection for him in La Roja carries over a little. I'm always surprised by the Pique hate too - he seems really nice and he's really well-spoken for a 23-year-old - but he is probably the most prominent of the younger generation in the media, so that might explain some of it. (to be honest I don't get the Pique fangirling either, but as I've said before, he looks like my little brother and I just can't find that attractive, ever.)
the one legitimate complaint about Pique that pops up is the gesture he makes when he scores - he pulls his eyes to the side, which is a really racist way of referring to Asian people in Spain. he's said in interviews that he does it because it's a private gesture between him and his cousin Montserrat (who has Down's Syndrome, btw; Pique does activist work for children with Down's Syndrome because of her, I think) because it makes her laugh, so that's how he dedicates a goal to her. it's one of those things where you can see he has good intentions, but... I wish he wouldn't. =/
~hugs tabacoychanel~ I'm sorry that people were rude to you when you ventured into the lion's den.
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Date: 2010-12-02 01:45 pm (UTC)I know that madridistas in general are not that fond of Pique, although I'm not clear on the exact reasons why.
I mean, basically he's Barça born and bred and he can be outspoken about how superior he thinks Barcelona is to every other team on the planet. funnily enough he doesn't have a patch on Xavi's ability to run his mouth but Xavi's been on the NT for a really long and I think affection for him in La Roja carries over a little. I'm always surprised by the Pique hate too - he seems really nice and he's really well-spoken for a 23-year-old - but he is probably the most prominent of the younger generation in the media, so that might explain some of it. (to be honest I don't get the Pique fangirling either, but as I've said before, he looks like my little brother and I just can't find that attractive, ever.)
the one legitimate complaint about Pique that pops up is the gesture he makes when he scores - he pulls his eyes to the side, which is a really racist way of referring to Asian people in Spain. he's said in interviews that he does it because it's a private gesture between him and his cousin Montserrat (who has Down's Syndrome, btw; Pique does activist work for children with Down's Syndrome because of her, I think) because it makes her laugh, so that's how he dedicates a goal to her. it's one of those things where you can see he has good intentions, but... I wish he wouldn't. =/
~hugs