[bootlegga]

Racist Tweets After U.S. Soccer Victory Over Japan: “Japs” & “Pearl Harbor” Trending

Quote:

When Japan defeated America to win the 2011 Women’s Soccer World Cup, American fans flooded social media sites with racist comments, making “Japs” and “Pearl Harbor” trending topics on Twitter.

If you thought that kind of behavior was limited to the frustration of defeat, think again. America beat Japan 2-1 last night at the Olympics, and some fans were as racist and hateful in victory as they were in defeat. As noted by Fox News, International Business Times, and SB Nation, the same trends emerged. There were many tweets celebrating the defeat of the “Japs” as payback for “Pearl Habor.” Numerous users also gloated about the victory by comparing it to the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki.

A particularily classy tweet;

Kyle Senchak ‏@Maychak_Music

This soccer game will end the same way WWII did. With Hiroshima and Nagasaki burnt to the ground. #USAwillprevail


These are obviously not representative of all American fans, but it does take hundreds (if not thousands) of tweets to make a phrase reach the trending topics on Twitter.

http://www.japanprobe.com/2012/08/10/ra ... -trending/

Gotta love the class...

[bootlegga]

More classy shit from idiots;

http://japandailypress.com/japans-olymp ... ism-108819

[2Cdo]

Seems to be no shortage of morons on the planet. Does this actually surprise anyone?

[raydan]

Most of these idiots probably couldn't point to Japan on a map... and drive Honda's.

[BartSimpson]

raydan wrote:

Most of these idiots probably couldn't point to Japan on a map... and drive Honda's.

That's just about what I was going to say.

WW2 was seventy years ago. These people need to get over it already.

[Xort]

Is this news?

[xerxes]

No kidding. Idiots posted racist shit on the internet. Stop the presses.

[bootlegga]

Xort wrote:

Is this news?

Only if your Japanese, the IOC or a decent person...

[desertdude]

"This win is for pearl harbor" ...... un fucking believable !

No wonder many US tourist pretend to be Canadians when on vacation overseas. Its such shit stains that give the normal American a bad name.

[desertdude]