Countries:
China, Barbados, Jamaica
Topics:
Cyber-Activism, Diaspora, Ethnicity, Media, Sport
Languages:
English

A case of mistaken identity in China courtesy a newspaper that could not distinguish between images of Usain Bolt and Dwain Chambers - Barbadian blogger Jdid is not taking the mix-up lightly: “No distinct similarities except skin color you mean. The really sad thing about it is you know almost every black person can relate to this incident too.”

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