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Be offended then...

When I was growing up, I was never referred to as an American. It was always Mexican-American, Latino, or whatever else someone else wished to call me. Mind you I did not come up with any of these terms, someone else did. Now we have come completely around and want to be known only as American. Well I served 24 years in the American Air Forces and am very proud of all our athletes whether they won a medal or not. But when you are athletic enough to win a silver medal for your country competing against the best athletes in the world, you should be allowed to show your exuberance however you wish. As for those that made disparaging remarks about Manzano as an athlete; I am sure you can challenge him any time you want. And that's what I think about that...

First of all, of the two people mentioned in the article, there is one and only one "American". And if you want to be specific, the majority of people living in this country are immigrants with a small minority being Native American. You can debate whether he should have displayed the Mexican flag all day long but every AMERICAN should be proud that he won the silver medal for the United States of America...