Swedish Wrestling, Spain's basketball team, and Barry Bonds teach us we're all hypocrites

So let me get this straight, or better yet, let me try to break this down so that even a six year old could understand. Swedish wrestler Ara Abrahamian (I love that name...it's so old school like Biblical old school) is punished for "violating the spirit of fair play" during an Olympic medal ceremony because he took his bronze medal off his neck and dropped it on the ground as he angrily walked away. This apparently was considered a "political demonstration that showed disrespect for his fellow athletes". So how is this any different from what the Spanish National team did by pulling their eyes back in an obvious racial display for a Spanish ad? How is this act of disrespect any different from obviously inappropriate gesture of slight directed against the host country of these years Olympics? Now the running answer to explain away Spain's 'affectionate gesture' was that it was never a show of disrespect in the first place...a simple joke that was meant to be seen as cute. They were, after all, around a dragon when they posed for the ad! Even Jose Calderon, who plays on Spain's team reasons that he has many Chinese friends. Besides, Spain could never be seen as racist, even amid chants of 'monkey' towards England's black players during an international friendly (soccer in case you didn't know). And the Chinese, who feel so secure in how the world sees them that they would have a cuter young girl lip sync their national anthem, than the real girl who apparently looked "too Chinese", didn't feel slighted by the gesture so that makes it of right? Upon further review, these arguments sound a little thin. The real reason why the wrestling move was considered much worse than the Chinese Slant (man that sounds like a dance move) was timing, who did the offending, and where it took place. So look back at Abrahamian plight. The majority of people don't care about Swedish wrestling (it's no slight, just fact) however Abrahamian showed disrespect for his fellow athletes while they were accepting their individual medals, an offense that, while affecting few, was seen on a national seen. According to the IOC, his actions disrupted a symbolic ritual, something considered "sacred". The Spanish team disrespected their fellow Chinese competitors and a whole nation ...a nation that is hosting these years Olympics. But while it would affect more people they didn't take away from a single event that is considered to be "sacred". The interesting thing is that both gestures by Spain and Abrahamian had nothing to do with the competitive event taking place. But it's that word "sacred" that gets to me. Why is it that what is considered violating the sacredness of sports in one moment by a particular athlete (or athletes) during a particular event any different when it takes place in another sport or even the same sport? Why is Barry Bonds looked at as cheating baseball (or violating its sacredness) with his alleged steroid use, when Manny Ramirez is allowed to fake injuries, give half hearted attempts at playing defense, and fail to run out ground balls? Why is Rodney Harrison seen as a team leader, when he clearly violated league rules by taking HGH? Why is Randy Moss so beloved in Boston, when he clearly quit on the Raiders? The answer is that we pick and chose when and what we want to see as sacred in sports. We're all hypocrites, and allowed to be as fans. I'm no different. Or do you think that I root against TO when he scores a touchdown for the Cowboys, even though he helped dismantle 2 NFL organizations. The truth is as fans, sports enthusiasts, and casual observers, we all walk the same line. I just wished it was more observable so we could all walk it together at the same time.