No need to thank me. You're the one who did the legwork. This has actually turned into a really interesting discussion - in particular, alluding to archaic and colonialist, Western tendencies of Romanticism and 'exoticism', 'Othering' and the noble savage. I imagine the "no ice" narrative is not so much about Giannis, at it is about our ability to recognize a lack of equity and feel better about ourselves in doing so.

It's a tired trope that inexplicably continued on into the 21st century. Just not as overtly as something like the 'human zoos' or 'indigenous spectacles' of World's Fairs in the early 1900's.

You were right to call it out. I'll eat some of your downvotes if you'd like lol