[quote]Professor X wrote:
jacktors wrote:
You want me to spell it out for you don?t you? Fine.
"That dude is getting PAID to be a spectacle over there. I would let people stare at me crazy if it made me a millionaire as well. As tall and as big as he is, I am sure they treat him like they might treat…damn, isn’t a bad thing when no pop stars jump into your mind that stand out above all others? Pop culture sucks in America lately. "
This is a overwhelmingly positive message towards sapp and the event in question.
This is where you show your level of comprehension. I know what he does over there in terms of his image. My response is based on that, NOT the “event in question”. This would be something you would know if you read my later responses saying that I couldn’t view the video tape. I wasn’t shocked by the video at all. I personally wouldn’t happily run after Japanese girls as they screamed on a tv show here in America. I also see nothing wrong with him doing it in Japan.
" That is exactly how many view the native Japanese response to blacks. That is why I feel if he can take them for all the money he can, more power to him. It isn’t like he is truly hurting race relations…because there were none to begin with. I haven’t seen the clip, however, and won’t be able to until much later on, but my guess is, if it were in America I would be much more offended simply because of the difference in perception of those involved. "
Now you imply that you are offended, and therefore that the Japanese were at least being insensitive ( because this is the issue and possibly racist) but still think sapp is clever for doing this.
That response was in reference to a perceived racism by many blacks when it comes to native asians, not this video itself. Why does this need to be spelled out for you? You couldn’t follow the discussion?
" I just watched the link. There is no way I would do that for money. He obviously doesn’t give a shit. What I do find amazing, however, is that if it were a white man doing it, he would NOT be compared to the entire white race or the civil rights movement or any other large racial event in history. He would simply be a guy who is doing degrading shit for pay in Japan. Because he is black, every black man in America is supposed to somehow become offended and feel as if he is setting us all back. Then some of you claim you don’t understand why race is still an issue? It is because most of you still make it one. Surprise.
Bob Sapp can do whatever the fuck Bob Sapp wants to do. Bob Sapp is not me or any other black man in this country. I personally wouldn’t be caught doing what did in that video for pay. I am sure that MOST black men wouldn’t do it, but then, most black men have not lived in Japan for long periods of time so I have no clue what his experiences have been or how well he gets along with the people there. "
After you jumped the gun and came to the premature conclusion that this was at least somewhat racist you throw up your hands and disavow the whole thing saying he can do whatever he wants and give another speech.
“Now, does this mean that Japan should think the same? What do they even know about blacks enslaved here or the crap surrounding it for centuries? Until recently, their media was decades behind ours in terms of American Images.”
Here you are flip-flopping from your earlier posts where you implied that it was racist. At least you are thinking before you automatically jump the gun about the racism bit. However I do like your philosophical approach to figuring it out. Keep it up.
Read above. I was NOT referring to the video being racist. Keep up or stay out of the conversation. I did NOT see the video as being racist at all. It is perceived by many that there is a general racism towards blacks from native asians. I was informed by a few who have lived there in this thread that this is not the case. I can write this 500 more times if it will take that long for you to figure out what is being said.
I was relating this to medical health because it seems that we have to communicate with stupid insults, which YOU started. There is no way that a doctor could be that fickle and keep his job. Evening.
Fickle? You’re an idiot who couldn’t follow a discussion without Cliff Notes. What an inspiration.
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“That is why I feel if he can take them for all the money he can, more power to him. It isn’t like he is truly hurting race relations…because there were none to begin with”
How does this have anything to do with blacks perceived racism by asians?
"What? My whole point from the start is he can do what he wants. You missed this? "
Fine X if you need me to get the cliff notes stuff for you to simplify here it is again, my point was that you flip flopped. You went from a glowingly positive statement saying, " I would let people stare at me crazy if it made me a millionaire as well " to " I personally wouldn’t be caught doing what did in that video for pay. I am sure that MOST black men wouldn’t do it " to taking a step back and presmuably asking yourself and others some seriously good questions " Now, does this mean that Japan should think the same? What do they even know about blacks enslaved here or the crap surrounding it for centuries? " which is probably what you should have done in the first place even though its a meaningless arguement on the internet in the scheme of things.
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Fickle? You’re an idiot who couldn’t follow a discussion without Cliff Notes. What an inspiration."
Thats basically what i’ve done for you since you cant follow my arguement as presented. Again, i really dont care the main reason why you’ve made the main statements but i am using that reading comprehension you derided and taking from your statements selective points. You are a somewhat fickle, but get over it - its a common trait but dangerous for a doctor to change their minds without even knowing why they thought something in the first place.