AKEBONO, BEER AND CAUCASIANS

Someone wrote:

> > >    Sporting dyed hair and an earring, Akebono said he tried boxing
 > > once as a kid but things didn't work out.
 >
 > Anyone have a pic of this new look?

> I second that.  I'm picturing all sorts of oddness.
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It's not so odd if you live in Japan.
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>
> > >    K-1 is wildly popular in Japan, where bouts are regularly staged
> > > before crowds of up to 70,000. The sport has held events in Europe
> > > and the United States and is seeking expansion those markets.
> >
> > And yet the bashos are half full.  Maybe this is indicative of
> > something.

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It is indicative of the appeal of TRASH SPORTS to an entertainment-hungry
audience.
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> Well, one thing I've thought could help sumo be more popular (but maybe
> not help sumo as a whole) would be to allow some emotion into it.  My
> theory of why Takamisakari is so popular is that he shows some actual
> emotion and fire up on the dohyo.

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NO NO NO! What's wrong with you people?

You are trying to CHANGE SUMO so that it harmonizes with your own base
instincts and cultural prejudices.

You can't have the winner of a bout grinning like an idiot and frantically
waving his arms in a triumphant fashion. That would turn SUMO into PRO-RESU.
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> Now, I'm not saying I want to see sumo turn into pro wrestling, but I
> kinda would like Asashoryu or whomever to smile when they win a match
> or, heck, a basho.  On the dohyo, that is.  Right now, the stoicism of
> the rikishis sometimes looks like boredom to me.

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NO NO NO! You don't get it! Only fools and embarrassed people smile in
Japan.

You blockheads are trying to impose your own cultural values on SUMO.

You are not SUMO fans!
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> Who knows though.  This could just be my wondering what would happen if
> some rikishi won a basho and pumped his fist/smiled/looked happy.  The
> way it is now, I picture the Kyokai banning the guy for life for having
> emotions.

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And rightly so. Of course these guys have emotions. The point is NOT to show
them.
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