Re: AKEBONO, BEER AND CAUCASIANS

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> "PROMETHEUS" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
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> > 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.
> > =====
> > It's not so odd if you live in Japan.
> > =====
> > >
> > > > >    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.
> >
> > =====
> > It is indicative of the appeal of TRASH SPORTS to an
entertainment-hungry
> > audience.
> > =====
> >
> > > 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.
> >
> > =====
> > 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.
> > =====
> >
> > > 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.
> >
> > =====
> >
> > 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!
> > =====
> >
> > > 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.
> >
> > =====
> >
> > And rightly so. Of course these guys have emotions. The point is NOT to
show
> > them.
> > =====
> &#12398;racist
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YOU are a racist. You people are starting to GIVE UP on SUMO because the
"Americans" are leaving.

You are deserters and ethno-centric !