Deadspin republished this Slate article from 2002 about how Asians are taking over sports like it was written by some prescient genius. It's an interesting read, but genius it is not. It points out that at the time, Tiger Woods, Ichiro, Yao Ming, and Apollo Ohno were all 'dominating' their sports.
To wit, Tiger was dominant, yes. And I'm chalking that up to the fact that he got the Asian concentration and will to practice coupled with a black man's athleticism. That combination is almost unfair.
Yao Was a-ite but he was never dominant. Ichiro was good but to say he dominant is hyperbolic to the limits. And Apollo Ohno bro? Big fish in a little pond much? Damn.
This guy can make all the arguments he wants about Asian athletic dominance, but it's a weak premise. Like, yes, a few Asian dudes have done extremely well in their chosen sports. But considering there's what? Two billion Asians on the planet? Maybe more? Shouldn't we have more than four we can point too as great athletes? And if they were the most athletic race--if such a thing should exist--wouldn't they be dominating major sports leagues, given their exorbitant percentage of the world's population? The answer on all accounts, is yes.
This article's bullshit.
http://www.slate.com/articles/sports/sports_nut/2002/09/the_rise_of_the_asian_superjocks.single.html
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Monday, February 13, 2012
Wednesday, August 24, 2011
"Ten Great Baseball Quotes Inspired by Ichiro Hating on Cleveland" by Shane Ryan - Grantland.com
Ichiro Suzuki is a funny motherfucker huh? Who knew? Seriously, YouTube his interviews. It's a hilarious baseball secret like Wade Boggs' vicious drinking habit.
Ichiro takes a Godzilla size dump on Cleveland in a quote in this article, which inspired the author to list his favorite baseball quotes. Not bad. Sorry Ohio. Was just saying this the other day when I was talking about Wedding Crashers. You know that quote "Crabcakes and football, that's what Maryland does"? I never knew if that was a joke or not. Like, crabcakes, sure. You got that MD. But football? No. Not at all. Maryland high school football is eh, and UM blows habitually.
Then I got thinking about other states and what their two things would be, and I couldn't come up with anything other than football for Ohio. Best I could do was "Football and rust, that's what Ohio does." I'm not wrong.
p.s. Football and disappointment?
Thursday, August 4, 2011
"What Chinese People Are Like" by Tom Scocca - Slate.com
This author takes a peek at the ways in which Chinese people stereotype themselves. To be honest I was a little confused by this article, but then again I only know half a Chinese person--my boy Wong. Wong likes ham, finance and basketball. So I guess that's what all Chinese people like? I have no idea, I don't know any others. Not well at least.
Oh, John Ming. My boy in middle school. Nice guy. Loved porn. And math.
So there you have it. Chinese people love porn, math, finance, basketball, and ham. Honestly, I think that's pretty accurate no? Small control sample but I think I fucking nailed it.
p.s. Seriously Ming's dad used to own a video rental store and had literally hundreds of pornos in his basement. That's a fucking golden goose of a friend in 7th grade if I ever heard of one. John Ming, hadn't thought about that dude in years.
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