The OP
Bill S. Preston, Esq.
changed his name
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Post by The OP on Jan 18, 2007 18:04:58 GMT -5
I'm confused about all this Asian stuff. Who are we qualifying as Asian? The Great Khali is from India, which I think is part of Asia, unless I'm horrible at geography. That's why the word "Oriental" is neccessary sometimes, even if people don't like it. Otherwise there's no way to distinguish between the region that includes Japan, Korea, China, etc. and the part that includes India and Pakistan. The people of these two different area have very different cultures and physical ethnic features. Lumping all these peoplel together as "Asian" is a little too vague if you ask me. EXACTLY why I said ORIENTAL Jeez, people are so dense sometimes I know dude, I was kinda backing you up. People keep saying "Asian" when it's obvious that you specifically meant "Oriental" based on what you described in the first post.
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MCP Hates You
Hank Scorpio
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Post by MCP Hates You on Jan 18, 2007 18:20:54 GMT -5
Dude, "Oriental" is not the preferred nomenclature. "Asian American", please Dude.
Yes, I know that the actual quote is "Chinaman"
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Post by sthjerzeejohn on Jan 19, 2007 13:25:53 GMT -5
You might want to rephrase that. The correct word would be Asian. Rugs are "oriental", not people
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Post by Next Level was WRONG on Jan 19, 2007 13:40:38 GMT -5
If WWE signed Satoshi Kojima, he could easily be pushed into the main event. He's quite big and charismatic aswell.
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Slapnutz McGee
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Post by Slapnutz McGee on Jan 19, 2007 13:45:20 GMT -5
I don't think it's racism so much that the ones they have hired have just been too small. Rey Mysterio is the only cruiserweight champion i believe we will ever see. If they hired an asian guy that was the right size, and had "it", then I don't think they'd have any problem putting him up there as a main eventer or even the WWE champion. He'd most likely have to play a heel, because we all know that foreignors are just evil. I'd like to see it, though. I get tired of just seeing white champions all the time. Rey, Batista, King Booker, and Bobby Lashley are welcome breaks even if the don't deserve the title. That's just me, though.
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