Richard Sherman vs. Skip Bayless & more

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Richard Sherman. Sehawk cornerbackl. 5th round pick up in the NFL draft

Richard Sherman commentary after seahawk vs. 49er game

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After seeing this right after the game with the San Francisco 49ers vs. Seattle Seahawks the determining of who will compete in the super bowl. Of course I can understand that at this point in time Sherman is really pumping a lot of adrenalin and I feel as though theres really no time to take composure of himself and think of what will be said. Also the fact that it seems nobody was really expecting that outburst from him especially when the interviewer has to question again and ask who he is referring to, than Sherman continues too pause and thing, but I could be wrong and it could’ve been planned.

Richard Sherman vs. Skip Bayless

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This interview is one of the ones that i analyzed closely than others. Skip Bayless is known to go after athletes that are more so conceded with themselves. A couple things that really stood out to me are the beginning of the interview when the first question is asked and Richard behind speaking with sort of a fake yawn (thats how it comes off to me) I can’t completely explain how that portrays in my own mind, but I can say that it does not make him look good. Also in minute 2:32 Stephen A has a facial expression that just sort of explain it all, as well as right than he goes on to say something along the lines of will you guys stop. All in all I would feel that this is an indication that the situation has been taken too far, even for media..but than you continue into the question of what is too far for media?

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The posting below is my own personal opinions I have regarding Sherman and shared with people on my Facebook profile and thought it would be a good addition to this posting for my blog. I’m a Seahawks fan and have been ever since I was little, but all in all I don’t like some of the aggressive comments he’s made in some of the interviews i’ve seen and I believe if could’ve found another way to go about sharing some of his thoughts, but I can agree with him being great at what he does and he’s also a caring and genuine guy from other blogs, articles etc. i’ve read that offer positive comments, thoughts and facts on Sherman.

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I was always really into football and have enjoyed watching it. BUT this year i’ve gained a better insight on the game as well as I feel more accurate on my thoughts regarding some of the different things i’ve been analyzing an observing in the NFL. As i work on a bit of hw that is based on Richard Sherman and his actions last weekend and a few more interviews from over time etc specifically i’m analyzing the interview between skip bayless and and sherman back in may. i’ve lost SOO much respect for Sherman, at least at this moment in time. As an individual he has a lot of great accomplishments that I respect like graduating stanford with a awesome GPA and great GPA graduating high school, he was a 5th round draft pick up which i believe he should’ve been higher etc, but I am appalled by Sherman as well as Seahawk fans this year. As a Seahawk fan and discussing these things w my friends who are fans of rival teams etc. they’ve pointed out these exact things to me, BUT at that moment in time when they told me, as a fan I want to protect my team (hawks) and have comebacks, shit talk or whatever because well hey who likes when your team gets bashed on, and its all in the fun of football. BUTTT I must say this years been a complete disgrace in my own opinion from some of the actions i’ve seen out of our fans and after watching these interviews. i’ve seen a whole different side of Sherman as well as the fans. SERIOUSLY seattle your going to throw food and such at an injured player, thats some serious poor sportsmanship and it somewhat makes me feel embarrassed to be a fan, at least at that moment in time, than to go to Sherman and some of the comments he has made in media recently, the two that stand out and lead me to want to post my thoughts an opinions so far are his interview with Skip Bayless and how he goes about that interview, as well as the commentary that was made instantly after Seattles win last Sunday against the 49ers, its all a bit was shocking. I understand that a player has a rush of adrenalin at the moment and is excited to be advancing to the Super Bowl but WHY is seattle taking this awesome season as an excuse to talk so much shit and showing these poor acts of sportsmanship instead of being humble and happy for our team, were making history. All in all I still say go hawks and i hope we win the bowl!

 

All in all I don’t absolutely hate Richard Sherman, I see him as a great athlete, he has accomplished a lot in his life as well as this season and previous ones but at this time i’m not his biggest fan after some of the actions i’ve seen from him, specifically this season.

 

 

The Last One: WWII Stragglers

loy·al·ty

  [loi-uhl-tee]  Show IPA
noun, plural loy·al·ties.
1. the state or quality of being loyal; faithfulness to commitments orobligations.
2. faithful adherence to a sovereign, government, leader, cause, etc.
3. an example or instance of faithfulness, adherence, or the like: aman with fierce loyalties.

Hiroo Onada

January 16 2014, that is the death date for the World War II straggler.

strag·gle

[strag-uhl]  Show IPA

verb (used without object), strag·gled, strag·gling.

1.

to stray from the road, course, or line of march.
After the war, while everyone else marched into the future, Onada lived in the Phillipino jungle of Lubang Island for 29 years in hiding.  An intelligence officer who chose to survive in the jungle instead of surrender, because the Japanese Imperial soldiers were taught that surrender is worse than death. It’s fair to say that Onada valued his honor greatly, as well as his life. He refused to surrender, at least until his former commander flew to the Phillipines and gave him the order.

 

Source: http://www.htrnews.com/viewart/20140118/MAN0101/301190179/

Grand Torino Impressions

This movie is not a favourite of mine and never has been for a number of reasons and perhaps the biggest is the very confusing end about when Thao gets the car. Except the will is full of the confusing racist things that the leading man had been saying for the duration of the movie. If there was a point to this I must have missed it. The end is what sticks with me the most and it wasn’t good leaving me with bad taste in my mouth. This was not one of Clint Eastwood’s finer movies especially coming so soon after his excellent movie,Million Dollar Baby.

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Orientals: Asian Americans in Popular Culture, pg 106 – 179

The Nuclear Family as Civil Defense (pg. 160)

It was interesting to read about some of the roots of homophobia in this country. How the desire to continue America in the aftermath of a nuclear war caused the the persecution of not only homosexuals but of non reproductive sexuality. The nuclear family became of the utmost importance and not conforming to this idea was a “perversion of the natural biological order” and a threat to national security (161). To think that some of laws set down by during the terror of the Cold War have impacted people for so long. It is amazing to see how stubborn and terrified people can be of change to the point that they will castrate their own sexuality. There was an immense amount of change after the Cold War and the discovery that humans were capable of making weapons of mass destruction beyond our previous comprehension. I guess in order to cope with the fear that followed this realization, and the realization that we were not safe from our own creation, Americans tried to control their home lives. They tried to find some way in which to crawl into their own homes of security and normality in hopes that they could be safe from anything. Including nuclear threat. However, the more they tried to control and restrict themselves and others, the more they found they could not. People have natural urges and desires, and they had no more control over their own lives than they did over communism and stopping a nuclear war. Thus, the idea that we could defend ourselves by only following the “natural biological order” was nothing more than a red herring (161).

Orientals

Money. As Americans we know that you have to have money in your pocket to survive. We grow up learning the money is everything. “Its the root of all evil.” In this book we see how money has always been an issue. California, home of the Gold had been a problem because whites wanted more gold and wanted to keep everyone non-white away. Although we have learned that Native Americans had the land first it was the whites that came over to control. In the mid 1800′s white government came up with laws to make sure that people understood who was in power and who had the lower hand. They made laws so that non-whites wouldn’t be able to testify so that whites would be able to get away with whatever they choose. Money is the root of all evil because without money would we have had slaves? Would we have had laws to prevent non-whites from being citizens because whites were afraid to lose job opportunities? Money today strives to be everyones best friend and worse enemy.

“Chinese girls could be bought from their often destitute parents for as little as $40 dollars and resold to brothels in San Francisco for as much as $2500″(90).

Its so crazy to me that mothers and fathers would sell their daughters. How could you ever send your daughter off?  Its also crazy to see what kind of profit people where making in San Francisco.Before taking a Japanese history class fall quarter I never thought that Japanese and Chinese American women had a huge stereotype of being prostitutes. This quote also demonstrates another example of how money relates to others unfortunate events to please the happiness of the one who is receiving the benefits.

Rupauls Drag Race Season 6!!! What to expect??

drag raceWell Hello!! So the New/Next Season of Rupauls Drag Race Season 6 start FebRUary 24th at 9pm on Logo.. I want to showcase the new line up of Asian drag queens that will appear in this season. Sadly and Unfortunately I found out through my research that there is only ONE Asian Drag Queen this season.. #depressing!!!

 

Gia GunnGia Gunn is Japanese American and was born and raised in Chicago, Illinois all her life.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Next week I plan to go more in depth and start looking at drag queens from Asia. Specifically, Western and Eastern standards of beauty in Asian drag queens.. The history of “cross-dressing” in Japan, Korea, Thailand, Philippines..those are just a select few.. However I have yet to narrow down that list. Please leave a comment if there is something you would like to know more about and I can possibly do a post about it!

 

 

Orientals.

I like how Lee describes the difference between ‘Aliens and Foreigners’.

“Not all foreign objects however, are aliens- only objects or persons whose presence disrupts the narrative structure of the community. It is useful here to distinguish between alien and merely foreign. Although the two terms are sometimes used interchangeably, they carry different connotations. “Foreign” refers to that which is outside or distant, while “alien” describes things that are immediate and present yet have a foreign nature or allegiance.”

I never thought about the difference between these two words until I read this section of the book, and I probably have always used Alien and Foreigner interchangeably. It’s funny how we think of aliens as less desirable, at least according to Lee. It makes us so unwelcoming.

Lee goes on later to talk about two different court cases, Ozawa v. United States and then United States v. Thind. I think I remember talking about the Ozawa case last quarter. But these two completely contradict each other! In the Ozawa case, he had the right skin color, but not the right race…so he could not become naturalized. But in the Thind case, he had the right race, but he also could not be naturalized. The United States definitely was not steady with their laws!

Orientals Reading Week 3

After this weeks reading, there has been a lot of information expressed about the Chinese race. It’s crazy to think about how the minorities are always subject to prejudice and racism in one form or another. This is one thing that we all have in common. Over time, we have been subject to dealing with these issues. The fact that the “yellowface” was mocked after “blackface” for minstrel shows proves the point of the continued attempt to make minorities feel inferior to the superior.

“The Chinese who immigrated to the United States as laborers arrived, in fact, as free labor in both the legal and the economic sense. However, once here, Chinese workers became intensely proletarianized and racially excluded “coolies.” The designation of hireling labor as “coolie labor,” like its analog “nigger work,” racialized the meaning of common labor.” (58)

This quote stuck out to me because it reminded me of the commonality between Chinese and Japanese Americans and what we studied last quarter. Over time, both races became racially excluded….anything to make the two groups feel inferior, but then again, we see this has always been the case for minorities. By adding a racial slur to the word work or labor already implies that the work is less than what common labor is because it is also differentiating the Workingman and the Proletarian.