southsider2k5 Posted March 4, 2016 Share Posted March 4, 2016 Adam Eaton gets called out for his comments, but this s*** is OK at Cubs camp? Seriously? https://twitter.com/MDGonzales/status/705799798452912128 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fathom Posted March 4, 2016 Share Posted March 4, 2016 QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Mar 4, 2016 -> 06:04 PM) Adam Eaton gets called out for his comments, but this s*** is OK at Cubs camp? Seriously? https://twitter.com/MDGonzales/status/705799798452912128 I'm sure the Score will be all over this...not Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob Sacamano Posted March 4, 2016 Share Posted March 4, 2016 QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Mar 4, 2016 -> 11:04 AM) Adam Eaton gets called out for his comments, but this s*** is OK at Cubs camp? Seriously? https://twitter.com/MDGonzales/status/705799798452912128 It's only really offensive if someone is actually offended though. I didn't really feel like scrolling through comments but did anyone say anything? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fathom Posted March 4, 2016 Share Posted March 4, 2016 Gordon Wittenmyer @GDubCub 30m30 minutes ago Maddon joked re: Kawasaki stuff as “inappropriate.” “[PC] has been at an all-time high...We’re not trying to hurt anybody. Just all in fun.” Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shysocks Posted March 4, 2016 Share Posted March 4, 2016 I can see this partially blowing up for a day like the Eaton thing. I can also see nothing happening because it's the cute ol' Cubbies. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shipps Posted March 4, 2016 Share Posted March 4, 2016 They also did Karaoke per another tweet from Gonzalez. In america I think making fun of Asian people is more acceptable for some odd reason. I dont get it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LittleHurt05 Posted March 4, 2016 Share Posted March 4, 2016 QUOTE (shipps @ Mar 4, 2016 -> 12:48 PM) They also did Karaoke per another tweet from Gonzalez. In america I think making fun of Asian people is more acceptable for some odd reason. I dont get it. Just look at the Oscars. The big point of discussion was fighting racism, yet there was a blatant Asian joke that only Jeremy Lin was mad about. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chw42 Posted March 4, 2016 Share Posted March 4, 2016 (edited) This is way worse than what Eaton said... I hate how everyone just laughs at Kawasaki like..."oh hey, look at that Asian FOB doing Asian things, SO FUNNY!". The Japanese headbands just makes it even worse. Kawasaki's gotta realize that they're laughing at him...not with him, right? I can't wait for the stupid ass bleacher bums to show up in racist Japanese gear again. Edited March 4, 2016 by chw42 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harry Chappas Posted March 7, 2016 Share Posted March 7, 2016 The cubs are beginning to be about the sideshow again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob Sacamano Posted March 7, 2016 Share Posted March 7, 2016 QUOTE (chw42 @ Mar 4, 2016 -> 01:21 PM) This is way worse than what Eaton said... I hate how everyone just laughs at Kawasaki like..."oh hey, look at that Asian FOB doing Asian things, SO FUNNY!". The Japanese headbands just makes it even worse. Kawasaki's gotta realize that they're laughing at him...not with him, right? I can't wait for the stupid ass bleacher bums to show up in racist Japanese gear again. Turns out Kawasaki is the one who supplied the headbands for him teammates. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
knightni Posted March 7, 2016 Share Posted March 7, 2016 Remember this? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob Sacamano Posted March 7, 2016 Share Posted March 7, 2016 QUOTE (knightni @ Mar 7, 2016 -> 12:54 PM) Remember this? Lol yeah that's pretty bad. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlackSox13 Posted March 8, 2016 Share Posted March 8, 2016 QUOTE (soxfan2014 @ Mar 7, 2016 -> 12:40 PM) Turns out Kawasaki is the one who supplied the headbands for him teammates. Oops, so much for racism. I never did see the big deal with this and obviously Kawasaki was not only in on the fun but supplied some of the fun too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Panerista Posted March 8, 2016 Share Posted March 8, 2016 (edited) QUOTE (chw42 @ Mar 4, 2016 -> 01:21 PM) This is way worse than what Eaton said... I hate how everyone just laughs at Kawasaki like..."oh hey, look at that Asian FOB doing Asian things, SO FUNNY!". The Japanese headbands just makes it even worse. Kawasaki's gotta realize that they're laughing at him...not with him, right? I can't wait for the stupid ass bleacher bums to show up in racist Japanese gear again. Lol. No. Kawasaki provided the headbands and like doesn't have family that came over here on a boat from Africa as property. This isn't even close to the same and both situations are benign in different ways. Edited March 8, 2016 by AustinIllini Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chw42 Posted March 8, 2016 Share Posted March 8, 2016 (edited) QUOTE (AustinIllini @ Mar 7, 2016 -> 10:15 PM) Lol. No. Kawasaki provided the headbands and like doesn't have family that came over here on a boat from Africa as property. This isn't even close to the same and both situations are benign in different ways. What Eaton said was taken out of context. He should have had better awareness that what he said was perceived along the lines of "all lives matter", which is usually what racists say in response to black lives matter. This is, in a way, different. But to say that racism (no matter how light-hearted) against Asians is somehow a non-issue because they didn't get enslaved is ignorant. Do you think Asian Americans want people out there to think that we love putting on Hachimaki headbands and suck at speaking English? This s*** already happened with the Cubs and Fukudome. I can't imagine how much worse it'll get with Kawasaki. Edited March 8, 2016 by chw42 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caulfield12 Posted March 9, 2016 Share Posted March 9, 2016 And, in all fairness, Japanese-Americans were treated much differently than German-Americans during WWII. Of course, some will make the argument that Japan directly attacked America at Pearl Harbor. I think a lot of it does go back to that perception that for the last 20-30 years countries like Japan, South Korea, China/Taiwan, Singapore, etc., have been eating our lunch from a competitive economics standpoint. Then, you look at the worldwide educational attainment/PISA/SAT, etc., scores and Asians are also dominating "white" Americans and being reverse-discriminated against in college applications for doing too well. So, because Asians (including Indian-Americans as well here) are doing better, economically, on average, than whites, African-Americans and Hispanics, therefore they're now part of the dominant power structure moreso than "subjugated" minorities...of course, ignoring the abuse of Asian coolie labor in building the railroads and much of California or the WW II internment camps. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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