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fatso · 06-27-2014, 08:48 AM

I honestly don't understand why you're arguing with me.

The kid mentioned it because it is important to him and it was included in the article because it fits with the tone or purpose of the article. I think we're agreed that the impugned comparison isn't fair but it's not really a big deal. Isn't that the end of it?

If your point, though, is that the kid shouldn't be noticing this kind of 'basketball' comparison or that it doesn't matter at all, then I think you're wrong. Frankly, I'm not sure you get it, because your analogies don't work.

Sure, if you start doing acrobatics you might get compared to the most well-known acrobatic martial artist in the world - Jackie Chan. And I agree it wouldn't matter that you're asian. But an analogy on par with Ho-Sang would be if you were being overly fanciful in your TPS reports and your boss, when criticizing you, said "don't pull any of that fancy Jackie Chan nonsense, just keep it simple." How would that be appropriate? How would that not be reductive of you as a person?

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fatso First Line Centre Join Date: Feb 2008 Exp:	I honestly don't understand why you're arguing with me. The kid mentioned it because it is important to him and it was included in the article because it fits with the tone or purpose of the article. I think we're agreed that the impugned comparison isn't fair but it's not really a big deal. Isn't that the end of it? If your point, though, is that the kid shouldn't be noticing this kind of 'basketball' comparison or that it doesn't matter at all, then I think you're wrong. Frankly, I'm not sure you get it, because your analogies don't work. Sure, if you start doing acrobatics you might get compared to the most well-known acrobatic martial artist in the world - Jackie Chan. And I agree it wouldn't matter that you're asian. But an analogy on par with Ho-Sang would be if you were being overly fanciful in your TPS reports and your boss, when criticizing you, said "don't pull any of that fancy Jackie Chan nonsense, just keep it simple." How would that be appropriate? How would that not be reductive of you as a person? __________________ The great CP is in dire need of prunes! "That's because the productive part of society is adverse to giving up all their wealth so you libs can conduct your social experiments. Experience tells us your a bunch of snake oil salesman...Sucks to be you." ~Calgaryborn 12/06/09 keeping it really stupid! Last edited by fatso; 06-27-2014 at 08:51 AM.