Funkman7

As an example of the lack of diversity on televisiont these days, there are a few shows set in Hawaii, a state with HEAVY asian populations. Two of those shows are North Shore and Hawaii, yet where are all the asians? Too few, and too far between. Also, whatever happened to that asian guy that won the American Idol copycat show on NBC? Last I heard, it has been a year, and he has come out and said he has yet to see any of the winnings or publicity from the record company at all. In fact, he has yet to have access to a recording studio! This is a man who was voted by the American public to have been the most talented on the show! I forget his name, if someone could remind me of the show and the winner's name, I'd appreciate it. However, according to statements he has put out, to paraphrase, he doesn't harbor any more ill will towards the lack of effort from the record company to even get an album started, he just wants to fight to get his name out from underneath the contract of that label. A year later? Unbelievable. There's a reason I don't know his name or the name of that NBC show. It has received no pub. Odd. Yet.. we have William Hung. While he is not Asian American, he is still Asian... and he is popular as all hell. It has come to a point where he has become a household name. Why is William Hung all over the media and the other unknown, talented asian entertainer isn't? It's a question we should ask ourselves as an American society. Perhaps William Hung perpetuates the stereotypes we are comfortable with as a society. William Hung is a dorky asian with bad teeth who doesn't speak great english and goes to a prestigious school at Berkley but hey... he works hard and he perseveres! Ah now that's the asian person I'm used to seeing!

I doubt I would ever change your mind. But you have to keep in mind that you ARE Irish, and are therefore part of the white majority in this country. So while you may have to experience stereotypes, I doubt you are singled out in society in general. I suppose this kind of awareness will only come with time and some day people will see how the asian population's voice was largely ignored in 2004. Think about it, if asians are rarely heard on tv or in the movies or even in music, there are very few opportunities to be represented with a public face. Whenever asians are represented in the public eye, they have to have some sort of "asian" stereotype tagged along with them. In this case, the gong has followed Takatsu. In entertainment, it's the typical asian roles, Korean corner store owner, Japanese martial artist, Chinese engineer, etc. Sure, Irish people have certain stereotypes attached with them, as does every other culture, however, whenever an Irish person gets a role on tv or in the movies, their Irish culture does not ALWAYS have to be reflected in their role. Ask yourself this, when was the last time you saw an asian male on tv that had a role having nothing to do with his culture? Where he was just a detective? Or a judge? Or a politician? Ask yourself this, how many asian politicians are there in Washington D.C.? Now ask yourself, how many roles on television and in the movies do people of Irish descent get in Hollywood? Is their Irish culture brought up during their role as the main character? Was Colin Farrell's Irish background mentioned or implied in some manner when he was portraying the main character in the movie Phonebooth? Now how many people of irish descent are in politics? Sure, there are Asian females on television, and in the movies, but let's face it, it's just to ogle the women of the culture and nothing else. Count how many times you have seen a white guy or a black guy dating an asian woman ANYWHERE. Not just in Hollywood. Now count how many times you've seen an asian male portrayed on television dating a person of another race? Is there nothing wrong with that picture?

To me, it saddens me to read this thread and see how far asians as well as asian-americans (yes, they ARE different) have to go in this society. I'm sorry, but Asians do take a lot of stereotypical crap from american society. All one has to do is take a look at television and realize that asians are hardly portrayed in any type of role on there. Not only that, but if they do have a role it is in some sort of zen mode, a martial arts mode, or they are a doctor or engineer of some sort. How about those credit card commercials that portray an asian couple speaking in their own language about a customer in their store? Of course, because asians are sneaky. Just take a look at Jay Leno and his monologue... I have seen many times where he cracks a joke about how asian people love to eat dog. Why is that funny? Because it's wrong? There's nothing wrong with eating dog. What, just because we have them as pets here? In some cultures the cow or pig is seen as a type of diety, yet we have no problem eating them here in our culture. Is it wrong for us to eat beef or pork? At least black people have a voice in this country. Asian people as a whole can't even get heard for one sentence unless it helps perpetuate common stereotypes.

I'm not the only one who thinks it was fair apparently. They're having quite the argument over at WSI. I still believe it was fair. I wish I had a TIVO right now. This play might be the deciding factor in whether or not I get TIVO.

I saw the post game interview, and Shammy Sosa was asked whether or not it was foul, and he said "It was foul. (puts thumb and forefinger together, and motions about half an inch away with the other hand) It was foul by that much." I honestly believe it was FAIR. I mean, of course the Cubs fans and the Cubs players are going to say it was foul, it's in their best interests, especially since they'll see that umpiring crew again sometime down the line. Also, if you look at the replay, it looks like the ball BOUNCES off the foul pole because the ball changes trajectory once it passes it. It looks like the pole took some velocity off of it and suddenly it was going down at a more shallow angle than before. The umpire running down the line called it fair, and the other umpires overturn it? If we're playing at Comiskey there's no way that gets overturned. If anyone was there at the game in the area, could you give your opinions?

I used to work at Circuit City during high school, the one in Downers Grove on Butterfield. At the time Frank used to live in Oak Brook where he recently sold his 14 million dollar house for 8 million dollars. Anyway, Frank came in one day and bought a playstation and like 12 games for his kids. I was at the desk when he checked out, I didn't talk to him or anything, but I was five feet away... BIG BIG MAN. I didn't want to bother him for an autograph b/c I believe who should honestly give a crap about an autograph, besides, he's with his kids and I'm on the job. He was very polite and just looked like he wanted to keep a low profile and get out of there without anyone really noticing. Well, as low a profile as anyone can get being as HUGE as he is. Does anyone know where he lives now? I kind of lost a little Oak Brook pride(I moved here a year or two before he moved out) now that he's gone.

Dood. Contrary to above posts, I think this is a great thread! When we traded for Garcia and I saw him on those trade interviews, I thought, "Man, he looks like a hispanic Buerhle!" And then, today at when I went to go to the barbershop, my barber says to me, "How about that Sox huh? The got Freddy Garcia! He kind looks like the Rock when he doesn't have his hat on." Wow. What a coincidence.

Do they honestly have to play a "gong" sound whenever Takatsu comes up? yeah, I know he's asian. i don't have to have a sound remind me. wtf kind of stereotypical crap is that.

I saw this thread and I was picturing Griffey getting up to the plate and just letting go a humongous off the richter scale fart. Maybe that's just me.

OMg sox4life. Both those babes are hot. Smart move marrying a babe like that. Gotta snatch those up while they're young.

No Jamison for my team thank you. I'd rather have Crawford. Keep in mind Crawford didn't have any organized basketball experience until his high school team his SENIOR year. After which he played 17 games for Michigan. This guy is going to be good once he gets some time behind him. Hopefully we can resign crawford for the an amount somewhere around the MLE.

I'm looking for a fantasy sports site, that's free and offers something different. I'm kind of tired of the rotisserie, and the head to head on. I prefer to go head to head by game instead of by week, that way scheduling quirks cannot be taken advantage of. For those of you not familiar,sports.ws does this the best, but they don't have baseball yet. So I guess what I'm saying is, any options other than yahoo!?

I almost threw up when I read that.

Dusty Baker is overrated. He's a great motivator for sure. And he's a great regular season manager. But in that game 7, he sure mucked it up. I mean, you gotta have ppl warming up in the pen during a game 7. The thing was friggin' empty. And when you do bring someone is, it's VERES???? HUH???? Anyone else want to help me out here? What other reasons is this guy overrated?

definitely fade. DEFINITELY.

The Marlins have made history by coming down from a 3-1 deficit, and all you hear about in the local and national media is Cubs Cubs Cubs. Now they understand.

SOMEONE HOLD ME..... I"M SCARED.

After the game... PARTY AT BARTMAN'S!!!!!!

c'mon.... one more run... just to be safe.....

WHAT A PLAY...... I gotta give gonzo credit on that one.... that was amazing.

omg... this is crazyyyyyyy..... I'm going insane......

it's okay.... it's okay.... three run lead.... omfg..... c'monnnnnnnn

YESSS!!!!!!!

some DJ(music) message board.

Wow. I'm really surprised that Dusty hasnt' tried throwin out zambrano.... but hey.... it's fine with me.