[2018 FIFA World Cup Russia] Korea vs Germany 2018/06/27 [R]

It took him 1 world cup match to realize starting KSW was a mistake. Most of us on here saw that a mile away. He's tactically inept and must pay for his incompetence.

 

it's a song we've been singing for ages now...lol

 

I actually made a bet with a family member that Korea will win by 2 goals. lol

 

I can't get over the fact that Germany is at the bottom of our group. . Feel bad that we didn't make it to the next round though.

 

I feel Hispanics just don't seem to understand (or refuse to understand) the racial implications of that gesture. Its been done too many times (Spain 2008 Olympics) to just chalk it up to pure ignorance.

Any Mexican (or Hispanic) lurkers want to enlighten me? I've been told its a form of endearment, but I doubt it would be considered endearing to perpetuate Mexican stereotypes?

 

Hey bro, can you just use normal text? Thanks

 

I'm not Hispanic, but I have a theory. One of the images above has a person saying: ˝Today we are all Koreans.˝ Now, the gesture they are all performing is an attempt to ˝become Korean˝. They do not associate this with anything bad, I think?

 

That's what I mean.

It just happens too often that I don't think there is any malicious intent. Call it cultural ignorance or insensitivity?

Although, many East Asians (Japanese, Chinese, Korean) have expressed disapproval and annoyance at the gesture ... but we're not that high on the oppression scale so nobody really listens.

 

Doesn't matter, it's still racist. They need to educate themselves and stop doing it.

 

I don't disagree. The issue is that East Asians aren't the type to riot in the streets over this. We'll just act in passive aggressive ways and win all the math competitions.

 

It would help if the Korean embassy made a public statement asking Mexicans to stop doing it, explaining that Koreans don't like being reduced to generic people with almond eye shapes.

 

You notice this not only in Latin America but also in Spain as well. For example, a person maybe be called 'chino' even if you're not from China, as they just don't see it as a big deal. In general, they consider these kind of things as a sign of endearment rather than being derogatory.

A good context to understand them is the blackface shown on Korean TV. A lot of Koreans were just confused why it's such a big deal when they were just imitating a black person, and did not see why there was so much hoo-hah over it given that there was no malicious intent, but obviously in the wider context it's not acceptable given the wider connotations, just like these 'Asian' gestures that Mexicans are making.

 

East Asians generally don't care about how they're perceived. Superficially all we care about is success and money so this is just a minor annoyance.

 

Cultural circles are pretty diverse, of course. The main reason for all these awkward situations is that comparatively, Asians are a rare occurence in Central America, so cultural understanding is low. Same goes for black people in Korea.

 

Actually, there is a very significant number of Asian diaspora and people of Asian decent in Latin America, and for them making these kind of gestures would mean no more than an endearing gesture, given that it is generally accepted that way.

 

Enough Asians for most Mexicans to see them on a daily basis?

 

You do realize that the largest overseas Japanese population is in Brazil right?

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asian_Latin_Americans

Obviously not a part of Mexico proper, but still within the Latin American sphere of influence so definitely more common than a black man in East Asia.

 

I'm saying it's fine don't make a big deal out of it.
It's the truth, their "endearing" portrayal isn't false.
Own it whatever.
Them cutting grass is also the truth and I need my grass cut otherwise it gets out of control. We need their labor.

 

I don't find it endearing so they need to stop. Same with blackface. Shit is so cringy and makes me ashamed.

 

I know about Brazil. I thought Mexico had far, far less people of Asian descent. Then again, it doesn't matter. We here have minuscule amounts of Asians that actually live here. Korean tourists though? They will end up being the biggest tourist group, surpassing Germans and Italians.