CanadianChick 0 Report post Posted March 1, 2004 Thin Skinned February 29, 2004 There has been a few stories in the news of late that have gotten on my nerves. It's been eating at me a while so I thought I would say something here. I've come to the conclusion that the world is far too thin skinned. The need to be politically correct, in order not to offend has gotten out of hand. There are three specific news stories that have been sticking in my craw. The first was uproar over comments made by Hockey commentator Don Cherry, during a broadcast of his Coaches Corner show. I didn't see the show but I heard about the incident in the news for the better part of a week. During the show they were talking about players wearing face shield. Cherry made a comment about how only Europeans and Frenchmen wear face shields. The implication, I'm told, is that he thinks they are wimps for doing so. French Canadian hockey players were offended and there was actually talk of cancelling Cherry's show, or adding additional tape delay to the broadcast to allow for censoring. Let me start by saying that Don Cherry is basically employed for his controversial nature. He is the equivalent of a Jesse Ventura of hockey play by play. His whole appeal is that he is a macho, meathead kind of guy, that says things real people want to say. His motto would likely be, "Win if you can, lose if you must, but always fight." Is what he said really so bad? No one even seems concerned whether there is even any truth in what he said. They are just concerned that he offended people. Does anyone really care whether French players wear more face shields that other players? Does or should anyone care if Don Cherry thinks certain players are wimps? Should he not be allowed to, not only have his own opinion, but vocalize it? The rest of us should take his statements for what they are, "his opinion". The second incident was over comments made by Conan O'Brian, while filming his show in Toronto. Again I didn't see the show but the Canadian news was in a huge uproar over some French jokes Conan made. People in Quebec were offended and demanded an apology for off colour comments made by Conan. Conan eventually did apologize for his statements and everyone seems to have calmed down. This again is absurd to me. First off, they are jokes people lighten up. People make Blonde jokes, French jokes, Jock jokes, it doesn't mean we have anything against any of the aforementioned groups. Also guilting someone into an apology accomplishes what? Do they now not mean it anymore or are they just regretting saying it out loud. I think we need more of people being honest not less. The last incident happened in Calgary. Our former Prime Minister Jean Chretien "allegedly" made an offensive remark to a Native American man (or is that Native Canadian man up here?) while riding an elevator with him in the Provincial Court House. The guy had a water bottle attached to his waste pouch and the former Prime Minister "Allegedly" commented that the man must have some Gin in the bottle. The guy is now in the news demanding an apology from Mr. Chretien's for his "racial slur". HOLD THE PHONE! "Racial Slur" this threw me for a loop. When I heard the comment I thought it was a crack on the provincial court, making the statement that if you had to spend the day in Provincial court you would need a stiff drink. The fact that the man thought the comment was a racial slur about alcoholism and the native population makes me think perhaps he has some racial issues with his own people. I would have never made that connection, and the fact that he assumed that that was the inference makes me think he may have the problem, more so than Mr. Chretien. I guess what I'm trying to say is that the world needs to lighten up. We take offence so easily and have lost our ability to be confident in ourselves and ignore what others think. What happen to, "sticks and stones may break my bones, but names will never hurt me." Not to mention the whole "free speech" thing. I can't believe that the first amendment can be sited by guys like Larry Flint to legalize pornography, yet it does not extend to our right to actually say what we want, even if we want to say something stupid. There are a lot of stereotypes out there and we should accept them for what they are, stupid generalizations that don't apply to everyone. We all know that: not all Native Americans are drunks, not all Muslims are terrorists, not all Black Kids are in gangs, not all Asians have small penises and do well in math, not all Blondes are stupid, and not all Jocks are illiterate steroid monkeys. If all these statements were true I'd be...well, Asian. What's up with that!!!!! Till next week, turn the other cheek. Lance Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Michrome 0 Report post Posted March 1, 2004 Fantastic. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Styles 0 Report post Posted March 1, 2004 This would go over well in the CE folder too! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Lord of The Curry 0 Report post Posted March 1, 2004 This coming from the guy who went to war over a list that a bunch of smarks made. Thin-skinned indeed, Mr. Evers.......... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest BillyTheStud Report post Posted March 1, 2004 This coming from the guy who went to war over a list that a bunch of smarks made. Thin-skinned indeed, Mr. Evers.......... i think u mean Jericho Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Lil' Bitch 0 Report post Posted March 1, 2004 This coming from the guy who went to war over a list that a bunch of smarks made. What list? *doesn't know about the story Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Choken One Report post Posted March 1, 2004 I want to know why he defended the small penis induced Asians. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Lord of The Curry 0 Report post Posted March 1, 2004 A few years ago when the DVD 500 came out Storm basically went on a tirade against puroresu, dissing Kawada and so forth. The jist of it was that Storm had a hissy fit because he didn't make the list and he felt Kawada's ranking was unjustified because of his strong style work. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Michrome 0 Report post Posted March 1, 2004 He made an ass out of himself in that argument too, idiotically claiming Kawada couldn't work any other styles, and couldn't work great matches with anyone other than that select few. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Highland 0 Report post Posted March 1, 2004 -shrug- So he doesn't worship Kawada like the puro-geeks do. He's entitled to his opinion. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RavishingRickRudo 0 Report post Posted March 1, 2004 Storm took issue with the term "worker" and thought that fans couldn't effectively judge a workers value. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jebus 0 Report post Posted March 1, 2004 Storm took issue with the term "worker" and thought that fans couldn't effectively judge a workers value. Exactly, he basically took the "if you've never been in a ring then you can't judge" argument. Back to topic, great commentary...that is all. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Michrome 0 Report post Posted March 1, 2004 Calling everyone who loves puro geeks really makes you cool All of his points at the time were thoroughly destroyed, and he wouldn't even read all the counterpoints to his nonsense, even acknowledging that he hadn't seen Kawada's stuff. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Deviant Report post Posted March 1, 2004 First off, the new commentary is excellent and more people need to write and say stuff like this, while the rest of us need to accept it as the gospel. I'm truly sick of political correctness and every minor thing being perceived as an insult. It seems to be much more of a problem in America too, so it'd annoy me even more there. Truthfully, 85%+ of the population truly don't have a damn thing against anybody, yet everyone is quick to accuse people of racism, sexism and anything else they've come up with ending in ism. As for his puro rant, I didn't read it, but it sounds as if he let his emotions get the best of him and later admitted that his statements weren't accurate and basically took them back. So what? Who hasn't done that? Meanwhile, I assume the DVD500 is much like PWI's, only in net form, listing the Top 500 workers. If that is the case, and Storm didn't make that list, he had a damn good right to be pissed as hell! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
evilhomer 0 Report post Posted March 1, 2004 Preach on Brother Storm. I tend to speak my mind too and I've got a list of offended people that's about a mile long. This list of people I've apologized to however is running at around zero. I apologize when I've done something wrong, not when someone's over-sensitive, whiny bitch sense of values have been offended. What's the value of an apology when they're handed out freely to the person that wants to complain about your breathing. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RavishingRickRudo 0 Report post Posted March 1, 2004 If all these statements were true I'd be...well, Asian. What's up with that!!!!! I love this line. The "What's up with that!!!!!" is fucking icing on the cake. Despite his Kawada hate, Storm fucking rules. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DangerousDamon 0 Report post Posted March 1, 2004 Despite his Kawada hate, Storm fucking rules. What IS up with that? Kawada is the shit. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest JMA Report post Posted March 1, 2004 Maybe it's because Lance doesn't like stiff wrestlers? ... Eh, I have no clue why he doesn't like Kawada. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
iamsherm 0 Report post Posted March 2, 2004 When I heard the comment I thought it was a crack on the provincial court, making the statement that if you had to spend the day in Provincial court you would need a stiff drink. I'm not very familiar with the Canadian court system, but I think this is a bit of a stretch on Lance's part. Native Americans have been fighting the alcoholic stereotype for years. How else is the guy supposed to take it? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Highland 0 Report post Posted March 2, 2004 Most people would have taken it as a joke about needing a stiff drink after a day in court. Ok, well, most people that aren't anally uptight. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RavishingRickRudo 0 Report post Posted March 2, 2004 Kawada was ranked very highly on the list and Storm took issue with it because "workers" don't "work" "3/4s (or was it 2/3s) legit", and true "workers" can wrestle a variety of styles against different opponents. Storm also bagged on Sasuke because from what people who have worked him (coughJustinCrediblecough), they said that he didn't really know what he was doing inside the ring (something to that effect). Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest PowerPB13 Report post Posted March 2, 2004 What?!? I am NOT thin-skinned? What the hell is he talking about? I am offended! ...er...ahem. Seriously though, I definitely agree with this commentary...as someone who works at a talk radio station where practically everyone is spazzing out about SOMETHING or other, I wish more people could lighten up sometimes. -Patrick Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
