slvoid

That was a typo m**********r, what the f*** is "lind"??

slvoid

I'd like to see you sneak that pass the censor!

DocRay

About once a year, some starts this type of thread, with typical responses.
I really don't know why someone would even start such threads.
The asian cycling scene is thriving, and is likely already bigger than US cycling.
Velodrome racing is a big sport in Japan, several NA riders go there to make big bucks.
I'm sure some KKK types would never have guessed a Chinese player would be in the NBA.
This guy is short and non-athletic.


Cold spring Harbor research centre used to do eugenic testing in the 20-30s. They would give IQ tests to immigrants at Ellis Island, in english. They concluded, with statistical data that Italians and Poles were mentally ******** due to genetics.
Some parts of the US have not really advanced from that point.

If I were you guys, I would not cite Major Taylor as an example, he was almost choked to death by white-supremists at a US race and had to race in europe after that for his own safety.

botto 

Doc, I'm not going to argue with the gist of what you're saying, but puh-lease spare me with the holier than thou 'the US is racist and we're not' Candian BS.

We're not the only North Americans with dirty hands.

Just sayin'

DocRay

There are parts of the US where it is not safe for an African-American to travel alone, or god-forbid have an inter-racial marriage, in 2006.
There isn't even tolerance for *****exuals in the US.

I only know from my experience in North Carolina where I lived, where I experienced open racism for dating a woman with darker skin (she was from India). I had never experienced anything like that in Canada, but I'm sure Alberta has its stories.

twbradford

You have a fan already. Not because you are asian. But because you are 14 and you have a goal to achieve a monumental achievement. Go for it!!!!!! Be sure to sign a jersey for me when you do. Just promise us you won't dope it up to win.

twbradford

What???? I am AA and I don't fear traveling anywhere in the US. I am not going to go Wanda just anybodies driveway in AL or TN but I travel the country for work and I don't worry about it at all. I try not to stand out or make a big deal anywhere I go. There are idiots anywhere and everywhere.....I don't sweat it. You just ignore them and move on. Now in Germany...I won't be traveling there anytime soon or Russia..... But for official business I don't have a problem going anywhere.

twbradford

LOL!!! Why the hell not? Just because some ignoramous decided to assault the guy we should not cite his accomplishment? Look the point is that he did something outside of the norm for his race. The same would apply to any race or ethnicity. You can do what you want if you believe and have the hunger for it. His example is that no matter what the cost whether it is hard training or enduring assault the goal is what mattered. Lance Armstrong was spit on and assaulted by the German fans....should we not cite him as an example. If every black American used your logic (and many do) then we wouldn't have Colin Powell, Jackie Robinson, Arthur Ashe, Dr Carver, MLK.....etc. These people demonstrated that you can do it if you dream it and work hard for it. For crying out loud we would still be a colony of England if we used that logic.

ThePinnacle

To add to this

I lived in Okinawa japan for 13 months and did A LOT of riding

during that whole time, I only ran into 1 rider, ONE rider on the road that seemed to be local. The catch is that he did not seem to be a native okinawan much less japanese. There was a language barrier so I couldnt get any information from him.

Even asking at the local bike shops, apparently there was only one organized ride on the island that would happen irregularly and it was just a touring ride with less than a dozen riders.

I did hear of track type racing (not in an actual track) in a park in Naha but never checked it out

I later went to sasebo japan and nagasaki for 8 days and while I didnt see any riders on the road, I visited a keirin which was an incredible experience. From what I gathered though, a keirin rider isnt exactly held in high esteem among the upper class in japan.

My point is, while there are japanese cyclists (speaking as far as places ive visited for an extended period of time) its definately not mainstream as far as I could tell.

Also, when people say asian I believe they commonly (atleast in the US) mean people of mongol stock (that means folks with epicanthic folds), not slavic peoples who originated in europe like vinokourov or arabs, etc

SaintAndrew

quit being a ******. there's crap like that in every corner of the world. my white ass isn't going to go walking through the ****ty neighborhoods is detroit any time soon. nor will i walk through the slums of san juan.

bellweatherman

Right on the money. And anybody that says otherwise is being foolish. The tri-state area up their in Tennessee and the Carolinas have some of the most redneck hicks (like smellygary) you'll ever come across. I'm not surprised that you experienced open racism there. They seem to be mostly ok with blacks, but the real hate is towards hispanics and asians.

miyata610

Hmmmm. I can't think of anywhere in the continent that I live on that I would feel unsafe going for a walk. However, I would avoid places where you might find a few boisterous drunks usually late at night, but some of these are very middle class areas anyway.

SaintAndrew

are you in australia? that might be somewhat of an exception, but i'm sure there are some tough neighborhoods, esp. like next door in the maori slums.

smellygary

Oh no, really! I give out great English names! Apple is real popular with girls right now, and Brandon is popular for boys, although usually they like to pick out something they can pronounce correctly. I know one guy named Hawff, another named Antor, and yet another named Zilch. Would you like something like that?

CarreraGT612hp

geezus...this talk is getting really weird...

kleng

In Sydney its Redfern, even the police don't like going there especially to an area called the "block"
I heard that South Auckland is also a place you wouldn't want to walk in.

bbattle

It's not a good thing to make broad sweeping statements based on your one, limited, experience.

There are parts of THE WORLD where it is not safe for ANYONE to travel alone or god-forbid, have an interracial marriage, in 2006.

bbattle

I knew a girl whose first name was Saint John. My wife knew a family whose children were named JB, OC, and RK. Those weren't initials; those were their names. There's a lawyer in town with the name Richard Dick. I worked with a Michael Hunt. And then there's the NASCAR driver named Dick Trickle.

Parents can be so twisted, can't they?


Meanwhile, there's some pecan pie in the breakroom and fresh coffee.

twbradford

I think Bahgdad is safe for any white person....LOL!!!!....if you like torture.
The US\Canada are the safest places in the world where you at least have some form of law enforcement and legal protection....no matter how backwoods the local sherrif may be...you still have the FBI to go to and if that fails...there is always CNN's Anderson Cooper to keep them honest.

Dead Extra #2

This is funny.

ed073

Former NSW Gaming Minister.......Richard Face.

I kid you not.

sunday driver

I was talking about Chinese people that gave themselves those names.

bellweatherman

Those dogging on Asians need to shut up. Michelle Wie is pretty hot, but she's not legal yet.

cyclintom

I knew I liked you the minute I read your stuff.

pokalex92

asians in the tour? in the future i can see it happening, especially if i'm in it.