Jack Morris Suspended

[chaddurbin]

well i'm full asian, and what i'm learning from this thread is white people aren't offended by anything, and don't understand why the rest of the world can't brush aside the casual racism inflicted upon them every day.

[earlywynnfan]

Originally Posted by chaddurbin

well i'm full asian, and what i'm learning from this thread is white people aren't offended by anything, and don't understand why the rest of the world can't brush aside the casual racism inflicted upon them every day.

I'm fully white, and I feel the same way you do. Causes a lot of "fun" discussions with the old men in my family.

[SAllen2556]

Originally Posted by chaddurbin

well i'm full asian, and what i'm learning from this thread is white people aren't offended by anything, and don't understand why the rest of the world can't brush aside the casual racism inflicted upon them every day.

Yep. I think this has a strong element of truth to it.

What's the difference whether you're picked on for being short, fat, dumb, cheap, a lousy golfer, or asian? It's all the same when you get right down to it - at least to me. I grew up in a neighborhood and an era where everyone picked on everyone else for anything and everything. My parents taught me that it's just words coming out of some idiot. Who cares? Laugh it off and get on with your iife - which, seems to be what Ohtani actually did, and I applaud him for it.

[packs]

I think it is easy to see the differences between stereotyping an entire population of people and saying a guy is fat. Stereotypes play to untruths. There is no commonality between the two things you're talking about.

[Jim65]

They should at least be consistent, I remember announcers poking fun at Joey Lucchesi's name, no one said a damn word. Its selective outrage.

[packs]

But why do you think that? You don't use a mock accent by accident and why would you use it in the first place? You are on television at work. If you did that in a meeting at your job after an Asian colleague presented something, you'd be in a lot of trouble too. Or don't you think so?

[Republicaninmass]

Originally Posted by chaddurbin

well i'm full asian, and what i'm learning from this thread is white people aren't offended by anything, and don't understand why the rest of the world can't brush aside the casual racism inflicted upon them every day.

It not that they arent, its just that they cant be. Amirite?


How insightful . I'm glad this forum was a microcosm for your view of "white people", aka Caucasians.

You are actually in the MAJORITY of the world, with almost 5 billion Asians.
Tread carefully, when you make blanket statements about minorities.

[dgo71]

Originally Posted by chaddurbin

well i'm full asian, and what i'm learning from this thread is white people aren't offended by anything, and don't understand why the rest of the world can't brush aside the casual racism inflicted upon them every day.

This^^
It's easy to say something "isn't offensive" when you're the one who isn't being offended. The lack of empathy in this world is troubling.

[todeen]

Originally Posted by dgo71

This^^

It's easy to say something "isn't offensive" when you're the one who isn't being offended. The lack of empathy in this world is troubling.

It's not taught in current culture. And amid social media, and attack and boycott and harpoon, my high school kids see it as a soft skill that is outdated. Don't forget, nice guys finish last.

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[SAllen2556]

Originally Posted by todeen

It's not taught in current culture. And amid social media, and attack and boycott and harpoon, my high school kids see it as a soft skill that is outdated. Don't forget, nice guys finish last.

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As a high school teacher I assume you know, developmentally, that high school kids generally lack empathy as adults do because their brains are not yet fully developed. Put a bunch of high school kids on a jury and they'll hang the guy every time. Most will get there though, so have faith.

Something "offensive" is just a way to say it hurts your feelings. We all have different levels of sensitivity, but it just seems like many people these days are screaming about something being offensive just because they think they're supposed to in order to be thought of as a good person, but not because they're actually offended. I think this is a trend we especially see in young people.

It just seems like what we see so often today is people being called out for every little possible thing that could possibly offend even one person - just because it's the trendy thing to do.

Jack Morris has been an ass since he was a player here in the 70's, but it's not up to me to decide if what he did was offensive. I'm not asian, and I don't own the Tigers. Ohtani laughed it off. Does Morris deserve to be fired? I wouldn't have hired him in the first place, but it's really none of my business, is it?

[todeen]

Originally Posted by SAllen2556

As a high school teacher I assume you know, developmentally, that high school kids generally lack empathy as adults do because their brains are not yet fully developed. Put a bunch of high school kids on a jury and they'll hang the guy every time. Most will get there though, so have faith.

I believe modeling good behavior is what builds competent adults. So even though high school kids lack empathy, modeling empathy is how they can develop it. A person who has not seen baseball cannot begin to imitate it.

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[drcy]

An apology, expression of understanding of the error, and acceptance of apology usually are enough.

Seems to be too much over-the-top reactions, and expecting people to be perfect (including 10 years back on their twitter), these days.

[maniac_73]

Originally Posted by drcy

An apology, expression of understanding of the error, and acceptance of apology usually are enough.

Seems to be too much over-the-top reactions, and expecting people to be perfect (including 10 years back on their twitter), these days.

Its only enough for the social media mob when your life is ruined forever