On 7/10/06, Jim Devine <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
Yoshie wrote:
> The World Cup is important, but refusing to let a racist get away with
> racism is even more important.
that's true, in the abstract at least.
> I love Zidane for choosing his anger against racism and respect for
> himself and his people (and all of us who suffer from racism) over
> victory and glory!
but he could have waited a few minutes to express his anger and thus
could have fought racism, pushed for respect for himself and his
people, _and_ won victory and glory.
in any event, do you think he "chose" anger? I'd guess that he simply
engaged in a knee-jerk response. Sometimes that's okay, but not
always.
Jim, I don't think you really understand the kind of anger Zidane must
have felt about being called "Dirty Terrorist." You have never
experienced that, and you never will.
While I also respect the choice that James Blake, Arthur Ash, etc.
have made, I always LOVE Zidane and those like him more than them.
--
Yoshie
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