Comments on: Koreanvasion at the LPGA Tour

By: Michael Phelps is Korean — says China « Korea Dispatch

Michael Phelps is Korean — says China « Korea Dispatch — Wed, 27 Aug 2008 05:27:08 +0000

[...] may not) be a Korean, but Korean archers definitely have their ancestors to thank for their “sensitive fingertips,” which allow Koreans to excel at “feeling games,” and drives them to fight until [...]

By: Effective 2009, LPGA Members Must Speak Passable English | The Marmot's Hole

Tue, 26 Aug 2008 04:36:22 +0000

[...] Depending on your point of view, it’s either about time or a little racist. Well, for better or for worse, it should stem this. [...]

By: Effective 2009, LPGA Members Must Know English | The Marmot's Hole

Effective 2009, LPGA Members Must Know English | The Marmot's Hole — Tue, 26 Aug 2008 04:05:20 +0000

[...] Depending on your point of view, it’s either about time or a little racist. Well, for better or for worse, it should stem this. [...]

By: WangKon936

WangKon936 — Tue, 15 Jul 2008 20:17:37 +0000

# 17 and # 24,

Well… upon further reflection, what Yoon said does sorta sound like a cheesy slogan to a cheap Asian massage parlor, if one’s mindset happen to dwell there…

By: WangKon936

WangKon936 — Tue, 15 Jul 2008 15:26:31 +0000

arthjm,

Have you been raised by Asian parents before?

Think Joy Luck Club… Waverly’s chess and Jing-Mei’s piano. Yeah they were into it, but the parents (particularly the moms) were manic about it.

By: arthjm

arthjm — Tue, 15 Jul 2008 15:20:21 +0000

I personally wouldn’t push all the blame on the parents, I think that in a good number of cases a lot of the kids initiate the I’m-gonna-be-#1 thing and that the parents simply are making sure they stick to their word and see some fruits from the effort and money put in. Hell, I’d do the same if my runt started whining to me about buying’em a set of overpriced clubs (though I envision myself in a hammock + a six pack, poking away with an extending cattle prod).

By: Railwaycharm

Railwaycharm — Mon, 14 Jul 2008 06:23:30 +0000

I recall that old rug-muncher Beth Daniels was chided for suggesting the Koreans have their own league so that they would stay away from the LPGA.

By: AK

AK — Mon, 14 Jul 2008 04:37:36 +0000

Who cares where they come from….what matters most is the beauty of free market competition where the best get to the top….at the end of the day, all the Korean golfers deserve to be there irrespective of their nationality because they made it the to major leagues of the LPGA…yeah, they may lack some colorful personalities, etc. but the LPGA has been doing just fine compared to ten years ago and will continue to exist…congratulations to all of them for making it on tour and being consistently at the top.

By: roboseyo

roboseyo — Sun, 13 Jul 2008 00:35:08 +0000

46. yeah, if TSN started a sister channel called TNA, and ran nothing but beach volleyball, women’s tennis, racing girl pool (http://expatjane.blogspot.com/.....llard.html) and those weird Japanese game shows where they degrade women for prize money. (http://www.mypartypost.com/wat....._Game_Show — it’s competitive, so it counts!), I bet their ratings would do OK.

It’d kind of miss the point of women’s sports, though.

By: seouldout

seouldout — Sat, 12 Jul 2008 21:43:45 +0000

The reason no one watches women’s sports is… no one watches women’s sports

40+ comments follow but none ring truer.

I do like that women’s beach volleyball, though. Wish they had a channel dedicated to that.