Faster Posted October 5, 2010 Report Share Posted October 5, 2010 http://www.cbc.ca/commonwealthgames/story/2010/10/05/spc-commonwealth-wrestling-fuenekes.html Australian wrestler gets DQed for rude gesture and un-sportsman-like-conduct. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4seasonscentre Posted October 5, 2010 Report Share Posted October 5, 2010 And Canada gets a bronze Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LuigiVercotti Posted October 5, 2010 Report Share Posted October 5, 2010 Yes well not exactly the most distinguished behaviour. The punishment fits the misdemeanour and I would hesitate to expect Fkiri to be on the next Australian wrestling team. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Faster Posted October 5, 2010 Author Report Share Posted October 5, 2010 Its just funny cause the wrestler that had a sh!t-fit at the Olympics was also Greco-Roman. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4seasonscentre Posted October 5, 2010 Report Share Posted October 5, 2010 http://news.smh.com.au/breaking-news-sport/fkiri-loses-cool-then-medal-20101006-166ie.html The Sydney Morning Herald referred to him as Australian, but also reminded readers that his is Tunisian-born. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Faster Posted October 5, 2010 Author Report Share Posted October 5, 2010 Come on, you should remember the Ben Johnson incident. Before he was Canadian, after he was Jamaican. We tend to through immigrants under the bus. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4seasonscentre Posted October 5, 2010 Report Share Posted October 5, 2010 ^ No, I shouldn't. I was 4 at the time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fox334 Posted October 5, 2010 Report Share Posted October 5, 2010 (edited) ^ No, I shouldn't. I was 4 at the time. I remember it, and I was -3 (I saw a documentary on him, so I guess its not entirely fair) He was Canadian, then he was a Jamaican-born. It just happens. Its a bit like Faisal Shahzad (Time Square would-be bomber). He's an American, but he's usually described as a Pakistani immigrant. Edited October 5, 2010 by fox334 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jiejie Posted October 8, 2010 Report Share Posted October 8, 2010 Its a bit like Faisal Shahzad (Time Square would-be bomber). He's an American, but he's usually described as a Pakistani immigrant. You can slap a new "brand" on a person but you can't change their fundamental internal wiring. Also, it's not fair to only call out the North American or even the general western press on this tendency to focus on their immigrant-hood, or origin; it also happens in Asian media. It's not as common because there are fewer immigrants into mostly homogenous societies, but it will be the first thing called to attention when a foreign immigrant becomes (in)famous. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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