So it seems that all the child murders, rapes, sucidies, gang related crime, inter-continental wars, poverty, strife, economic calamity, genocide, terrorism, and my petition to get Ren & Stimpy back on the air hasn’t interested the media quite as much as this:
What’s that a picture of? Oh, it’s a picture of Obama disgracing America, according to several news sources.
Obama was bowing to the emperor of Japan…an act some believe to be incredibly insulting and analagous to giving Americans the middle finger. I’ve done some research, and totally agree. Bowing, which is defined as such:
Bows are the traditional greeting in East Asia, particularly in Korea and Japan. However, bowing is not reserved only for greetings. Bowing is a gesture of respect.
And the middle finger is:
In Western culture, the finger (as in giving someone the finger), also known as the middle finger, the bird (as in flipping or flying the bird) or to flip someone off, is an obscene hand gesture, often meaning the phrase “fuck you” or “up yours”.
How could Obama have missed this!? They’re practically indentical!!!
Today’s Freak(s) of the Day are the people offended by this. Why is it wrong to respect another culture? Why is it such a big deal to show respect to another country’s leader in a way that is representative of their culture? I know a lot of redneck American idiots still think the world revolves around American ideology, but that kind of imperialistic bullshit makes you sound like a raving douche.
This is a perfect example of how people go out of their way to be annoyed by something, even if that something is so incredibly boring and harmless. This whole, “I am outraged that the president showed respect to some slope,” is ridiculous. It’s not newsworthy. You know what is newsorthy? If Obama anally kick fucked the emperor saying, “Who’s the emperor now, beeeeeeyotch!?” And then he did this dance to funk music that just spontaneously started playing:
I just got into a debate on facebook regarding this. It's insane to me.
my point?
No American President Ever Bowed to a Foreign Leader — Until Now
Source: www.newsmax.com
This past Saturday when President Obama bowed to the Japanese Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko he created a new presidential precedent.
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dumbass-
He is a disgrace. Cant wait until 2012
about an hour ago
dumbass#2-
yeah well he did the same in saudi arabia. But he dissed the Queen. Anybody see a recurring theme here? Ron Paul 2012!
57 minutes ago
same dumbass-
look at 5:21of the following clip.
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47 minutes ago
politician-
I know, it really is a scary notion when our Fearless leader is doing these things on the world stage
45 minutes ago
MacKenzie -
Ever think that maybe people are looking into this entirely too much? Maybe it was a simple gesture of respecting your elders, ala yes sir no ma'am... Didn't we all learn that in kindergarten?
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dumbass#2-
I wouldn't describe him as fearless as much as I would label him THE MOST effective innermost cell that the anti-constitutional,anti-american muslim jihadists have ever so successfully got past our illustrious Christians.In.Action.,Federal.Bureau of Intimidation.,the Media and the Sheeple of the United states.
38 minutes ago
politician-
Mackenzie he did not receive one back
37 minutes ago
random-
A bow among equals or to a respected elder is at about 15 degrees. Obama is clearly closer to 60... Nevertheless, sovereign heads of state do not bow or genuflect to each other. The Emperor was not honored by this. He was embarrassed at Obama's basic inability at handling simple protocol... Romney/Pawlenty 2012...
17 minutes ago
MacKenzie-
A traditional greeting in Japan, and most of Asia, is a bow. Obama is not Asian, so maybe he got the angle of degrees wrong,it is not his normal way of greeting. He may have not gotten it right on, but he tried. That is what counts in my humble opinion. How many people salute the veterans of our country, but get the snap of the hand wrong while saluting? Would you consider that to be disgraceful?
How is it disgraceful to show the leader of another country respect in a way that is familiar to their culture?
My guess is that people who are offended by this don't hold doors open for little old ladies either.
dumbass#2-
If ya dont know how to salute DONT! Shake hands or just say Thank you. If you're NOT one why try to be? IT IS OFFENSIVE! Whether to a veteran or a foreigner. If ya dont know the customs and courtesies DONT ATTEMPT!
5 minutes ago
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And thats like holdin' the door half assed and half way open for an elderly lady. PFFFT!
me-
Narrowmindedness and idiocracy is also offensive, but that doesn't seem to stop some people.
You are acting as though he fllipped off America while burning our flag and drinking babies blood with Bin Laden.
Ever been to Japan? Gone out to eat there? Did you tip your server?? Because they consider tipping to be offensive as well.
I think this is the type of respect Americans need to give people from other countries. We make jokes about how America is the only country that truly matters, but they're just jokes. These pundits are being completely sincere and truly take offense to Obama bowing to another foreign leader.
It sells papers and gets people talking, but in the end, all it does is make us look collectively ridiculous.
Darn that Muslim illegal immigrant anti-Christ communist President of ours for being respectful to a foreign leader! How dare he greet someone in the way that is traditional in their land? What is he going to do next, not kick babies?!
I love how the original news article cites Cheney not bowing in Japan as the alternative way of doing things. Newsflash: Dick Cheney is the closest thing we've had to a true supervillain in the White House since DC Comics did the President Lex storyline, which wasn't even real. I repeat: I am comparing Dick Cheney to Lex Luthor, a fictional enemy of all mankind. No other politician has ever caused me to do this.
What were we talking about? Oh, yeah. Obama bowing. Well, he's not even an American citizen anyway, so maybe they bow as a greeting wherever he was born (THE IRAQ?!!1).
I'm confused. How doing him bowing to Japan help with his Islamic Terrorist plot?
Of course, that's when the big fucking planes and bombs and shit come out and the world ends up glowing nuclear, but no plan is perfect.
Excuse me? Could you say that again, I don't understand retard typing.
FOCUS: I personally don't have a problem with him bowing. I just wish would have put a little effort into learning the proper technique.
If he would have bowed correctly, it would not look as absurd as that picture portrays and it wouldn't even be an issue.
I just adore everyone being all up in arms about how Obama being a racist.
I'm giving up on protecting the identity of anonymous assholes.
Daniel Kosin
Daniel Kosin
NO, THATS NOT A PRESIDENTIAL PRECEDENT, HE'S JUST AN A$$HO!E
40 minutes ago
MacKenzie
And I respect you having an opinion that differs from mine. That's the one of the great things about being an American, we are allowed to have opinions without someone shutting our mouths when we voice them...
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Daniel Kosin
Daniel Kosin
THE EMPORER LOST HIS GODLINESS AT THE END OFWW II.
BOTH COULD HAVE DONE EQUAL SLIGHT BOWS, BUT OUR RACIST PRESIDENT DISES EUROPEAN AND EUROPEAN-AMERICANS WHEN EVER POSSIBLE. CHECK HIS RECORD.
RACE CARD FROM THE BOTTOM OF THE DECK!
33 minutes ago
Michael C. Abelquist
Michael C. Abelquist
Ya got that right!
What's really un-nerving is a majority of US citizens who believe that Obama is (insert racist cliche opinion here) are the same lovely people who MacKenzie's been debating on Facebook.
It's a sad state of affairs.
Yeah. Don'tcha hate it when our leaders somehow lessen our standing on the international stage?
'cause like everybody knows, in Germany, it's considered polite to play grab ass with the prime minister. Shrub was just respecting their culture.
I was at the gym and there were a couple people talking about it. This one big fat guy was outraged, when he was asked why, he said, "It's demeaning to Americans!"
The problem is that a bow in the East doesn't necessarily mean the same thing. It's like Obama bowed and said, "Yes sire, shine ya shoes guv-nuh" and scurried off...
I'm just not understanding what the big deal is.
When you're on someone else's turf and you want to show them respect, you do it their way. Not yours. American customs don't follow you when you leave American borders, which makes me wonder how many of the people bitching about this have actually been out of the country.
There was a statistic I read that something like 80% of Americans don't even have a passport. To me, that's nuts. I had one when I was 17.
When do you get to Central Africa?
Wow, two whole stamps. You are quite the seasoned traveler.
We just got our 18 month old a passport but only because you need one to go to Canada now.
Wow, two whole stamps. You are quite the seasoned traveler.
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On focus, American people are dumb. It's amazing to me how people don't want us to have good relations with other countries but then wonder why everyone else on the planet hates us.
When do you get to Central Africa?
Wow, two whole stamps. You are quite the seasoned traveler.
We just got our 18 month old a passport but only because you need one to go to Canada now.
I don't even know if I'll go because I may be in school.
And yes, two whole stamps. I just turned 18 and have had my passport for MAYBE a full year so that's pretty damn good.
Arguing about this with uninformed idiots is pointless...
http://lefarkins.blogspot.com/2009/1...wing-hour.html
You can find similar images of "great" conservative presidents Regan and Nixon bowing to foreign leaders over the last half century.
The premise of the argument is false. This bowing thing is nothing new, and the racists who pretend to be arguing over issues, should just drop the pretext and proclaim their racism to the world.
In other news, this clip sums up pretty well the problem with most of the right wing racist nutcases. They have no idea what the words mean, only that they sound angry, and are angry at "others".
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/dawn-t..._b_360693.html
He ended his speech by chanting, "Columbus go home! Columbus go home!"
http://lefarkins.blogspot.com/2009/1...wing-hour.html
You can find similar images of "great" conservative presidents Regan and Nixon bowing to foreign leaders over the last half century.
The premise of the argument is false. This bowing thing is nothing new, and the racists who pretend to be arguing over issues, should just drop the pretext and proclaim their racism to the world.
In other news, this clip sums up pretty well the problem with most of the right wing racist nutcases. They have no idea what the words mean, only that they sound angry, and are angry at "others".
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/dawn-t..._b_360693.html