Wow, this has taken a turn for the... interesting. Perhaps I need to clarify a few things...
Empty whimper (exactly what are their accusations?) by two sore losers are discussed in bunch of messages and a poster that at times had some common sense is now declaring his culture is better than all the others and you are a "skunk" even if there is a doubt you are not strictly acting by it norms??? I save my time from attacking from various angles open... you know, actually knowing something about other cultures and then checking the mirror would probably help a lot!
Please no more of that BS. The best player won and some people are not happy about it, but that's how it always is.
Whoa, what? When and where did I declare that "my culture" (whatever that may mean or be) is better than all the others? If anything, I have done the exact opposite (or did you miss the part where I criticized the Americans complaining about a lack of cold drinking water?)
And I'm not totally sure why we are talking about cultures at all. This is an individual player, in an individual sport. If Zheng has some issues, it's mostly on her. Someone else mentioned it might have something to do with her background, but that seems completely unfounded, as there are a few players from the same country/region that are very well liked.
As for her win, I couldn't care less. The Olympics is a strange event, and the roll of the dice came up in her favor this time. Monica Puig won an Olympic gold, ffs, which tells you everything you need to know about it.
if you are not sure, then you should keep your big mouth shut, and frankly where I am from or you are form and what my native language is or yours have no place in the discussion. If you are implying certain nationality or certain language give you an upper hand, then you are a nasty racist, you should be ashamed of yourself. And one more thing, speak for yourself only, you don't speak for other people, so stop using "we", use "I" instead.
Wow, telling me to keep my "big mouth shut" when you are completely confused about what is even being said? That's not a great approach.
But yes, this is an English language forum, so that is the default language we all chose to communicate in. A pretty simple concept, no? And in the English language, the expression "making a scene" has a pretty clear meaning. A meaning that you either failed to understand, or which you decided to apply in a completely inappropriate situation. Why you did that is anyone's guess at this point, but I was trying to give you the benefit of the doubt that this might not be your native language, hence the understandable mistake. I've posted on forums in a language that was not my own, and there is always a learning process when it comes to common expressions in casual exchanges. If I made a mistake like that, I wouldn't mind in the slightest someone pointing it out and correcting it. I'd actually appreciate it.
So no, there is no nationality or language that "gives you the upper hand." I have no idea where you got that from. I'm simply pointing out the undeniable fact that this is forum that principally uses the English language. To claim that pointing that out is somehow "racist" is hilarious. There is only one person in here that needs to be ashamed of themself.
It's not BS, it's racial microaggressions turning into attack. Since Zheng is from a different culture and she speaks a different language, so the "issues" are obviously coming from her side not from other people, even though we don't know at all about what those "issues" are. If you don't believe me, just check certain posts in this thread, they already made up their minds, it's her culture and language that caused the "issues" here, she is the one to blame! And for those people, you can bet they always assume the black people are the aggressors, that's just how they view "other" people, Asians are culturally different and Blacks are violence prone.
And doubling down here is as pathetic as it is hilarious. A jerk is a jerk, no matter where they are from, and no matter what language they speak. And you know what? The world is full of jerks. If Zheng is a jerk, it's because of who she is as a person, not the flag next to her name or the language she speaks.
None of those players criticized her for her background or anything even remotely close. Doing things like holding up play is about tennis. The international sport of tennis. Poor sportsmanship is poor sportsmanship, no matter where you are from. Nobody in here mentioned her culture but YOU, so stop with the nonsense. Then bringing race and certain distinctly American racial issues into this is just beyond ridiculous...
