Does anyone else think that this commentary is ridiculous?
Using the writer's line of reasoning, could we not just as easily "infer from the text" that Lambie didn't win because she's not a Texas Tech sophomore?
Maybe the commentary is simply flawed because the author's name is Roseanne (as in Barr).
That is the most retarted thing I have ever read. What country was Nilsson from last year, I bet the article about her winning had similar wording.
Why is "retarded" such a hard word to spell? Don't get me wrong. Every single time I post I make ar least two typos, but this is different.
There must be regions of the country where people actually say "re-TART-ed."
That letter was ridiculous. Shame on Harvard for letting that retard in.
the writer is from the town of harvard, ma, not the school in cambridge.
kartelite wrote:
That letter was ridiculous. Shame on Harvard for letting that retard in.
Im...speechless.
I'm completely baffled. Did the writer think it was improper even to mention that Kipyego is from Kenya, or did she somehow think that "runaway" was meant to be pejorative (as opposed to a description of a dominating victory)?
What a dumbass, that's all that really needs to be said.
That's a relief.
There are some real fools in this town, bunch of bleeding heart liberals. Many are so open minded that their brains have fallen out.
They consider their town diverse which must mean white and whiter and lily white. Or could be Italian sports car/german sports car.
I know this woman. She is VERY bright. She is a sweet, generous woman that has raised a great family.
Unfortunately, that letter is awful.
What a ridiculous letter. Should they not have mentioned that Hometown Girl came in second?
i don't think it's awful at all. and it's targeted toward people who think like you guys are thinking. i mean, i've really noticed this lately-acting as if being kenyan is some HUGE advantage akin to doping. "Oh, Barringer got 2nd, but technically first...I mean Sally's KENYAN!" In a way it's a compliment and funny but sometimes you guys just take it too far, like you really believe the joke.
I feel like sally got a lot less press than she deserved because of this-if I were her i would be so pissed/offended. What the hell guys runners are cool we're supposed to be progressive and happy and all that jazz!
um wrote:
i don't think it's awful at all. and it's targeted toward people who think like you guys are thinking. i mean, i've really noticed this lately-acting as if being kenyan is some HUGE advantage akin to doping. "Oh, Barringer got 2nd, but technically first...I mean Sally's KENYAN!" In a way it's a compliment and funny but sometimes you guys just take it too far, like you really believe the joke.
I feel like sally got a lot less press than she deserved because of this-if I were her i would be so pissed/offended. What the hell guys runners are cool we're supposed to be progressive and happy and all that jazz!
I'm a bit tired, can someone please translate this for me?
Sally is likely a very proud Kenyan, and I bet she is honored to see this fact noted in an article. But of course these PC freaks have no concept of national pride. They must sit and dream of a day when boundaries cease to exist, when we can all say we are from the Nation of Man, living under One World Government, with no mention of anyone's heritage.
Mentioning that Sally is Kenyan is no different than mentioning Gavin Thompson was English or Simon Bairu was Canadian. For the most part whenever there is a write up about NCAA track or cross-country that involves a non-U.S. resident this is done. It’s because an extremely large percentage of college athletes are quite obviously American. Heck, watch any NCAA basketball game, they mention foreign athletes names with their home country all the time (example: the former center for Georgia Tech that looked like a hobbit was from Australia-they mentioned that about a hundred times per game). The difference here is that Sally is Kenyan, rather than English or Canadian, and thus the writer of the letter automatically assumed she was somehow being singled out and persecuted.
It also seems as though the author of the letter sees the term "running away with the victory" as some sort of derogatory term. As if the author of the Globe article was saying she "stole" the race because she was from another country (admittedly that is considered a power in our sport). The author of the Globe article was simply pointing out that her victory was very large.
The kind of mental gymnastics the author of the letter has to go through to make these assumptions is remarkable, not to mention shows something pretty deep and dark about her. Hypersensitivity is absurd and this is coming from someone who is overwhelmingly liberal (myself).
as great as Ari is, she wasn't even the first MA woman in the race. I guess that nitwit from Harvard should solve that puzzle!
Here's your translation, kkii:
"I'm a dumbass!!!!!"
The letter is stupid, I'm pretty sure the author that was accused was just trying to inform readers what country kipyego is from.
Next she's going to complain that all driver's licenses are 'prejudiced' because they distinguish between gender. Or that the Olympic Games are politically incorrect, because they identify people by nation.
You have to understand Harvard to even come close to understanding this women.
It is PC ville to the max.
I'm disgusted there are people like this out there; nitwits who analyze everything. I'm also disappointed in the Globe for putting this crap online. Are they required to publish all letters, or did they feel this one was particularly worthy. I think this is exactly the kind of PC nonsense we need to NOT propagate.
Side note: I'm afraid to find out what this woman's views are on a game of tag during recess at the local elementary school.