In Which We Forgot to Wear Funny Hats
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10:01 PM
Thursday, June 26, 2008
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gotta love the look in the eyes of the cub dorks
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Nice touch on the left guy's Harry Caray/bra T-shirt. I didn't know that existed, but I'm probably better for it.
I'm so glad you made a point to say something about this.
Alternate Title:
"In Which We Conveniently Forget the Chinese Gong Played Over the PA for Each Appearance of Japanese Pitcher Shingo Takatsu"
not sayin', just sayin'...
John, I like your point. I honestly thought about referring to the Godzilla movie clip that they would show on the scoreboard.
But I still feel more uneasy about seeing people wearing the hats. The Godzilla music and video were taken from an actual Japanese movie. The people wearing the hats seem to think it's funny to wear Japanese hats. They're clownish.
I think there is a thin line there, but John, I like that you called me on it. I was honestly already thinking about my own hypocrisy. I also feel uneasy about my anime-style drawing of Tadahito in palehose6.
I know it's not a perfect comment. I just want the hats to go away.
...and now they sell Sox sushi at the Cell.
good call Carl. I think the Horry Kow t-shirt is even worse than the hats. Between the 3, they are way worse than anything the Sox did. Cub fans are called out daily with their rediculous antics, even by Fukedome, but it still is accepted at the park. When he said he was offended, any true fan would have stopped doing it, but not on the north side. If Tad was offended and told the Sox about the gong, it would have stopped that second. Not on the north side.
Is that "Cubbie Kool Aid" them guys are drinking?
Although the gong... they asked Shingo and he said it was okay. Fukodome said he doesn't like that stuff and people still do it.
The insulting stereotype shirts (that Fukudome dislikes, himself) can go away anytime, too. Cubs fans look like complete fools wearing that crap in the stands. It makes me just as uncomfortable (and more so) as the "gong" at the Cell a few years ago.
Again, great social commentary... funny, but not so much.
Do the ignorant Wrigley frat boys with the Kamikaze headbands realize that they look like morons? Most definitely NOT.
While gongs are most often thought of as a Chinese and Southeast Asian musical instrument, there *are* Japanese gongs.
I always kinda cringed when I heard the gong in relation to Takatsu's entry to a game, but, thanks to actors in yellow face and Abercrombie & Fitch T-shirts, I don't think it compares to seeing white frat boys wearing coolie hats (FWIW thanks to this site and Wikipedia I learned that the conical hats were worn all over Asia, not just China). Now, Jeff Fort in a coolie hat... :^)
Forgot to mention in previous post...what's the saying, a fish rots from the head? Earlier in the season the Cubs organization found itself in a bit of controversy when it used the Rising Sun flag in its promotions.
very true
oops, didn't mean to post twice... didn't read the "comments appear after approval" notice. carl, please delete whichever comment you deem less worthy.
there is a difference between the Shingo Gong and Horry Kow: one was sanctioned by the team while the other was fan-based. what that says big-picture-wise i don't know. for all we know, Shingo chose it as his entrance music like all the other players.
don't get me wrong, i found the strip hilarious. it correctly skewers the sheer jackassery going on up north. i just wanted to make a snarky glass houses joke. no harm, no foul.
It was reported that the sox did go to Shingo for a closer song which most relievers have... they told him about the gong idea and he ok'd it for his entrance as the closer.
go cubbies! it's gonna happen!
Thank you for making a comment about this.. it makes all Chicagogians look bad
Hey anonymous! You stole my name, you butt cruncher!
P.S. What's a Chicagogian?
I miss Iguchi so much.
I kept hearing this outside Wrigley the other day:
"HATS AND HEADBANDS! 'HORRY KOW' T-SHIRTS! GET YOUR CUBS SOUVENIRS RIGHT HERE!"
I never had a problem with the gong for Shingo because he gave the Sox the thumbs up on the idea before they went ahead and did it.
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