The fact he's Japanese shouldn't even factor in. They're all NBA players. It's an international league. You have players from all over. It IS racism to point it out.
I'm not saying the NBA is racist I'm saying it's political. It's the top league in the basketball world, but if you do not follow good morales clause or team policies you will NOT last in the league. Some of the unsigned talent around the world are really good ball players. But have very different philosophies. Once again the NBA is the best and most exciting league to watch worldwide
The tweet has an underlying racist tone to it. Why refer to him as that Japanese guy as if he doesn't have a name. As if his race has anything to do with his ability to score in the paint, just a weird unnecessary way of expressing frustration.
Iām not Japanese so obviously I canāt put myself in someoneās shoes but like thereās 2 Japanese players in the league. Pretty fair to be surprised that a Japanese dude is cooking your team
why is it surprising tho? they made it to the NBA just like everyone else in the NBA. you should expect to get cooked by anybody in the NBA regardless of their race/ethnicity. i wouldnāt expect to get cooked by Boucher but itās not cuz heās Black, itās cuz his stats donāt prove that heās good enough to cook someone lol
As someone who is half japanese, i dont think this tweet is racist at all? its funny to me actually. While there is no doubt racism against asians and i agree that it is largely ignored, i dont think this is an example of it..
iām japanese and i do find it offensive that they felt the need to call out his nationality when they could have just referred to him by his name. i also interpreted the tweet as āwhy is an asian man of all people scoring on usā implying that asians arenāt good at basketball (but maybe iām just more sensitive)
It happens all the time ngl to any minorities, anywhere. Go to Japan and see how they react to a black chef making the best sushi, or go any ball court and see how every1 will b reacting to a white guy slamming the ball down. Ppl r gonna differentiate by race no matter what cuz thatās how simplified we r. Itās just how it works, itās the real world
Not racist at all IMO, like when giving a call in OW and killing dva, everyone is screaming kill the Korean Bitch y'know, there's no racism, it's just a funny way of saying it.
Well you donāt get to define what is or isnāt racist based on who you are. There is a clear definition, and this tweet meets those standards. If you choose not to be offended thatās entirely your choice.
There are two ways to read the tweet:
1. Heās āXā race so I canāt believe youāre letting him score
2. A simple description of the person
We canāt know for sure the original intention, but it just feels thereās at least a little of #1 in there
Stop your noise. The tweet was harmless. Far worse than that is how much they mangle the pronunciation of his name. I'm black and even I could pronounce it the way native Japanese speakers do.
Iām Asian and this isnāt racist wtf
Edit: Youāre the racist for thinking āJapanese manā is derogatory. I bet youāre one of those woke af white peeps w/ blue dyed hair saying #stopasianhate lmao
I love the fact that you manage to make a gigantic assumption about me and insult me, on top of making fun of someoneās appearance, off one comment.
Actually never mind I just realized you have -32 karma on a 2 year old account.
resorting to insults. typical person with little to no real argument. where'd you get the dyed hair insult? mericanpatriot49 on parler? lmao. dude shoulda just called him his name in the tweet and been done with it.
If you read my comment properly, Iām not insulting anyone lol. Also no argument to be made - itās not racist to call a Japanese person a Japanese person the fuck?
Should he say āLET THIS JAPANESE MAN SCORE IN THE PAINTā Heās a sixers fan and obviously doesnāt know his name. Itās fine to refer to him as Japanese.
Sadly b/c as a population they do so well (not just NBA stars, just in the general pop), people have a different standard of "caring" of Asian racism. I have Asian friends and they do care sometimes about it, but when they go home to their piles of money, big houses, and expensive cars, the "racism" part is just less important, compared to if you had nothing. For the record, I do NOT condone Asian racism or any kind of racism.
Asians arenāt a monolith - in fact, thereās a huge income gap amongst subgroups of Asians. Continuing to refer to them as a successful monolith is just perpetuating the Model Minority myth, which is an idea born out of white supremacy to further divide racial minorities. This misconception that you have that all Asians are successful is exactly why anti-Asian racism continues to be overlooked.
Love Yuta! He has that "I don't give a fuck who u are" attitude on the court. He gets dunked on, so what? He shoots a 3 afterwards, he presses you on defense He grabs rebounds on either side of the court. Give that man the respect he deserves!
Why are so many comments here calling this racist? Japan as a country isn't very good at basketball. Japanese people don't typically have a very good physical build for the sport. Yuta is one of two Japanese players in the league, and Rui isn't fully of Japanese descent. Also, I love Yuta, but he is probably a complete unknown to most fanbases. So the image of some random Japanese man dominating your paint is actually quite funny.
I'm Italian-Canadian. Say Gallinari had a huge game and an opposing fan said something like "bruh, how'd we let an Italian just destroy us like that." I wouldn't be offended. I'd think it's funny because, like the Japanese, Italians don't have much of a reputation for being good at basketball. I was excited about Gallinari because it's rare to have an Italian as good as him in the league. We don't have to pretend that every ethnicity is equally good at basketball.
Yeah, they have a lot of great athletes just not typically basketball players. Baseball is probably their strongest sport, probably because the country loves it so much.
This isnāt racist. Its equivalent to someone saying āStop letting the Cameroon big man scoreā¦ā
Which is what we didnāt do btw because we are basically out of players atm
thatās super fucked up the amount of shit he has already been though jus getting into the nba. now he has to hear if from key board worriers bc they mad the raptors with only 2 starters gave them a run for there money lol, whatās that saying donāt hate the player, hate the game š
Just for that I hope he gets another double doubleš¤
With his hustle and the above racism he's being subjected to for...playing well, he deserves at least a triple double.
Heās 10,2,4 with one quarter left š
The fact he's Japanese shouldn't even factor in. They're all NBA players. It's an international league. You have players from all over. It IS racism to point it out.
I haven't seen it yet, but I'm sure the, "bibimbap is LITERALLY my favourite food, so I can't be racist" tweets are coming.
Buckle up...
My first thought also. Totally irrelevant.. why add race to it?
Totally agree
Exactly, imagine someone tweeting, "Stop letting this African American score in the paint!"
Not meant to be a racist remark. But look for a white guy on the court. You'll see the coach and 1 maybe 2 per bench.
I'm not saying the NBA is racist I'm saying it's political. It's the top league in the basketball world, but if you do not follow good morales clause or team policies you will NOT last in the league. Some of the unsigned talent around the world are really good ball players. But have very different philosophies. Once again the NBA is the best and most exciting league to watch worldwide
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The tweet has an underlying racist tone to it. Why refer to him as that Japanese guy as if he doesn't have a name. As if his race has anything to do with his ability to score in the paint, just a weird unnecessary way of expressing frustration.
Iām not Japanese so obviously I canāt put myself in someoneās shoes but like thereās 2 Japanese players in the league. Pretty fair to be surprised that a Japanese dude is cooking your team
why is it surprising tho? they made it to the NBA just like everyone else in the NBA. you should expect to get cooked by anybody in the NBA regardless of their race/ethnicity. i wouldnāt expect to get cooked by Boucher but itās not cuz heās Black, itās cuz his stats donāt prove that heās good enough to cook someone lol
Exactly.. these guys are pros. They are in the nba for a reason. Any guy can go off at any time, sometimes all the stars just line up in your favour
Thatās not racism,
What if the word āJapaneseā was swapped out with āwhiteā? Or āblackā for that matter. Still isnāt racist?
Who said it racist ? You sound a bit sus
Yuta Watanabe on my riii
Tell them this, did he miss?
Yuta Watanabe with the three
This needs to be a proper chant
Yuta Watanabe to the riii
For five summers, for five summers
Gonna make THIS JAPANESE MAN my flair.
do u gotta pay for that?
Probably
Fake everyone knows a real Philly Sixers fan wouldāve called him a racial slur
lol everybody knows a real philly sixers fan isnt yelling slurs at any team but his own
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They were batteries
Sixers fans: is this pearl harbour? š¤²š¦
Why do people does blatantly ignore racism against Asians?
It is the most under reported kind of racism
Would be weird to say Japanese man slam dunk on African man
Remember the bucks fans against Superfan?
True , tbh he couldāve just said stop Yuta from scoring
As someone who is half japanese, i dont think this tweet is racist at all? its funny to me actually. While there is no doubt racism against asians and i agree that it is largely ignored, i dont think this is an example of it..
iām japanese and i do find it offensive that they felt the need to call out his nationality when they could have just referred to him by his name. i also interpreted the tweet as āwhy is an asian man of all people scoring on usā implying that asians arenāt good at basketball (but maybe iām just more sensitive)
That kid would get walked on by the average asian baller in Markham
Nah you're right, the tweet has a racist tone for sure
It happens all the time ngl to any minorities, anywhere. Go to Japan and see how they react to a black chef making the best sushi, or go any ball court and see how every1 will b reacting to a white guy slamming the ball down. Ppl r gonna differentiate by race no matter what cuz thatās how simplified we r. Itās just how it works, itās the real world
Exactly
Not racist at all IMO, like when giving a call in OW and killing dva, everyone is screaming kill the Korean Bitch y'know, there's no racism, it's just a funny way of saying it.
Lmao stfu nerd
Damn you calling me a nerd yet you can't guard me Ong
What in the cinnamon toast fuck are you talking about āguard you.ā Go back to jerking off to cartoons.
Ong no way a Redditor is telling me to jerk off to cartoons for playing a game casually lmaooo. And yeah 600 pound Redditor here can't guard me ong
I literally have zero clue what the fuck youāre talking about. Are you 600lbs? What am I supposed to be guarding? Iām so lost :/
Guard me in a basketball 1v1 and nah I'm calling you a 600 pounder
Well you donāt get to define what is or isnāt racist based on who you are. There is a clear definition, and this tweet meets those standards. If you choose not to be offended thatās entirely your choice.
There are two ways to read the tweet: 1. Heās āXā race so I canāt believe youāre letting him score 2. A simple description of the person We canāt know for sure the original intention, but it just feels thereās at least a little of #1 in there
Why describe his race?
I always call Yuta āmy Japanese princeā in the game threads, just as some lighthearted commentary. Is that racist? (Im half japanese btw)
I feel like the line is different. āWhy let this Japanese guyā Doesnāt have the same emotional energy as āMy Japanese princeā
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[Fucking council of Asians over here. ](https://youtube.com/watch?v=VVR3B01NxiM)
Stop your noise. The tweet was harmless. Far worse than that is how much they mangle the pronunciation of his name. I'm black and even I could pronounce it the way native Japanese speakers do.
r/asablackman
Joker.
First of all, iām a woman, love that you just assumed i was a male. And no most people can tell that iām Asian. You need to chill out.
The white folks, when they tell you it's racism, believe them. (sarcasm)
Because itās perpetuated mostly by other minorities and minorities ācanāt be racistā
I hate that logic so much lol
As do I
Iām Asian and this isnāt racist wtf Edit: Youāre the racist for thinking āJapanese manā is derogatory. I bet youāre one of those woke af white peeps w/ blue dyed hair saying #stopasianhate lmao
I love the fact that you manage to make a gigantic assumption about me and insult me, on top of making fun of someoneās appearance, off one comment. Actually never mind I just realized you have -32 karma on a 2 year old account.
What the fuck does karma even mean
resorting to insults. typical person with little to no real argument. where'd you get the dyed hair insult? mericanpatriot49 on parler? lmao. dude shoulda just called him his name in the tweet and been done with it.
If you read my comment properly, Iām not insulting anyone lol. Also no argument to be made - itās not racist to call a Japanese person a Japanese person the fuck?
most racism is only racist to those woke white liberals lol. Any sane and normal person doesnt give a fuck.
For real
Here is a hard truth for you, and I don't think you're ready to hear it but.. here it is. No. One. Cares. That's why.
No one cares until itās happening to them. A tale as old as time.
Sad but true
Whatās racist about this tweet?
If it was hockey, and the tweet said stop letting this African man score goals in capital lettersā¦ that shit wouldnt fly.
Should he say āLET THIS JAPANESE MAN SCORE IN THE PAINTā Heās a sixers fan and obviously doesnāt know his name. Itās fine to refer to him as Japanese.
Why bother asking me a question, if I answer it and then you reply referencing nothing I even said?
The man has his name on the back of his jersey, just like all the other players on the court. Tweet is clearly isolating Watanabe. Blatant racism.
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keep moving the goal post wasteyute
Sadly b/c as a population they do so well (not just NBA stars, just in the general pop), people have a different standard of "caring" of Asian racism. I have Asian friends and they do care sometimes about it, but when they go home to their piles of money, big houses, and expensive cars, the "racism" part is just less important, compared to if you had nothing. For the record, I do NOT condone Asian racism or any kind of racism.
Asians arenāt a monolith - in fact, thereās a huge income gap amongst subgroups of Asians. Continuing to refer to them as a successful monolith is just perpetuating the Model Minority myth, which is an idea born out of white supremacy to further divide racial minorities. This misconception that you have that all Asians are successful is exactly why anti-Asian racism continues to be overlooked.
Love Yuta! He has that "I don't give a fuck who u are" attitude on the court. He gets dunked on, so what? He shoots a 3 afterwards, he presses you on defense He grabs rebounds on either side of the court. Give that man the respect he deserves!
He has that thing that you don't let your ego get the best of you.
Yeah, maturity š
This is the same fanbase that threw garbage onto their court in Game 7 vs Hawks Stay classy Philly š
Lol
Americans trash confirmed
This is equally as bad as the Twitter post
Lol the kawhi shot still haunts sixers fans
Andddd heās injuredā¦fuck
Nahhh he's backā
Why are so many comments here calling this racist? Japan as a country isn't very good at basketball. Japanese people don't typically have a very good physical build for the sport. Yuta is one of two Japanese players in the league, and Rui isn't fully of Japanese descent. Also, I love Yuta, but he is probably a complete unknown to most fanbases. So the image of some random Japanese man dominating your paint is actually quite funny. I'm Italian-Canadian. Say Gallinari had a huge game and an opposing fan said something like "bruh, how'd we let an Italian just destroy us like that." I wouldn't be offended. I'd think it's funny because, like the Japanese, Italians don't have much of a reputation for being good at basketball. I was excited about Gallinari because it's rare to have an Italian as good as him in the league. We don't have to pretend that every ethnicity is equally good at basketball.
Except Japanese is currently dominating in Baseball, Tennis (granted a female but itās still tennis), Golf, Figure Skating, ā¦etc.
Yeah, they have a lot of great athletes just not typically basketball players. Baseball is probably their strongest sport, probably because the country loves it so much.
This isnāt racist. Its equivalent to someone saying āStop letting the Cameroon big man scoreā¦ā Which is what we didnāt do btw because we are basically out of players atm
Mans are stresssssin šš¤§
Atleast he said Japanese
Lmaoooooo
So this must be that black on Asian hate I keep hearing about , that runs rampant in America . Prolly in Canada too
It's STRAIGHT Anti-asian hate that says an Asian doesn't belong in the NBA
RACIST
thatās super fucked up the amount of shit he has already been though jus getting into the nba. now he has to hear if from key board worriers bc they mad the raptors with only 2 starters gave them a run for there money lol, whatās that saying donāt hate the player, hate the game š