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Yu_Bum_suk
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 Posted: Thu Jun 25, 2009 3:52 pm Post subject: Any white guy will do |
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I suppose many of us have seen the Kim Hyeonah ad for ice cream with her foriegn coach. Only it isn't her foreign coach (Brian Orser) in the ad. I wonder why exactly that is? Some possibilites that come to mind are:
- Orser just wasn't available when they wanted to do the shoot.
- Orser didn't want to act like an assclown for a fraction of what Hyeonah would make.
- Korean advertisers tried Orser but felt he wasn't good enough at acting like an [Mod Edit].
- They didn't even consider using Orser - since we all look the same what difference would it make?
My guess is the last one. |
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Zantetsuken
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| Posted: Thu Jun 25, 2009 4:04 pm Post subject: |
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| I've been saying it for years...A white man is a white man is a white man. No difference to 우리나라. Some people like that fustiancurdoroy guy are under the impression that they are a special kind of snowflake. That the laws of waygookism don't apply to them. They think they are respected and feel belonging in the Korea. Sorry dudes....it will never happen....at least in our lifetimes. |
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E_athlete
Joined: 09 Jun 2009
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| Posted: Thu Jun 25, 2009 4:15 pm Post subject: |
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say whatever you want, I still think white guys have a leg up on the average native guy in Asia solely based on your 'exotic' looks. All you have to do is learn the language and assuming you have some 'game' you are set. Sure, Asian men may or may not respect you for your whiteness but remember you don't care about what they think, you are more concerned with how Asian women perceive you. 
When an Asian girl sees you, she perceives you to have equal or greater value than herself. I can't say the same about the natives. |
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crossmr
Joined: 22 Nov 2008
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| Posted: Thu Jun 25, 2009 4:21 pm Post subject: |
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| its 연아..not 현아... |
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The Grumpy Senator
Joined: 13 Jan 2008
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| Posted: Thu Jun 25, 2009 4:22 pm Post subject: |
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Zantetsuken, calm down. Are you channeling Guri Guy?
Do you remember the C&C Music Factory's video for their big song? They got some slim, good-looking actress to lip-sync instead of using the overweight woman that actually did the vocals. This is quite common in the entertainment and advertising business, not a diabolical policy of 우 리 나 라 and "the laws of waygookism."  |
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Yu_Bum_suk
Joined: 25 Dec 2004
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| Posted: Thu Jun 25, 2009 4:36 pm Post subject: |
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| The Grumpy Senator wrote: |
Zantetsuken, calm down. Are you channeling Guri Guy?
Do you remember the C&C Music Factory's video for their big song? They got some slim, good-looking actress to lip-sync instead of using the overweight woman that actually did the vocals. |
But the white [MOD EDIT] actor they got is fatter than Brian Orser. |
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Freddypops
Joined: 11 Jun 2009
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| Posted: Thu Jun 25, 2009 4:39 pm Post subject: |
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| E_athlete wrote: |
| All you have to do is learn the language |
Cool! I've got a free period now - think I'm gonna learn me some Korean up to native fluency! |
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Ukon
Joined: 29 Jan 2008
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| Posted: Thu Jun 25, 2009 7:25 pm Post subject: |
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| Becuase all the best couches come from outside korea? Just a guess.... |
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Ukon
Joined: 29 Jan 2008
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| Posted: Thu Jun 25, 2009 7:26 pm Post subject: |
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| Becuase all the best couches come from outside korea? Just a guess.... |
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crossmr
Joined: 22 Nov 2008
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| Posted: Thu Jun 25, 2009 7:30 pm Post subject: |
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| Ukon wrote: |
| Becuase all the best couches come from outside korea? Just a guess.... |
I prefer ikea myself. They're very stylish. |
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toadhjo
Joined: 07 Apr 2009
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| Posted: Thu Jun 25, 2009 8:28 pm Post subject: |
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| Freddypops wrote: |
| E_athlete wrote: |
| All you have to do is learn the language |
Cool! I've got a free period now - think I'm gonna learn me some Korean up to native fluency! |
...you have to start somewhere, don't you? |
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earthbound14
Joined: 23 Jan 2007
Location: seoul
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| Posted: Thu Jun 25, 2009 9:09 pm Post subject: |
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Ask students this
Who is the best skater in the world?
Everyone chirps - Kim Yeona.
Reword the question like this
The world champion skater Brian Orser, is the coach for which highest scoring skater?
Most don't get it.
Of course I word it a little difficultly because any mention of best, skater and world earns an automatic response of Kim Yeona.
It's a shame they didn't use the real guy in their ad. He's a hell of a skater and worthy of some respect. They should be proud not only that Yeona is such an amazing skater, but that she has such a great coach. I think it's cool that she is training with a Canadian. It seems there is a chance to create some bonding between the two nations that is being missed. |
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ajgeddes
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| Not knowing the coach isn't such a big deal. How many people could name Tiger Woods coach? Probably, only a few could. How about Roger Federer's coach? |
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Pojogae
Joined: 30 Oct 2008
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| Posted: Thu Jun 25, 2009 9:22 pm Post subject: |
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| The Grumpy Senator wrote: |
Zantetsuken, calm down. Are you channeling Guri Guy?
Do you remember the C&C Music Factory's video for their big song? They got some slim, good-looking actress to lip-sync instead of using the overweight woman that actually did the vocals. This is quite common in the entertainment and advertising business, not a diabolical policy of 우 리 나 라 and "the laws of waygookism." |
So do you think if they got some chick that is hotter than Kim to do the ad, perhaps with Kim doing the voiceover, claiming that she, Kim Yeona (not the one you are seeing, but the one whose voice is being used), endorses this crap, while her coach (again, not the real one, but a man who shares the same ethnicity as him) stands in the background smiling in support, that this would constitute a credible thrust at your purchasing power? After all, Korean female ice skaters all look much the same. Same as white coaches, right?
Actually, I think it would have been funnier if they had of got some black guy to be the coach in the ad!
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chemicalblur
Joined: 30 May 2009
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| Posted: Thu Jun 25, 2009 9:34 pm Post subject: Re: Any white guy will do |
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| Yu_Bum_suk wrote: |
I suppose many of us have seen the Kim Hyeonah ad for ice cream with her foriegn coach. Only it isn't her foreign coach (Brian Orser) in the ad. I wonder why exactly that is? Some possibilites that come to mind are:
- Orser just wasn't available when they wanted to do the shoot.
- Orser didn't want to act like an assclown for a fraction of what Hyeonah would make.
- Korean advertisers tried Orser but felt he wasn't good enough at acting like an [Mod Edit].
- They didn't even consider using Orser - since we all look the same what difference would it make?
My guess is the last one. |
Who cares? Oh wait, i'm not Canadian, so I guess I couldn't care less. Back in the U.S., I was so sick of every Canadian boasting about their countrymen like Celine Dion and Jim Carrey everytime we met. I guess when you're from Canada, you need to sort of reach in order to be proud of your nation.
It's just an ad for christ's sake. |
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