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Posted: Tue Apr 09, 2013 3:44 am Post subject: How Korean golfers �drove out the lesbians� |
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How Korean golfers �drove out the lesbians�
This week�s "WTF�� moment in journalism came in courtesy of JoongAng Ilbo, a major vernacular, which on its online edition published an article titled �Korean golfers drove out the lesbians from LPGA.��
The writer makes a brave attempt at living up to the spectacular headline. The story beings with how Palm Springs doubles as the location of the LPGA�s Kraft Nabisco Championship and home to one of the world�s largest gay and lesbian festivals.
It makes a reference to a 1990s golf analyst who then claimed that 40 percent of the players on the LPGA tour were lesbians. This is followed by a quote from Christiana Kim, the Korean-American golfer, who in her 2010 book "Swinging from My Heels�� estimated that the lesbian population on the tour was 10 percent.
The author then interrupts with his own journalistic insight: Kim�s claim that the lesbian "proportion�� being 10 percent is ''controversial�� since it�s safe to assume that the number is higher among ''western�� players. How does he know? Because, silly, everybody knows that none of the 40 Korean players on the tour are lesbian.
The column is wrapped up by casually mentioning Rosie Jones, the openly-gay American golfer, lesbian festivals in Palm Springs, and an anonymous LPGA official who is quoted ''driving lesbians off the tour was an accomplishment by Korean players.��
At least, the newspaper showed a resemblance of good judgment by deciding not to translate this catastrophe of an article into English.
http://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/news/culture/2013/04/135_133614.html |
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hellofaniceguy

Joined: 10 Jan 2003 Location: On your computer screen!
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Posted: Tue Apr 09, 2013 9:57 am Post subject: |
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korea has thousands of homosexuals and bi sexual..both male and female.
Of course many koreans will not acknowledge the fact! Just like they don't acknowledge the prostitution...this country is BIG in prostitution and gay folks!
As is Thailand, Japan, China and every other country in the world.
There are hundreds and hundreds of WEB sites in korea with listings of korean men and women looking for the same sex partners according to some gay koreans that I know. |
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everything-is-everything
Joined: 06 Jun 2011
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Posted: Tue Apr 09, 2013 11:19 pm Post subject: |
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Why do Korean women dominate the LPGA?
Ethiopians dominate long distance running and Americans dominate basketball.
But I'm curious, what factors have lead to the dominance of Korean golfers in the LPGA? |
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schwa
Joined: 18 Jan 2003 Location: Yap
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Posted: Wed Apr 10, 2013 2:35 am Post subject: |
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everything-is-everything wrote: |
Why do Korean women dominate the LPGA?
Ethiopians dominate long distance running and Americans dominate basketball.
But I'm curious, what factors have lead to the dominance of Korean golfers in the LPGA? |
Interesting question. Deftness with chopsticks?
I'd put my money on hard training young. A tiny rural elementary school I worked in last year was golf-centered, had its own driving range, a dedicated coach, & streamed promising students into secondary schools with serious golf programs. Focused development. Anything like that going on in your home country? |
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The Cosmic Hum

Joined: 09 May 2003 Location: Sonic Space
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Posted: Wed Apr 10, 2013 6:16 pm Post subject: |
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schwa wrote: |
everything-is-everything wrote: |
Why do Korean women dominate the LPGA?
Ethiopians dominate long distance running and Americans dominate basketball.
But I'm curious, what factors have lead to the dominance of Korean golfers in the LPGA? |
Interesting question. Deftness with chopsticks?
I'd put my money on hard training young. A tiny rural elementary school I worked in last year was golf-centered, had its own driving range, a dedicated coach, & streamed promising students into secondary schools with serious golf programs. Focused development. Anything like that going on in your home country? |
^ I go with this...dedicated programs and a lot of serious professional training. |
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fermentation
Joined: 22 Jun 2009
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Posted: Wed Apr 10, 2013 6:56 pm Post subject: |
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It would be nice to see a link to the actual article. I tried looking it up but found nothing. |
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nick70100
Joined: 09 Sep 2005
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12ax7
Joined: 07 Nov 2009
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Posted: Fri Apr 12, 2013 3:50 pm Post subject: |
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All right. I'll say what all of you have been thinking but were to PC to say: A few of the Korean LPGA golfers are really butch. |
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darkjedidave

Joined: 19 Aug 2009 Location: Shanghai/Seoul
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Posted: Sat Apr 13, 2013 8:50 pm Post subject: |
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I know it's an old joke, but I still find it ironic for such a homophobic country as Korea having make-up products, purses, pastel colored/kapris/etc. clothing and homosexually suggested poses in ads directed at men. |
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PEIGUY

Joined: 28 Mar 2004 Location: Omokgyo
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Posted: Sat Apr 13, 2013 9:03 pm Post subject: |
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12ax7 wrote: |
All right. I'll say what all of you have been thinking but were to PC to say: A few of the Korean LPGA golfers are really butch. |
Especially the one who just won a tournament recently (Bee?) I think the ugly tree was extra special with her... |
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jvalmer

Joined: 06 Jun 2003
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Posted: Sun Apr 14, 2013 2:30 am Post subject: |
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everything-is-everything wrote: |
Why do Korean women dominate the LPGA?
Ethiopians dominate long distance running and Americans dominate basketball.
But I'm curious, what factors have lead to the dominance of Korean golfers in the LPGA? |
It's because many Korean parents force them to practice 10 hours a day until their hands start blistering and bleed. Some of you may call it child abuse, but if they didn't practice so much, they wouldn't be on the LPGA tour winning big money. |
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12ax7
Joined: 07 Nov 2009
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Posted: Sun Apr 14, 2013 7:46 am Post subject: |
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jvalmer wrote: |
everything-is-everything wrote: |
Why do Korean women dominate the LPGA?
Ethiopians dominate long distance running and Americans dominate basketball.
But I'm curious, what factors have lead to the dominance of Korean golfers in the LPGA? |
It's because many Korean parents force them to practice 10 hours a day until their hands start blistering and bleed. Some of you may call it child abuse, but if they didn't practice so much, they wouldn't be on the LPGA tour winning big money. |
It takes more than skills to turn pro and remain on the circuit. I would imagine good South Korean players have few problems finding sponsors, hence the relatively high number of them on the LPGA tour. After all, golf is big business in Korea. |
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warmachinenkorea
Joined: 12 Oct 2008
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Posted: Mon Apr 15, 2013 8:50 pm Post subject: |
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schwa wrote: |
everything-is-everything wrote: |
Why do Korean women dominate the LPGA?
Ethiopians dominate long distance running and Americans dominate basketball.
But I'm curious, what factors have lead to the dominance of Korean golfers in the LPGA? |
Interesting question. Deftness with chopsticks?
I'd put my money on hard training young. A tiny rural elementary school I worked in last year was golf-centered, had its own driving range, a dedicated coach, & streamed promising students into secondary schools with serious golf programs. Focused development. Anything like that going on in your home country? |
Korea does this kind of training in all sports. They don't dominate in anything else except some winter olympic sports. |
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schwa
Joined: 18 Jan 2003 Location: Yap
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Posted: Tue Apr 16, 2013 1:51 am Post subject: |
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warmachinenkorea wrote: |
They don't dominate in anything else except some winter olympic sports. |
How about archery, fencing, & shooting? They cleaned up at the last olympics. |
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hack

Joined: 24 Jan 2003
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Posted: Tue Apr 16, 2013 2:26 pm Post subject: |
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It all started for the Koreans back in the mid 90s when Pak Se Ri arrived on tour. The first time I saw her play I couldn't believe the size of her legs as the rest of her was reasonably slim. I later read that her father trained her when she was a teenager and one of the exercises he made her do was walk backwards up the stairs of their apt. building a few times every night.
Anyway, once she became successful on the LPGA, the floodgates opened for other Koreans. While she was born in America, Michelle Wie is also Korean and while she hasn't had a lot of success on Tour, she has done the best at the bank because of her sponsors, Nike and Kia.
I marvel how every female Korean golfer basically has the same swing. They all seem to be from wealthy families and many move to the US after showing promise on the Asian tours. I went to the Kraft Nabisco while in Palm Springs this year and it seemed 1/2 the golfers were Asian and most of the Asians were Korean. The winner, Park Inbee is Korean. This week they play in Hawaii and the tournament is sponsored by Lotte-that's how much Korea is involved in the LPGA.
As far as the lesbian thing goes, while most of the Korean golfers are very feminine, there are a few Koreans that are anything but, not saying they are but I wouldn't be surprised,
The top player on Tour the last couple of years is Yani Tseng from Taiwan. Again. I don't know but if you were to look at her picture you might wonder if she is make or female as you can see http://www.golfdigest.com.sg/hsbc/news/yani-tseng-birdie-machine-switches-lower-gear |
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