EPTLo3 #76: "WTF Foreigners?" w/ Dreamhack CEO 7 PMET - Page 3
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Slasher
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Steelavocado
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SolonTLG
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On June 16 2011 07:09 Slasher wrote: I understand people's complaints regarding the terms 'foreigner', 'westerner', etc, will try and give my thoughts tonight. The term "foreigner" does not bother me at all. As long as Korea is the "Mecca" of ESPORTS (Naniwa and Thorzain are going to Korea for a reason!), then all non-Koreans will be foreigners by definition. The term "foreigner" to me does not mean that "all Koreans are better than all players from other countries", rather it is a term of respect/endearment/homage to a place/culture that has long defined the pinnacle of ESPORTS. | ||
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Chicane
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On June 16 2011 07:47 SolonTLG wrote: The term "foreigner" does not bother me at all. As long as Korea is the "Mecca" of ESPORTS (Naniwa and Thorzain are going to Korea for a reason!), then all non-Koreans will be foreigners by definition. The term "foreigner" to me does not mean that "all Koreans are better than all players from other countries", rather it is a term of respect/endearment/homage to a place/culture that has long defined the pinnacle of ESPORTS. Ya I agree with this. I have no problem with the use of the word foreigner. | ||
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Finrod1
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snotboogie
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GuiMontag
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snotboogie
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What I'm trying to get at is that there's at least some racism/culturalism here. Chinese are foreigners until they're good, then they're not? OK, think about this hypothetical: Instead of China, say Sweden stratified themselves above the competition. Would Sweden then be defined as "non-foreigner"? No, I think 99% of the fanbase would take Sweden's success as being victory for foreigners. I for one will continue to cheer for Chinese players as 100% foreigners. | ||
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Sarang
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IMO, if you're not Korean, you're a foreigner. Just because someone is Asian doesn't mean they're not a foreigner. | ||
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Nimic
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GhostFall
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Nada is. | ||
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