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Post by Eric Ling on Nov 15, 2004 0:24:24 GMT -5
Ha Ha Ha,
A very interesting conversation that I had in Singapore with some kung fu elders:-
I AM BEING BRANDED A RACIST BY MY ELDERS IN SINGAPORE!!!
Because;
• I have taught Fuzhou Crane to mainly non-Chinese Americans.
• I am currently teaching Americans even here in Kuching.
• I am running a forum, in English, talking about traditional CKF.
The elders spoke without malice – except that I want to be cautious who I teach, regardless of race.
They did, however, jokingly called me a racist (after many many Carlsberg) – too many non-chinese students.
Well, you know what they say; you can’t please everyone.
;D ;D ;D
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Post by pitbull on Nov 15, 2004 2:26:04 GMT -5
being racist is OK in my book...just DONT DISCRIMINATE! hehehe
i think ur elders are only joking w u lah
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Post by Suhana LIM on Nov 15, 2004 4:42:01 GMT -5
Eric ni hao Everyone is racist, only with different "carat." Don't worry too much, I am sure your elders just khai wan siao ;D If you refuse to teach someone because you know that person is not good. Then the person accuse you a racist, do you accept that?  ;D Cheers.  |
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Post by pitbull on Nov 15, 2004 7:24:56 GMT -5
let me rephrase myself by the way...i think 'racially aware' is a better term than 'racist'...apart from the difference in skin tone and dimensions,we still are the same under the skin...ITS THE UPBRINGING AND SOCIAL CONDITIONS AND EXPOSURES PLUS THE CUSTOMS that differs....
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Post by Eric Ling on Nov 15, 2004 7:42:19 GMT -5
let me rephrase myself by the way...i think 'racially aware' is a better term than 'racist'...apart from the difference in skin tone and dimensions,we still are the same under the skin...ITS THE UPBRINGING AND SOCIAL CONDITIONS AND EXPOSURES PLUS THE CUSTOMS that differs.... Really Pit, I don't care about skin / creed or whatever. To me a person is more than these. I look at other qualities. Top must be SINCERITY. When I was pursuing the arts, all I ever wanted was to taste the real stuff - not what you see in movies or read in books/magazines. Never thought about teaching or being next in line and all that. Even today, with only my Si-Hing and I, we are still basically like "kids". Playing with techniques and finding out new meanings to movements etc etc.. I guess it is like FAMILY - would you take a questionable person into your family ? I am positive you will not. You only admit those that you feel good about. Which bring me back to an old topic. The ceremony of "Pai Si". I know that you give this a miss because of religion but I was made to go through this with almost all my Sifus. |
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Post by pitbull on Nov 15, 2004 17:40:45 GMT -5
as for me i dont really care if a person is black white red or even green and blue so long as he shoes sincerity and GENUINE interest with the arts...it pains me to see our katas wasted or practiced in a shabby way...makes me really irritated...
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Post by Suhana LIM on Nov 15, 2004 21:20:29 GMT -5
as for me i dont really care if a person is black white red or even green and blue Pitbull ni hao United color of Benetton? ;D Cheers. |
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Post by pitbull on Nov 15, 2004 21:28:39 GMT -5
something like that...its really difficult NOT to notice one's color and dimensions. but this is just flesh and skin though. a black person growing up in china is shinese and a chinese growing up in white america is american...wherefore...teaching an american(of chinese decent) should be a taboo? LOL racial discrimination is a thing of the past...it really hurts me to see how blacks are being mistreated in their own continent
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Post by Suhana LIM on Dec 18, 2004 22:06:01 GMT -5
[quote author=pitbull link LOL racial discrimination is a thing of the past...[/quote] Pitbull ni hao Yes, personally I wish I could say that too. But we all know, that discrimination still exist   . Cheers. |
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Post by CStephens on Dec 18, 2004 23:25:03 GMT -5
Yes, personally I wish I could say that too. But we all know, that discrimination still exist . Cheers. It's a sickening thing. It's good to know, though, that there are those who choose not to discriminate based on such trivial things. |
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Post by Southernfist on Mar 15, 2005 18:11:54 GMT -5
;DLOL!
I guess they fear CKF will not be pure or better if taught to non-asian. As I see it there are some non-asians who respect the culture and the ways of old sifus then the asians themselves.
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