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- Siegfried: If it was a Russian or any other white man who told blacks”to go back to Africa”, it would...
- Raguel: I saw that Spike Lee film “Do the Right Thing” years ago but still can’t understand it.
- bigWOWO: Stele: “Care to qualify that statement? Even if that were true, you have to look at this case on its...
- Two podcasts that address racism in the military, and Danny Chen the person (9)
- Raguel: The origins of racism in the American military as described by loudestfuckingazns is accurate. Very recently,...
- bigWOWO: Sorry, Larry, just noticed that the spam robot junked your comment. Approved!
- bigWOWO: Agreed. It just has more weight if you include your name. Not that the ideas are any less valid, but it just...
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- King: Actually WOWO, I bump into plenty of Asians up at the Art Center College of Design http://www.artcenter.edu/a...
- bigWOWO: Agree with King. This might not be a bad thing for Asian Americans to hear about. We can jump off the STEM...
- Raguel: People are too accustomed to thinking about value only in terms of money. Even artists are guilty of it. Some...
- Stop SOPA and PIPA (7)
- Raguel: Found a great website, take a look at this: https://www.cdt.org/ Why should privacy be important, in an age...
- Raguel: Following the temporary shelving of SOPA and PIPA in the long line of net neutrality battles, the feds and...
- Chr..: “Asian American men have to get more involved, not less. It’s a civic responsibility, and you have to...
- Activism is as activism does (10)
- trolldetector: Brooks also goes onto say ‘You should attach yourself to a counter-tradition and school of...
- bigWOWO: By the way, speaking of activism, there was a great David Brooks column recently. He talks about how people...
- Raguel: I have no experience whatsoever with activism. I simply do not feel safe participating in it. There is always...
- How to Win a Streetfight (18)
- bigWOWO: No worries. I feel the same way. Nothing against her, but just doubtful.
- Raguel: Hi Byron! I’ve been occupied doing a lot of reading and thinking recently. I suppose its just another...
- bigWOWO: Hey Raguel, What about your comments on ASSK?
I agree with everything you said. About #1…I think...
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- UFC 117 Sonnen vs. Silva Recap (1)
- bigWOWO: I think Michael Bisping solved the Chael Sonnen puzzle today, even though he lost a controversial decision....
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- SWR: Apparently the girl in the second video was not the girl who filmed the fight. It was probably unwise of her to...
- Raguel: I mean I look around me and 99% of the time there are no women that look like or dress like Adriana Lima in...
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- bigWOWO: Jeff, You called it! They were (if I recall correctly) 7 (twins) and 2. He’s still in the honeymoon...
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- Hitler: Kids suck lol.
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- ben: I’ve been getting into Asian rock music recently so thank you all very much for uploading all these videos.
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- Moroboshi: I didn’t say that. All I said was guys who believe in HBD are the same guys who probably also follow...
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- bigWOWO: But kobu, how can we have literature and art without money to support artists and writers? About...
- kobukson: I don’t know why everyone seems to think the notion of the decline of the middle class is such a bad...
- bigWOWO: There are a lot of veterans (supposedly) on that site. I can kind of understand it–military guys are...
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- bigWOWO: Eurasian, Lee Kuan Yew has always been upfront about Singapore’s hybrid system. To the best of my...
- Eurasian Sensation: @ BigWowo: New governments following independence or a major power struggle often have the sort...
- N: @bww And ironically, one of the rare democratic successes in the region that is Singapore behaves much closer to a...
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8( - Raguel: ROFL! Thank you for thoroughly destroying Amy Chua, Andre. WELL SAID ^_^ You know the destruction is so...
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- N: What’s your opinion on Yundi Li and Yoyo Ma.
- Andre M. Smith: Amy Chua has never lived in China. Her understanding of its culture, that is, the culture as it’s...
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- trolldetector: ^ i’d agree with that. but i wouldnt call them ‘idiots’, just misguided. crazy media...
- N: Agree with Jeff that not one regret is unlikely, the key is learn from it. Another way to look at it is that...
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- lingyai: I am not sure what happen there with my name, that is not my email, so just ignore.
- lingyai@hotmail.com: @bigwowo Just because the average income in India is $2 a day doesn’t make a person...
- AM/AF couple: Nottyboy, Yes, just like every place of employment, upper management needs to do a better job in terms...
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- Sana Rose: Well, now I am confused. I still can’t classify the novel I am writing.
I wouldn’t say...
- Sana Rose: Well, now I am confused. I still can’t classify the novel I am writing.
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- Raguel: http://www.occupydream.org/ ^ I heard about this from Russell Simmons. I hope that things develop well to...
- Raguel: So is that the reasoning for why you don’t need the right to due process? Are you some kind of fucking...
- N: @King The constitution gave power to the states to benefit white america or the constitution gave benefitial power...
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Tag Archives: UFC
Congrats, Junior Dos Santos and Ben Henderson
It took a minute and four seconds for Junior Dos Santos to knock out Cain Velasquez and win the UFC Heavyweight Championship on Fox free TV. Up until the fight, Dana had been saying that it was a great “commercial” for the UFC, and that now millions of people would know about it. I think he was anticipating a long, technical, strategic match where Joe Rogan and Mike Goldberg could explain all the details of a good MMA bout and raise some public interest.
B.J. Penn To Retire?
I knew Nick Diaz was going to win this fight. BJ actually did much better than I thought he would, but Diaz’s cardio was just too strong. BJ easily won the first round while outstriking and taking Diaz down, but he gassed in the second round while Diaz was throwing and landing punches from everywhere. BJ was clearly tired. The third round was closer, but again, Diaz outlanded him. Both guys had their faces all bloody by the end, but Diaz wasn’t even breathing hard. At the end, BJ told Joe Rogan that he wasn’t coming back, that he had a daughter and another on the way, and that he didn’t want to go home “looking like this” anymore. I don’t know if he was reacting emotionally to the outcome of the fight, but if he does decide to retire, I hope he has a long career as a coach. I’d hate for him to leave MMA.
Does Okami Have a Chance?
Anderson Silva vs. Yushin Okami takes place on Saturday at UFC 134. I saw this great quote last week:
“Go back and watch the title defenses of Anderson Silva and Georges St. Pierre over the last few years, and, 9 times out of 10, Joe Rogan is going to tell you that if you wanted to put together an opponent to beat Anderson/GSP it would be [guy standing across the cage].”
Lessons of the Creative Class from Ultimate Fighting
I’ve always believed that if you know one thing very well, you can apply that knowledge to other areas of life. One microcosm can contain knowledge applicable to the larger world. The Ultimate Fighting Championship, with it’s creative and fun fights and strict focus on business, can teach valuable lessons for people working in the creative class. Here you go, and please don’t hesitate to add your own:
1. Life is as much of an art as a science. Check out Jon Fitch. He’s beaten just about everyone but the champion and BJ Penn in his division, but he’ll most likely never get a shot at the title again. Dana White, after the Fitch-Penn fight, said:
UFC 129: Machida is BACK!
If there was ever a UFC fight that you didn’t want to miss, this was it. It was hands down the best fight card I’d ever seen, and when they brought it on, the fights were even better than I thought they’d be. There were 55,000 people in attendance. EVERY fight was good. The weakest fight was the main event with St. Pierre vs. Shields, and even that one was good. The rest of the fights were amazing.
UFC 127: Dana White Says BJ Won, Michael Bisping Proves He’s an Affirmative Action Case
I had a long conversation this weekend with a friend about UFC, and I came to the conclusion that all sports are the same–unless you know the styles/personalities behind the players, it’s boring because there is simply no drama. With the UFC this past weekend, there was plenty of drama. Two fights in particular were interesting.
No surprises in Silva vs. Belfort
If anyone is wondering why I haven’t been blogging about the UFC fights, tonight pretty much sums it up. I watched the prelims, and when Joe Rogan started saying that this was “the most anticipated middleweight title fight in MMA history,” I knew it was time to turn off the TV.
bigWOWO Fall Break and Things You Should See
I’m taking a little break from blogging while I try to put some accomplishments under my belt. Or at least some preliminary accomplishments that I can brag about on this blog, even if they aren’t brag-worthy (or blog-worthy). I’ve gone too long without an accomplishment, and now I have three goals. It’ll probably be a couple of weeks or so–less if I accomplish my three goals early; more if it takes longer. In the meantime, you can find me on e-mail if you need to reach me.
So some recommendations and UFC predictions before I go:
Recommendations:
UFC Needs a Rule Change: Knees to the Head on Downed Opponents
I just noticed this article from USA Today–Chael Sonnen gets an immediate rematch against Anderson Silva.
This is crazy. While I can understand that Sonnen gave Silva more trouble than any other competitor, Silva beat Sonnen fair and square the first time, and therefore Sonnen should go back to the end of the line like everyone else. Immediate rematches should be reserved for close decisions, not decisive wins. When your top fighters only fight three times a year, it’s important that every prospective champion gets a shot.
UFC this past weekend, UFC next weekend (predictions)
This past weekend:
It looks like Takanori Gomi, the Fireball Kid, is back. He knocked out Tyson Griffin in the very first round this past Saturday with a vicious swinging haymaker. I seriously thought the guy was past his prime, but he was aggressive the whole time, and with a win over a top fighter like Griffin, he could soon be back in contention. I was very surprised by how hard he was going at it–I thought for sure that his confidence had been destroyed years ago.
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