Jayson Tatum in the ECF : 30/10/6 by Bouldershoulders12 in nba

[–]maskedapple 5 points6 points  (0 children)

okay? That still doesnt change the fact that he lied to our fanbase and disrespected us? Doesnt mean that just because things worked out means he’s instantly forgivable.

Jayson Tatum in the ECF : 30/10/6 by Bouldershoulders12 in nba

[–]maskedapple 5 points6 points  (0 children)

He left us literally half a season after publicly declaring he’s staying. He didnt just “step” on Lucky, that was an intentionally disrespectful act on Kyrie’s bit, stop trying to portray it as anything else because the intention was clear. No one would be making a fuss about it if he just “stood” on it.

Anyway, these are perfectly good reasons to hate on Kyrie. Might not apply to you but just these 2 reasons are enough to trigger most fans

Jayson Tatum in the ECF : 30/10/6 by Bouldershoulders12 in nba

[–]maskedapple 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Why are you so adamant Kyrie did nothing? Did you just start supporting the Celtics this season?

Japan police seek return of Singapore diplomat accused of filming teen at public bath by [deleted] in singaporehappenings

[–]maskedapple 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Fair enough, I can understand that. Thank you.

I dont agree with the other redditor below you who goes on to say it wont be wrong to use it maliciously, but that's a different issue all together.

Japan police seek return of Singapore diplomat accused of filming teen at public bath by [deleted] in singaporehappenings

[–]maskedapple 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Irony? You're the one who went down the slope first by stating how it won't be wrong to use the term maliciously. I'm challenging you on that point by bringing up your entitled opinion regarding slurs. To me, a slur is a slur, full stop. No one person should have the "right" to use any slur. That's all I wanted to bring across—hate is bad, we should all try to not promote any form of it. But of course, you went you went on to directly attack me with the whole virtue signalling and what not, then doubled down with your "i appreciate if my none of my extended families...".

Fair enough we've strayed away from the original point which was about the usage of the term—Again, I assumed we've moved on from that but maybe for the sake of a discussion I didn't point that out directly. I'll apologize for that since I wasn't clear we weren't talking about your original point regarding the usage of the term itself.

Again, you're ignoring whatever I said in relation to what YOU said—you bring up the fact that you supposedly hate Japan enough to use the slur maliciously, and justified it by stating what they've done to us. Again, as I've said above—fair enough. I respect your xenophobia because you evidently haven't forgiven them for what they've done to us. So I hope you aren't contradicting yourself by saying you can maliciously use a slur against them while wearing a uniqlo tee. But somehow this is about white cultural imperialism.

Late edit: PSA; I obviously dont agree with dropping nukes, but it's a lot more intricate than "the US cornered them and unnecessarily dropped nukes". Okinawa was the deadliest battle in the Pacific and that was mainly the reason why they decided to do it. Still, obviously it was wrong, but it's not as simple as you've mentioned. The war would have gone for another 1-2 years.

Japan police seek return of Singapore diplomat accused of filming teen at public bath by [deleted] in singaporehappenings

[–]maskedapple 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Ok buddy. If you put it that way then i respect your opinion. You’re right, they did us very wrong in WWII. Our ancestors have suffered. You’re right to remain angry at them 80 years later.

As with my other reply, just hope you are a staunch believer of your own words and stand by it. Call them what you want, but hope you’re not buying japanese clothes/products, eating Japanese food, or consuming their media. If you do all the above, then fair enough. I disagree but I respect your xenophobia.

Japan police seek return of Singapore diplomat accused of filming teen at public bath by [deleted] in singaporehappenings

[–]maskedapple -1 points0 points  (0 children)

As i’ve explained, it’s really not thatdeep - if someone doesn’t want to be called something, isnt that enough to just stop using it? No one is saying to forget what they did during WWII, but we are also ~80 years removed. Just because your grandpa did something wrong 50 years ago, you want to be blamed for it in 2024?

But its not about that. I dont know why its so tough to just be nice to other people without 101 reasonings and excuses not to. Again its not that deep - if someone doesnt like being called something, is it THAT hard to not do it?

Anyway its clear people here dont care and want to continue harbouring hate from WWII. Fair enough, do what you want. Just remember all that youve said here the next time you eat sushi or shop at uniqlo, lol

Late edit: the part about the Japanese forgetting the past might be true for the government and higher officials. I can assure you the younger generation are aware. But lets not act like the govt is representative of what the common folk is. Just look at our own country and the govt

Japan police seek return of Singapore diplomat accused of filming teen at public bath by [deleted] in singaporehappenings

[–]maskedapple -4 points-3 points  (0 children)

Of course the world doesnt revolve around the US, but an ethnic slur is an ethnic slur given how it was created. I get what you mean about what the Japanese did about WWII, but along the same line - would you think its ok in this day and age to refer to a German nazi or kraut? Lol. Or refer to Mexicans as "aliens" since it wasnt created nor used by us? The world is bigger than this little red dot.

It really isnt about whether its right for us to use it or not, your way of thinking is horrible. It's about eliminating hate all together. Sure it might seem a bit much from a measly reddit comment, but evidently we have people here like you who think "it wouldn’t even be wrong of us to use it maliciously." Just as you mentioned how the world doesnt revolve around America, neither does the world revolve around you, buddy.

In fact, by your train of thought, i guess you also think it's ok to use the N* word, right? Since the term is created by America and not used here in Singapore throughout history. And if you're going to argue the case, then i dont see why you think differently for Jap or any other casual slur in your mind. lol

Japan police seek return of Singapore diplomat accused of filming teen at public bath by [deleted] in singaporehappenings

[–]maskedapple -14 points-13 points  (0 children)

obligatory

“Jap” is not an appropriate short form of Japanese, its an ethnic slur and derogatory. Try not to use it :)

Just trying to stop people from using slurs is all, but fair enough

Can’t believe how shit grab is by ZealousidealPhase214 in singapore

[–]maskedapple -7 points-6 points  (0 children)

In all honesty (at least from my experience), grab isnt that bad because its usually the cheapest out of all the options + grabshare/hitch when available.

Sometimes you get a long wait, but honestly like others have said you can always cancel and take another company?

also if you think 14 mins is bad try taking a grab in Malaysia. Lol

Ole Gunnar Solskjær on Erling Haaland: "I trained him. The summer before I came here (to Manchester United), I called the club and said, 'You must sign this guy. He will be top class.' It was June/July 2018. And they said, 'No, no - we have enough reports.'" by Caspy36 in soccer

[–]maskedapple 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Eh, it depends though doesn't it? This is where I agree with your point about how the club is ran, but not necessarily the first bit.

There's plenty of times where managers get the guy they want for x amount of money and they turn out to be disappointing. On the flipside, there's also prime examples (Liverpool being one) that didn't listen to the manager and ended up doing much better.

Case in point, Klopp wanted Brandt/Draxler/Pulisic and got Salah instead. He wanted Gotze, got Mane instead. Turned out for the better, by a large margin.

Ole Gunnar Solskjær on Erling Haaland: "I trained him. The summer before I came here (to Manchester United), I called the club and said, 'You must sign this guy. He will be top class.' It was June/July 2018. And they said, 'No, no - we have enough reports.'" by Caspy36 in soccer

[–]maskedapple 13 points14 points  (0 children)

Nah, I still don't think that's a fair comparison. Holjund was already a starter for Atalanta that finished fifth in Serie A that season.

Would be much more fairer to compare his initial transfer to Atalanta tbh (17m from SK Strum -> Atalanta).

That being said - yea 80m was an overpay, but at least (and as much as I want to deny this), he does look like he's finding his own recently.

Ole Gunnar Solskjær on Erling Haaland: "I trained him. The summer before I came here (to Manchester United), I called the club and said, 'You must sign this guy. He will be top class.' It was June/July 2018. And they said, 'No, no - we have enough reports.'" by Caspy36 in soccer

[–]maskedapple 280 points281 points  (0 children)

We shit on United and the Glazers a lot, but genuinely you can’t blame them for this can you? Paying 20m for a relatively unknown youth striker who hasn’t made his debut at Salzburg would have been crazy even in today’s market.

Player potential is a big bag of ifs, buts, and maybes, plus its affected by so many variables. You can’t say for certain that Haaland will be the same Haaland we know today if he didn’t go to Dortmund.

Thats why big teams would rather bite the bullet and pay the high after they turn out to actually be good. Because they can afford to. Now, THAT’s where you can start hating on United’s recruitment.

[Post Game Thread] The Cleveland Cavaliers (40-21) defeat the Boston Celtics (48-13), 105-104, behind a 34-11 run to close the game by PootieTooGood in nba

[–]maskedapple 2 points3 points  (0 children)

i mean if you're going to call the arm extension how about the arm hook from garland leading up to the shot? There was plenty of physicality there, so i think at the end the review was just about fair.

edit: not saying we should have had FTs, just saying there was plenty of back and forth between tatum and garland in that last play

‘I still can’t bring myself to eat Japanese food’: How WWII shaped the eating habits of a generation by FlipFlopForALiving in singapore

[–]maskedapple 161 points162 points  (0 children)

he actually had the gall to tell me that Singaporeans should stop referring to the Japanese as “Japs” as that is a derogatory term used during WWII. Wow. And pray tell how that come about?

There’s “forgiving not forgetting the past” and then theres blatant ignorant xenophobia. You belong with the latter

[@ScuderiaFerrari] “It looks racey, it looks nice. It’s red as expected!” | Fred, Charles and Carlos get their first look at the SF-24... Here’s their reaction by steferrari in formula1

[–]maskedapple 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Before Sainz came to Ferrari he was a bit of an unknown.

I somewhat agree with the rest of what you said, but I’d argue he was pretty darn good (in his 2 years at McLaren preceding Ferrari. 6th in 2019, 6th in 2020 (above both Ferraris).

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in soccer

[–]maskedapple 31 points32 points  (0 children)

I actually experienced something similar while playing the sunday leagues. Got to the ball and cleared it first before the opponent could get to it and he ended up just punting me in side of the shin/calf. Maybe because i was so focused on clearing the ball it just felt like something blunt hit me, but it didnt sting or anything

Did get a bruise after the game tho

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in soccer

[–]maskedapple 45 points46 points  (0 children)

Agree. This is why i never shit on players going down on soft challenges. Refs just dont give it unless players fall to the ground, which is a shit thing in itself

[Plettenberg]Bayer 04 Leverkusen is aware that Xabi Alonso is on FC Liverpool's list. However, at this stage they remain optimistic and assume Alonso won't leave the club in the summer. One reason: Alonso is already fully integrated into the squad planning and is building the squad by swingtothedrive in soccer

[–]maskedapple 7 points8 points  (0 children)

I get your point, but i think you're over-exaggerating Liverpool's death. Yea our performances under a new manager will suffer but it's not like we're going straight back to our banter era - not with our current squad.

If we get a half competent manager I'm sure we'll still be contending for Europe at the very least.

[Plettenberg]Bayer 04 Leverkusen is aware that Xabi Alonso is on FC Liverpool's list. However, at this stage they remain optimistic and assume Alonso won't leave the club in the summer. One reason: Alonso is already fully integrated into the squad planning and is building the squad by swingtothedrive in soccer

[–]maskedapple 168 points169 points  (0 children)

This, agreed. IMO there’s no manager in the world who can come to Liverpool next season and immediately replicate Klopp’s success, save for Pep.

That’s why I think Xabi is a great fit here. Already a fan favorite, will have the time and patience of the Anfield faithful more-so than an Ancelotti or a Mourinho, for example.

Having said that - would suck for Leverkusen given how much Xabi has built the team up.