Full Version: Petition against LPGA?
Is there any petition online?
QUOTE(Xiahara @ Aug 28 2008, 03:12 PM) 
Is there any petition online?
I know that foreigners who play in Korea for professional teams don't have to speak Korean. So this move by the LPGA seems very unfair at first.
But then when you look at some of the rules imposed on foreign athletes (especially in basketball) it seems very unfair as well.
Foreign hoopsters get a crucial assist
by Chanel White and Kim Sun-jung, JoongAng Daily (February 13, 2005)
http://joongangdaily.joins.com/article/view.asp?aid=2528418
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Every season, each of the 10 teams in the Korean Basketball League is allowed to recruit two foreign players. These players, usually Americans, are heavily relied upon by their teams, and the league itself depends upon them to raise the quality of play. But competition on the court is just one challenge for the imported players, who must also adapt to different coaching styles and a completely new culture and language. This is made possible by a staff member often overlooked by cameras and commentators: the team translator, who navigates the language and cultural barriers for the foreign athletes.
Strict league regulations dictate the terms under which foreign athletes can play, preventing the league from turning into an overseas stage for American talent. The two foreign players per team must not exceed 398.78 cm, or about 13 feet, in combined height.
There is also a salary cap of $280,000 that must be divided between the two players. Their Korean counterparts can earn considerably more; Mr. McHone says that star players make between $350,000 and $400,000. "We do the work," Mr. Lang says wryly, "but we're at the bottom of the totem pole."
But it's impossible to ignore the foreign presence on the court, especially on the scoreboard. Mr. Won, the Thunders' translator, says he believes the two Americans take 60 to 80 percent of the playing load during any given game.
But foreign players show little emotional investment in their teams. Their contracts are rarely renewed for a second season, and the coaches consider constant turnover good for the team. Each team is allowed two changes in their foreign roster per year, meaning both players could potentially be replaced mid-season. Teams frequently exercise that option in pursuit of better players.
Strict league regulations dictate the terms under which foreign athletes can play, preventing the league from turning into an overseas stage for American talent. The two foreign players per team must not exceed 398.78 cm, or about 13 feet, in combined height.
There is also a salary cap of $280,000 that must be divided between the two players. Their Korean counterparts can earn considerably more; Mr. McHone says that star players make between $350,000 and $400,000. "We do the work," Mr. Lang says wryly, "but we're at the bottom of the totem pole."
But it's impossible to ignore the foreign presence on the court, especially on the scoreboard. Mr. Won, the Thunders' translator, says he believes the two Americans take 60 to 80 percent of the playing load during any given game.
But foreign players show little emotional investment in their teams. Their contracts are rarely renewed for a second season, and the coaches consider constant turnover good for the team. Each team is allowed two changes in their foreign roster per year, meaning both players could potentially be replaced mid-season. Teams frequently exercise that option in pursuit of better players.
Which rules are more unfair?
And do private organizations have the ability to discriminate in the name of profits?
Koreans should get the hell out of white man's organizations. SIEG HEIL!
QUOTE(jajibbalgoshipeo @ Aug 29 2008, 11:55 AM)
Koreans should get the hell out of white man's organizations. SIEG HEIL!
the whites have to invent artificial barriers for koreans, because otherwise koreans dominate all fields.
typical inferior white racist behavior.
QUOTE(jajibbalgoshipeo @ Aug 29 2008, 12:55 PM)
Koreans should get the hell out of white man's organizations. SIEG HEIL!
Hey cracker boy! You just jealous because us Asians are superior to you smug blue-eyed honey subhuman species! Haha!
USA is going downhill soon! I can't wait for China and the rest of Asia to POWN Europe and your gay USoAsshole country!!
I love it when trolls post and then rabid morons respond in kind, proving they are as fukking stupid as the troll.
QUOTE(AsianRevenge @ Aug 30 2008, 05:14 PM)
I love it when trolls post and then rabid morons respond in kind, proving they are as fukking stupid as the troll.
You talking to me?!! Shut up. Go choke on Kim Jong-Il's jahjee.
QUOTE(AsianRevenge @ Aug 30 2008, 04:14 PM)
I love it when trolls post and then rabid morons respond in kind, proving they are as fukking stupid as the troll.
like you?
I'm against the rule, depending on how they do it... if the requirement is just some basic level of English than I think it's ok. But it wouldn't be fair to ask people to achieve a high level because not everybody can do that in a foreign language. And it's never good for a sport to turn away talented people.
Still, it seems like the policy is more controversial among English speakers than Korean speakers. So anyway, I don't really see it as something to get upset about right now.
http://koreabeat.com/?p=1820
Still, it seems like the policy is more controversial among English speakers than Korean speakers. So anyway, I don't really see it as something to get upset about right now.
http://koreabeat.com/?p=1820
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Most overseas athletes participating in the SB Charity Open in Gangwon-do appeared to feel that, “I already planned to reach that level. It’s not a big problem.”
On the 29th the father of player A said, “the English level the LPGA tour is asking for is not so high, just simple thoughts after winning or greetings in pro-am, so athletes and parents haven’t really had much reaction at all.”
On the 29th the father of player A said, “the English level the LPGA tour is asking for is not so high, just simple thoughts after winning or greetings in pro-am, so athletes and parents haven’t really had much reaction at all.”
lol
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