Re: [sumo] Re: Akebono's pro wrestling debut

["Howard Gilbert" <h.gilbert@auckland.ac.nz>]

How is your opinion of the Emperor of Japan any less disparaging (except
given the recent death)? I think the point was that a revered person in
their profession then moving to another aspect of that profession, but one
that is widely seen as a parody of the original, gives a rather hollow
feeling to the fans or supporters.

So, Akebono moving from a pro sport to another that is largely rigged and
about entertainment leaves a bad taste, just as if a revered religious
leader moved into televangelism (I presume - never heard of the guy you
mention), or whatever.

Howard


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Joe Klemmer" <klemmerj@webtrek.com>
To: "Dale Carlson" <drc@oz.net>
Cc: "Sumo" <sumo@statgen.ncsu.edu>
Sent: Wednesday, April 06, 2005 10:54 PM
Subject: Re: [sumo] Re: Akebono's pro wrestling debut


> On Wed, 30 Mar 2005, Dale Carlson wrote:
>
> > Sorta like if the Pope were to retire and then go on the road with
> > "Father Guido Sarducci", parodying everything he supposedly stood for
> > before. Fine, I guess, if he needs the money...
> >
> > Then again, maybe I'm just taking this all too seriously :)
>
> Ah, maybe not the best comparison to make.  In fact, putting any
> Yokozuna in the same sentence as Pope John Paul II is a bit pretentious at
> best.  Maybe if you compared Akebono's latest "career choices" with the
> Emperor of Japan stepping down to follow his dream of being a Three
> Stooges impersonater it would be a more realistic example.  But, from a
> lapsed Catholic who is more Buddhist than anything else, please do not
> disparage His Holiness again.
>
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