Kang, a Korean-French mixed-martial arts fighter born on St Pierre of Miquleon and who moved to Canada in 1988, is known here as the "Super Korean." Even though his blood is only half Korean, the commercial says, the flag he waves is the same as yours. Which I suppose is encouraging in a grudgingly-more interracial Korea, if a little ugh-worthy.
The following commercial was in circulation on Korean TV for a while, too.
An excerpt:
Nobody has a choice of where they're born. The passport is just a piece of paper. What's real is in here. I'm still Korean. Nothing can change that.
I'm not going to get involved in how Korean he may or may not be, or how selective the editing there was. I just wonder how well comments like those, or Michelle Wie's father saying
the only thing about her that’s American is her passport, she is “definitely” Korean.
or Daniel Henney appearing in face-whitening cosemetics commericals go over when they're not said or done before a hometown crowd.
5 comments:
This asshole is about as French as French Fries
Methinks that Mr. Kang is a little confused about who he is - maybe he has taken to many shots to the head. He's about as Korean as I am...
I was under the impression he flew the Canadian flag for his UFC fights. Or does he only fly the Korean flag when in Daehanminguk, like Jeanette Lee?
Well, to me, to say he's not Korean is to also say he's not French. I've always thought "Korean" was like a three-headed monster: linguistic, ethnic and cultural.
I don't think Mr. Kang speaks much Korean; second, not only is he half-Korean but he doesn't look Korean at all, so people probably received him growing up as a Frenchmen, or at least definitely not KOrean; but thirdly, cultural is simply a mindset, so if Mr. Kang views himself as Korean in this forum, who is to say we should beat that down?
Canada doesn't want this asshole. He can stay in Korea and fly its flag until Dokdo sinks
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