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>In my belief this is patently disrespectful, in the same way that it was disrespectful for people to call Muhammed Ali "Cassius" after he changed his name Pos
by planetguy 14y ago
>In my belief this is patently disrespectful, in the same way that it was disrespectful for people to call Muhammed Ali "Cassius" after he changed his name
Possibly, but since I don't respect Kimmy, it's appropriate that I should call him by his (sensible) birth name rather than the (ridiculous and embarrassing) name he chose for himself.
I don't respect Cassius Clay much either. Seriously, all that bragging is gauche. Saying you're "the greatest" just because you're pretty good at punching people? Get back to me when you've won a Fields Medal, dude.
- blhack 14y ago>Get back to me when you've won a Fields Medal, dude. Quell the nerd rage.
- larrys 14y ago"Seriously, all that bragging is gauche." It served a purpose. It got him publicity and was good for his career and in bringing attention to boxing. (I'm guessing you don't have anything good to say about Trump either.)
- icebraining 14y ago"Allah is the Greatest. I'm just the greatest boxer." -- Muhammad Ali
- awj 14y ago> Saying you're "the greatest" just because you're pretty good at punching people? Get back to me when you've won a Fields Medal, dude. If there were such a thing as a Fields Medal for boxing, Ali would have won it. He wasn't just "good at punching people", he brought in techniques that changed the sport. It's fine that you are comfortable being as ignorant about boxing as most people are about math. That's your prerogative. That said, dismissing someone's accomplishments based on your ignorance is a shitty thing to do.
- rhizome 14y agoGauche? You know that manners were an invention of the aristocracy, right?