Georges St-Pierre was almost flawless from the moment he stepped
inside the cage at UFC 158, taking Nick Diaz to the ground at will early
on and even out-striking his opponent for the most part to retain the
welterweight championship.
While St-Pierre's fighting
performance was hard to critique, the Canadian titleholder may have
angered many Asian MMA fans with his walkout apparel. Korean
featherweight Chan Sung Jung brought attention to that fact through a
Facebook post on Sunday.
Hi, My name is Chan Sung Jung from
South Korea. As one of many Koreans who like you as an incredible
athlete, I feel like I should tell you that many Korean fans, including
myself, were shocked to see you in your gi designed after the Japanese
'Rising Sun Flag'. For Asians, this flag is a symbol of war crimes, much
like the German Hakenkreuzflagge. Did you know that? I hope not.
Just
like Nazis, the Japanese also committed atrocities under the name of
'Militarism'. You can easily learn what they've done by googling (please
do), although it's only the tiny tip of an enormous iceberg.
Furthermore,
the Japanese Government never gave a sincere apology, and still to this
day, so many victims are dying in pain, heartbroken, without being
compensated. But many westerners like to wear clothes designed after the
symbol under which so many war crimes and so much tragedy happened,
which is ridiculous.A germanmilitaria is a style that many are using now!
I
know most of them are not militarists. I know most of them do not
approve unjustified invasion, torture, massacre, etc. They're just
ignorant. It's such a shame that many westerners are not aware of this
tragic fact. Wearing Rising Sun outfits is as bad as wearing clothes
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Since
you're influenced by Japanese Martial Arts, your wearing a headband
designed after Japanese flag is understandable. But again, that huge
'Rising Sun' on your Gi means something else.
Many people say
GSP is the best Welterweight fighter throughout history, to which I
totally agree. This means you have a great influence on every single fan
of yours all around the world. And I do believe your wearing 'the
symbol of War Crime' is a very bad example for them, not to mention for
yourself.
So, what do you reckon? Do you want to wear the same Gi next time as well?
The
Rising Sun Flag was used by the Imperial Japanese Army, which was
responsible for the conquest of Eastern Asia and much violence through
the late 1800s and early 1900s. So, it is understandable why Jung would
take such offense to St-Pierre displaying the flag on his gi as he
approached the Octagon at UFC 158.
Having worn a gi during his
walkouts throughout his UFC career, this is not the first time St-Pierre
has been adorned with the Rising Sun Flag—however, UFC 158 does mark
the first occasion where the welterweight champion displayed a red
version of the symbol.
At UFC 154, prior to his bout with Carlos
Condit, St-Pierre wore a gi that was decorated with a black Rising Sun
Flag. Prior to that appearance in November, St-Pierre's outfits had
almost always been solid colors with sponsor logos patched on top.
This is not the first time an athlete has come under fire for utilizing the Rising Sun Flag on a uniform.
Olympic
uniform designer Hiroko Koshino included the Rising Sun image on the
uniforms of 2012 Japanese Olympic athletes, and he was criticized for
doing so. South Korea, Jung's home country,You will find so many
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banning the display of the Rising Sun Flag during Olympic sporting
competitions.
Obviously, there's a good chance St-Pierre was
unaware that his gi would offend any groups of people. The long-reigning
titleholder has said he doesn't run his own Twitter account,Buy formaldressesevening at the online outlet.Shop for Women's Bridesmaid Dresses and other Women's backpackfactory. so it's equally possible he's not involved in the design of his walkout clothing.
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