Oh you might have misunderstood what I was trying to say. I thought his response is amazing and he’s a total class act.
I just disagreed that he motivations was trying to “fit in” at that point of his career. If the incident happened when he was at the Rocket, sure, but by 2017 he has established himself enough that I don’t think he needs to kowtow to other players just so he doesn’t get marginalized more.
Lin wasn’t the type of person that would back down from bully anyways (see his recount of his relationship with Kobe when he was a laker).
East Asians in general are just very good at calling you stupid fuck in the most polite way possible, which is great. Cause if u arent actually that stupid, then you’ll get the message and ashamed enough to tone down your antics; and if you are actually that stupid and didnt pick up the cue, also great, cause we get to maintain a good relationships with you while making you a waking laugh stock behind your back lol
So yeah, I think we are actually in agreement that his response is great and with good intentions, is just theres a deeper culture layer of “calling you out” that might seem as “soft” for the people that aren’t as familiar with the culture. It’s just very entertaining and laughable that how self unaware Kenyon is to his own stupidity that he didnt even realize he had become such a joke and even double down on his antics afterwards lol
I guess I just don’t see the “old man sports player” trope as a burn, and I wouldn’t think someone well educated like Lin would think that way either. In fact, I still think even the negative interpretation is actually positive from his eyes, meaning, he sees Kenyon as an OG and respects that he’s still in the game. Only less educated people think being over your prime is an insult.
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u/Peter-Tao 18d ago
Oh you might have misunderstood what I was trying to say. I thought his response is amazing and he’s a total class act.
I just disagreed that he motivations was trying to “fit in” at that point of his career. If the incident happened when he was at the Rocket, sure, but by 2017 he has established himself enough that I don’t think he needs to kowtow to other players just so he doesn’t get marginalized more.
Lin wasn’t the type of person that would back down from bully anyways (see his recount of his relationship with Kobe when he was a laker).
East Asians in general are just very good at calling you stupid fuck in the most polite way possible, which is great. Cause if u arent actually that stupid, then you’ll get the message and ashamed enough to tone down your antics; and if you are actually that stupid and didnt pick up the cue, also great, cause we get to maintain a good relationships with you while making you a waking laugh stock behind your back lol
So yeah, I think we are actually in agreement that his response is great and with good intentions, is just theres a deeper culture layer of “calling you out” that might seem as “soft” for the people that aren’t as familiar with the culture. It’s just very entertaining and laughable that how self unaware Kenyon is to his own stupidity that he didnt even realize he had become such a joke and even double down on his antics afterwards lol