WHAT. IS. THIS. I. DON'T. EVEN.

[elementalhero]

Outrage in Washington over Obama's Japan bow


Are you kidding me? Are you FUCKING kidding me? The conservatives are wailing and whining and screeching because our president made a respectful gesture to the leader of a foreign country (one with whom, I might add, we are actually on good terms, ohoho), instead of forcing our customs on? (i.e. a handshake, fistbump, man-hug, WTF-EVER)

I mean, do these people even know what the fuck they are talking about?? Really? In Japan, a bow is the traditional greeting of every Joe Schmoe (I'm sorry, Schmoe Taro) on the street. Yes, it is a sign of humility, but it's also a sign of respect, deference, or even gratitude. Why are these shitheads all worked up?

Here, here's one of my favorites:

"I don't know why President Obama thought that was appropriate. Maybe he thought it would play well in Japan. But it's not appropriate for an American president to bow to a foreign one," said conservative pundit William Kristol speaking on the Fox News Sunday program, adding that the gesture bespoke a United States that has become weak and overly-deferential under Obama.

FUCKING CRY MOAR, YOU ASS-SUCKING PIECE OF SHIT, AND GROW A PAIR WHILE YOU'RE AT IT.






I don't, I can't even, I can't even address how fucking sad this is.

Comments

[tsukara.livejournal.com]

"But it's not appropriate for an American president to bow to a foreign one..."

Even if that were true, it wasn't the president, it was the emperor, for one.

For all that pundits are idiots, it really is a very nicely executed bow, for an American. Maybe a little low for two world leaders, but since it's the emperor, erring on the side of too low is probably the better idea. /just sayin'

[okroginator.livejournal.com]

it wasn't the president, it was the emperor, for one.

I know, I love how uneducated it makes these guys sound.

Since Obama's the visiting dignitary, it would be right for him to bow lower. Besides, no one mentioned how he shook hands with the prime minister (i.e. the actual political power, instead of the cultural figurehead).

[tsukara.livejournal.com]

Isn't it great? I mean, as if we couldn't tell already by the fact that most of them are on Fox.

Well, yeah. And, technically, he's mixing the bow with the Western handshake there, which is 'wrong' but from him kind of comes across as adorable and... an awkwardness that results from trying hard to get it right (which I think is far preferable to...just not caring that you're getting it wrong).