Comments on: LPGA Demands Athletes Learn English Or Risk Losing Membership http://guanabee.com/2008/09/lpga-demands-athletes-learn-english-or-risk-losing-membership/ Spicy Coverage: Gossip, media, culture and lifestyle for Latinos. Sun, 21 Mar 2010 11:42:19 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7.1 hourly 1 By: Brian Barker http://guanabee.com/2008/09/lpga-demands-athletes-learn-english-or-risk-losing-membership/#comment-15400 Brian Barker Thu, 04 Sep 2008 23:43:40 +0000 http://guanabee.com/wordpress/?p=4532#comment-15400 I think that the LPGA's decision smacks of xenophobia. At least the Beijing Olympics appointed an Esperanto translator, and CRI broadcast daily, about the Games, in this language. If you doubt this you can check <a href="http://esperanto.cri.cn" rel="nofollow">http://esperanto.cri.cn</a> I think that the LPGA’s decision smacks of xenophobia.

At least the Beijing Olympics appointed an Esperanto translator, and CRI broadcast daily, about the Games, in this language.

If you doubt this you can check http://esperanto.cri.cn

]]> By: chana la chile http://guanabee.com/2008/09/lpga-demands-athletes-learn-english-or-risk-losing-membership/#comment-15399 chana la chile Thu, 04 Sep 2008 09:17:39 +0000 http://guanabee.com/wordpress/?p=4532#comment-15399 When American actors go to Japan to do ads/commercials, they don't learn Japanese. When American actors go to Japan to do ads/commercials, they don’t learn Japanese.

]]> By: PaulVato http://guanabee.com/2008/09/lpga-demands-athletes-learn-english-or-risk-losing-membership/#comment-15398 PaulVato Thu, 04 Sep 2008 03:35:38 +0000 http://guanabee.com/wordpress/?p=4532#comment-15398 OMG, I cannot believe it! How dare Se Ri Pak and Lorena Ochoa make fun of the Chinese golfers like this! Well at lease they are not using their fingers to pull back their eyes. OMG, I cannot believe it! How dare Se Ri Pak and Lorena Ochoa make fun of the Chinese golfers like this!

Well at lease they are not using their fingers to pull back their eyes.

]]> By: LaLa http://guanabee.com/2008/09/lpga-demands-athletes-learn-english-or-risk-losing-membership/#comment-15397 LaLa Thu, 04 Sep 2008 01:34:06 +0000 http://guanabee.com/wordpress/?p=4532#comment-15397 I just don't get the argument that this is "for the sponsors." Like, can't non-English-speaking golfers just smile and pose for photos and commercials? Or learn a few short lines? Or have captions under what they say? Why is fluency in English necessary at all? I don't mean to be a "little drastic" but, yeah, this really smacks of xenophobia. I just don’t get the argument that this is “for the sponsors.” Like, can’t non-English-speaking golfers just smile and pose for photos and commercials? Or learn a few short lines? Or have captions under what they say? Why is fluency in English necessary at all? I don’t mean to be a “little drastic” but, yeah, this really smacks of xenophobia.

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