Red Light Drama - Has something like this happened to you lately?

Greg · 07-14-2009, 04:42 AM

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Originally Posted by rufio11

Yes its Japanese but totally the wrong company. Mitsubishi was the type of engine in the Jap Zeros that his father shot down. So whatever, grow tough skin and don't let comments like that get to you, being PC is so lame, just say what you mean, and mean what you say.

Actually Nakajima manufactured the majority of the Zeros engines.

PC is lame in most cases no arguement there. But saying this or any other racist remark directly to someone (esp nowadays )is pretty freaking stupid.

LOL I got some japanese american (ones a CHP officer)friends who would rip ya a new one if you said Jap to their face.

VCuomo · 07-13-2009, 01:04 PM

You younger guys probably don't get it, but there are a LOT of people around who's views towards Japanese products are influenced by WWII - either their own experience or their parents'. It's real, and there are hard feelings about it across the US. You should hear some of the comments that I've gotten from fellow Corvette owners... Sheesh...

juan05 · 07-13-2009, 02:20 PM

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Originally Posted by VCuomo

You younger guys probably don't get it, but there are a LOT of people around who's views towards Japanese products are influenced by WWII - either their own experience or their parents'. It's real, and there are hard feelings about it across the US. You should hear some of the comments that I've gotten from fellow Corvette owners... Sheesh...

what did the corvette owner say? if u dont mind me asking.

VCuomo · 07-13-2009, 06:48 PM

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Originally Posted by juan05

what did the corvette owner say? if u dont mind me asking.

It was multiple owners, and they were criticizing me for not buying American.

Things like "Why didn't you buy a Corvette or Camaro instead?", "The Japanese people thank you for your support", "You're un-American.", "People like you are responsible for the American auto industry going broke.", ... You get the idea.

I thought the "Why didn't you buy a Camaro?" one was funny, since I'm pretty sure that the new Camaro was designed in Australia and is being built in Canada.

Even more interesting is that all of my previous cars, except for 1, were American (I even owned an American Motors Rambler back in the day)! I bought a 1987 Pontiac Trans Am during the first time that GM was trying to convince people that they made cars just as good as the Japanese - man, what a piece of crap that Trans Am was!

Robert_Nash · 07-13-2009, 06:54 PM

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Originally Posted by VCuomo

It was multiple owners, and they were criticizing me for not buying American.

Things like "Why didn't you buy a Corvette or Camaro instead?", "The Japanese people thank you for your support", "You're un-American.", "People like you are responsible for the American auto industry going broke.", ... You get the idea.

and it wouldn't surprise me a bit if their other car was a Porsche, Lexus, BMW, MB or Acura.

VCuomo · 07-13-2009, 09:02 PM

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Originally Posted by Robert_Nash

and it wouldn't surprise me a bit if their other car was a Porsche, Lexus, BMW, MB or Acura.

And it would surprise me even less that their restored and/or restomodded Corvettes are full of parts made in China, Taiwan, Mexico, ...

ZKindaGuy · 07-14-2009, 11:53 AM

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Originally Posted by VCuomo

It was multiple owners, and they were criticizing me for not buying American.

Things like "Why didn't you buy a Corvette or Camaro instead?", "The Japanese people thank you for your support", "You're un-American.", "People like you are responsible for the American auto industry going broke.", ... You get the idea.

I thought the "Why didn't you buy a Camaro?" one was funny, since I'm pretty sure that the new Camaro was designed in Australia and is being built in Canada.

Even more interesting is that all of my previous cars, except for 1, were American (I even owned an American Motors Rambler back in the day)! I bought a 1987 Pontiac Trans Am during the first time that GM was trying to convince people that they made cars just as good as the Japanese - man, what a piece of crap that Trans Am was!

I was turned away from a number of "Any make and model" car shows when I showed up with my previous 350Z.

xiven · 07-14-2009, 12:55 PM

i'd say thats racist in the car world

AJChubbs · 07-14-2009, 01:52 PM

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Originally Posted by VCuomo

You younger guys probably don't get it, but there are a LOT of people around who's views towards Japanese products are influenced by WWII - either their own experience or their parents'. It's real, and there are hard feelings about it across the US. You should hear some of the comments that I've gotten from fellow Corvette owners... Sheesh...

This is an interesting point. A few years back I went to Hawaii with my grandparents, my grandfather who fought in the Pacific asked an odd question to me while we were there of all the Japanese people there. And for those of you who don't know there are a LOT of Japanese vacationers on the islands. Anyhow he asks "Do you think they wonder if this could be theirs?" To which I said "They're probably looking for their next Mi-Thai." It's definitely a generational thing.

I've read through most of these and I look at where posters are from and I have to ask do you all live out in like the ex-urban, rural hinterland? I live inside the beltway here in DC and can't tell you the amount of nice foreign cars there are floating around. If something like this happened my head would actually explode. While I love our Z's they're nowhere near the nicest foreign cars anywhere around me.

This is a window into the microcosm of nativist America. As a plain white guy myself it's so disappointing.

m4a1mustang · 07-14-2009, 02:10 PM

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Originally Posted by AJChubbs

This is an interesting point. A few years back I went to Hawaii with my grandparents, my grandfather who fought in the Pacific asked an odd question to me while we were there of all the Japanese people there. And for those of you who don't know there are a LOT of Japanese vacationers on the islands. Anyhow he asks "Do you think they wonder if this could be theirs?" To which I said "They're probably looking for their next Mi-Thai." It's definitely a generational thing.

I've read through most of these and I look at where posters are from and I have to ask do you all live out in like the ex-urban, rural hinterland? I live inside the beltway here in DC and can't tell you the amount of nice foreign cars there are floating around. If something like this happened my head would actually explode. While I love our Z's they're nowhere near the nicest foreign cars anywhere around me.

This is a window into the microcosm of nativist America. As a plain white guy myself it's so disappointing.

Same here, man. There's a huge mix of folks out here.

I know a couple people out in Haymarket and those folks really can't stand being anywhere near the more urban areas. Too many foreigners!

rreign · 07-13-2009, 01:14 PM

I think this is going pretty off topic for some of you. Really the only question was, has anything similar to this ever happened to you. I have had a lot of different imports and jut about every time I ventured out, I had some stupid comment or some jack *** revving his motor at me. It's the nature of the beast unfortunitely.

ZKindaGuy · 07-14-2009, 11:49 AM

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Originally Posted by rreign

I think this is going pretty off topic for some of you. Really the only question was, has anything similar to this ever happened to you. I have had a lot of different imports and jut about every time I ventured out, I had some stupid comment or some jack *** revving his motor at me. It's the nature of the beast unfortunitely.

I think you are not understsanding the full implication made by the original poster whether it was his intentional or not. This isn't just about engine revving...the point was made by the poster as well about how the guy revving made some off-color remarks as well.

As long as there are segways in a posting that offer up the potential of a variety of answers and interpretations then I think no one here has any grounds to try to confine anyone's answers to a certain part of any posting. This is a discussion board and that is exactly what is being done so far with the responses that have been occuring.

edeeZee · 07-13-2009, 01:24 PM

I guess I can empathize somewhat when my Japanese-American friend made some negative insinuations about Harley Davidson in how it used the name "fat boy" for one of its motorcycles. This name was a diffusion and "refusion" of the names of the 2 bombs dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki.

Anyways, when I told him Honda held Harley for a few years i.e. trained them in efficient production processes, my friend sardonically wished that Honda would've let Harley sink to the ground.

juan05 · 07-13-2009, 02:16 PM

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Originally Posted by zZSportZz

I'm sitting at a red today, minding my own business when this Cadillac pulls up next to me in the other lane. Guy looks at me and yells "My father used to shoot those down in World War II." So being the wise *** that I am yell back..."I didn't know cars could fly" Then hes like..."No I mean the Japs" (apparently he didn't recognize the sarcasm) Light goes green and he guns it....

Honestly, wtf is that all about? It made me laugh more than anything else. Anyone else have any stories like this?

jajaaja wow stupid people..amazing comeback +1

cossie1600 · 07-13-2009, 08:48 PM

It sounds like some guys off the Corvette forum

Buy American or else (funny thing is that some of their "American" cars were built in Mexico).

Oh yeah, they probably don't realize GM asia is a huge part of their profits, let's get the Chinese to stop buying the Buicks!

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07-13-2009, 01:04 PM	#2 (permalink)
VCuomo Track Member Join Date: May 2009 Location: SoCal Posts: 887 Drives: BMW 335i Sport Rep Power: 19	You younger guys probably don't get it, but there are a LOT of people around who's views towards Japanese products are influenced by WWII - either their own experience or their parents'. It's real, and there are hard feelings about it across the US. You should hear some of the comments that I've gotten from fellow Corvette owners... Sheesh...

07-14-2009, 12:55 PM	#8 (permalink)
xiven A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Atlanta Age: 45 Posts: 4,128 Drives: Cookie Monster Rep Power: 296	i'd say thats racist in the car world

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rreign A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: South Carolina Age: 42 Posts: 2,341 Drives: 03 Evo 8 Rep Power: 711	I think this is going pretty off topic for some of you. Really the only question was, has anything similar to this ever happened to you. I have had a lot of different imports and jut about every time I ventured out, I had some stupid comment or some jack *** revving his motor at me. It's the nature of the beast unfortunitely.

07-13-2009, 01:24 PM	#13 (permalink)
edeeZee Track Member Join Date: May 2009 Location: s. cali, los angeles Posts: 627 Drives: 09 370z plat 6 speed Rep Power: 268	I guess I can empathize somewhat when my Japanese-American friend made some negative insinuations about Harley Davidson in how it used the name "fat boy" for one of its motorcycles. This name was a diffusion and "refusion" of the names of the 2 bombs dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki. Anyways, when I told him Honda held Harley for a few years i.e. trained them in efficient production processes, my friend sardonically wished that Honda would've let Harley sink to the ground.

07-13-2009, 08:48 PM	#15 (permalink)
cossie1600 A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: californee way Posts: 5,380 Drives: 370, Leaf Rep Power: 32	It sounds like some guys off the Corvette forum Buy American or else (funny thing is that some of their "American" cars were built in Mexico). Oh yeah, they probably don't realize GM asia is a huge part of their profits, let's get the Chinese to stop buying the Buicks!