Your unbridled hatred of Shaun White is horrific.

[Midlodemocrat]

I don't even recognize DU anymore.

:cry:

[MrCoffee]

1. Aww, Midlo, why the long face?

[flvegan]

2. The Flying Tomato?

[geardaddy]

3. That's his name?

I just thought it was Carrot Top on a snowboard.

[TZ]

4. Somebody compared him to Carrot-Top the other day

I CAN'T GET THAT HORRIFIC IMAGE OUT OF MY HEAD.....:grr:
(Don't even THINK about it Dr. Strange! Or I'll kick you in the ding-dongs!!)

[taterguy]

5. We only hate what we can't understand . . .

Why someone that rides a skateboard in the snow makes more money than we'll ever dream of.

Honestly, I had never heard of him until the 60 Minutes thing a couple weeks ago.

And the dude drives a Ferrari?

:wtf:

[WinkyDink]

7. He's won Olympic Gold before. Been on magazine covers. Probably a better over-all athlete than, say,

Tiger or Derek.

[flvegan]

8. And if Tiger ever

landed chin first from 10 feet up on the lip of a pipe, that'd be the end of him.

Won't say the same for Jeter. Hell of a fielder, no matter how I hate the Yanks.

[JustABozoOnThisBus]

42. C'mon, it can't hurt any more than a golf club to the face ...

and Tiger wasn't wearing a helmet.

:hi:

[AngryAmish]

10. 1. If you think he is a better athlete than Derek Jeter you have been sharing a bong with that dude

2. I have nothing more to add.

But if you meant Derrick Rose, then you really have no idea what you are talking about.

[MicaelS]

11. Not a Ferrari you barbarian,

A Lamborghini! :rofl:

[taterguy]

12. Barbarian my ass

I knew he drove some exotic Italian sports car but I couldn't remember which one.

And they're all difficult to spell.

So I settled on some vague memory about a televised interview with Miles Davis, and how he had to call the California Highway Patrol and tell them when he bought a Ferrari so they wouldn't pull him over because a dude that looks like him has no business driving a Ferrari.

I feel the same way about Shawn Whatshisface. A dude that looks like him has no business driving such a fine car.

And how much of a difference is there really? I've driven them all in video games and I can't tell.

Maybe I should try the real thing.

In another life.

[foxfeet]

6. Carrot Top? Hell, he looks more like Kathy Griffin without makeup.

[Dr. Strange]

9. I'm loved him on the Hardy Boys.

Da Doo Ron Ron Ron Da Doo Ron Ron!

[arbusto_baboso]

13. No, my hatred of him is quite bridled.

Make no mistake of that.

[texanwitch]

14. I think the guy is cool.

He can do all those jumps and twists in baggy clothes.

I enjoyed watching the kids last night, they are brave.

[kayakjohnny]

15. Well the thing I like about him is that he made his showboating actually work. Twice.

Unlike the kinky-haired blond who crashed and burned. Twice.

On the other hand, both of them are much too enamored with their own camera time.

His lack of humility hasn't hurt him yet.

Hers, however invited that karmic fist in for a couple of good sucker punches.

[azmouse]

16. I'd actually have to give a shit about him to hate him.

[blogslut]

17. I've given my daughter permission to marry him.

I need grandbabies with that hair.

[WolverineDG]

18. LOL

I thought I was the only one in love with Shaun White's hair.

dg

[blogslut]

21. Red-heads are a weakness for me

I even lusted after Carrot Top before he started dying his eyebrows and doing weird shit to his face:

[Urban Prairie]

22. Lets see if he still has any hair, much less as long, red and thick as that at age 52.

Like I had, although I finally had it cut short again last summer.

[blogslut]

27. I find that men who go bald

...begin to lose it in their 20's.

Don't get me wrong. I dig bald men - another weakness.

As for the fading of the red, sigh. It happens and breaks my heart. I met up with an old boyfriend last year. He used to have this most amazing dark red hair, almost black red. His eyes even matched his hair. Now, his hair is brown mixed with grey and his eyes have faded as well. I was sad.

[Urban Prairie]

32. Yeah. I'm starting to see the first strands of gray growing in now...

But I consider myself to be luckier than most guys my age, hair-wise anyway, even my younger brothers have some pattern baldness going on.

Some girls at work used to accuse me of dyeing it red...lol!!

[Arugula Latte]

19. I like the guy. Seems like a kick.

:shrug:

[Rabrrrrrr]

20. As much as he looks like an uncreative, pretentious, fuckwit ass - he actually seems quite real,

quite generous, and quite humble.

He clearly does his sport for love of the sport, and it seems his main mission in life is to advance his sport and his sport's potentials.

When I first saw him, my automatic assumption was to hate him because of his cliche hair and his ignorant surfer-dude attitude; but once I heard him speak, and heard about his dedication and his altruistic initiatives, and his interviews on the Today Show, I realize he's actually a very decent, intelligent, and big-hearted person.

The cliche asshole hair and silly surfer dude attitude is unfortunate, but it clearly does not in any way define who he is.

[kayakjohnny]

23. Wow, what a cool take on it. I totally see it that way also.

Very well said.

:thumbsup:

[Midlodemocrat]

24. I love you. I've always loved you. Can we be valentine's? It's late I know, but I don't care.

[Captain Hilts]

25. It's not a sport. The uniforms are hideous. He's had a professional contract since age 8. nt

[derby378]

26. Not me, I freakin' LOVE the guy

:hug:

[Zomby Woof]

28. I like him!

He's from nearby Carlsbad, CA. Always good to see a local kid make good.

He completely owned that halfpipe. I loved how he didn't even need to do his second run, but went ahead and outdid himself. His air time is unreal. Gave gravity the middle finger!

No hater here. :thumbsup:

[kwassa]

29. who gives a fuck what DU thinks?

because using the word "think" is overly generous, and the wisdom of any crowd is often not wisdom at all.

Shaun White is great at what he does. He pushes the envelope of what is possible, he does new tricks no one else can do and literally achieves heights that no one else has reached.

[Midlodemocrat]

31. Says the guy with the adorable baby.

Like we'd listen to you.

:rofl:

:loveya:

[kwassa]

34. Not such a baby anymore

""

[Midlodemocrat]

36. The pic of you holding her as an infant is a fav of mine.

She's adorable, but the look on your face? Utterly priceless.

[kwassa]

37. I still feel that way about her.

as I am usually the photographer, I have very few with the two of us together.

[Arugula Latte]

49. I'm sorry, but that photograph

makes me want to MUSH and SMUSH her little face and arms!

:D

[LostInAnomie]

30. For some reason I can't stand snowboarders or any other "X-treme" athlete.

They always seem like total tools and/or douchebags.

[XemaSab]

33. Are we supposed to hate on him?

Somehow I missed that memo. :shrug:

[Biker13]

35. I LOVE Shaun!

As for the money he makes? More power to him!

I don't begrudge anyone success!

[GreenPartyVoter]

38. Midlo!!! *pounce* Oops...didn't mean to spill yer wine. How are ya?? :^D

[elleng]

39. There's much more to him than olympics/sport.

'What's driving you?

Ah, man. How much time do we have? Because I could go on forever. What drives me now is the fact that I feel like I still have so many tricks that I want to learn and so many things that I can still do. And so many cool things outside of sports that I have been doing. You know, I went to Africa, and just kind of like the experience of going and meeting kids. And there is a thing we are doing at Target House in Memphis. It's next to the St. Jude Hospital. It's a long-term care facility.

What's it like being involved with the Target House?

It is so cool because you go down there and you meet these kids that are just dealing with these incredible things that they should not be dealing with, and to see their spirits so high, and they are so excited, so amped to meet you and you put on a skate demo and come into the house and do all these things, it has been wild. I mean, I get letters in the mail because I had a heart defect when I was one, I had surgeries and stuff. And so you get these letters in the mail that just, they are crazy, they are just like, yes, well our son is dealing with the same thing and we saw you on TV and I mean it is such a cool thing to inspire and kind of give hope. You know what I mean? It is pretty cool to have something bigger going on.

You also mentioned going to Africa. Can you talk a little bit about that trip?

That was one of those things where I was doing some commercials and some spots on television about African relief, and I just don't believe in kind of saying and supporting something that I didn't really know much about, and it felt awkward to me.'

http://www.nbcolympics.com/athletes/athlete=2447/qa/index.html

[DFW]

40. I must be so out of it. Who is Shaun White?

And why should I like/hate him/her?

[TicketyBoo]

41. Cripes.

Who would be hating him? And why?

Pure, unbridled jealousy, maybe?

I can think of no other reason.

[stray cat]

43. But his networth is 20 mil. and doesn't DU generally hate anyone with money?

http://www.celebritynetworth.com/richest-celebrities/shaun-white-net-worth/

I actually have nothing against Shaun White but name one person some DUer doesn't like?

[Midlodemocrat]

44. +1. DU hates wealth.

[Forkboy]

45. Just other people's.

:)

[DevonRex]

46. I love the guy. He's flamboyant and puts it all on the line. Then he actually delivers.

So it seems to me that he puts a LOT of work into what he does. Who can criticize that? He loves his sport, he loves his family, and he actually does some good things with his money.

[LeftyMom]

47. His line of boys' clothes at Target is really cute.

:shrug:

[Amerigo Vespucci]

48. I hate neither Shaun White NOR his bride, and I take umbrage at your accusation

Blanket statements should only be made about blankets.

"MMMMMMMM. What a WARM blanket."

At any given MOMENT of the day, DU is filled to the rafters with more assholes than a proctologist's office at rush hour.

I've heard "I don't even recognize DU anymore" consistently since becoming a member two years ago.

Perspective.

It's all about perspective.

:toast:

[Blue_In_AK]

50. I really like the guy, personally.

He's exceptionally talented at his sport and does it with so much flair and showmanship, and he seems very good-natured and fun.

No hating here. Besides, I like redheads.

My cool grandson, Sebastian.

[woo me with science]

51. Huh? nt