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>In my belief this is patently disrespectful, in the same way that it was disrespectful for people to call Muhammed Ali "Cassius" after he changed his name

Possibly, but since I don't respect Kimmy, it's appropriate that I should call him by his (sensible) birth name rather than the (ridiculous and embarrassing) name he chose for himself.

I don't respect Cassius Clay much either. Seriously, all that bragging is gauche. Saying you're "the greatest" just because you're pretty good at punching people? Get back to me when you've won a Fields Medal, dude.

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> Saying you're "the greatest" just because you're pretty good at punching people? Get back to me when you've won a Fields Medal, dude.

If there were such a thing as a Fields Medal for boxing, Ali would have won it. He wasn't just "good at punching people", he brought in techniques that changed the sport.

It's fine that you are comfortable being as ignorant about boxing as most people are about math. That's your prerogative. That said, dismissing someone's accomplishments based on your ignorance is a shitty thing to do.

No, what I'm saying is that punching people isn't a worthwhile endeavour.

You are not the grand arbiter of worthwhile endeavours.

Ah, so you're dismissing people accomplishments based on your opinion of what their doing. That's also ... classy.

"Allah is the Greatest. I'm just the greatest boxer."

  -- Muhammad Ali

"Seriously, all that bragging is gauche."

It served a purpose. It got him publicity and was good for his career and in bringing attention to boxing. (I'm guessing you don't have anything good to say about Trump either.)

>Get back to me when you've won a Fields Medal, dude.

Quell the nerd rage.

Gauche? You know that manners were an invention of the aristocracy, right?

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