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StarCraft II Gamer Receives US Pro-Athlete Visa

Posted by samzenpus on from the do-you-even-push-buttons? dept.

dotarray writes "The world's first professional StarCraft II gamer has been granted a five-year pro athlete visa for the United States, making Kim 'viOLet' Dong Hwan the first of his kind. viOLet was one of the first gamers to apply for the P-1A visa when they were introduced in July. The new paperwork doesn't mean that he can live permanently in the U.S., but it does mean he'll be treated like other (more traditional) athletes, able to easily enter the country temporarily to participate in tournaments."

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  1. Invitation from USA = Jail by HansKloss · · Score: -1, Troll

    Avoid, avoid, avoid. What can you expect in USA:
    - get shot
    - being imprisoned
    - become slave
    - minimum wage worker
    Some people just never learn tricks of regimes or go ahead and live your "American Nightmare"

  2. Outlier: video games DO contribute to obesity. by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    People envy him?

    I find video games boring (unchallenging), nauseating, and lonely.

    There's nothing like meeting people in person - chatting online doesn't cut it - and participating in a physical activity: tennis, soccer, softball, etc .... contributes to one's overall well-being on many levels: emotional, physical, health and social.

    In shape? Thin doesn't mean he's in shape. And it's pretty sad when one's weight is used as a single benchmark for fitness. He could be thin because he's a chain smoker, lives off of caffeine, cancer, .....

    And yes most video game players ARE overweight. It's one of the MAJOR causes of obesity in our US society.

    Envy, indeed.