The reaction to Jeremy Lin, proves the almost sorry racism in the USA? Agree or disagree? (Obama, boycott)
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Another incident in one of many, since he started playing great about 1 month ago. Sorry, some of the good pub (not most of it though), that he's received is due to him being something that America has never seen before, almost like Obama and a lot of people can't handle it properly.
I said almost sorry state of racism in the US, since Obama's election and the rise in interracial marriages are two reasons, why it's probably not sorry.
But it could be A LOT better and it's still probably not good.
In summary, has America handled talking about Lin in a racially hip way? I'd say no.
Some nimrod decided he'd get a rise out of his friends if he yelled "*****!" at Jeremy Lin. Even though in fact he didn't personally care whether Lin was Chinese or not.
He's not a racist. Merely a jerk. As are most others like him.
You couldn't figure this out?
This doesn't show "sorry racism" in the US. Just "sorry gullibility" among those who believed it was racism.
Blacks have been showing more signs of racism towards him. You should hear how some black coworkers talk about him. The words they use would get deleted here.
Well, his success and popularity is evidence enough that racism to some extent is alive and well. He's faced a lot of racism that ordinarily people would have never put up with if he were black. Everything from the white ESPN reporter headlining him as the "C---k in Armor" to Ben & Jerry's Ice Creme associating him with fortune cookies. Even Floyd Mayweather made an in appropriate assessment of the matter. A lot of this would have been unthinkable and intolerable if it occurred towards other minorities. Even to the point where it would have brought about boycotts, public apologies and protests. But for Jeremy Lin? Nothing, nada.
The overwhelming majority of attention showered upon Lin is positive. Is it evidence of racism, or just the opposite?
The Ben and Jerry's story is evidence of the abject idiocy of political correctness. I remember when Brit NBA player John Amaechi was around there were some stories about his fondness for tea. There were no howls of racism. (Ameaechi of course later outed himself as the NBA's first and so far only gay player). What about 'Cornbread' Maxwell? I don't recall any cries of racism or issuance of PC journalism guidelines there either. So why the national uproar over the linking of Lin to fortune cookies? It's evidence of sheer stupidity in journalism, but not of American racism.
Another incident in one of many, since he started playing great about 1 month ago. Sorry, some of the good pub (not most of it though), that he's received is due to him being something that America has never seen before, almost like Obama and a lot of people can't handle it properly.
I said almost sorry state of racism in the US, since Obama's election and the rise in interracial marriages are two reasons, why it's probably not sorry.
But it could be A LOT better and it's still probably not good.
In summary, has America handled talking about Lin in a racially hip way? I'd say no.
Hadn't heard about the ice cream thing. Guess it just doesn't have the same impact in the press' mind as if they made a watermelon ice cream dedicated to Lebron James.
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It's kind of funny, actually, haha...nothing to get your panties in a bunch about it.
The irony is that Fortune Cookies are as American as Apple Pie. I think it was Yao Ming who wasn't aware of the connection because he'd never seen fortune cookies in China before.
The overwhelming majority of attention showered upon Lin is positive. Is it evidence of racism, or just the opposite?
The Ben and Jerry's story is evidence of the abject idiocy of political correctness. I remember when Brit NBA player John Amaechi was around there were some stories about his fondness for tea. There were no howls of racism. (Ameaechi of course later outed himself as the NBA's first and so far only gay player). What about 'Cornbread' Maxwell? I don't recall any cries of racism or issuance of PC journalism guidelines there either. So why the national uproar over the linking of Lin to fortune cookies? It's evidence of sheer stupidity in journalism, but not of American racism.
So in otherwords, as long as the "overwhelming majority" of attention is positive; a minimal or marginal degree of "racism" is tolerable and ok?
You minimize the use of fortune cookies; and conveniently glossed over ESPN's comment. Something tells me that if ESPN made reference to an Italian player as a "WOPPER" or some other racial epithet, many of those in the italian community would be up in arms over it.
Blacks have been showing more signs of racism towards him. You should hear how some black coworkers talk about him. The words they use would get deleted here.
Which blacks? Name me some of them. And don't give me this stuff about these anonymous co-workers because i don't believe that anyway. I want some names that i recognize.
Which blacks? Name me some of them. And don't give me this stuff about these anonymous co-workers because i don't believe that anyway. I want some names that i recognize.
How about Floyd Mayweather saying "What he does a black dude does every night and nobody mentions it....so why should he get noticed for it??"
Do you feel the same way???
Why even say something like that???
Let me preface this by saying I KNOW that the Lin hype is purely based off him being an extreme minority in his respective sport. The media created the hype monster, because he is Asian...although they absolutely cannot say it. (One ESPN worker has been fired for such already)....
And the Asian demographic has totally galvanized to that monster.
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