And now this: I thought Taiwanese people considered themselves Chinese.
Some do, some don't. It's safer not to assume one way or the other. Officially Taiwan is the "Republic Of China" but not all Taiwanese people are comfortable being described as "Chinese".
― Mohombi Khush Hua (ShariVari), Friday, 24 February 2012 23:26 (twelve years ago) link
great article, but yeahi can imagine this being typed out accompanied every twenty second by a heavy sigh and a head shake.― omar little, Friday, February 24, 2012 4:38 PM (4 minutes ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink― goole, Friday, February 24, 2012 5:43 PM (1 hour ago) Bookmark
i can imagine this being typed out accompanied every twenty second by a heavy sigh and a head shake.
― omar little, Friday, February 24, 2012 4:38 PM (4 minutes ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
― goole, Friday, February 24, 2012 5:43 PM (1 hour ago) Bookmark
that's how I read it, as I remembered seeing almost all of those in an actual headline or article over the past month
― Nhex, Saturday, 25 February 2012 00:03 (twelve years ago) link
And now this: I thought Taiwanese people considered themselves Chinese. They acknowledge that their land would be a part of China were it not for the communists. Cubans in Miami still consider themselves Cuban. Am I wrong?
― pplains, Friday, February 24, 2012 5:40 PM (1 hour ago) Bookmark
it's a very, very complicated question!
― flagp∞st (dayo), Saturday, 25 February 2012 00:37 (twelve years ago) link
I hate to be all "I had a roommate in college", but I had a roommate in college who was from Taiwan. He considered himself Chinese. It's not like they seceded.
― pplains, Saturday, 25 February 2012 00:56 (twelve years ago) link
and I know taiwanese-americans who consider themselves taiwanese. it's a very, very complicated question!
― flagp∞st (dayo), Saturday, 25 February 2012 01:00 (twelve years ago) link
http://www.boston.com/yourtown/news/assets_c/2012/02/linsanitybenandjerrys1-thumb-520x681-64947.jpg
Ben & Jerry's launches 'Lin-Sanity' flavor, takes out fortune cookie ingredient
― mookieproof, Saturday, 25 February 2012 02:25 (twelve years ago) link
1) can't believe that's not simply a photoshop but a real thing2) included fortune cookie ingredient 0_0 come on dudes
― Nhex, Saturday, 25 February 2012 02:46 (twelve years ago) link
The hell is going on.
― pplains, Saturday, 25 February 2012 02:54 (twelve years ago) link
outside of the racism that seems like it would be pretty crappy ice cream
― iatee, Saturday, 25 February 2012 02:56 (twelve years ago) link
hmm honey vanilla and wafers. Now that's worth $3.95 for a quart.
Sounds like a health milkshake.
― pplains, Saturday, 25 February 2012 02:58 (twelve years ago) link
The racism really ties the flavor palette together though.
― robbery by sudden snatching (DJP), Saturday, 25 February 2012 03:00 (twelve years ago) link
it's lychee honey vanilla
― flagp∞st (dayo), Saturday, 25 February 2012 03:04 (twelve years ago) link
honey? crunchy things? omg what a disaster for ice cream.
― call all destroyer, Saturday, 25 February 2012 03:06 (twelve years ago) link
why yogurt tho is my question
― Waxahachie Swap (Jimmy The Mod Awaits The Return Of His Beloved), Saturday, 25 February 2012 03:06 (twelve years ago) link
orientals love ice cream more than any race imo
― Waxahachie Swap (Jimmy The Mod Awaits The Return Of His Beloved), Saturday, 25 February 2012 03:07 (twelve years ago) link
haha they shoulda made it lactose free
― iatee, Saturday, 25 February 2012 03:09 (twelve years ago) link
haagen daaz is a thing in asia
― flagp∞st (dayo), Saturday, 25 February 2012 03:09 (twelve years ago) link
or just fill the container w/ rice maybe
^ yes i was thinking that too! xp
― Waxahachie Swap (Jimmy The Mod Awaits The Return Of His Beloved), Saturday, 25 February 2012 03:10 (twelve years ago) link
xxp
i had rice pudding gelatto once and it was amazing
http://i.imgur.com/ThB3F.jpg
― flagp∞st (dayo), Saturday, 25 February 2012 03:12 (twelve years ago) link
http://i.imgur.com/15Ac1.jpg
This guy is far from being the first Asian-American player in the NBA or in any sport. It's not like the country went wild with Godzilla references over Ichiro Suzuki. Why has Jeremy Lin (JEREMY!) somehow uncovered a festering national pile of Charlie Chan jokes?
― pplains, Saturday, 25 February 2012 03:13 (twelve years ago) link
http://i.imgur.com/54qEM.jpg
ice cream chocolate fondue?
― flagp∞st (dayo), Saturday, 25 February 2012 03:14 (twelve years ago) link
http://i.imgur.com/QKA4s.jpg
ichiro is asian-american? xp
― flagp∞st (dayo), Saturday, 25 February 2012 03:15 (twelve years ago) link
there really isn't an asian-american male who has ever had the spotlight in a way that lin has it today, I think the whole thing is prob more interesting *outside* of the sports context
― iatee, Saturday, 25 February 2012 03:16 (twelve years ago) link
tiger woods?
― J0rdan S., Saturday, 25 February 2012 03:17 (twelve years ago) link
well he's not. Even more excuse for the crazy racism, if there's any excuse.
― pplains, Saturday, 25 February 2012 03:17 (twelve years ago) link
suzuki.
But it's not like Yao Ming arrived in Houston and some Texan millionaire went "Know what we should do? How about tacos filled with egg rolls instead of shredded beef! Call it the Yao Ming!"
― pplains, Saturday, 25 February 2012 03:18 (twelve years ago) link
him being asian-american instead of asian has everything to do with it imo
― flagp∞st (dayo), Saturday, 25 February 2012 03:19 (twelve years ago) link
right. there is a huge gap between yao ming / ich / jackie chan and people who speak english as a first language
― iatee, Saturday, 25 February 2012 03:20 (twelve years ago) link
i was trollng with that tiger post btw
― J0rdan S., Saturday, 25 February 2012 03:21 (twelve years ago) link
and there are maybe like 3 famous asian american females
― iatee, Saturday, 25 February 2012 03:21 (twelve years ago) link
related to thred title: this is the guy
http://gothamist.com/attachments/byakas/22212espn.jpg
― Waxahachie Swap (Jimmy The Mod Awaits The Return Of His Beloved), Saturday, 25 February 2012 03:21 (twelve years ago) link
I feel like players who come from asian professional leagues have a 'stamp of approval' on them - they're supposed to be the best of the best already
― flagp∞st (dayo), Saturday, 25 February 2012 03:23 (twelve years ago) link
tbf if dude had gone to kansas or carolina and been drafted i don't think (quite) the same sort of thing would be going on
as it is, i want him to call someone a round-eye motherfucker
― mookieproof, Saturday, 25 February 2012 03:31 (twelve years ago) link
that's the thing, though, is that kansa or unc would prob never have picked him up no matter how good he was in college
― flagp∞st (dayo), Saturday, 25 February 2012 03:34 (twelve years ago) link
not unless he was like, 7'0
dunno -- i think you underestimate college coaches' self-interest
― mookieproof, Saturday, 25 February 2012 03:35 (twelve years ago) link
I think it's also kinda a slow news cycle
― iatee, Saturday, 25 February 2012 03:36 (twelve years ago) link
like he would be a story regardless, but there's not some national pressing story right now, election pretty boring, so this helps fill the void
― iatee, Saturday, 25 February 2012 03:38 (twelve years ago) link
I'm sure this was discussed upthread, but its also a huge deal that he happened to the knicks specifically
― D-40, Saturday, 25 February 2012 03:38 (twelve years ago) link
also holy shit for this guy to be out of nowhere the top story everywhere
i occasionally have fantasies about how well i would handle such a thing, but needless to say i've not been tested
― mookieproof, Saturday, 25 February 2012 03:39 (twelve years ago) link
ilx project imo
― beware of greek bearer bonds (darraghmac), Saturday, 25 February 2012 03:40 (twelve years ago) link
^^^my public relations rep tbh
― mookieproof, Saturday, 25 February 2012 03:42 (twelve years ago) link
― mookieproof, Friday, February 24, 2012 10:35 PM (6 minutes ago) Bookmark
idk, 0.5% of ncaa basketball players are asian-americans - it's not a... received notion that asian american players can be good at bball
― flagp∞st (dayo), Saturday, 25 February 2012 03:43 (twelve years ago) link
'thank you all for coming. I can confirm that my client did make those comments about jeremy lin, but can explain everything....'
― beware of greek bearer bonds (darraghmac), Saturday, 25 February 2012 03:45 (twelve years ago) link