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― The term “hipster racism” from Carmen Van Kerckhove at Racialicious (nakhchivan), Sunday, 26 February 2012 00:47 (twelve years ago) link
lol lin went to palo alto
― puff puff post (uh oh I'm having a fantasy), Sunday, 26 February 2012 00:52 (twelve years ago) link
I just remember I have a friend who went to palo alto and is also taiwanese-american
― flagp∞st (dayo), Sunday, 26 February 2012 00:57 (twelve years ago) link
remembered
― flagp∞st (dayo), Sunday, 26 February 2012 00:58 (twelve years ago) link
I also have a friend who went to palo alto and is taiwanese-american (haha I already told dayo this tho)
― iatee, Sunday, 26 February 2012 01:19 (twelve years ago) link
Weird thing is that in the article, they do use Lee where a surname would be used.
― pplains, Sunday, 26 February 2012 03:06 (twelve years ago) link
isn't lee the surname?
― Philip Nunez, Sunday, 26 February 2012 06:32 (twelve years ago) link
Yeah, that's what I meant.
― pplains, Sunday, 26 February 2012 06:34 (twelve years ago) link
So they did it right in the story, but went the wrong way in the headline.
Racist headline writers are taking over America.
my wife made a comment the other day to the effect that 'Headline writer innocently didn't think/know of racist meaning to the word "chink"' was her take on this and i was all oh shit you did not just say that, trust me you're wrong
― DNRIYHM NATION 1814 (some dude), Sunday, 26 February 2012 12:42 (twelve years ago) link
Yeah, you'd have to be living under a rock not to know. I learned the word at like age 9 or 10 from an episode of Sanford and Son.
― Bo Jackson Overdrive, Sunday, 26 February 2012 15:03 (twelve years ago) link
even those in my circle that are the type that go out of their way to defend indefensible people kind of backed down on defending this guy...
― Bo Jackson Overdrive, Sunday, 26 February 2012 15:04 (twelve years ago) link
http://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/nba-ball-dont-lie/ben-jerry-replaces-fortune-cookies-lin-sanity-flavor-162728739.html
― Bo Jackson Overdrive, Sunday, 26 February 2012 15:57 (twelve years ago) link
also, not racist but...kinda creates an image I don't think Yahoo! intended to:
http://img19.imageshack.us/img19/6177/lolsqb.jpg
― Bo Jackson Overdrive, Sunday, 26 February 2012 16:02 (twelve years ago) link
I still think the headline writer made an innocent (read: not malicious/intentional) mistake, but he should still get fired for the crime of being too fucking stupid to do his job correctly
― Whiney G. Weingarten, Sunday, 26 February 2012 16:35 (twelve years ago) link
The most OTM part of this is that dude's firing was justified regardless of intent.
― robbery by sudden snatching (DJP), Sunday, 26 February 2012 16:44 (twelve years ago) link
yeah, actually, if you think dude should have kept his job for any reason, it's a pretty good litmus test for "You might be a racist if..."
― Whiney G. Weingarten, Sunday, 26 February 2012 16:46 (twelve years ago) link
i'm sort of been mesmerized by the idea of having fortune cookie pieces in my ice cream since this ben & jerry's thing
― J0rdan S., Sunday, 26 February 2012 16:47 (twelve years ago) link
i'd gladly enjoy that flavor combo even if it meant tacitly supporting casual racism tbh
― Whiney G. Weingarten, Sunday, 26 February 2012 16:49 (twelve years ago) link
It should have been cherry froyo to represent Harvard IMO
― robbery by sudden snatching (DJP), Sunday, 26 February 2012 16:50 (twelve years ago) link
xxxxpost except that I think that "chink in the armor" wouldn't have made sense in any other context. The dude had only completed his 9th start at the time (and only 10th game in where he appeared for more than 30 minutes). "Chink in the armor" in a sports context is used to describe some kind of powerhouse (player, team), that has previously seemed indestructible that now exhibits a visible flaw, like if Michael Jordan had ever lost in the Finals.
It's not a phrase that makes sense to use for a player who most of the world hadn't heard of a month earlier, that had a series of hot games (with noticeable flaws), and then just had an off night. That's why I think the author was intentionally making a pun, because had it been any other player, I don't think he would have chosen those words. My money is more on the idea that he didn't think "Chink" was offensive, or that he was being cute.
― Bo Jackson Overdrive, Sunday, 26 February 2012 16:51 (twelve years ago) link
or that he THOUGHT he was being cute, that should say
― Bo Jackson Overdrive, Sunday, 26 February 2012 16:52 (twelve years ago) link
no, it made sense, we've been over this. it was a stupid and offensive headline, which is why he was fired
― ploppawheelie V (k3vin k.), Sunday, 26 February 2012 16:53 (twelve years ago) link
have you guys ever had lychee flavored anything? it's awesome
― flagp∞st (dayo), Sunday, 26 February 2012 16:53 (twelve years ago) link
in martinis and yes it is awesome
― ploppawheelie V (k3vin k.), Sunday, 26 February 2012 16:54 (twelve years ago) link
Yes lychee is great
― robbery by sudden snatching (DJP), Sunday, 26 February 2012 16:55 (twelve years ago) link
Lychees are delicious, canned or fresh. (/food derail)
xp
― Steamtable Willie (WmC), Sunday, 26 February 2012 16:56 (twelve years ago) link
xxxxpost It made sense in that people ostensibly knew what the copy writer meant. But it wasn't used properly. "Chink in the armor" is a term that makes more sense when applied to, like, the Boston Celtics losing back to back games in the 2007 NBA Playoffs, than to describe a turnover prone PG that just moved into the starting lineup having an off night.
Regardless, he deserved to be fired, but since this thread is about the author's "intent"....
― Bo Jackson Overdrive, Sunday, 26 February 2012 16:57 (twelve years ago) link
I don't believe I've had lychee
I usually buy canned lychees because fresh lychees are so hit-or-miss. either fresh and unbelievably sweet and tasty, or they're unripe and sour or too ripe and off...
― flagp∞st (dayo), Sunday, 26 February 2012 16:58 (twelve years ago) link
The article said part of the reason they took them out is the cookie bits got too soggy. It would probably work if you added them on your own.
― Male Privilege: Unpacking the Invisible Nutsack (Abbbottt), Sunday, 26 February 2012 17:00 (twelve years ago) link
look for these in the candy section of ye international grocery:
http://cn1.kaboodle.com/hi/img/2/0/0/f5/6/AAAAAr6W4O8AAAAAAPVmgQ.jpg?v=1208747337000
― Steamtable Willie (WmC), Sunday, 26 February 2012 17:00 (twelve years ago) link
xpost racisttoppings.jpg
― Bo Jackson Overdrive, Sunday, 26 February 2012 17:00 (twelve years ago) link
"Chink in the armor" in a sports context is used to describe some kind of powerhouse (player, team), that has previously seemed indestructible that now exhibits a visible flaw, like if Michael Jordan had ever lost in the Finals.
Wasn't Lin being discussed as a powerhouse player though?
I have no idea what happened in this game where the writer used this headline tho
― Whiney G. Weingarten, Sunday, 26 February 2012 17:01 (twelve years ago) link
similarly, I am addicted to these:
http://i.imgur.com/FzCVR.jpg
― flagp∞st (dayo), Sunday, 26 February 2012 17:01 (twelve years ago) link
it made sense... he had never really had anything close to a bad game before the one the headline was referencing
― J0rdan S., Sunday, 26 February 2012 17:02 (twelve years ago) link
xxpost Yes, at the time he had just come off of a series of about 9 straight "o wau" games, including several where he won the game in closing moments. I just think "chink in the armor" being used for a player that had less than ten starts under his belt would be a bit premature.
Kind of wonder what kind of shitty pun the writer might have used if he wasn't Asian.
― Bo Jackson Overdrive, Sunday, 26 February 2012 17:03 (twelve years ago) link
"Lincapable of Knicktory"
― Bo Jackson Overdrive, Sunday, 26 February 2012 17:04 (twelve years ago) link
http://gaygamer.net/images/dogarmor.jpg
pug in the armor
― Whiney G. Weingarten, Sunday, 26 February 2012 17:04 (twelve years ago) link
i only post on racism, rap, and meta threads. My transition to becoming Dom Passantino is complete.
― Whiney G. Weingarten, Sunday, 26 February 2012 17:16 (twelve years ago) link
well they lifted your permaban, so don't go celebrating just yet
― J0rdan S., Sunday, 26 February 2012 17:23 (twelve years ago) link
http://www.anybooze.com/ekmps/shops/anyboozecom/images/kwai-feh-lychee-liqueur-223-p.jpg
lychee schnapps <3
(though I admit the fake-Chinese name and design are a bit questionable for a drink made in the Netherlands, but, uh)
― Schleimpilz im Labyrinth (a passing spacecadet), Sunday, 26 February 2012 17:53 (twelve years ago) link
racist fonts really upset me more than racist headlines for some reason.
― Philip Nunez, Sunday, 26 February 2012 17:55 (twelve years ago) link
I once had some fresh lychees soaked in vodka. Super tasty + oh shit I'm drunk.
― Male Privilege: Unpacking the Invisible Nutsack (Abbbottt), Sunday, 26 February 2012 18:17 (twelve years ago) link
Easy way for Ben & Jerry's to have headed off that racial stereotyping dust-up: ask Jeremy Lin what kind of ice cream flavors he likes to eat, then play off those flavors to design a "Lin-sanity" flavor. <--- That will be a $50,000 retro-consulting fee, plz, and worth every penny I might add.
― Aimless, Sunday, 26 February 2012 19:33 (twelve years ago) link
"Chink in the armor" would make sense if there were suddenly a specific, major flaw in Lin's play that lost them the game, like he suddenly couldn't pass. That wasn't even the case in the headline game, they just lost, and most of Lin's flaws were already known. Turns the ball over, can't go left, etc..
― Kiarostami bag (milo z), Sunday, 26 February 2012 19:38 (twelve years ago) link
B&J: so what's your favorite...JL: stinky tofu!B&J: ...
― Philip Nunez, Sunday, 26 February 2012 19:39 (twelve years ago) link
http://i.imgur.com/8a1nH.jpg
― flagp∞st (dayo), Sunday, 26 February 2012 19:41 (twelve years ago) link
^^ would work well as part of the overall insanity theme.
― Aimless, Sunday, 26 February 2012 19:43 (twelve years ago) link