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It's different because Lin is an Asian American, unlike Yao. So Asian Americans can claim him as their own.
Since Jeremy Lin is doing so well, situational racism is OK.
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I guess I dont get that one. I guess I would have to be in their shoes.
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I am just mad he never did this when he was on the Warriors.....granted I knew he wasn't getting any playing time.
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How?Originally Posted by CrunchyBlack9
Its not cool by any means, but I work with a Chinese cat and a Vietnamese cat and they were both saying the whole Asian Mamba bit. Mind you i'm their supervisor. They thought I was being sour I guess b\c I wasnt reveling in their joy. When in reality I didnt feel comfortable b\c its kind of like having a white friend thinking its ok to say the N-word. I'm not trying to be that dude. Also, I dont get it. Was it like this when Yao Ming was ballin?
If I'm amongst Asians making those kinda jokes I'll let them rock, their ppl, their understanding. I don't see how that's the same as white ppl talking about a black person and freely using the n-word. This isn't a behind your back situation.
If you're just uncomfortable with situation I can understand that but I'd hope you're just the type of person that doesn't engage yourself in that kind of humor.
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I'm saying.. the hell is dude talking about?
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Hate Speech isn't a part of freedom of speech. The constitution does not support or protect that brand of speech.
Understand the concept before you speak on it bruh, just sayn.
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Oh? So !@%+ racism and perpetuating stereotypes because it's freedom of speech and it's OK
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Oh we can color code white and black people but you can't color code Asian people? That's racist.
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But you're assuming, from a stereotype, that all Asian people are "yellow"
That's racist
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You mean this is not a thread about race?
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Shouldn't matter what his race is ... Dude is coming off the bench and killing it
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*shrugs*
I am yellow so it doesn't bother me. Jeremy Lin is also yellow if that helps.
Also white people tend to be more of a tan/peach color than actual white. And black people are actually a brown color.
If anything, you should be more mad about that whole "mamba" business. Jeremy Lin is clearly not a reptile.
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every one seems to be like this,
that's why I give most racist jokes a pass, they're just jokes
like ghetto people (not racist, serious) that are always in other people's space, yelling, are always the first to whine about being disrespected
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I'm their supervisor first off so that makes indulging in those kind of joke a HR nightmare. Then the second thing is you never know how people take jokes in a racial context. The funny thing is that I have white friends that have said the N-word and I checked them quick. even though I knew they didnt mean it in a racial context, but my homie says it all the time and I go on with the conversation like its a family member. I guess i'm odd like.Originally Posted by ATGD7154xBBxMZ
How?Originally Posted by CrunchyBlack9
Its not cool by any means, but I work with a Chinese cat and a Vietnamese cat and they were both saying the whole Asian Mamba bit. Mind you i'm their supervisor. They thought I was being sour I guess b\c I wasnt reveling in their joy. When in reality I didnt feel comfortable b\c its kind of like having a white friend thinking its ok to say the N-word. I'm not trying to be that dude. Also, I dont get it. Was it like this when Yao Ming was ballin?
If I'm amongst Asians making those kinda jokes I'll let them rock, their ppl, their understanding. I don't see how that's the same as white ppl talking about a black person and freely using the n-word. This isn't a behind your back situation.
If you're just uncomfortable with situation I can understand that but I'd hope you're just the type of person that doesn't engage yourself in that kind of humor.
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Its not considered racist because he isnt black. If he was black, this thread would be 15 pgs by now
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Originally Posted by ThunderChunk69
every one seems to be like this,
that's why I give most racist jokes a pass, they're just jokes
like ghetto people (not racist, serious) that are always in other people's space, yelling, are always the first to whine about being disrespected.
What people are you referring to?
And thats ALL there is to it.
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rambunctious hypocritesOriginally Posted by Regis
What people are you referring to?Originally Posted by ThunderChunk69
every one seems to be like this,
that's why I give most racist jokes a pass, they're just jokes
like ghetto people (not racist, serious) that are always in other people's space, yelling, are always the first to whine about being disrespected.
scouts honor
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If Lin was black I don't see how it'd be racist of Whitlock saying his penis is small. It's just be pretty gay. Please extrapolate how it'd be racist.
I'm pretty sure OP is black. Maybe all the Asian posters in this thread should make it known that they're outraged over this. I mean really it's either racist or you're saying only black speak up when something racist is said about them. The only problem with the tweet was who tweeted it and it being unprofessional of that person. Not that it was racist or wasn't funny so therefore it's racist.
If this was a NTer who said that you all would've laughed on twitter and kept it moving and there wouldn't even be a thread. All the damn signs you're crying about were held up by Asian ppl celebrating Lin. So you're either saying they weren't and were actually mocking him or they're self hating Asians or are you saying the non Asians laughing at the signs and jokes are racist?
Are all black ppl black? If you want to be technical.
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I don't condone any of it, but it could be worse.
If all you have to worry about is karate bows, small penis, driving jokes, broken English, and jokes about not getting a higher score (obviously referring to higher intelligence and expectation in education), then I'd say that's pretty good.
I'm not trying to start anything, but at least no one is throwing banana's while scratching their armpits and making chimp noises. People are complaining about stereotypes that are less damaging, and some of them actually flatter the ethnicity involved.
If all you have to worry about is karate bows, small penis, driving jokes, broken English, and jokes about not getting a higher score (obviously referring to higher intelligence and expectation in education), then I'd say that's pretty good.
I'm not trying to start anything, but at least no one is throwing banana's while scratching their armpits and making chimp noises. People are complaining about stereotypes that are less damaging, and some of them actually flatter the ethnicity involved.
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You aint have to make jokes. Just smile and nod and go back to work. Maybe a chuckle. I can understand from a job perspective you want to stay away from the situation so to avoid being uncomfortable you probably should've walked away but you didn't have to show any signs of disapproval. Aint like they said "That #%#!$ was droppin buckets"Originally Posted by CrunchyBlack9
I'm their supervisor first off so that makes indulging in those kind of joke a HR nightmare. Then the second thing is you never know how people take jokes in a racial context. The funny thing is that I have white friends that have said the N-word and I checked them quick. even though I knew they didnt mean it in a racial context, but my homie says it all the time and I go on with the conversation like its a family member. I guess i'm odd like.Originally Posted by ATGD7154xBBxMZ
How?Originally Posted by CrunchyBlack9
Its not cool by any means, but I work with a Chinese cat and a Vietnamese cat and they were both saying the whole Asian Mamba bit. Mind you i'm their supervisor. They thought I was being sour I guess b\c I wasnt reveling in their joy. When in reality I didnt feel comfortable b\c its kind of like having a white friend thinking its ok to say the N-word. I'm not trying to be that dude. Also, I dont get it. Was it like this when Yao Ming was ballin?
If I'm amongst Asians making those kinda jokes I'll let them rock, their ppl, their understanding. I don't see how that's the same as white ppl talking about a black person and freely using the n-word. This isn't a behind your back situation.
If you're just uncomfortable with situation I can understand that but I'd hope you're just the type of person that doesn't engage yourself in that kind of humor.
I'm not Asian but I don't see how them saying Asian Mamba is offensive. I dunno, maybe some actual Asian ppl can speak on that experience but to me it's not like white ppl saying the n-word. Also how would you look trying to check Asian ppl on saying Asian epithets?
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No offense, but a lot of the responses in here show how uneducated and ill informed certain people are. Ironically, they have the strongest opinions. I'm not gonna respond to any trolling.
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Originally Posted by CrunchyBlack9
Its not cool by any means, but I work with a Chinese cat and a Vietnamese cat and they were both saying the whole Asian Mamba bit. Mind you i'm their supervisor. They thought I was being sour I guess b\c I wasnt reveling in their joy. When in reality I didnt feel comfortable b\c its kind of like having a white friend thinking its ok to say the N-word. I'm not trying to be that dude. Also, I dont get it. Was it like this when Yao Ming was ballin?
...What? How did you come to that comparison?
