I don’t know why I’m still surprised to hear about this sort of crazy racist nonsense… But here it is:
A country club called The Valley Club in the suburbs of Philly is in some deep shit after they turned away a group of black and hispanic inner-city kids. These kids had come to the club to use their swimming pool through an agreement with Creative Steps, Inc., a summer day camp. Despite the fact that the kids had paid all the necessary dues, they were turned away from the club once the folks who worked there figured out that, oh no!, they’re not WHITE! *GASP*
What was the response from the country club?
“There was concern that a lot of kids would change the complexion … and the atmosphere of the club,” John Duesler, President of The Valley Swim Club said in a statement. – NBC Philly
When I first heard they were making a live-action film version of Avatar: The Last Airbender, I was super excited (yes, I’m a geek, I love cartoons, and I’m proud of it).
A few days ago, IvyGate posted a video by a Yale a cappella group called Mixed Company. The gist of it is this: 4 Asian college students making a parody video based on Beyonce’s song, “Single Ladies.” Except they replaced “Single” with “Asian.” … and replaced pop lyrics with, erm… sort of offensive lyrics. See for yourself (brace yourself for the particularly ridiculous subtitled last verse):
I’m all for ironic, making-fun-of-stereotypes-and-those-who-use/believe-them humor… But this just isn’t that funny. I think the problem is with the execution. I think what they were trying to do was good… But they were just trying too damn hard without good enough results.
In short, it’s not quite over-the-top enough to place it in the “we’re clearly making fun of Asian stereotypes, not reinforcing them” category. People aren’t laughing at the stereotypes because they’re too busy either laughing at the performance or being uncomfortable with the subject matter. Judging by the comments on IvyGate, I think people are probably pissed because hits close to home without being relatable enough to be funny.
This really saddens me… Beacuse I love Snickers. Especially the new dark chocolate variety. Mmmmmm…
But man, this is terrible. I’m sure most of you have seen the new ad campaign featuring “clever” slogans such as:
“Sign up for a Hungerectomy”
“Enroll in Chocollege”
“Learn to speak Snacklish”
“Book an appointment with Doctor Feedzmore”
and my personal favorite: “Ride on The Ate Train”
Now, most of these ads, while kind of dumb, are mostly harmless (unless you’re really offended by sheer dumbness of it all, which case, perhaps you’ve been harmed. And for that, I’m sorry…). However, this new ad was sighted on a giant highway billboard on I-95, outside of Philly:
Sign Up For A Racial Sensitivity-otomy
COME. ON. Really? Chew Sum Yum? Did I sit on a flux capacitor and get zapped in the ass with 1.21 gigawatts of electricity? I haven’t seen this kind shit so widely broadcast since the days of Long Duk Dong. Not that being whispered quietly to oneself makes this sort of thing any less wrong… But for a giant corporation (who, as I mentioned earlier, makes some very tasty treats) to use such a terrible racial stereotype-driven idea for a somewhat silly but otherwise innocuous ad campaign is just very disappointing and upsetting.
I’d shake my fist, but I’m too hungry. Perhaps I will get a hungerectomy from someone other than (sniff) Dr. Feedzmore…
-fs
PS – As a side note, I saw someone on Facebook once get angry about the use of the term “hungerectomy” because she thought it was a play on the word “hysterectomy.” I really wanted to respond to the comment, but I didn’t know her so I didn’t… But dude, in case you are reading this, the suffix “-ectomy” refers to a procedure in which some part of your body is removed (e.g. appendectomy, tonsilectomy, thyroidectomy, etc). Outside of the word beginning with an “h,” there really isn’t any other similarity to the term “hystorectomy.” I’m all for getting angry at stupid shit. But you kind of missed the target with that one. Pump your breaks, man.
As if the Jonas Brothers weren’t awful/sickening enough (”show me what you got, Stevie“? Really?), a photo recently surfaced of Joe Jonas, one of the Jonas Brothers, doing what is turning out to be all the rage these days, the chinky eye:
Joe "Ass" Jonas
Will someone PLEASE give this 19-year old moron a swift kick in the nads??
Okay, I couldn’t resist posting about this craziness. According to TMZ, a lady named Lucie Kim out in LA has filed a class action lawsuit against Miley Cyrus for mocking Asian Americans with her “goofy” picture.
Now that in and of itself is pretty hilarious. But the best part is that Kim is claiming to represent the roughly 1 million Asians in LA County. She’s also saying that Goofy Pose Cyrus owes each and every one of them $4,000. So the grand total comes to… 4 BILLION DOLLARS!
Yes, this is a crazy. Yes, it’ll needlessly gum up the legal system for a bit. And yes, it’s crazy. But man, for once, I really wish I lived in LA! I want my money, Miley!!
For those of you who aren’t aware, Billy Ray’s little ray of sunshine decided it’d be funny to pull the chinky eye maneuver with some friends. The picture spread across the interwebs like wildfire, even prompting the OCA to release an official statement. Then, like clockwork, we got the obligatory celebrity apology. Y’know, sometimes (rarely) these things are pretty genuine and heartfelt. They generally don’t serve to excuse the behavior, but at least you get the idea that the offender feels bad.
Then there are “apologies” like this one that Miley “Bigot” Cyrus made on her fansite:
“I’ve also been told there are some people upset about some pictures taken of me with friends making goofy faces! Well, I’m sorry if those people looked at those pics and took them wrong and out of context! In NO way was I making fun of any ethnicity! I was simply making a goofy face. When did that become newsworthy? It seems someone is trying to make something out of nothing to me. If that would of [sic] been anyone else, it would of been overlooked! I definitely feel like the press is trying to make me out as the new ‘BAD GIRL’!”
You have GOT to be kidding me.This is clearly not an apology, but was worded to kind of / sort of / almost sound like one.This is the kind of crap little children do when they get caught fucking around.They get defensive and they make excuses.She “apologizes” for the people who looked at the pictures and “took them wrong.”(wait, so did they take the picture wrong?How many people actually took the picture? I’m confused, Miley!) Normally you’d apologize for your actions, not other people’s actions. This statement essentially amounts to a big FUCK YOU to everyone that got pissed about her actions.
The sad thing (well, one of the sad things) is that she doesn’t even realize (or admit) that she was being offensive: “I was simply making a goofy face.” I see, Miley, you were simply making a goofy face. Brilliant defense.Look, even if this was some sort of inside joke THAT DOESN’T MAKE IT OKAY. Perhaps she meant to say “I was simply making a gooky face”? Hmm…
And yes, of course… Someone is trying to make something out of nothing. Right.It’s nothing to offend shit tons of Asian (and non-Asian) people everywhere. Good work.
Stop giving southern folks a bad name, Miley.
Oh, also, Adriel Luis of iLL-Literacy put his two-cents in via youtube. Pretty hilarious and well worth the view.
UPDATE: Saw Miley perform on the Grammys last night… She looked/sounded like a 12-year old trying to win a karaoke contest at a local dive bar. Seriously, Miley… Grimacing and waving your hand around does not make you sound any better. Nor does your awful intonation and timbre. Poor Taylor Swift did her best to carry the duet, but man, there is just no excuse for that level of shitty singing… Certainly not at the Grammys.
If you haven’t heard by now, Miley Cyrus sucks. If you already knew that, well, now she sucks even more. A photo surfaced a few days ago showing this punkass girl doing the ol’ chinky-eye pose with a bunch of her other “hey, the chinky chinaman pose is fun!” friends.
Cyrus, sitting on boyfriend's lap
Oh, sure, there’s an Asian dude in the picture. But the presence of an Asian person does not give you a free pass to mock several BILLION people. As if it wasn’t bad enough that we had to endure several Olympicteams posing like this, now this “fad” has spread to the retards of Hollywood.
And yes, the rest of Miley’s punkass friends are assholes for doing this too. But this particular retard, in case anyone forgot, has LEGIONS of little tweens following her every move and hanging on her every word. How does it not bother more people that these super impressionable little children are worshiping a racist bitch?
Why is it that people think this sort of behavior is okay? Is it because they see Asians doing it and conclude that, “Well, clearly it’s okay since Asians make fun of Asians!” If that is indeed the case, then those morons are sadly mistaken. It’s one thing to make fun of yourself. It’s another thing to go Family Guy and make fun of the people who make fun of you. It’s a WHOLE other thing to go ahead and make fun of an entire race of people based on their physical appearance. What sort of backlash do you think Miley “Hanna Montana Bigot Racist” Cyrus would get if she showed up in a photograph wearing blackface? Hmm…
And if this all wasn’t enough, the comments that you see after these stories are just as infurating. Check TMZ and PinkIsTheNewBlog. The ignorance practically oozes off the screen…
The Organization of Chinese Americans has released this statement.
Down in Washington, DC, there is a man walking around that is a complete jerk. (Yes, I’m fully aware that there are many men walking around that are complete jerks, but this one’s jerkiness is just remarkable)
Peking Express, a local Chinese takeout joint, was robbed by three men who came in from the rear door of the kitchen… All while a customer (aforementioned jerk) was being waited upon in the front of the store. These robbers demanded money from the old lady working there. When she refused, they forced her into the back of the restaurant and pistol whipped her.
Now, as all of this was happening, dickhead customer decided this would be a good time to leave. So he leaves the store. Surely he was going to go call the police, right? Perhaps tell someone what was going on?
NO! This ass decided he’d just come back after all the commotion had died down and ASK FOR HIS FOOD.
…!!!
They gave him his money back and told him to get lost.
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