So Who's Offended?

So unless you've been locked away this month, there has been a development in the NBA. His name is Jeremy Lin. I don't know all the details surrounding Lin, but I do know the following: he graduated from Harvard, he plays point guard for the New York Knicks, he was born in California and his parents are from Taiwan. He pretty much came out of no where to become one of the hottest players in the NBA right now. He's led the Knicks to some wins and has even helped get them back into the playoff race.

The media is really eating this story up. It'll probably start to die down soon unless he continues to put up some great numbers, but that's yet to be seen. I hope he continues because I need something to get me back into professional basketball.

So every time the media refers to Jeremy Lin, they have to put a play on words with his last name like "Lin-Sanity". Even Saturday Night Live got into the spirit and pretty much made fun of every race except Lin's, because right now, that's frowned upon. Their point was pretty obvious...don't dare make fun of Lin's ethnicity or you'll get in trouble.

I typically ignore these things because it's usually everyone else saying that they are offended except for the person it's actually directed towards. You can expect a lot of apologies and people getting fired. It's no different with Jeremy Lin's success. An ESPN employee was fired for the phrase "chink in the amour" and another was suspended. I understand that "chink" is a racially derogatory word and maybe someone did deserve to be punished, maybe even fired but in the case with Ben & Jerry's, it's simply unnecessary for them to have to apologize for a homemade yogurt flavor "Taste the Lin-Sanity". The name of the yogurt wasn't offensive, but the ingredients apparently are...crushed fortune cookies.

If you're not shaking your head right now in disapproval and by the complete stupidity of the apology by Ben & Jerry's then you are part of the problem. Just because they used a food usually associated with Asian cuisine doesn't make it offensive or racist. I guess I should change my title banner of this blog of a lazy Mexican mouse. I would hate to offend mice. Today I ordered my custom license plate (tag--if you live outside of Indiana) that says "HOSEBEE". It's a play on words...since my name is Jose (HOSE-A...get it?). I can see how that could be offensive. Wait, no I can't..BECAUSE IT'S NOT OFFENSIVE and neither are fortune cookies in ice cream. It actually sounds delicious and I would love to try some of it and I hope it's available to buy soon. Most likely it won't be because this is going to blow up everywhere and Ben & Jerry's has no choice but to pull the product because someone with an opinion says it's racist. I hope these people die...now that's offensive!

SNL Jeremy Lin Skit

NASCAR 2012: Bud Shootout

So I was able to watch the Bud Shootout last night on my Roku. See, even though I don't have cable or local channels, I still manage to watch what I want. BTW, is it illegal to stream a network channel from a different city even though you technically don't have to pay for them in the first place?! Anyway...

Last night was the Bud Shootout at Daytona and guess what? We have pack racing again! For those who don't follow the NASCAR circuit as closely as I do, pack racing is where all the cars pretty much bunch up together at a super speedway and utilize the draft to move through the field. For the past two years, cars had been pairing up on the track and would actually push each other through the entire race. So in other words, two cars became one connected at the rear and front bumpers. A lot of people didn't care for this like the fans and the drivers. I see why they disliked it, but I thought it was sort of exciting.

NASCAR has now implemented some rules that prevent the cars from pairing up on the track. The new rules, without going into too much detail, make the cars overheat rather quickly and therefore the cars have to separate so that the rear car can get some air to the radiator and motor. You know what? It worked. It actually worked.

However, with pack racing you always get The Big One. The Big One is the outcome of 20-30 cars racing tightly together..in a pack..and one getting pushed or bumped wrong and losing control causing everyone around him or her to spin and wreck into each other. Well last night's Bud Shootout offered a few of those and some of the better drivers and favorites were forced out late in the race like Earnhardt Jr, Jimmie Johnson, Jeff Gordon, and Kurt Busch. After Jr. was crashed, I was pulling for Kurt since he's with a smaller team this year and I'd like to see him prove himself as the great driver he is. His brother Kyle Busch, who started at the rear of the field, stole the show. Kyle spun out a couple of times during race and looked to be a non-factor until the race went to a green/white/checkered finish. He barely nosed Tony Stewart at the line using the ol' sling shot move after drafting Stewart the last lap of the race.

The race was exciting and the new rules proved to great for everyone, well except for the casualties of the Big Ones. I wanted to stick around to watch Miss Spring Cup, but you know what, I wanted to end the night on a good note.

My New Favorite Candy: Twizzler Nibs

I've always been a huge fan of Reece's Cups and Twix and I was made fat by Milkyways, but I now have a new favorite treat. It's not even chocolate...it's Twizzler NIBS. They are so delicious, especially when they are fresh. I hate going to a retailer and grabbing a bag to sneak into the theater and finding out that they are old and stale. But tonight I found a fresh bag at Target. They are almost gone. I can't help it. They are so delicious. I almost forgot about my Thin Mints in the freezer. Those are my favorite Girl Scout cookie of course. Anyway, if anyone is looking to donate candy to Sancheezie, I would take just about anything, but I prefer Twizzler NIBS.



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