Tuesday, May 21, 2013
Barry Bonds: Detroit Tigers’ Miguel Cabrera ‘the best’ ... but not better than me
(www.usatoday.com)
Seems as if The Barry Bonds Family Foundation has welcomed a new member.
Read More...“I don’t try to compare me to anybody,’’ Bonds said. “I was the best on the field. I did more things than he did. My game was different than his game. So comparing him, to me, there’s no comparison.
“He doesn’t have my MVPs. He doesn’t have my numbers. Well, not yet, anyways.
“But does he have that ability? Yes, he does.
“Does he have that gift? Yes, he does.’‘
...“Winning a Triple Crown is amazing to me,’’ Bonds ...
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1 2 >It may also be that I'm Cuban and the idea of beans and rice sounds pretty damned good right about now.
It is the kind of thing that a prudent announcer should probably try to avoid though.
Turkey-------sauerbraten---blood pudding--pasta---------------rice and beans-----potatoes---(cont.)
------various alcohols--------------------cabbage-----------soft cheese-----------------------(cont.
)------------------------------------------------------------------------------fried chicken---dog
The point is that, as a sworn officer of the PC Polizia, the comment was only bad in so much as it applied a stereotype to a group of individuals. The stereotype is not a negative one, not used to oppress anyone ever that I am aware of. It could only be construed as negative insomuch as rice and beans is a cheap meal. It is a positive one in-so-much as rice and beans is crazy delicious.
I sure hope so.
Would he stoop to make a watermelon joke?
Good question. YMMV and all, but watermelon's a cliche. He could probably do more with chitlins and okra.
But that wouldn’t make it right, or funny.
His partner laughed.
you cuban ######## ######## ####### american league ##### #####. i'm a cajun and #### your ####.
america demeans cajuns. they just want us around for boudreau and thibodeau jokes and to blacken their chicken. you don't think so? have we ever had a cajun president?
i didn't think so.
I like me some beans and cornbread.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Lu2TXTL9m8
i fail to see the negative implication in this stereotype.
Rice and lentils ("arroz con lentejas") is a little more popular and rice and chicken ("arroz con pollo") is really popular.
I, for one, suspect that Carlos "Calicho"/"Chooch" Ruiz probably has his share of "arroz con pollo" (*)
(*) Though I should point out that Ruiz is from a SW province of Panama named Chiriquí that does have a special type of bean which is called "Frijolito Chiricano", which is much liked by people from that part of Panama.
White people like beans and cornbread like this, but black people like beans and cornbread like this.
People that are unable to make the distinction between a million and a billion are the types that flip out when in the presence of someone that expresses a generalization.
Personally, I can't stand people that put chit in a guys pants. Rod Allen didn't say anything about watermelon. If Allen's comments are so bad, why does the writer have to make up stuff, shouldn't the nature of the comments be self evident?
Any thread that leads linking to Louis Jordan is a good thread indeed.
Also, yeah, I'm probably going to have some rice and beans with my enchiladas tonight. Which begs the question...who makes the best rice and beans? The best I've had are either Dominican or Costa Rican.
Some collard greens, too. Mmm mmm good.
My wife makes some pretty good ones. So does Cafe Frida.
I think it is a stereotype, according to the dictionary definition. Not necessarily a bad one. Stereotypes can be useful.
Don't flame me. I don't care what Rod said...I'm jus sayin.
*After some research I see that people say it's negative by past association in media with demeaning stereotypes. So if Rod said 'fritos' instead of 'rice and beans' he'd be in deep ####, right?
I think it's a generalization to say that all stereotypes are bad.
The restaurant paid homade to baseball players, with signed posters of Puerto Rican and Dominican players plastering the walls, as well as photographs of the athletes themselves digging into whole rotisserie chickens and platters of rice and beans. So it was no surprise that all their meals were named after baseball stars themselves.
...
Stefanie ordered the Vladimir Guerrero: Dominican soup, a monstrous bowl of chicken pieces and yucca, accompanied with sliced avocado and white rice, as well as a plate of tostones.
Vikram ordered the Miguel Tejada: steak with onions, rice, beans, and maduros (sweet plaintains).
Rohit ordered the Magglio Ordonez, pork chops in a garlic sauce with yellow rice and beans.
And I got the Omar Minaya: fried red snapper, yellow rice with peas, tostones and avocado salad.
Pity the fool who orders the Tony Bernazard.
oh, now you've done it.
I'd like to know. It might be fun to walk around being offended all the time. I'd like to try it sometime.
Gallagher says screw you, pal.
Your stomach might be offended if you accept the offer, depending on which direction you're traveling.
Think of all the things people say which you already automatically filter out as useless drivel. You'd have to actually start paying attention to all that stuff to identify potentially offensive statements. That just sounds like too much work.
and don't forget the Wonder Bread
And Afro-Cubans sometimes take their Louis Jordan special and add a little hog maw and chitlins. Hanky-panky with Joe!
This was one "stereotype" that I had NO idea about, and was surprised to see presented.
My goodness, when are we going to stop looking to be offended by everything that is said, no matter how mild? There's real racism and prejudice out there, but Rod Allen's words ain't it.
Former girlfriend was Puerto Rican (from NYC) and her mom made rice and beans every night. White people, specifically white liberals, are the only people offended by the comments.
Check out "Stuff White People Like". Excellent read and insight into the mind of (mostly) the white liberal.
You have looked like a parody for awhile; this ices it. You are in the True Blue/Phenomenal Smith group.
Here is the sound link; Impemba does not sound uncomfortable at all to me.
L.O.T.S.: I'm outraged over this PC world we live in!
Vast majority of posters: Well, it was a bit weird, but meh.
L.O.T.S: HOW DARE YOU NOT SHARE MY OUTRAGE!
[Leans back, as though his elbow were on the windowsill]
Do, do, ch. Do-be-do, do-be-do-be-do.
Yeah, but white guys, see, they drive a car like this.
[Hunches forward, talks nasally]
Dee-da-dee, a-dee-da-dee-da-dee-da-dee.
[Audience howls with laughter]
Homer (laughing uproariously): Ah ha ha, it's true, it's true! We're so lame!
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