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发帖数: 9501 | 1 Stop the Linsanity insanity
This Asian-American sports fan (and sports editor) has heard enough about
Jeremy Lin.
Stop it.
I don't care how well Jeremy Lin is playing for the New York Knicks.
Sorry, folks.
So what if we're both Asian-Americans?
Turn on the television. Read websites and magazines. Listen to the talking
heads. He's everywhere.
He's the NBA's version of the NFL's Tim Tebow, his league's global savior.
Stop it.
Please don't automatically assume that every Asian-American is rooting for
him to become a star and help the Knicks make the playoffs.
And don't automatically assume that every Asian-American is offended by the
jokes and comments about Lin.
Over the weekend, Ben & Jerry's apologized for including fortune cookies in
its "Taste the Lin-Sanity" frozen yogurt sold in Boston.
"We offer a heartfelt apology if anyone was offended by our handmade Lin-
Sanity flavor," Ben & Jerry's said in a statement.
Was the frozen yogurt really that offensive? The company didn't do it as a
slight to Lin, but to honor him.
Stop it.
I was born in Vietnam to a Chinese woman and a U.S. military police officer
and have lived most of my life in the United States.
I don't know how to use chopsticks. I don't know any Chinese words. I can't
tell the difference between Korean, Chinese or Japanese -- when it comes to
the spoken word, the written word or physical appearance.
Gaffes have been made in the media on the subject of Lin, and journalistic
organizations from the Poynter Institute to the Asian American Journalists
Association to the Associated Press Sports Editors have weighed in.
I applaud them for making their views known, but don't tell me how I should
feel on the subject. And don't try to make me feel guilty if I'm not
offended by the words.
Stop it.
Guilt by the media and NBA management likely plays a part because we feel
ashamed we didn't notice this star-in-the-making. That's why we use these
phrases in so many stories:
"Lin was cut by two NBA teams … "
That still means he actually made two NBA teams. How many people in the
United States can say that?
"Lin was stuck on the end of the bench for the Knicks … "
Maybe that means he wasn't playing well and he now has the confidence to
drive the lane and shoot the ball from 3-point range?
"Lin praises Jesus … "
And that makes him different than the millions of others who do?
Stop it.
Listen, I'm not saying the Jeremy Lin story isn't a good one. I'm happy he's
doing what he loves. But the dude just wants to play basketball.
He isn't looking to be a role model. He isn't looking to speak for a
generation.
Stop making generalizations about Asian-Americans, that all of us are
running outside to play basketball now, or that we're collecting every Lin
item we can find.
The same thoughts came about when Tiger Woods -- who is a combination of
Asian, African-American, Native American and Dutch -- hit the golf scene and
the media instantly raced out to see whether the golf world had changed.
Let this Lin story play itself out.
Stop it.
Sorry to burst your bubble, but I laughed when I read columnist Jason
Whitlock's tweet about Lin.
I get how some people might be offended, but I'm not allowed to laugh at
someone trying to make a joke? Ever see Daniel Tosh's show?
Boxer Floyd Mayweather Jr. is getting crushed by media and other athletes
for saying that Lin is getting all this praise because he's Asian. People,
like UFC president Dana White, are calling Mayweather racist. Really?
I may not agree with everything Mayweather has said, but can't someone have
an opinion and express it without persecution?
A mobile editor for ESPN.com was fired for using an inappropriate phrase in
a headline about a Knicks' loss recently. An ESPN TV anchor was suspended
for saying the same phrase on the air during an interview.
I totally understand the reason for the punishment my company handed down,
but is it wrong for me to believe there was no malice on their part?
We're taking this political correctness to new heights with the Jeremy Lin
phenomenon.
Stop it.
Lynn Hoppes is Senior Director for Page 2 and Commentary for ESPN.com. He
can be reached at l*********[email protected]. | l*****9
发帖数: 9501 | | J******e
发帖数: 2941 | 3 fucking attention whore. | l*****9
发帖数: 9501 | 4 和本版林黑异曲同工啊
【在 J******e 的大作中提到】
: fucking attention whore.
| J******e
发帖数: 2941 | | L******w
发帖数: 970 | | e***t
发帖数: 14386 | 7 别的不说，这个文字水平也能给espn写东西。。。？
【在 l*****9 的大作中提到】
: Stop the Linsanity insanity
: This Asian-American sports fan (and sports editor) has heard enough about
: Jeremy Lin.
: Stop it.
: I don't care how well Jeremy Lin is playing for the New York Knicks.
: Sorry, folks.
: So what if we're both Asian-Americans?
: Turn on the television. Read websites and magazines. Listen to the talking
: heads. He's everywhere.
: He's the NBA's version of the NFL's Tim Tebow, his league's global savior.
| d********1
发帖数: 3828 | 8 这种人的存在就是亚裔被歧视受欺负的原因。
【在 l*****9 的大作中提到】
: Stop the Linsanity insanity
: This Asian-American sports fan (and sports editor) has heard enough about
: Jeremy Lin.
: Stop it.
: I don't care how well Jeremy Lin is playing for the New York Knicks.
: Sorry, folks.
: So what if we're both Asian-Americans?
: Turn on the television. Read websites and magazines. Listen to the talking
: heads. He's everywhere.
: He's the NBA's version of the NFL's Tim Tebow, his league's global savior.
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