Can I Get You A Slurpie with This Post?
That's it, I'm going to start working on my accent, move to Delaware and get into the ultra-successful career choices offered in the wide world of mini-markets and morning donuts. This almost made me think about possibly, maybe, potentially switching my vote.
Almost. (Yess, to answer your impending question, Karmy, go to town.)
My favorite part is how he thinks he just gave someone a compliment. How about you?
Thanks to www.ultrabrown.com for the heads up.
P.S. I've entered this post in a ProBlogger contest in a shameless bid to get more readers. Not that you aren't enough for me. You are.
Almost. (Yess, to answer your impending question, Karmy, go to town.)
My favorite part is how he thinks he just gave someone a compliment. How about you?
Thanks to www.ultrabrown.com for the heads up.
P.S. I've entered this post in a ProBlogger contest in a shameless bid to get more readers. Not that you aren't enough for me. You are.
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posted by Faiqa at
8/24/2008 02:44:00 PM
25 Comments:
you know, tariq, if you had said "oh my goodness *gracious*" you would've sounded just like Apu from the Simpsons. don't worry, i think we'll be ok. nobody cares about offending indian people.
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Oops - that was me. I was helping someone else with their blog.
oh, let me amend that statement about "nobody cares" to most people don't care. sigh.
avitable, i'm sure that's not what he meant. i think that's the saddest part. but, yeah, still better than the alternatives.
Oh for pete's sake. DAMN.
Although, how are you going to say "oh I don't want to elect the Obama/Biden ticket, they're racists against minorities"?
I guess there's THAT. *eye roll*
mahnaz: yeah. i hate it, too. the things is he's actually kind of smart and well qualified. just not well qualified on not pissing off indian people.
miss britt: this is like getting a phone call from a movie star. can i get your autograph? seriously? anyway, i don't think the comment was necessarily racist as it was just culturally insensitive. hopefully, obama will send biden to the same finishing school he went to and we can avoid any further potential eye rolling.
romeen: it was a stupid thing to say. but, let me just say, in his defense, at least every stupid thing i've ever said isn't on you tube (shudder at the thought).
I don't like Joe Biden, however I don't think it’s that big of deal. I mean it’s not like he’s the first political representative to treat the American people like ignorant buffoons in order to make "simplified", yet "complimenting" remarks on socio-economic issues. I’m just saying if you’re going to be insulted by a South Asian stereotype, you might as well take it a step further and realize you’re being insulted every single day by living in a country that’s lost all its ideals and humanitarian merit. Then again its “me” and I think almost everyone sucks lol, that and I’m pissed no one gave Kucinch a chance :(
um I didn't mean to sound THAT crazy in my last comment....lol I think I was pissed because "someone" aka "shamomo" ate my cusatndwich...>:/
komal: remind me not to ever steal a sandwich from you. the fate of the democratic party could rest on my shoulders.
Tariq:
A friend once told me that 70% statistics are made up.
Loved the title - it was the first submission from the problogger contest I checked out!! Take care.
thanks for commenting, laurie, i appreciate it!
zia, didn't tariq tell you that?
Goes to the old adage - better to keep your mouth shut and have people think you a fool than to open it and prove them right.
As an expat, my absentee ballot is ready and waiting...now if it just gets counted!
Ava Semerau
And God Was Please: Principles for Creating Christian Success
I found your post through ProBlogger's group project and just thought I would stop by to say hello to the top 5 posters for the first day of the contest.
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I think it was in alphabetical order? But thanks for stopping by.
Hey, where's my slurpie? Or did you mean that dude on the YouTube.
Foiled again.
cheers & best of luck with Problogger's contest!
Kat, you have to tell me what flavor you want in your best Indian accent. Duh. On another note, I just got someone to call Joe Biden "that dude on YouTube." I'm something of a demagogue, aren't I? Awesome.
LOVE the title!! Great job :)
Yes, it was an unfortunate comment. Coupled with his "praise" of Obama as a clean and articulate black man or whatever, it pretty much cost him a serious run for the presidency.
The interesting thing though, from my Anglo perspective, is that he doesn't seem to think he's being insulting. Maybe he was trying (and failing) to compliment Indians on their entrepreneurial spirit.
That doesn't excuse it though. It's an ignorant thing to say. Hopefully Obama will send him to that finishing school.
(Got here via Problogger and promotional magazine's list ... Great title.)
Faiqa? This Joe Biden episode happened waaaay back. It was predictable. The man is a lame brain. He's a one man gaffe machine. He even flubbed his introductory speech: "I give you, Barack ... America!" huh??? He also said that Barack was articulate and "clean." Like it's unusual for black Americans to be clean? Geeez. oh also, sorry i was indisposed for a few days, Faiqa. President Mac called a meeting of the the Vast Right Wing Conspiracy to announce the vice-presidential pick. I received the summons on my secret decoder ring. YeW GnO YeW WuB mE, Faiqa. JuSt aDmiT iT, YeW WuB PreZiDenT MaC TeW. :-)
CoNseRvaTiVe HuGz,
karmi
Hi Faiqa,
That is an interesting post indeed, and thanks for stopping by my blog as well :)
Bill, thanks for stopping by and leaving a comment. I agree with the contention that he was trying to be complimentary. Personally, I wasn't offended, I just thought it was damn funny. Particularly, since he said you had to have an accent to go there not work there.
karmi Congratulations on Mac's VP pick. Or should I congratulate myself? Wink, wink.
Mjuboy :)
Way to go, Joe.
Way to go.
ARRGGGHHHHHH.
Still, I like that you posted this. In my opinion, you're some kind of asshat for even wanting to be president, or VP, so you just pick the one LEAST like an asshat.
:)
(And obviously I don't mean YOU, you, Faiqa, I just mean the collective, universal you.)
Am I making any sense?!
Sybil, you make total sense. Asshat. Giggle.
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