- 04:46 PM
- 11/20/09
| Name: | Joey Michaels |
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| Homepage URL: | www.livejournal.com/~joeymichaels |
| Member since: | February 02, 2003 |
| Last visit: | November 20, 2009 |
Joey Michaels has posted 35 links and 788 comments to SportsFilter and 2 links and 6 comments to the Locker Room.
Crazy Good Jump Rope: Seriously.
posted by Joey Michaels to other at 05:46 PM on September 30 - 10 comments
Unassisted triple play by Phillies' second baseman Eric Bruntlett: The prior 15 times this happened. via Metafilter.
posted by Joey Michaels to baseball at 11:03 PM on August 23 - 14 comments
25 Things We Miss In Football: Also, stay off my lawn, you lousy kids.
posted by Joey Michaels to football at 04:11 PM on August 04 - 14 comments
Ron Artest's Musical Tribute to Michael Jackson: Artest is one of several athletes who have paid tribute to Jackson this week. Others include Ken Griffey Jr. and Kei Kamara. via Metafilter
posted by Joey Michaels to other at 11:03 PM on July 09 - 2 comments
Eight.: Phelps.
posted by Joey Michaels to other at 03:56 PM on August 17 - 16 comments
rcade - that is fascinating. I wonder what the statistics are like in college and pro and whether they would lead to the same conclusion.
posted by Joey Michaels at 12:51 PM on November 20
So apparently we have determined that this author is not a sports fan. Probably a drama geek who does not understand what being a fan is.
Being a drama geek who actually is a big sports fan, I'd love to refute this comment. But, since I hang around with a lot other drama geeks, I can attest this is true most of the time.
To be fair, I know a lot of sports geeks who don't understand what being a fan (of theater) is.
posted by Joey Michaels at 12:22 AM on November 20
You know, its their wedding. And, really, this doesn't even scratch the surface of hideous wedding wear.
posted by Joey Michaels at 06:15 PM on November 19
"Hand of Frog"
All right, that cracks me up.
Much more on that sorry incident at Metafilter.
posted by Joey Michaels at 03:03 PM on November 19
I'm not one of those hardcore "eliminate all team names associated with Native Americans" types. I see two major issues in current U.S. professional sports.
One is Chief Wahoo, but we've already discusses an appropriate solution to him.
The other is the team name "R*******."
We've discussed this at length, but what's at issue here isn't the number of Native Americans who are offended by the word 'R******." I hope irunfromclones doesn't mind if I quote him from that Chief Wahoo link, but he summed this up better than I ever could (bold text was added by me):
In the case of Native Americans it bothers some and it does not bother some others. Just like everything. It is just the vocal ones, usually a minority ( and I am not saying the Native American issue is created by a minority of them) that create the illusion that it offends the entire group.To whit, using "R*******" as a team name is demeaning to Washington, its demeaning to the NFL and, ultimately, its demeaning to the USA.Which in itself is an illusion. It's just a vocal minority of blacks that object to Little Black Sambo, right? I am a Native American (Cherokee), and I partake in many of the Nations forums and discussions. The vast majority of us are offended by the Indians logo and the Washington Redskins name. But we know that it demeans you more by continuing to use and defend them. Other than the logo, we don't have a problem with the name Cleveland Indians. I have more of an issue with people making accusations of it being overly PC just so that they can excuse their racism. It took years of lobbying, discussion, boycotts, and economic sanctions before the University of Illinois removed one of the more blatant, stereotypic, offensive mascots in all of sports- their "Chief Illiniwek". What still amazes me is how even highly intelligent and very well educated people could possibly believe that a half naked white boy dressed in buckskin and a chief's headdress jumping wildly up and down somehow "honored" Native Americans. I am however, highly gratified by the general response in this and many other spofi threads on this theme by the majority of contributors. You may keep your scalps.
No matter how you slice it, we don't have teams named "Yellowskins" with a Chinese mascot or "Blackskins" with an African mascot. "Redskins" is purely an insult. Ask yourself - if you were in a business meeting with a Native American that you'd not previously met, would you be comfortable calling him a redskin to his face? Do you think that would help you in your business relationship? If the answer is "no, I probably wouldn't do that," then chances are you recognize that the word is insulting.
Logically, then, it stands to follow that that word shouldn't be a team name.
As I said, it demeans Washington and the NFL to continue using it. It makes them seem like that guy in your office who insults everyone without realizing it and then takes offense when they're offended. Nobody wants to ask that guy out for a beer after work.
posted by Joey Michaels at 02:45 PM on November 17
They flip you off in Buffalo all the time, but you can't tell because they're all wearing mittens.
posted by Joey Michaels at 09:10 PM on November 16
But I'm certainly not someone who is in a position to second-guess someone like Bill Belichick.
Dude, of course you are. We all are. We're sports fans. Its our job to second-guess Bill Belichick. Otherwise, we're merely "sports aficionados."
posted by Joey Michaels at 09:08 PM on November 16
Fair enough! That is a logical, legal argument, as opposed to mine, which is just based on a gut feeling. I think my concern is that if they're forced to change the name legally, they're never going to think they did anything wrong.
posted by Joey Michaels at 02:37 PM on November 16
Agreed .. the call to go seemed legit, the actual play called and route they threw to is a head scratcher.
That's my point exactly. At least go for five yards. Jeez.
posted by Joey Michaels at 02:30 PM on November 16
As much as I despise the R******* name, I don't think this is the way to make the change happen. Forcing them to change the name has the short term benefit of fixing the problem, but my gut tells me that it creates long term issues.
I think continued public shaming and mockery will eventually win the day. Indeed, I think if more people were to consistently use The Hoser's "Washington Racists" designation to describe them in the public sphere, it would only be a matter of time before they changed if only to lose that label.
posted by Joey Michaels at 02:28 PM on November 16
What the hell was Bill Belichick thinking last night?
posted by Joey Michaels at 06:45 AM on November 16
Every team is not the Bulls.
posted by Joey Michaels at 02:27 PM on November 13
Also, I know way more about the Village People than I realized. Yikes!
posted by Joey Michaels at 05:04 PM on November 11
If they weren't ever called that, let me come out and say "totally racist."
The whole idea of having Felipe Rose dressed as a Native American was because the dude who formed the band had this whole "noble savage" fantasy going on. That's one of the most ingrained and sort of loathsome racist images of Native Americans in history.
So, yeah, totally racist.
posted by Joey Michaels at 05:04 PM on November 11
AP Columnist: 'Soccer Players Can't Be Trusted'
'Soccer Players Can't Be Trusted'
Because, you know, if the MLB steroids scandal, the NFL's Patriots filming games scandal, and the recent allegation of NBA refs fixing games has taught us anything, its that you can trust every sport that isn't soccer.