Comments on: Brain-dead http://www.sellingwaves.com/2005/08/08/brain-dead/ A graduate student in mathematics and a modern languages major take on politics and culture with the following aspirational motto: ‘Deregulate your mind.’ Tue, 06 Jan 2009 13:43:40 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.2.1 By: Virginia - Dominican http://www.sellingwaves.com/2005/08/08/brain-dead/#comment-2325 Virginia - Dominican Wed, 01 Mar 2006 14:29:26 +0000 http://www.sellingwaves.com/2005/08/08/brain-dead/#comment-2325 <p>I think that this man was very, very disrespectful to all of us latinos. What had he accomplished in his life? Nothing but being a stupid idiot with a shitty brain!</p> I think that this man was very, very disrespectful to all of us latinos. What had he accomplished in his life? Nothing but being a stupid idiot with a shitty brain!

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            First Felipe Alou decides to take on the role of spokesman for &#8220;Caribbean people,&#8221; now Scoop Jackson decides to [...]
]]> By: Curt http://www.sellingwaves.com/2005/08/08/brain-dead/#comment-872 Curt Thu, 11 Aug 2005 21:26:10 +0000 http://www.sellingwaves.com/2005/08/08/brain-dead/#comment-872 <p>From <a href="http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/page2/story?page=grant/050811" rel="nofollow">Alan Grant of ESPN.com</a>:</p> <p>"But this guy just referred to a group of people as collectively brain-dead. Not only does he think Caribbean players are stupid, he said as much. Can't get any more racist than that."</p> <p>So apparently some people really do think that making derogatory remarks about individual members of a group is actually a commentary on the group as a whole. So when I complain about being stuck in a house with several annoying, self-centered Norwegian girls for several days that means that I think all Norwegians are annoying and self-centered. So either Grant assumes that what is true of the individual is true for everyone or he assumes that the radio-host is too stupid to not think so. Either way, doesn't reflect too well on him.</p> From Alan Grant of ESPN.com:

“But this guy just referred to a group of people as collectively brain-dead. Not only does he think Caribbean players are stupid, he said as much. Can’t get any more racist than that.”

So apparently some people really do think that making derogatory remarks about individual members of a group is actually a commentary on the group as a whole. So when I complain about being stuck in a house with several annoying, self-centered Norwegian girls for several days that means that I think all Norwegians are annoying and self-centered. So either Grant assumes that what is true of the individual is true for everyone or he assumes that the radio-host is too stupid to not think so. Either way, doesn’t reflect too well on him.

]]> By: Bob http://www.sellingwaves.com/2005/08/08/brain-dead/#comment-864 Bob Wed, 10 Aug 2005 03:40:02 +0000 http://www.sellingwaves.com/2005/08/08/brain-dead/#comment-864 <p>This is what Krueger's full Cream of Wheat quote was:</p> <p>"Alou is losing his marbles. He has tried everything. His philosophy, combined with the front-office philosophy in his ear, he doesn't know if he's coming or going right now. He really doesn't. He's a brilliant tactician. He's a guy that has been around the game forever but right now -- I said it once and I'll say it again -- his mind has turned to Cream of Wheat. He's running out of relievers. He's trying anything and everything, it's not working. It's not working. I really don't blame him. He's secondary. The talent is garbage. Billy Martin wouldn't win with this group. The great John McGraw wouldn't get to the playoffs with the talent the Giants have this year ... "</p> <p>He calls Alou "a brilliant tactician" with a shitty team. As far as all Caribbean ball players, on the same show Krueger was ripping Giants' management for not trying to sign Vladimir Guerrero when he was a free agent. Guerrero is a Dominican. </p> <p>Alou may be honestly outraged, but he's not well-informed in this battle. I would not doubt that Giants' management wouldn't mind seeing someone so critical of the front office get yanked off the air.</p> <p>Another public sacrifice for the corporate good.</p> This is what Krueger’s full Cream of Wheat quote was:

“Alou is losing his marbles. He has tried everything. His philosophy, combined with the front-office philosophy in his ear, he doesn’t know if he’s coming or going right now. He really doesn’t. He’s a brilliant tactician. He’s a guy that has been around the game forever but right now — I said it once and I’ll say it again — his mind has turned to Cream of Wheat. He’s running out of relievers. He’s trying anything and everything, it’s not working. It’s not working. I really don’t blame him. He’s secondary. The talent is garbage. Billy Martin wouldn’t win with this group. The great John McGraw wouldn’t get to the playoffs with the talent the Giants have this year … “

He calls Alou “a brilliant tactician” with a shitty team. As far as all Caribbean ball players, on the same show Krueger was ripping Giants’ management for not trying to sign Vladimir Guerrero when he was a free agent. Guerrero is a Dominican.

Alou may be honestly outraged, but he’s not well-informed in this battle. I would not doubt that Giants’ management wouldn’t mind seeing someone so critical of the front office get yanked off the air.

Another public sacrifice for the corporate good.

]]> By: Curt http://www.sellingwaves.com/2005/08/08/brain-dead/#comment-860 Curt Tue, 09 Aug 2005 08:43:39 +0000 http://www.sellingwaves.com/2005/08/08/brain-dead/#comment-860 <p>p.p.s. Lord save Felipe Alou from ever being at the mercy of someone like himself.</p> p.p.s. Lord save Felipe Alou from ever being at the mercy of someone like himself.

]]> By: Curt http://www.sellingwaves.com/2005/08/08/brain-dead/#comment-859 Curt Tue, 09 Aug 2005 08:40:58 +0000 http://www.sellingwaves.com/2005/08/08/brain-dead/#comment-859 <p>"There's no way to apologize for such a sin"?! As Hobbes says, "you should save your hyperbole for when you really need it." Or as King Lear's fool might have told him: "Thou shouldst not have been old till thou hadst been wise." Let's just say that Alou hasn't provided wildly convincing evidence so far that his brain has not in fact turned into Cream of Wheat.</p> <p>p.s. As a side note, since when has it become unacceptable to even portray individual members of the p.c. priviliged groups negatively, which if you think about it is a pretty discriminatory rule in and of itself?</p> “There’s no way to apologize for such a sin”?! As Hobbes says, “you should save your hyperbole for when you really need it.” Or as King Lear’s fool might have told him: “Thou shouldst not have been old till thou hadst been wise.” Let’s just say that Alou hasn’t provided wildly convincing evidence so far that his brain has not in fact turned into Cream of Wheat.

p.s. As a side note, since when has it become unacceptable to even portray individual members of the p.c. priviliged groups negatively, which if you think about it is a pretty discriminatory rule in and of itself?

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