Crosstown/Cross Cultural Classic
2010 June 30
Racial politics at a baseball game? Oh fun! Nothing signals the start to a great evening like the guy sitting next to me and my friend leaning over to say, “Wow, I got back from Baghdad a month ago and haven’t seen anyone who looks like you in a month.” Um, thanks?
Amidst Joel Stein’s very useful analysis of those damn Indians ruining his hometown and Arizona immigration laws targeting anyone who might be an immigrant, I guess it’s at least nice to have someone that changes up the generic “Where are you from?” with something new. It’s also another reminder that even though I’m supposed to be proud to be an American this weekend, I (still) am not seen as one.
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That’s what you get for going to a cubs game!!!!
Too bad this happened before Joel Stein’s Time piece of garbage article- otherwise he could’ve told Joel how Desis and Arabs were taking over Baghdad, just like Edison, New Jersey!
thought you would also enjoy these reaction pieces as well!
From Huffington Post:
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/sandip-roy/joel-stein-and-the-curry_b_631926.html
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/kal-penn/the-hilarious-xenophobia_b_634264.html
Angry Asian Man:
http://blog.angryasianman.com/2010/06/joel-stein-vs-indians-and-indians-are.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+angryasianman%2FhMam+%28angry+asian+man%29
Sepia Mutiny
http://www.sepiamutiny.com/sepia/archives/006237.html
Feministing
http://www.feministing.com/archives/021690.html