Jeremy Lin, Jason Whitlock and Political Correctness

Hola internet peeps of any and all ethnicity, gender, religion or sexual orientation.  

If you’re not an NBA fan you might not know about Linsanity that is sweeping the nation. It’s the over the top amazement that little known, undrafted Jeremy Lin of the New York Knicks is suddenly destroying everyone he plays against. I have to admit, I got caught up in it too while he was in the process of 38 Lintastic points on the Lakers.

Jeremy Lin is Chinese-American. Why is this important? Well, because he’s an Asia dude, and Harvard grad no less, playing in the NBA. If he were black or white, it would be a nice story, but he wouldn’t be considered a Phenom. And, there wouldn’t be stereotypical Asian jokes made at his expense either. On Friday night Twitter was overflowing with them. But one … AND ONLY ONE … has people OMG OUTRAGED! And, it was by none other than good old Jason Whitlock…

Get it? Asian guys have small penises. Funny, no? It’s not? Actually, it is. Come on, admit it, you’ve made the Asian dude has a small penis joke too. Maybe not on Twitter, because if you did it on Twitter you couldn’t pretend to be super sensitive never made a joke based on racial stereotypes guy when other people do.

Yeah, I get it, you hate Whitlock. You hate his schtick. His act gets old with you. He’s a troll. Whatever. You say Whitlock is a “racist” who screams “racism all the time” but then tweets “racist” remarks. But, that’s not true. Jason Whitlock only screams racism when there isn’t any racism to be found. And when there is real, legitimate racism? He defends what is said. THAT’S his schtick. You can hate it, and him, but please at least get it right.

In fact, I dare say that anyone who makes the claim that Whitlock “screams racism all the time” is actually, just applying their racist belief that all black people scream racism all the time.

Also stop taking Twitter, Tumblr, Blogs, Facebook and YOURSELF so damn seriously people. Lighten up. There’s a huge difference between making jokes based on racial stereotypes and saying “I have absolutely nothing against African-Americans. … I just hate Niggers!” As someone I know did last week. Now THAT’S racism!

We all make jokes based on stereotypes all the time. Whether it is about whites, blacks, Asians, Hispanics, men, women, fat people, and people from a particular region of the country and on and on, we’ve all made these jokes. You can’t be offended by one, but laugh at others. It’s all or nothing. Take one side or the other and stick to it.

So, the stereotype is that Asian dudes have small penises. Is that such a bad thing to have to live with? I haven’t seen any Asian dudes naked, so I can’t comment on this personally. But, look at it from Whitlock’s point of view. He’s black. The stereotype for black dudes is that they all have HUGE cocks. Which stereotype is easier to live with?

If you’re an Asian guy who has an average sized cock, and women expect it to be much smaller, they’ll never be disappointed. But, if you’re a black guy and you have a teeeeeny-weeny wee-wee, think of the emotional problems that would cause knowing that every woman would be disappointed with him?

See Asian guys? Sometimes stereotypes can actually be turned into a positive.

*EDIT* Jason Whitlock was browbeat and shamed by the ninnies and crybabies into issuing an apology for being a human being and engaging in the very same activity that 90% of the people bitching engage in all the time.

Jayman
Email: Jayman3768@gmail.com
Twitter: @Jayman_IWS

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