When Guillermo Lopez picked up his newspaper Sunday morning, he froze at the sight of a prominent headline, alongside a photo of a fuzzy, human-sized pig. There, in bright red ink, was the name of the IronPigs new mascot: PorkChop. The word brought back uncomfortable memories of Lopez's time working at Bethlehem Steel, where he said racism was overt. "If someone wanted to talk to me in a derogatory way, they'd call me 'pork chop,' " said Lopez, whose family came from Puerto Rico to the Lehigh Valley in the 1940s to work at Bethlehem Steel. ...
Who knew "pork chop" was a racial slur? UrbanDictionary.com actually says it's an affectionate term for Portuguese. Anyway, we suppose it could have been worse. At least they didn't call the mascot Muhammad.
Tuesday, December 04, 2007
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Where is that Pork Chop of a Portuguese, AA?
I suppose it's better than calling a Scandinavian a Lutefisk. I don't think it's ever been unfashionable to make fun of Scandinavians though.
What's a Lutefisk? Some kind of salty fish? Hmmm.. I'd rather eat a well-done pork chop, with mashed potatoes on the side. Goes well with a Carlsberg.
Yeah, I'd rather eat Portuguese-style porkchops with mashed potatoes and gravy on the side, all with Carlsberg brewskies too.
Damnit AI: My stomach is starting to talk to me now, and it's only mid-morning (CST).
You should try a bit of garlic on top of the chop. Can be good, if done right.
Yeah, garlic tastes good, and just yesterday I read on some holistic remedy website that it boosts the immune system (or something to that effect; I'm at war with my sinuses right now).
For sinuses, here's what I learned as a kid one must do: Boil water in a big pot; sit on a chair with head above the water, and head covered with towel; inhale deeply the vapor through your nose. It kind of hurts (especially in the beginning when water is really hot), but it does good, especially if you put Alka Seltzer or something in the water (maybe even garlic??)
I'll give that a go. Here's another remedy I've been using (and it's been working, too): one teaspoon of apple cider vinegar in a mug of hot water with a bunch of honey. Like the boiling hot water remedy, it gets the nasal passage going, which is crucial to flushing the bacteria.
...and the Devil's Dictionary defines Pain as "knowledge." I think there's something to that dictionary.
What's a Lutefisk? Some kind of salty fish?
Almost forgot: Lutefisk.
Also AI, apparently Lutefisk first appeared in written document around the 16th-century... think of it as a sort of Scandinavian Rennaisance.
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