I'm Offended

I think I was going to write this on Monday but I didn't have enough material, I've got what I need now. So heres some things that prove that you don't need to be a minority to be upset by the words of others.

1.) The wheelchair community is angry.

"As for Cheney(fine article in The Guardian about him fighting with Bush in the final days), he attracted various arch valedictions after he appeared on Inauguration Day in a wheelchair, having apparently strained his back while filling a removal box. Comparisons with Dr Strangelove were criticised by members of the US disabled community who said it reflected unfairly on wheelchair users."

Apparently the dissenters from the US disabled community aren't only physically handicapped but mentally as well. Speaking vegetables, really. They have no sense of humor, frame of reference or appreciation for taking one last jab at one of the most evil men to ever be elected to public office. Cheney did shit that would make Caligula cringe, and no one in a wheelchair thought it was funny to compare him to a famous evil and crazy character that also happened to be in a wheelchair?

They also may have been Republicans, in which case this would all make sense. They probably haven't seen Dr. Strangelove, they're too busy watching Delta Farce on a loop. I'm sure they'd laugh if theres wheelchair bound people in that because if its a Mexican in a wheelchair, game on.

2.) This Pepsi ad

I don't know if The Who just signed an awful record deal or are too old to care, but their music has been used in some really shit projects. All the CSI's and now this.

I love advertising, for the most part. I'm a complete brand whore, regardless of what it is I'm doing. I won't settle for owning the second best, or what is perceived to be second best. Its a complete waste of money. Nike does it best, their commercials are more inspirational than Jesus, and in some cases, the coolest fucking commercial of all-time. But Pepsi gets it wrong.

They try to make it seem like they were instrumental in all these generational transitions when in truth they're only instrumental in getting diabetes.

3.) Another attempt at an AbFab remake

I like my fair share of really gay things, Absolutely Fabulous is one of them. Call it a guilty pleasure. No young, straight man should enjoy a show about single, drunk women in their 40s. But the characters are incredible and like with most great comedies its not about punch lines, just pure absurdity.

Middle America hates absurdity. They want a bitchy mom, oafish father, a daughter with a "whatever" attitude and wacky neighbor. Oh, and a laugh track, how would they know whats funny if not for that? America will murder Absolutely Fabulous, just like they tried to murder Spaced. Hopefully they'll never get the chance. They tried it once before and it failed, that should have been a hint.

4.) 100-0 girls basketball game

So who's fault is this one? At first I thought blamed the coach of the losing team for not pulling his girls off the court. Kind of like a Bad News Bears situation when they were losing 22-0 to the Yankees in the first inning. Then I read this...

"Dallas Academy has eight girls on its varsity team and about 20 girls in its high school. It is winless over the last four seasons. The academy boasts of its small class sizes and specializes in teaching students struggling with "learning differences," such as short attention spans or dyslexia."

Its a team thats 5 players short and full of kids with kindly worded "learning differences!" Jesus Christ. They played a full court press against them and were still hitting 3's in the 4th quarter! The Covenant School's coach had to know that going in. I know about trap games, I know that you have to be ready for every opponent regardless of how bad they're playing, but theres a line. I think that line is crossed when you beat up on a team that hasn't won in 4 years and is reading on a 3rd grade level. They're willing to forfeit the win but that means the losing teams only win in the last 4 seasons has been a forfeit because a team that killed them felt bad about it afterwards. Hows that for building self esteem?

The glory in all this is that its one more black eye for women's team sports. And as an outspoken critic, I'm glad the last three stories involving girls basketball have included Imus, Candice Parker's fight and now this.

I promise you an awesome post the day the WNBA goes down in flames.