Gronky Make Joke?

[supafly]

I think he did it once against Cinnci, but it wasn't kids. He stuck the ball out and asked if they were Buckeye fans.

Much more than I would've guessed. But this idea of him teasing kids with his touchdown celebration seems totally bogus.

Yes, I am not aware of Vrabel doing this more than once. As Avenger said, I don't remember them necessarily being kids either, although I can see how the mistake could have been made if there were kids surrounding the individual.

I don't really think it's fair to put Vrabel into a negative category though. He was always one of the good guys, and still is. He did love his alma matter though, which explains the relationship to being in Cincy--as it is quite close to Columbus.

 

[TheBostonStraggler]

So the media looks pretty foolish now:

The Blitz with Jeff Howe & Karen Guregian | Boston Herald



So basically, Joe made the joke first about himself, and Gronkowski followed it up later on, to the delight of Joe. Something tells me we're not going to hear the same level of uproar about Joe being racist against his people.

Context? The media commodity of 'outrage!' avoids context. It would be a bit like a movie studio selling the next Friday the 13th movie by stating in the advertisement 'beyond contrived and ridiculously stupid'. Selling this movie or any media commodity is done by pushing only the very very specific storyline. Unfortunately too many people don't make the connection between the news media and an average sales pitch. They don't see the news media for what they really are, a manufacturer of storylines (their very favorite storyline is entirely bad preying on the entirely virtuous). It would take someone about 30 minutes of Internet research to come up with a lengthy list of media 'outrages' (especially 'ism' based outrages) that were at minimum lacking context if not significantly dishonest. That isn't me blowing smoke, that is fact.

What is interesting about the news media industry is they are the manufacturers of storylines but also have significant power to create the illusion of high consumption of these storylines. 9 out of 10 people can believe an 'outrage!' is really a non story, however, that 1 in 10 people that buy into the outrage can be lined up in soundbites to create the illusion that 'people are outraged!'.

With all due respect to the posters who have commented-bought into the Gronk story as a mild outrage, you are wrong. This was and is a non story, period. The idea that this would be put into smallish national reporting/conversation is laughable. And the fact that context has come out that highlights how unserious this "story" was to begin with? It shouldn't even be needed because it was a non story to begin with. Unfortunately this is wasted typing because there is a new and even better context-less outrage waiting just around the corner (it will be here soon!), and the manufacturer of these storylines along with the, likely, small percentage of consumers of 'outrage' will propel it into something that makes it seem, unfortunately, serious.

 

[PatriotsReign]

What I find to be laughable is the number of members we have who take pride in trying to be the FIRST to post a story. As if it's an accomplishment and makes them feel important.

They're as bad as any idiot news outlet that rushes to be the first with some news only to find out the information was incorrect.

I recall when Randy Moss had an incident in Florida about 5 years ago, we actually had members calling the police in the town where the incident supposedly took place to see if they could get more information. That's absolutely insane and childish in my opinion.

Stop trying to be first. It's not an accomplishment.

 

[Kontradiction]

So the media looks pretty foolish now:

The Blitz with Jeff Howe & Karen Guregian | Boston Herald



So basically, Joe made the joke first about himself, and Gronkowski followed it up later on, to the delight of Joe. Something tells me we're not going to hear the same level of uproar about Joe being racist against his people.

Why wait for proper context when the media and the sheep that they cater to (the American public) can just as easily jump to conclusions before all of the facts are present? FFS, critical thinking should be a mandatory two year course in high school and/or college.

 

[VJCPatriot]

First of all it was a bad joke. Let's get that out of the way.

Second of all we don't know the context. Did someone really tell Gronk the guy could only cook fried rice? It's not really out of the realm of possibility that a male Asian guy who doesn't know how to cook much only knows how to make fried rice.

Third, before every Asian guy was Jackie Chan. Now it's Leslie Chow. Flavor of the month. No big deal and certainly, I think in Gronk's mind not meant as an insult. Leslie Chow is considered the 'cool Asian' character these days.

I would characterize Gronk's joking as dumb but not malicious. It's completely different from Incognito who left a voicemail using the N word and saying he was gonna kill him. That's flat up hazing, meant to intimidate and abuse.

THAT being said, it was still NOT a good thing, and someone needs to advise Gronk that he needs to smarten up and avoid making controversial jokes like that, especially any that involve race. And the media is just waiting to jump on any mistakes by celebrities and air it. And face it Gronk is more than just an uber athlete, he has become a celebrity now due to his fame, personality, and frequent media appearances.

 

[OhExaulted1]

If your looking for racially disparaging comments towards Asian people watch Gran Torino. Fried rice comments will seem pretty insignificant afterwards.

Note to media:Lighten up, Francis...

 

[Tunescribe]

If your looking for racially disparaging comments towards Asian people watch Gran Torino. Fried rice comments will seem pretty insignificant afterwards.

Note to media:Lighten up, Francis...

I've been wondering all along: how is reference to a Chinese person and "fried rice" racist? That is like claiming it's racist to refer to an Indian person being good at making curry dishes, or an Italian cooking pasta. It's what they're known for doing well.

 

[crew1954]

How come 'white men can't jump" isn't racist, and misandristic to boot?

Let's make a movie entitled " Black men can't...( fill in the verb)" see how that flies.

"Asian women can't.."?

 

[DropKickFlutie]

I've been wondering all along: how is reference to a Chinese person and "fried rice" racist? That is like claiming it's racist to refer to an Indian person being good at making curry dishes, or an Italian cooking pasta. It's what they're known for doing well.

Sometimes it's hard for someone to see unless they see an analogy they can relate to. Imagine 'he's on fire like fried chicken' for Cam Newton or 'he's draining those matzo balls from 3' for Jordan Farmar.
Point is it's totally unnecessary, and you'll find both people who don't care and also people who do. Why do you care so much unless you're pushing for the right for public statements like that. More sensible that statements like that are cliche, lazy, and unnecessary