Is This Racist

Obama sounds delicious

2011-05-04T11:42:00.000-07:00

Sex advice columnist and Stranger editor Dan Savage wants to know whether a drink named "The Obama" at a restaurant in New York state is racist or not:

The Obama
Espresso, cocoa, white chocolate, macadamia nut, milk

So far, the votes are strongly in favor of "not racist." I looked at their menu, and they also have a cafe drink named the "Hot Mexican"... which I guess is better than naming it after, say, Jessica Alba, right?

On an unrelated-to-racism note, I like this comment the most:

"And, um, are they offering, say, a whipped, frothy, milk chocolate drink... o.O"

Wat-aah!

2011-05-04T11:02:00.000-07:00

This one's confusing to me. Is he saying "Wat-aah!" as in, "Water: ahhh, that is refreshing!"? I think that's kind of what they're going for.

But... the boy is Asian right? I mean, I think so. Is it a Bruce Lee martial arts scream?

Or is he saying "water" and just mispronouncing it? Because if there's one thing we've learned from Mickey Rooney in Breakfast at Tiffany's, it's that talking like a stereotype is always good for a laugh.

Straight Outta the White Hizzy

2011-04-21T09:50:00.000-07:00

I'm not sure, but I have trouble imagining FoxNews referring to George Bush as ever having "kicked it", especially in "Cali".

This fish isn't Mexican enough

2011-04-19T12:42:00.001-07:00

A fish selling tacos. Ok, so far. Let's keep going.

Tacos are Mexican, and there's Spanish in the name. Let's not be unambiguous. Americans hate ambiguity.

Maybe we could put the fish in a suit, like President Felipe Calderón. Or perhaps a lab coat, like scientist Mario Molina. How about wearing a spacesuit in honor of astronaut Dr. Ellen Ochoa?

Fuck it. Mustache, sombrero, and sunglasses. Done.

Hallelujah!

2011-04-14T10:32:00.000-07:00

One of The Weather Girls has gone corporate! And gotten a lot younger and skinnier.

This billboard went up in various locations around Seattle this week. I guess it's possible that this is just referring to the frequent precipitation here (Zing! A timely observation.) but I doubt it. And if it's really an allusion to "It's Raining Men," does that make it a little bit racist, or just a silly pop culture reference? I don't know, but with these billboards everywhere, the song is getting stuck in my head a lot.

The original racist.com

2011-03-26T23:25:00.001-07:00

Racist.com was taken. It was taken by a "Racist Resource & Online Community", with confusing results. Is this racist? If I was a racist (am I?) and was looking for a racist community, I suppose I would try racist.com. Looking at the stock photo in the header of the website, it appears that racists from all races can find their racist community.