Thoughts on the "taco" comment? **
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I thought it was an innocent remark by Dave Neal, considering they were showing a taco stand on TV, and he said "Maybe he needs a taco." I believe he followed it up with "I need a taco!" Just a lighthearted remark that happened to seem offensive given the fact that Carrera is from Venezuela, but I think Neal would have said it about anyone given that there was a taco stand being shown. I detected zero ill will, Dave Neal is a class act.
OK. Not sure how I feel... Ill-advised for sure. Link...
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This post was edited on 3/11 11:59 PM by chick75
"Maybe he needs a taco."
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This post was edited on 3/11 11:59 PM by chick75
"Maybe he needs a taco."
We'll eventually have robots announcing games so no one will get their feelings hurt by a lighthearted comment. And when someone inevitably does get their feelings hurt by an innocent remark, the media and the general public can feign rage and burn the robot at the stake without having to harm any real people.
He said that on purpose. What you didnt hear is during commericial he said I bet he can tear up a speedy gonzalez. Hope they didn't get any video of frank martin eating boogers tonight.
I love tacos, especially from a good taco truck. I had three today. Maybe you need a taco too.
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I thought it was in poor taste, very poor taste. He tried to brush it off by saying he needed one. I don't think Dave said it maliciously, though.
This post was edited on 3/12 1:00 AM by cockhornleghorn
This post was edited on 3/12 1:00 AM by cockhornleghorn
What the crap is up with the modern American penchant for hyper sensitivity? We have become the most offended nation in human history.
Exactly. Go figure this thread was started by a woman, who probably voted for Obama.
This type of crap makes me sick. On top of the pussification of America..... Russia just backed out of our arms treaty that ended the cold war. They're seriously gonna kick our politically correct pansy asses here in the near future if our country as a whole doesnt decide to regrow a pair ASAP.
Good lord...are you freakin' kiddin' me? People actually found that offensive? Seriously?
Political correctness and hyper sensitivity = two reasons America is very quickly going to hell in a hand basket.
Political correctness and hyper sensitivity = two reasons America is very quickly going to hell in a hand basket.
I was more offended after the game when Dave said Frank needed a nice victory cigar.
Seriously though, how would it be offensive to say someone needs a taco? Even if he was making that connotation(the one assumed by the OP) how is it offensive? Does anyone really think that would hurt Carrera's feelings or that he would lose any sleep over it? Judging by the way he plays the game there's no way I can see him being that soft.
So sick of people jumping to conclusions and being offended by ridiculous things like this.
Seriously though, how would it be offensive to say someone needs a taco? Even if he was making that connotation(the one assumed by the OP) how is it offensive? Does anyone really think that would hurt Carrera's feelings or that he would lose any sleep over it? Judging by the way he plays the game there's no way I can see him being that soft.
So sick of people jumping to conclusions and being offended by ridiculous things like this.
America once consisted of the toughest people on earth.
Now the average person curls up in a fetal position over stuff like this.
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While I agree with your point, in this case I don't think it's hypersensitivity… it's more about correctness… and not the political type… at least for me, anyway...
When I heard the comment I thought "you dumba$$… He's Venezuelan not Mexican"… and as another poster has noted, tacos are not an indigenous food in Venezuela…
My "take" on the comment was how can someone who is supposed to be educated and knowledgeable, which I would think would be some sort of a prerequisite for being a sports announcer, maybe not though, not know the difference between the two countries and some very basic cultural/food differences…
I have to admit that I had looked away from the TV for a moment prior to the "comment" and missed the taco stand viewing… and that does seem to be the most plausible connection/explanation for Dave's comment… Hell, I'd pop for the Tacos if Dave and Michael wanted to go get some...
This post was edited on 3/12 8:01 AM by TriumphCock
Whole dang country needs to lighten up. I wouldn't get one bit offended if someone said, "Maybe he needs a snort of Scotch."
Pose a question just to assess fans' thoughts and find out that my
asking a question to gauge the board's feelings open up an opportunity for a couple to take shots at me personally.
Yep. Sounds about right. I just said it was "ill-advised." Guess the vocabulary was too advanced.
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asking a question to gauge the board's feelings open up an opportunity for a couple to take shots at me personally.
Yep. Sounds about right. I just said it was "ill-advised." Guess the vocabulary was too advanced.
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Re: Pose a question just to assess fans' thoughts and find out that my
I'm offended by those types of folks who are offended by comments like Dave made.
I guess we all have a right to be offended....Originally posted by chick75:
asking a question to gauge the board's feelings open up an opportunity for a couple to take shots at me personally.
Yep. Sounds about right. I just said it was "ill-advised." Guess the vocabulary was too advanced.
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I'm offended by those types of folks who are offended by comments like Dave made.
I don't think everyone would find this so "lighthearted" if the player in question was black and Neal had said "Maybe he needs some watermelon!"
You're absolutely right.
Way too much drama is created by overly sensitive, sensationalizing, thin skinned (of any color) egg shells, who lurk around like PC Police pouncing on any comment they can take and be offended by.
Often wonder if folks are more "offended" or more interested in whatever "gain" (publicity, power, money, lawsuit, etc) that can be had by magnifying and dramatizing these situations.
America would be so much happier if we would: ignore more, breathe more, accept more, and realize humans are imperfect creations.
Not really. I was agreeing with his comment that some folks would be making a much bigger deal out of this if situation involved black player needs watermelon, compared to hispanic player needs taco.
The rest of my reply was simply my opinion about thin skinned, PC, sensitive, egg shell creatures.
What if the camera was focused in on some juicy-looking watermelon being slopped down by some white sorority skanks and the player in question was actually from Algeria? Oooh, oooh, what if Air Supply's "All Out of Love" was playing at the same time and the camera man focused in to show the juice dripping from the melon in slow-motion? Oh, and Mickey Rourke needs to be shown on the jumbotron eating a hotdog with only mustard and onions! Yeah, that's it! Oh, and the t-shirt cannons need to be launching shirts with "DO IT..........TO IT!" on the front and "RECTOM PANE" on the back. BOOM! RECTOM PANE!!!
