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October 21, 2003
Everything's Going to be All White: "The Fighting Whites basketball team was organized in early February (2002) by a group of Native American and non-Indian students of the University of Northern Colorado with the intent of playing intramural basketball. We came up with the "Fighting Whites" logo and slogan to have a little satirical fun and to deliver a simple, sincere, message about ethnic stereotyping."
posted by kirkaracha to culture at 02:54 PM - 23 comments
What's with the 'fighting' descriptor? It was used with the Fighting Whities as well. Don't whites do anything but fight? I am deeply and utterly offended by this one-dimensional portrayal of whites as a whole. Why not the Lying Whites, or the Exploiting Whites. Or just simply, the Users. Better yet, how about the White Squall.
posted by garfield at 03:06 PM on October 21, 2003
I don't get it...
posted by StarFucker at 03:16 PM on October 21, 2003
is there something new to this story that i'm missing or is this just a double post?
posted by goddam at 03:23 PM on October 21, 2003
It was used with the Fighting Whities as well. uh, I mean they are one and the same: © Copyright 2002 Fighting Whites Scholarship Fund, Inc. All rights reserved. Fighting Whites, Fightin' Whites, Fighting Whities, Fightin' Whities, Every thang's gonna be all white, and all Fighting White images are trade marks of Fighting Whites Scholarship Fund, Inc.
posted by garfield at 03:31 PM on October 21, 2003
I'm with goddam. Old post.
posted by worldcup2002 at 03:49 PM on October 21, 2003
I'm buying a shirt.
posted by wfrazerjr at 03:54 PM on October 21, 2003
I'm white, do I get a free t-shirt?
posted by billsaysthis at 03:56 PM on October 21, 2003
But are you All White?
posted by worldcup2002 at 03:59 PM on October 21, 2003
Surely I'm not the only one with "No Woman, No Cry" stuck in my head now, but singing it Everything's gonna be all white now, Everything's gonna be all white ...which is really disturbing coming from Bob Marley's voice.
posted by Ufez Jones at 04:40 PM on October 21, 2003
All White Now.... Baby, its all white now...
posted by StarFucker at 04:41 PM on October 21, 2003
Ufez, you're not the only one, and stop calling me Shirley.
posted by garfield at 04:43 PM on October 21, 2003
How 'bout: • Play That Honky Music, White Boy • (Really) White Wedding • anything by Cracker or Vanilla Ice (White, White Baby?) I can't stop singing, "C'mon, baby, white my fire..." but I get a disturbing image of Jim Morrison and Elmer Fudd sharing a bathtub. And a needle.
posted by wfrazerjr at 05:18 PM on October 21, 2003
Or the Human League's classic ... "No rhythm, I'm Caucasian! Cabbage patch now ... Tootsie Roll!"
posted by wfrazerjr at 05:19 PM on October 21, 2003
We're gonna get down tonight Let's celebrate It's all white ...
posted by worldcup2002 at 05:21 PM on October 21, 2003
SpoFi: Perpetuating stereotypes ... but only about honkies.
posted by wfrazerjr at 05:36 PM on October 21, 2003
That was my next post worldcup!
posted by StarFucker at 06:31 PM on October 21, 2003
Huh? Wha?
posted by worldcup2002 at 06:35 PM on October 21, 2003
Wang Chung ought to be fit in here somewhere, I'm sure.
posted by billsaysthis at 07:22 PM on October 21, 2003
Dude, that's too white. I think the ultimate honky song would be "A Whiter Shade of Pale." Sung by Edgar Winters. It's like someone left that dude on the back deck of their car for like 40 years.
posted by wfrazerjr at 08:31 PM on October 21, 2003
WFrazer, that classic tune sounds like the theme song for Arsenal's European campaign!
posted by billsaysthis at 09:38 PM on October 21, 2003
Edgar Winters is a dude? I thought he was some kind of reanimated corpse, made up from the detritus of other corpses - the Frankenstien leftovers- sexless and inhuman.
posted by WeedyMcSmokey at 10:07 AM on October 22, 2003
Weedy, that was his brother Johnny. Edgar's the normal one.
posted by billsaysthis at 11:10 AM on October 22, 2003
I can't see this offending anyone, really, as opposed to how offensive "Redskin" supposedly is to Native Americans. If they wanted to try to get that kind of reaction out of white people, they should've used Honkys, Crackers, Rednecks, or Wiggers. Even then, I don't think they'd get much of a reaction...