Thursday, October 20, 2005
N.C. State is a redneck school
Who you tryin' to get crazy with, esse? Don't you know I'm loco?
Company apologizes to N.C. State over Jumbotron image
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) -- The company that produces images and content for North Carolina State home games has apologized to the university for an offensive image that appeared on the Jumbotron during last week's game against Clemson.
The incident occurred during the Wolfpack's 31-10 loss to Clemson last Thursday. After several fans were featured on the video screen with titles such as "Kissing Cam" and "Fan Cam," an image appeared with the title "Mexi-Cam"
"Mexi" is offensive? In North Carolina? Is it now offensive to refer to certain types of eateries as tex-"mex"?
I've never really been a fan of the jumbotron being used to showcase people in the stands in the first place. If I'm at the game, I want to see the game, not some jerkoff zooming in on certain folks in the audience. So to me the "kiss cam," "fan cam," "retard cam," "hotdog cam, " or any other cam for that matter are offensive. But not for the phrasing they use, just for the images they portray.
"In addition to the embarrassment, someone had the audacity, prejudice and disgrace to think the 'Mexi-Cam' might bring a bit of humor to the otherwise dismal game," the editorial read.
Ten to one says that the guy that did this was trying to be funny, not disgraceful, prejudiced, or audacious. But then again, this is America. We can't make fun of people that are different than us anymore.
At least it wasn't labeled the "Spic-cam."
"With so much national attention that this game received, such a childish stunt merely confirmed to the outside world that N.C. State is a redneck school."
How turning the jumbotron into a "mexi-cam" qualifies as "redneck", I'm still not sure. Apparently, I'll have to do some research into the matter.
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Company apologizes to N.C. State over Jumbotron image
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) -- The company that produces images and content for North Carolina State home games has apologized to the university for an offensive image that appeared on the Jumbotron during last week's game against Clemson.
The incident occurred during the Wolfpack's 31-10 loss to Clemson last Thursday. After several fans were featured on the video screen with titles such as "Kissing Cam" and "Fan Cam," an image appeared with the title "Mexi-Cam"
"Mexi" is offensive? In North Carolina? Is it now offensive to refer to certain types of eateries as tex-"mex"?
I've never really been a fan of the jumbotron being used to showcase people in the stands in the first place. If I'm at the game, I want to see the game, not some jerkoff zooming in on certain folks in the audience. So to me the "kiss cam," "fan cam," "retard cam," "hotdog cam, " or any other cam for that matter are offensive. But not for the phrasing they use, just for the images they portray.
"In addition to the embarrassment, someone had the audacity, prejudice and disgrace to think the 'Mexi-Cam' might bring a bit of humor to the otherwise dismal game," the editorial read.
Ten to one says that the guy that did this was trying to be funny, not disgraceful, prejudiced, or audacious. But then again, this is America. We can't make fun of people that are different than us anymore.
At least it wasn't labeled the "Spic-cam."
"With so much national attention that this game received, such a childish stunt merely confirmed to the outside world that N.C. State is a redneck school."
How turning the jumbotron into a "mexi-cam" qualifies as "redneck", I'm still not sure. Apparently, I'll have to do some research into the matter.
¶ 3:36 PM
