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Things You Tell Yourself When Your Team Loses

My beloved Spurs were knocked out of the NBA playoffs on Saturday. This is the first time since the 2010-2011 season that they failed to make it out of the first round. That’s actually pretty good for any NBA team, but as a fan it’s kind of a tough pill to swallow. Especially since they won the Championship last year.

Here are a few of the things I have told myself (and others) since Saturday’s loss: Continue reading →

#NotYourMascot, #Not4Sale: Protesting Anti-Native Mascots

The recent and short-lived #CancelColbert campaign caused much controversy over whether the joke was offensive to Asian-Americans.  Lost in the #CancelColbert fervor was the fact that Colbert’s joke meant to mock Dan Snyder’s Original Americans Foundation, widely thought to be a PR tactic to appease Native Americans and others who oppose the name “Washington Redskins.” Continue reading →

QOTD: What was your favorite Super Bowl commercial?

I was a little crazed for most of the first quarter of the game as I finished up the last of my party snacks, so I may have missed a couple good ones, but I thought the commercials were a little “meh” this year. However, I did really like the RadioShack one where the 80s called, asked for their store back and then numerous stars from that decade raided the store. Continue reading →