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vicemag: Non-Racist Reasons to Hate Jeremy Lin Jeremy Lin’s rise has resembled that of a rapper making magazine covers off of one YouTube single. The hype has been immense, though warranted. If this kid’s name were Ira Stein, a Jewish sports network would already be on Cablevision. He’s been so universally loved that it was a little bit surprising when he finally got booed last weekend, appropriately enough in Boston, home of the Celtics and thousands of angry guys who go by nicknames. Knicks fans deserve something good after so many years of horrible management. Being a New York team, however, the Knickerbockers partially exist to be loathed by the rest of America. Until now, opposing fans have greeted Lin with a mixture of rapture and respect, because, c’mon dude, how you gonna hate this? As of right now the Knicks hold the eight-seed for the Eastern Conference playoffs. If their three-game lead holds, come spring, Lin’s Knicks will be playing Chicago, Orlando, and/or Miami, and they’ll turn from feel-good story to an actual team opposing fans should think bad thoughts about. It’s time the rest of the league takes Boston’s cue and learns how to boo this guy—without resorting to “there’s a chink in the fortune cookie”-style racism. He’s Like a Dweeb JeterLike Lin, everyone is supposed to say nice things about the Yankee captain (usually involving—barf—“intangibles”), though at this point Lin can only dream of being Jeter. Some similarities already exist: Both are smart on their feet, and both make plays that they shouldn’t be able to. Also like Jeetz, Lin has a lame policeman-style haircut. The two share a love for ill-fitting pants, too: Jeter’s butt-enhancing, high-wasted pinstripes are scary tight, while Lin’s XL 90s-rapper-shorts aren’t as bad, but like everything else about Lin, you could hardly call them “cool.” Lacking the suaveness and class of Jeter—or even Joe Namath—Lin does not (as of yet) send each girl he sexes home with signed memorabilia. Lin, 23, is a serious Christian, and might even be a virgin, which means… He Might be as Bad as TebowWait, another evangelical-Christian-out-of-nowhere wonder story? Crucify me. Jeremy Lin’s bracelet reads “In Jesus’ Name I Play” and he has expressed interest in becoming a pastor. At Palo Alto High, Lin was a member of the Christian Club that opposed gay pride week, according to people who attended school with him. Lin’s mother worked the PTA circuit to block the establishment of a Gay-Straight Alliance, and back then he also said evolution was “just a theory.” (God, why can’t there be a Satanic sports star, just once? Some evil guy from Spokane with an upside-down cross tattooed on his neck who hits .400 while fighting charges for heroin possession. After homering he kisses his Pentagram necklace and smears lamb’s blood on his bat for luck. Lord, please no more Christian sports miracle workers.) Continue

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Non-Racist Reasons to Hate Jeremy Lin

Jeremy Lin’s rise has resembled that of a rapper making magazine covers off of one YouTube single. The hype has been immense, though warranted. If this kid’s name were Ira Stein, a Jewish sports network would already be on Cablevision. He’s been so universally loved that it was a little bit surprising when he finally got booed last weekend, appropriately enough in Boston, home of the Celtics and thousands of angry guys who go by nicknames.

Knicks fans deserve something good after so many years of horrible management. Being a New York team, however, the Knickerbockers partially exist to be loathed by the rest of America. Until now, opposing fans have greeted Lin with a mixture of rapture and respect, because, c’mon dude, how you gonna hate this? As of right now the Knicks hold the eight-seed for the Eastern Conference playoffs. If their three-game lead holds, come spring, Lin’s Knicks will be playing Chicago, Orlando, and/or Miami, and they’ll turn from feel-good story to an actual team opposing fans should think bad thoughts about. It’s time the rest of the league takes Boston’s cue and learns how to boo this guy—without resorting to “there’s a chink in the fortune cookie”-style racism.

He’s Like a Dweeb Jeter
Like Lin, everyone is supposed to say nice things about the Yankee captain (usually involving—barf—“intangibles”), though at this point Lin can only dream of being Jeter. Some similarities already exist: Both are smart on their feet, and both make plays that they shouldn’t be able to. Also like Jeetz, Lin has a lame policeman-style haircut. The two share a love for ill-fitting pants, too: Jeter’s butt-enhancing, high-wasted pinstripes are scary tight, while Lin’s XL 90s-rapper-shorts aren’t as bad, but like everything else about Lin, you could hardly call them “cool.” Lacking the suaveness and class of Jeter—or even Joe Namath—Lin does not (as of yet) send each girl he sexes home with signed memorabilia. Lin, 23, is a serious Christian, and might even be a virgin, which means…

He Might be as Bad as Tebow
Wait, another evangelical-Christian-out-of-nowhere wonder story? Crucify me. Jeremy Lin’s bracelet reads “In Jesus’ Name I Play” and he has expressed interest in becoming a pastor. At Palo Alto High, Lin was a member of the Christian Club that opposed gay pride week, according to people who attended school with him. Lin’s mother worked the PTA circuit to block the establishment of a Gay-Straight Alliance, and back then he also said evolution was “just a theory.”

(God, why can’t there be a Satanic sports star, just once? Some evil guy from Spokane with an upside-down cross tattooed on his neck who hits .400 while fighting charges for heroin possession. After homering he kisses his Pentagram necklace and smears lamb’s blood on his bat for luck. Lord, please no more Christian sports miracle workers.)

vicemag: Non-Racist Reasons to Hate Jeremy Lin Jeremy Lin’s rise has resembled that of a rapper making magazine covers off of one YouTube single. The hype has been immense, though warranted. If this kid’s name were Ira Stein, a Jewish sports network would already be on Cablevision. He’s been so universally loved that it was a little bit surprising when he finally got booed last weekend, appropriately enough in Boston, home of the Celtics and thousands of angry guys who go by nicknames. Knicks fans deserve something good after so many years of horrible management. Being a New York team, however, the Knickerbockers partially exist to be loathed by the rest of America. Until now, opposing fans have greeted Lin with a mixture of rapture and respect, because, c’mon dude, how you gonna hate this? As of right now the Knicks hold the eight-seed for the Eastern Conference playoffs. If their three-game lead holds, come spring, Lin’s Knicks will be playing Chicago, Orlando, and/or Miami, and they’ll turn from feel-good story to an actual team opposing fans should think bad thoughts about. It’s time the rest of the league takes Boston’s cue and learns how to boo this guy—without resorting to “there’s a chink in the fortune cookie”-style racism. He’s Like a Dweeb JeterLike Lin, everyone is supposed to say nice things about the Yankee captain (usually involving—barf—“intangibles”), though at this point Lin can only dream of being Jeter. Some similarities already exist: Both are smart on their feet, and both make plays that they shouldn’t be able to. Also like Jeetz, Lin has a lame policeman-style haircut. The two share a love for ill-fitting pants, too: Jeter’s butt-enhancing, high-wasted pinstripes are scary tight, while Lin’s XL 90s-rapper-shorts aren’t as bad, but like everything else about Lin, you could hardly call them “cool.” Lacking the suaveness and class of Jeter—or even Joe Namath—Lin does not (as of yet) send each girl he sexes home with signed memorabilia. Lin, 23, is a serious Christian, and might even be a virgin, which means… He Might be as Bad as TebowWait, another evangelical-Christian-out-of-nowhere wonder story? Crucify me. Jeremy Lin’s bracelet reads “In Jesus’ Name I Play” and he has expressed interest in becoming a pastor. At Palo Alto High, Lin was a member of the Christian Club that opposed gay pride week, according to people who attended school with him. Lin’s mother worked the PTA circuit to block the establishment of a Gay-Straight Alliance, and back then he also said evolution was “just a theory.” (God, why can’t there be a Satanic sports star, just once? Some evil guy from Spokane with an upside-down cross tattooed on his neck who hits .400 while fighting charges for heroin possession. After homering he kisses his Pentagram necklace and smears lamb’s blood on his bat for luck. Lord, please no more Christian sports miracle workers.) Continue

vicemag:

Non-Racist Reasons to Hate Jeremy Lin

Jeremy Lin’s rise has resembled that of a rapper making magazine covers off of one YouTube single. The hype has been immense, though warranted. If this kid’s name were Ira Stein, a Jewish sports network would already be on Cablevision. He’s been so universally loved that it was a little bit surprising when he finally got booed last weekend, appropriately enough in Boston, home of the Celtics and thousands of angry guys who go by nicknames.

Knicks fans deserve something good after so many years of horrible management. Being a New York team, however, the Knickerbockers partially exist to be loathed by the rest of America. Until now, opposing fans have greeted Lin with a mixture of rapture and respect, because, c’mon dude, how you gonna hate this? As of right now the Knicks hold the eight-seed for the Eastern Conference playoffs. If their three-game lead holds, come spring, Lin’s Knicks will be playing Chicago, Orlando, and/or Miami, and they’ll turn from feel-good story to an actual team opposing fans should think bad thoughts about. It’s time the rest of the league takes Boston’s cue and learns how to boo this guy—without resorting to “there’s a chink in the fortune cookie”-style racism.

He’s Like a Dweeb Jeter
Like Lin, everyone is supposed to say nice things about the Yankee captain (usually involving—barf—“intangibles”), though at this point Lin can only dream of being Jeter. Some similarities already exist: Both are smart on their feet, and both make plays that they shouldn’t be able to. Also like Jeetz, Lin has a lame policeman-style haircut. The two share a love for ill-fitting pants, too: Jeter’s butt-enhancing, high-wasted pinstripes are scary tight, while Lin’s XL 90s-rapper-shorts aren’t as bad, but like everything else about Lin, you could hardly call them “cool.” Lacking the suaveness and class of Jeter—or even Joe Namath—Lin does not (as of yet) send each girl he sexes home with signed memorabilia. Lin, 23, is a serious Christian, and might even be a virgin, which means…

He Might be as Bad as Tebow
Wait, another evangelical-Christian-out-of-nowhere wonder story? Crucify me. Jeremy Lin’s bracelet reads “In Jesus’ Name I Play” and he has expressed interest in becoming a pastor. At Palo Alto High, Lin was a member of the Christian Club that opposed gay pride week, according to people who attended school with him. Lin’s mother worked the PTA circuit to block the establishment of a Gay-Straight Alliance, and back then he also said evolution was “just a theory.”

(God, why can’t there be a Satanic sports star, just once? Some evil guy from Spokane with an upside-down cross tattooed on his neck who hits .400 while fighting charges for heroin possession. After homering he kisses his Pentagram necklace and smears lamb’s blood on his bat for luck. Lord, please no more Christian sports miracle workers.)