So, I went through the first ten albums that I couldn't stop listening to in 2013 and now it's time for the top 10. It was really difficult to put these ten albums in order, because to be fair, you could make an argument for any of them as number one. So, after the jump, you can check out the rest of my list.
So, last night was the Super Bowl. Great job to both teams. Go Seahawks. Sorry Petyon. Whatever. What we all want to see during the Super Bowl is the commercials. There are hits and misses, but mainly people are pretty chill. Holy shit not this year. This year, people are acting like Coca-Cola put a commercial on that featured people of color setting the American flag on fire. I'm talking about the commercial that featured people of many different nationalities singing "America the Beautful" in their native tongue. It aso featured a gay couple with their child, which I've heard was a first. If you haven't yet seen the commercial that outraged so many, you can watch it below:
You would think that normal people would watch this and think, "This is sweet." Then you remember that the Tea Party is still a thing and realize that this is going to piss people off. I was watching the Super Bowl with some friends and when it aired my friend and I looked at each other and he said to me, "I wonder when the outrage is going to start." Since we live in a social media world where people are able to voice their opinions with the speed of an internet connection, the answer to that question was about 3.2 seconds. People took to Facebook and Twitter to spew their hateful epithets and just be all around horrible.
I know there are going to be people who were offended who take issue with me labeling them a bigot or a racist, but you are. You absolutely are. If you posted something on Facebook or Twitter in regards to how much this offended you, and you started off that comment by saying, "I'm not a racist, but…" let me let you in on a little secret. That means YOU ARE A RACIST. If you are trying to convince someone of something, starting out by saying "I'm not , but" no one believes you. You are definitely a racist or a homophobe or a misogynist, or whatever you are trying to convince yoursel and other perople you are not. It's a fact.
Here are a few other things that the racists don't seem to realize. First of all, the song that they are singing in the commercial is "America the Beautiful." It's not "God Bless America." It's not "The Star Spangled Banner." If you can't recognize the song and aren't for sure what the National Anthem is, do you really have the right to criticize? Seriously. If you LOVE America that much, shouldn't you have a basic knowledge of what the National Anthem is? I mean, it's not like it isn't played before EVERYTHING.
Number two. America doesn't have an official language. You aren't required to be able to speak English to live in our country. English is not "American." There is no language called American. The English language didn't originate in the United States. If we were going to have an official language it should probably be something Native American. It makes sense. We did steal their land, rape their women, force them to adopt our religions and beliefs and give them smallpox infested blankets. If we were going to adopt an official language the very least and I mean the VERY LEAST we could do is that.
Third, you have no right to bitch about people not speaking "American" if you can't even speak and write it properly yourself. If you don't know the difference between "your" and "you're" then shut the fuck right up. Your arguments are null and void. Even if I did take the time to listen to them, they would be unitelligible gibberish. Shut. It.
People act like Coke has done this insane thing. Obviously, people have pretty short memories. Does no one remember the Coke campaign from the early '70's with people from all over the world joining hands and singing about peace and harmony. People loved that shit. Seriously, they ate it up. I remember growing up and during every Super Bowl an adult would mention how much they loved that commercial. So, it's not like Coke hasn't had a similar commercial before. It was one of their most popular campaigns! So, 1971 was more tolerant than 2014? That is what you're trying to sell me. OK.
So, yeah, people need to just quit it with the racism and they need to stop trying to defend themselves, because there is no defense. None.
