MSG uses Jeremy Lin fortune cookie graphic

Yes, of course it is racist, but it's no surprise because this is what we have come to expect from them...no problem. What is so lame about this crack is the lack of originality. Really, a fortune cookie???...hardy, harr harr, its so funny I forgot to laugh...

...and then they'll say, "aw c'mon, where's your sense of humor?" Typical.

I'd be more pissed that MSG, with all its money, couldn't come up with a better graphic. This is 70's SNL crap!

Well if we are going to get all sensitive about it then I suppose MSG ought to change their name too, as it is a common preservative in Chinese food. Now I am doubly offended.

good line about the MSG...I think we're a little too sensitive once again. I bet Lin didn't lose any sleep over this

I doubt he did either, especially when compared to some of the other patronizing comments made about him lately.

Lin doesn't have to lose sleep over it for it to be a problem, he is not the only person affected by stupidity like this. http://lionsdetroit.com

Good catch about the MSG thing. But actually, MSG is a tenderizer and not a preservative. It comes from an enzyme found in papaya.

OF course it was NOT racist. The definition of racist/racism requires the belief of superiority of ones race over another. I don't see how picturing him as good fortune for NY and putting his picture with a fortune cookie implies anyone thinks less of Lin or his race.

Yeah, right...think back to Rick Barry's comment about Bill Russell's photograph on national television. Wonder why Rick Barry isn't working for CBS anymore???...

That's just idiotic, can I make up a definition too??? A simple google define query shows the definition below. Show me where it says you have to believe you're superior. Do yourself a favor, next time you have a thought, don't.

1. The belief that all members of each race possess characteristics or abilities specific to that race, esp. so as to distinguish it as...
2. Prejudice or discrimination directed against someone of a different race based on such a belief.

Um, Merriam-Webster has:
a belief that race is the primary determinant of human traits and capacities and that racial differences produce an inherent superiority of a particular race

And Cambridge Dictionary of American English has:
a person who believes that some races are better than others, or who acts unfairly to someone because of his or her race

And Compact Oxford English Dictionary has:
the belief that all members of each race possess characteristics, abilities, or qualities specific to that race, especially so as to distinguish it as inferior or superior to another race or races

And Collins English Dictionary has:
the belief that races have distinctive cultural characteristics determined by hereditary factors and that this endows some races with an intrinsic superiority over others

So maybe try looking at a multitude of dictionaries themselves instead of google. I like www.onelook.com

he's asian people get over it. if he were italian and his face were over a plate of spaghetti and meat balls with a quote like "he has the knicks on the ball" I doubt anyone would be crying at all. Man, it's getting to the point where a person can't say or do anything in this country without someone getting upset! And the worst part is that most the time the people causing all the fuss almost never have anything to do with it.

Right. And let's have black faces jumping out of watermelons and white guys coming out of boxes of crackers. Maybe it's not racist in the KKK sense (and I don't think anyone is implying it is), but it is nevertheless fascinating that the guy's a great baller and the only way people can distinguish him is by his ethnicity. That is simply, though perhaps harmlessly, racist; take your own advice and don't take it all so personally.

Totally agree with you, truchacabra. I believe the term you were looking for is racially insensitive. They used a fortune cookie because he is of Asian descent. That's quite obvious, lol.

You are correct.

"Right. And let's have black faces jumping out of watermelons and white guys coming out of boxes of crackers."

Now, this is what I call funny...LOL!

I like the white guys out of a box of crackers...hilarious. If EVERYONE gets it, it's not racism!!!

That's a good one. I guess since everyone got it back in the 18th and 19th centuries, it wasn't racism that blacks were bought and sold as stock animals.
Come on, the guy's Asian coming out of a fortune cookie! It's not a black guy coming out of a fortune cookie or a white guy coming out of a fortune cookie, but an Asian guy. The only thing missing is him saying, "Me rove you rong time," and everyone's trying to defend it. It's not defensible. It's OK, you can admit it and still be a good person.
I think it's funny. We used to put "Whites Only" above the water fountains, and now we get all butthurt when people take us seriously.

@truchacabrayou are absolutely right....why do people think it is alright because he is Asian.....it is NOT alright, and you had better believe if they put an african american in black face, people would be going nuts !

how do you put an african american in black face ?

Really??? Quit crying racist and politically incorrect about every damn thing people. It's funny. What other ethnicity would you associate a fortune cookie with??? Reach deep people and remove the sticks that have made you all so hyper-sensitive!! Ridicurous!!!

No one was saying it was being used in a negative way. It is not sensitive, no matter how Lin were to take it. If he took it hard, a bunch of you would be telling him to get over it. That is what we're talking about.
In terms that you might understand, it would be like you, mikee, were a great amazing baller, and someone used a graphic of your head coming out of a bag of hammers, a sack of rocks, or a brain wave monitor with a flat line on it, stereotypes associated with dumb people. Instead of talking basketball, they would talk about your skills in the context of what an idiot you are. Someone who said they were denigrating you because of how stupid you are would be wrong. But someone questioning something so irrelevant to your game as you being a moron would be right.

go back and read the part about the stick up your a**. right on!!

Thanks. But no matter what everyone says about you, you still have a wicked crossover dribble.

"Did you just sayyyy... 'Ridicurous'?"

Yeah, but see, the humor in that Seinfeld episode (which I thought was hysterical, BTW) was that the stereotype of the 'Wise Asian Woman' was undermined by the stereotypical depiction of all the Euro-Americans. Jerry is turned off by the fact that the hot Asian woman he thought he connected with wasn't Asian, Costanza's mother cannot accept the wisdom that 'Donna Chan' gave her was because she thought she was Asian, and finding out that she was just a Jewish girl from Long Island deligimized her advice. Everyone looks stupid.

I don't think it's racism, I think it's ignorance, since fortune cookies didn't originate in China but in California. I'm always fascinated by stupid rascists, though. This guy Floyd mayweather was being rascist with Pacquiao telling him one time to roll his sushi. Pacman is a filipino not japanese. I think if you want to be a rascist, be an informed rascist, not a stupid one.

Fortune cookies were created in San Francisco, I think either by the guy who designed Golden Gate Park or the owner of the Japanese Tea Garden in Golden Gate Park. That they've become associated with Chinese culture is purely the result of marketing, stereotyping ('All Asians look alike'), and serendipity. Pretty stupid move on MSG's part, mainly because it reinforced their ethnic insensitivity, but I get the thought behind it, juvenile as it is. Hey look, if Lin continues putting up these kinds of numbers and the Knicks make the playoffs and manage to advance there, he's a serious candidate for MVP (suck it LeBron and Kobe).

Jeremy Lin didn't originate in China but in California. If you think you want to be a blogger, be an informed one, not a stupid one.

...and you think MSG associated Lin with fortune cookie because the MSG people thought both Lin and fortune cookie originated in California? I'm not trying to be a blogger, just trying to voice my opinion in a post. Bloggers get paid. Now who's the stupid one??

I had no idea the Chinese were so ashamed of fortune cookies.

fortune cookies were invented here in America :)

is not being ashamed,it is just pointing out a breach in good manners and political finesse.A fortune cookie is a lame representation.How about a dragon...all that power in the court and majesty should be properly depcted if indeed we have to use symbolism.

Jeremy Lin originated in California, too. For everyone else: Lighten up, Francis!

Right on Scud!

To the black people that think nothing is racist unless it is towards a black person. Put a Watermelon under Lebron James with a message on the same network and Rev. Sharpton and Jesse Jackson would have a Fred Sanford moment where they would hold their chest and shout out to the sky. Its funny to people with logic that slavery existed 140 years ago in America for 170 years and all you hear from "African-Americans" is about the evil white man because hundreds of thousands of them did not die sooner to free the slaves in America. But on the "African" side of their lineage slavery has been going on for 5000+ years unabated and not one of them has made any significant sacrifice to help those still in slavery in Africa nor even speak of the evil black Africans that enslave their own family members or worse for 5000+ years. There are thousands or tens of thousands of asian slaves in large U.S. cities working in sweatshops and massage parlors as sex slaves and do you think a black person even gives a thought to that let alone would lay down their life to go in and free them??? Oh, thats different.

Another whiny white person getting sensitive. Awwww

Exactly!

I don't think it is whiny it is true! People need to calm down for real!

Why isn't there an asian Al Sharpton or Jesse J. who would ask you to donate money to their asian church so the forgiving process could begin or is donation for forgiveness is just a black thing?

why don't you start one? this is your opportunity. Or do you not care enough to go the distance?

well said
by dingodidit

After reading your post I’ve come to the conclusion that at best You’re a Freakin Idiot! The sad thing is the worst case scenario which is that you will more then likely continue to be a Feakin Idiot! For the remainder of your life. Heaven help your children…lol…lol

you must be the most ignorant person in the whole world, bro give up anti black stance stance. What the hell do black people have to do with asian slaves in sweatshops and massage parlors, in America. By the way what are you doing about mister perfect.

Why excatly are you picking on black people? If you meant to make a point regarding the racism Jeremy Lin seems to be facing, you certainly failed with your statement. This issue is not about slavery, it's about racism, which it seems you are unable to distinguish. Next time you feel the need to complain about black people bringing up the sore subject of slavery, I suggest you also talk about the attention the Holocaust is still getting many many decades later, or better yet the events of september 11. I am sure, many people, regardless of their ehtnicity, will agree that these horrible events are worthy of our attention. It's a way to make sure this part of history never repeats itself. What makes you such an expert on blacks? Here we go with the supremacist mentality! Do you actually think you have a great understanding of black people that you know what they would do or how they think. Stupid! On the Lin issue, I think Jeremy is great. There's finally somebody making basketball exciting to watch. If I am taking the time to reply to this racist's comments, I might as well state that I did not think the fortune cookie picture was racist, because I love chinese food and totally enjoy my little fortune cookie. Therefore I associated the picture with something good, positive, and something that makes me happy. As humans living in a world that we have no choice but to share we must be careful not to offend people with our comments and actions, but we have become way to sensitive. And yes, I am black.

I just brought up the fact that a lot of black people dont seem to have a problem with the other half of their "African-American" History, the African half, you know 5000+ years of black owned slavery that your comedians, preachers, civil rights leaders, etc, never mention when constantly blaming another race for 170 years of slavery. Its Hypocritical like using a fortune cookie for this guy and not a water melon or bucket of KFC for any black player. I have no problem with black people bringing up slavery its just very racist of them to forget the other, worse half of their heritage over in Africa. Its obvious you hold white people to a different standard than Africans based on their skin color so that is by definition racist.

I'm chinese and I find it offending, not cute.... really a fortune cookie...you won't find fortune cookies in China! Is this Toothpaste OK? But it's just toothpaste......

This is racially insensitive, bottom line. MSG used a fortune cookie because JLin is Asian descent. They should have used a Rainbow and put his head in the pot o' gold, lol.

The fortune cookie is a U.S.A. origional with Japanese roots and a Chinese twist, can not get much more American than that.