I am actually not surprised that it was developed by the UK folks. The casual racism that I saw when I lived there was pretty rampant.
Interesting. My close friend's horrible husband (I've mentioned him before) was reared in England. He's the one who giggled and ordered "flied lice" at a Thai restaurant (we were a group of 7 people). He actually repeated it three times because the server coudn't understand WHUCK he was ordering. His wife looked slightly embarrassed and rolled her eyes, and the rest of the table was silent.
I told him I was completely offended and that I had no interest in dining with him and I got up and walked out.
believe in toleration for those of any race.
Oh, isn't that nice of them.
"At Lush, we believe in toleration for those of any race, even those that talk funny."
David! What's your opinion on Sandy Alderson?
I'll second javachik's opinion - he's great. Super smart and competent, but pretty tough too (ex-Marine). He was the guy in charge of putting together the A's back in the 80s and 90s, and bringing Beane up in the organization.
He knows how to draft, doesn't make dumbass free agent investments and knows how to put together a winning lineup. He'll hire smart people and won't be afraid to let them contribute.
With the Mets budget and talent core he'll be able to have them competitive and organizationally sound within a couple years.
Huh. I didn't even get the form letter.
Time to escalate, I think.
I especially like how they were all about how long they've had it as a product. I wonder when the description went up, do you know? I mean, even after it was pointed out to me, I had to stare at it for a while to understand what they were doing.
Actually, the more I read those responses, the more burned I get.
I can assure you that in no way was it our attention to poke fun of those of a Japanese heritage or those with pronunciation difficulties and apologize if it comes off as so.
Really? Really, it's about "pronunciation difficulties"? It's about there being a different linguistic sound in a language you don't fucking speak, that your ear can't hear or respond to, asshole. Fuck you, Lush.
I'm going to post over in DW/LJ. Would you guys object to me quoting the responses you've received?
I won't be buying any more Lush products. If you blog about it, let me know if I can link to it?
Really? Really, it's about "pronunciation difficulties"?
OH! I think that was actually my fault. Awkward wording that they cut and pasted into their response.
It's about there being a different linguistic sound in a language you don't fucking speak, that your ear can't hear or respond to, asshole.
YES! This is what I meant but my brain couldn't find the right words for it.
