Anything But Coffee

Ok so this really bothers me enough where i have to vent this out.

So im watching Fox 11 tonight and this commercial comes on where 3 teenagers are sitting at a restaurant and one makes a comment about the waiters clothes at how funny they were and said “that’s so gay.”

Suddenly Wanda Sykes stands up and starts going off on the kid about how offensive it is to say “that’s so gay” to describe something as being stupid. She then turns and starts making fun of the boy for being a 16 year old white boy with a sketchy mustache WTF!!!

Ok lets break this down:

Gay as defined by the dictionary:

1. is having or showing a merry, lively mood: gay spirits; gay music.
2. bright or showy: gay colors; gay ornaments.
3. given to or abounding in social or other pleasures: a gay social season.
4. licentious; dissipated; wanton: The baron is a gay old rogue with an eye for the ladies.
5. homosexual.
6. of, indicating, or supporting homosexual interests or issues: a gay organization.

Describing the mans clothes as stated at the beginning of the commercial and saying it is gay is using the word in its proper context as a descriptive word. It was obvious that the boy wasn’t saying that the man likes to partake in homosexual activities, just that his clothes were flashy.

The fact that Wanda Sykes, a black female has to come in and obviously doesnt understand the definition of the word and the context it was used in has to resort to making fun of the boys appearance with the mustache comment and making a negativly racial statement about the boys race (being white) is totally inapropriate and clearly shows the ignorance of the writers of this commercial.

Also I have known many people who are homosexual who use the term “thats so gay” and not with any homosexual undertones.

People just cant start saying that you cant use a word or phrase when it is used in the proper syntax just because others arent educated enough to understand all the different definitions a word may have.

Randy Home

Seriously, I am really starting to hate seeing Soshinoya stickers on all these Hondas out here in California.

Don’t get me wrong, I am all about customizing your import and I love JDM (Japanese Domestic Market) parts but there is a time and place for everything.

There is a right way and a wrong way to fix up your Honda Civic or your Acura RSX. If you are going to go the JDM route be sure you do your research and know what you are putting on your car.

Just because a part comes from Japan doesn’t mean that you need to put it on your car and claim you are “soooo JDM”.

Case in point are the Soshinoya stickers. These yellow and green arrow like stickers are popping up everywhere in California on Honda’s and Acura’s but what pushed me over the edge today was seeing one of the Soshinoya stickers on the rear of a freaking Saturn! What…don’t believe me? Well here’s some proof.

Yup that’s right, that is a USDM General Motors owned Saturn with a Japanese Sticker on it.

Now let’s talk about what the purpose of the Soshinoya sticker is in Japan. This literally is a sticker that is used as a warning to other drivers in Japan to symbolize the driver’s level of experience, and this specific one is the “New Driver” decal.

This means that who ever is driving with this on their car isn’t that experienced and will probably crash into you if you drive to close to them. These are actually issued by the Japanese government.

Why would anyone, especially one who’s trying to show hes a “bad ass import racer“, want to show off that they have little to no driving skills??? Better yet, I have even seen people driving around with the Koleshiya Elder Driver sticker seen here:

These Koleshiya stickers indicate that this driver is elderly and like the Soshinoya, is a danger to drive next to.

It just goes to show that just because something is trendy or is JDM doesn’t mean that it should be put on your car.

At least do your research and find out what it’s purpose is so you don’t look like an idiot when someone who actually knows what those emblems represent starts to ask you and all you can say is “well it looks cool, it’s soooo JDM”.

Randy Automotive, Home Honda, Import Racing, JDM