Angling for Andy Rooney's Job?
I was going to give Steve Simmons a pass for this one, but, three days later, this little nugget from his Sunday Brainsqueeze is still gnawing away at me. I mean, what is the point of having a blog that makes fun of the bizarre things that sports columnists write if I don't comment on one of the more bizarre things that I have ever seen in a sports column:
... Maybe I'm just not modern enough, but I can never remember which actor is Ice-T and which actor is Ice Cube and wonder why neither career hasn't melted ...
While this might look like something from an old Ron Paul newsletter, I'm going to assume that Steve Simmons isn't intentionally perpetuating a nasty old stereotype (all rappers-turned-actors look the same), as it is highly likely that it never once crossed Simmons' mind that this sentence could be interpreted as being...ahem...somewhat insensitive. Obviously, Simmons isn't the reigning Mittenstringer of the Year because of his ability to think things through before going to print.
However, I must draw attention to a glaring error in Simmons' reasoning that shows he knows as much about basic science as he does about popular culture and sports: The physical state of iced-tea is liquid and therefore, unlike an ice cube, it can not melt. The entire scientific basis of this joke is flawed. Had Simmons wondered why neither of their careers had evaporated, that could have worked. As it stands, it is not only unfunny, but also physically impossible.
... Maybe I'm just not modern enough, but I can never remember which actor is Ice-T and which actor is Ice Cube and wonder why neither career hasn't melted ...
While this might look like something from an old Ron Paul newsletter, I'm going to assume that Steve Simmons isn't intentionally perpetuating a nasty old stereotype (all rappers-turned-actors look the same), as it is highly likely that it never once crossed Simmons' mind that this sentence could be interpreted as being...ahem...somewhat insensitive. Obviously, Simmons isn't the reigning Mittenstringer of the Year because of his ability to think things through before going to print.
However, I must draw attention to a glaring error in Simmons' reasoning that shows he knows as much about basic science as he does about popular culture and sports: The physical state of iced-tea is liquid and therefore, unlike an ice cube, it can not melt. The entire scientific basis of this joke is flawed. Had Simmons wondered why neither of their careers had evaporated, that could have worked. As it stands, it is not only unfunny, but also physically impossible.
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