Book Review WTF? A Practical Guide to Racism
by Megalodon on Sep 3, 2010 7:18 AM PDT
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PrintThe Sharks gave in to my demands that they make a move after only one of these book reviews, but I already had this one written so I'm going to post it anyway. Maybe something else will happen?
Megalodon's Book Review WTF? #2: A Practical Guide to Racism by C.H. Dalton
Warning: This book does its best to be extremely offensive to everyone. Most of our regular readers shouldn't be bothered by this kind of stuff, but if you're a delicate little flower then you should probably skip this book and this review.
From the book's description on Amazon:
Meet "C. H. Dalton," a professor of racialist studies and an expert on inferior people of all ethnicities, genders, religions, and sexual preferences. Presenting evidence that everyone should be hated, A Practical Guide to Racism contains sparkling bits of wisdom on such subjects as:
· The good life enjoyed by blacks, who shuffle through life unhindered by the white man’s burdens, to become accomplished athletes, rhyme smiths, and dominoes champions
· The sad story of the industrious, intelligent Jews, whose entire reputation is sullied by their taste for the blood of Christian babies
· A close look at the bizarre, sweet-smelling race known as "women," who are not very good at anything—especially ruling the free world
· A crucial manual to Arabs, a people so sensitive they are liable to blow up at any time. Literally.
Including a comprehensive glossary of timeless epithets, with hundreds of pejorative words for everyone from Phoenicians to Jews, A Practical Guide to Racism is an essential field guide for our multicultural world.
What is it about?
It's a satirical comedy book presented as something written by an academic professor with horribly out-of-date and misinformed beliefs about different races. It aims to offend everyone (and includes chapters on gypsies and merfolk) and also does a great job mocking the attitudes of arrogant and ignorant white "experts."
What is it like?
John Hodgman's books or his appearances on The Daily Show, or The Onion's Our Dumb World.
What is most memorable about it?
Its quotability and relentless quality. There are several stretches where it gives you line after line of pure gold - each individual joke is enough to make you laugh, and it just throws a dozen at you in a row.
What did you think?
I loved it and recommended it to everybody I know. I was quoting stuff from it for weeks and I'll definitely be reading it again.
What else?
I recommend reading it in bits at a time, because if you read it in large chunks you kind of get dulled to the audacity of its humor, and it doesn't have the same effect. Take your time with this one.
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Sounds funny, but why spend the money?
I could get the same basic premise of this book by reading the Broad Street Hockey comments section.
There are only two seasons in Chicago; Hockey and Construction.
by whiskeyboy on Sep 3, 2010 8:35 AM PDT reply actions 8 recs
bazing!
Proud member of the "Bring Back Semenov" Club
by PNK on Sep 3, 2010 8:43 AM PDT up reply actions
Do you have any specific examples? I’d love to start collecting those quotes.
Drew Remenda would praise a bottle of child poison if it had a picture of Darryl Sutter on it.
Battle of California
Well, I said it because Philly just sucks but also
There was a bet between the editors of the SCH and BSH, and BSH were a little slow on paying up, so, in an admittedly childish move, we demanded our editor be payed on every single blog entry on their sight. They didn’t take it well. The two main posts that i had contact with were packed with plenty of people willing to call me a “fag” or “fucktard.”
There are only two seasons in Chicago; Hockey and Construction.
an example
I bet your douchtastic bloglord sent you, his clueless fucktard/dipshit minions to troll their blogs. Way to show class SCH. You ruined doubleh’s morning coffee! Very bad!Have fun sucking for the next ten years, you Marlins of the hockey world. Everyone knows since the Cubs haven’t won anything in over a 100 years, the Hawks won’t either.
by Ban
There are only two seasons in Chicago; Hockey and Construction.
fucktard/dipshit
Is he saying that each minion is EITHER a fucktard or a dipshit, or that the minions are all BOTH fucktards and dipshits? This is a very important point for me.
Drew Remenda would praise a bottle of child poison if it had a picture of Darryl Sutter on it.
Battle of California
I would assume he’s implying that they are both fucktards and dipshits, but I can’t be certain.
Proud member of the "Bring Back Semenov" Club
I think with the slash it has to mean either/or. In his opinion, some of them are fucktards and some of them are dipshits. I don’t think he’s saying they’re all both otherwise he wouldn’t have used a slash; plus that would just be fucked up.
Yeah.
It was an off-season joke that got way out of hand.
There are only two seasons in Chicago; Hockey and Construction.
They seem to have a pretty easygoing sense of humor over there, from what I’ve seen. Maybe just chalk that up to provocation.
In Dinglebarn We Trust
Yeah that’s what I would say. I’m a BSH regular reader (and BoC, first time poster though) and I got a kick out of how everyone was being idiots towards each other.
Hey. I think we are amusing idiots, too.
"Ridin’ The Meat Train & Dreaming of Jack’s Johnson All Summer Long!"
http://www.battleofcali.com/
Haha thanks to Niesy for the welcome. And I have to say that I think this site is where I belong. Your guys’ 5 page arguments on grammar have me glued to the screen until the very last sentence. I have a huge urge now to watch Battlestar Galactica after reading how most of you guys talk about it (and how some of you hate it). Finding this blog was a dream come true. So thank you for that.
I have a huge urge now to watch Battlestar Galactica
Try to go drink-for-drink with Saul Tigh. It’s fun.
"Ridin’ The Meat Train & Dreaming of Jack’s Johnson All Summer Long!"
http://www.battleofcali.com/
That’s basically why we like the show. Every other scene someone is taking a shot.
Rice is great when you're hungry and you want 2000 of something.
Same with Mad Men
For every moment of triumph, for every instance of beauty, many souls must be trampled.
by Nut on Sep 5, 2010 8:00 PM PDT via mobile up reply actions
Warning: This blog does its best to be extremely offensive to everyone.
There, that ought to cover it. :)
In Dinglebarn We Trust
by Niesy on Sep 3, 2010 10:28 AM PDT reply actions 2 recs
LMAO!!!!
Ahhh, MEG..you’re my hero! Thanks for the suggestion! The first few pages alone are worth the $11.99!
Glad you liked it. It’s only $4.48 right now with Barnes and Noble’s summer sale. Boom.
Drew Remenda would praise a bottle of child poison if it had a picture of Darryl Sutter on it.
Battle of California
shit, I'm there
I linked my roommate to this and she told me that she’d be afraid to buy it, to which I replied: Thank god I’m a minority.
(Tweets @ChiBlackhawks and blogs at Blackhawks Down Low.)
by chiblackhawks on Sep 4, 2010 7:35 PM PDT up reply actions
Yah I saw that
I bought it on my Iphone though. That way i can spread racism everywhere i go. =)
If there’s one thing I like more than racism, it’s being so in a convenient pocket-sized manner.
Rice is great when you're hungry and you want 2000 of something.
by brokenyard on Sep 3, 2010 3:54 PM PDT up reply actions 2 recs
I forgot to mention – the book has an index of all the different races, which contains the following:
CANADIANS – see GAYS.
Drew Remenda would praise a bottle of child poison if it had a picture of Darryl Sutter on it.
Battle of California
And from the introduction:
“The human race is not actually a race, but a species.”
and then at the end of the intro
“Oh, and by the way: the human race isn’t a race, like a foot-race, either. If it were, the blacks probably would have won.”
Drew Remenda would praise a bottle of child poison if it had a picture of Darryl Sutter on it.
Battle of California
by Megalodon on Sep 3, 2010 4:00 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
im buying this book…nuf said
"Hold your excuses until you figured out which one to use."
-John Marston-
by SPADE-IN-VICTORHELL on Sep 3, 2010 5:35 PM PDT reply actions
Ahem.
I believe it is pronounced “drank”. Not too sure though
Don't let the name deceive you, I'm not just a Sharks fan but a Lakers, 49ers, Angels, Giants (and to a lesser extent) Capitals, and Titans fan.
by SharksFanEst.1994 on Sep 3, 2010 10:52 PM PDT up reply actions
yuo drank…i learned that thanx to jamarcus russell
"Hold your excuses until you figured out which one to use."
-John Marston-
by SPADE-IN-VICTORHELL on Sep 4, 2010 10:13 AM PDT up reply actions
BoC Fantasy Baseball League update...
The League began the playoffs this week. Rudy and Kevin Y were the only BoC regulars who had teams good enough to make it into the Chapionship bracket. KY’s team has a bye this week, whereas Rudy’s team, The Tuggernaut, is in danger of being eliminated with a 7-12 deficit to overcome heading into this weekend. Hopefully Ryan Theriot can have a big weekend for you, RK
Down in the consolation bracket, yours truly is having quite the spirited battle with SPADE’s team. SPADE went with the unorthodox managerial paradigm of sporting 6 players on the disabled list in his starting lineup, so it will be interesting to see how that works out for him this weekend. Nut’s squad, Team Valtrex, earned a bye this weekend and awaits the winner of the matchup between myself and SPADE.
More news to come as it develops…
The Spirit of MeatTrain'10!
by DodgerBlueBalls on Sep 4, 2010 11:31 AM PDT reply actions 2 recs
SPADE’s team. SPADE
Haha, what, was there a rule against naming your team after John Marston?
"Ridin’ The Meat Train & Dreaming of Jack’s Johnson All Summer Long!"
http://www.battleofcali.com/
Silly Earl. His team isn’t named SPADE – that was the end of a sentence you misinterpreted there. Maybe you didn’t recognize it because I only had one space instead of two after the period mark?
The Spirit of MeatTrain'10!
by DodgerBlueBalls on Sep 4, 2010 1:12 PM PDT up reply actions 2 recs
i rock!!
"Hold your excuses until you figured out which one to use."
-John Marston-
by SPADE-IN-VICTORHELL on Sep 5, 2010 11:24 AM PDT up reply actions
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