| so i went to the yankees red sox game last friday at yankee stadium,
rockin my matsuzaka jersey and my boston cap. anyway, as expected, i
got a lot of shit for it, people yelling and whatever, but it was all
good fun. at one point, i went to the bathroom and people were all
like, hey, its matsuzaka! you suck! and someone handed me a piece of
paper and was like, can i get your autograph, and shit like that. i
was a bit annoyed, but i didnt say much. it wasn't that malicious, and
i was in a closed off space in the bathroom with a bunch of drunk guys,
i didnt think starting anything would be smart. and im not a
confrontational person at all anyway. plus, a cop came in at some
point and anyway, i just went back to my seat. in the 9th inning, the
game was out of hand with the sox up 11-4, and most people had started
leaving. ther was this row of sox fans right in front of us. i had my
jacket on at this point and so my jersey wasn't showing, but this guy
in front of me, some white dude, had a matsuzaka jersey on, was
standing and cheering, kinda stirring things up with the yankee fans
that were still there. and this guy about 8 or 9 seats to my right,
screamed something along the lines of, "shut the fuck up, you got pork
fried rice on your back, sit down!" or something along those lines. i
remember the pork fried rice part explicitly. and i dont kno what got
into me, cuz i usually would just ignore comments like that, but i
jumped out of my seat and started screaming at the guy who said that,
telling him "fuck you and your racist bullshit" or something along
those lines. the rest happened pretty quickly, but i think the guy
that said it actually did shit down. i can't remember clearly, but i
think there was mention of "why is that racist?" or "i wasnt even
talking to you" by him, but im not sure. but his sister, the girl who
had been getting into fights all over the stands with other sox fans
all night, started screaming at me and shit. her bf was trying to
break things up, but at some point said something along the lines of
"ok, maybe he was out of line, but you need to let it go, cuz otherwise
she's gonna go over there and beat your ass." not sure if he was
talking to me or the girls i was with. anyway, at some point, one of
the girls i was with went over and started talking to her, or more
screaming really. at some point, the girl was like, "if you're so
fuckin sensitive, why dont you go back to japan" and then punched my
friend in the face, and my friend lunged at her, people holding people
back, and security showed up. anyway, we were told to leave, which we
were more than happy to do since the game was essentially over at that
point, and bounced.
wen do you let things go, wen do you confront
people, especially in situations like a ballgame when people are saying
shit like this all the time, when people are drinking, and wen what was
said wasn't really directly at me, but some random white dude wearing a
matsuzaka jersey. i mean, in the grand scheme of things, what was said
probably wasn't that bad, although its demeaning nonetheless. i mean,
if someone started screaming "fried chicken, watermelon!" at someone
wearing a bernie williams jersey, you kno that shit would not go down
well. and a white dude wearing a schilling jersey or black dude
wearing a coco crisp jersey wouldn't get treated the way i did in the
bathroom with the matsuzaka jersey. that much is clear, but in both
cases, its much easier to just let it go, and maybe smarter too?
i remember going to a devils game last year against the
flyers, and the devils were up 5-1 late it the 3rd, and some flyers
fans were still there cheering on their team. this woman sitting
behind us, a devils fan, who was crazy and loud and generally annoying
all game long, screamed at the flyers fan, "you think you can
comeback? you're dreaming. you kno who else had a dream? martin
luther king, and get what happened to him, he got shot!" my friend and
i just gasped, and my friend turned around and was like, that's
uncalled for. the woman was unapologetic at all, and might have even
sent a "fuck you" our way. we kinda just let it go, altho i kno i was
uncomfortable about doing that, and my friend was definitely fuming. i
always regretted not saying anything more that time, altho thinking
back, im not sure what i could have said. i mean, do i really expect
to reason with people like that? someone who was opening make fun of
dr. king's assassination is way beyond help as far as im concerned.
whereas the pork fried rice comment, i can see if someone was saying
that without really thinking of it as offensive, and by speaking out
about it, he might think twice before saying it next time. anyway,
just thought i'd rant a little bit.
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