sports.yahoo.com - 4/18/2008
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"Horry Kow" reads the shirt being worn by every jackass Cubs fan in Wrigleyville these days ...
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... of Marty Brennaman's reaction to Cub fans throwing dozens of balls on the field following a home run. Also, Fukudome's reaction to a racist t-shirt being sold by vendors outside Wrigley is a must read. I know a lot of very bright, intelligent Cubs fans that are a credit to their franchise...it's just unfortunate they seem to be in the minority. ...
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... Do you remember when the Cubs signed Kosuke Fukudome last year? Then, do you remember how he hit that homer on Opening Day, and he was an instant fan favorite? How his name was chanted every time he came to the plate? Also: Do you remember how vendors made all the racist shirts about him? And how he said he sort of had a problem with them, but that really didn’t stop some of them from continuing to make the shirts? Do you think I can write this entire post as a string of questions? Do you dare me to try? ...
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Debating Race And Offensiveness, Chicago Style [Oh, Me So Horry] —
Deadspin
Over the weekend, much commotion was made about the various Fukudome T-shirts and bandanas that were being sold at Wrigley Field. The one item that's caused the most controversy is the "Horry Kow!" T-shirt that is apparently now banned from being sold by vendors , which featured a slant-eyed Cubbie, decked out in Harry Carey glasses, with Fukudome's last name and number on the back.
In a ...
Cubs remedy T-Shirt scandal —
Sportsfrog.com
Within hours of a Sun-Times report detailing the sale near Wrigley Field of a Kosuke Fukudome T-shirt bearing a racist image, the Cubs put a stop Friday to the production and sale of the shirt .
Inundated with e-mails from offended fans, Cubs officials investigated, discovered the unlicensed product used a trademarked Cubs logo and confronted the vendor - who complied with the team's ...
Fukudome doesn't find racist T-shirts in Wrigleyville funny —
SportsFilter
A Fukudome T-shirt with a racist image is the hottest-selling item at a souvenir stand that sells unlicensed Cubs-related merchandise across Addison Street from the ballpark.......... The Cubs front office was flooded with angry emails from fans in response to a Sun-Times story about a controversial T-shirt being sold outside of Wrigley Field. The ballclub does the right thing (update inside) ...
Disgraceful —
East Windup Chronicle
Umm, I wonder if the Cubs might consider running some of these merchandising ideas by their employees living and working in the Pacific Rim.
Fukudome himself sounds offended.
”I don’t know what the creator of the shirt meant this to be, but they should make it right,” Fukudome said through his interpreter after being shown one of the shirts Thursday. ”Maybe ...
Cubs fans love their Asian sterotypes —
Guyism » celebs
Maybe the Chicago Cubs brass did know what they were doing when they created an offensive advertising campaign touting their newest signing Kosuke Fukudome back in the spring. It seems that the campaign turns out to have been targeted perfectly to the racist fans who frequent Clark & Addison.
On the front of the shirt is the traditional Cubs cartoon bear face but with slanted eyes and wearing
Lack Of Offical Licensing Is The Least Of This Shirt’s Problems —
Can't Stop The Bleeding
“There’s a little piece of Harry Caray’s bigoted soul inside all of us” sighs Hot Shit College Student, who forwarded the following item from the Chicago Sun-Times’ Gordon Wittenmyer :
A Kosuke Fukudome T-shirt with a racist image is the hottest-selling item at a souvenir stand that sells unlicensed Cubs-related merchandise across Addison Street from the ...
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