DEAR MEXICAN: The word "cholo" means "mixed race" or "mestizo." So isn't using cholo to refer to gangbangers or other delinquents racist? I'm Cuban, but please don't group me with idiots such as Ted Cruz or Marco Rubio.
DEAR CUBAN POCHA: There are multiple meanings of "cholo." The word derives from the Nahautl xolo, and its first documented definition was in Alonso de Molina's epic 1571 Nahuatl-English dictionary, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana; there, he said the Aztecs took it as "paje, moço, criado o eƒclavo" ("page, waiter, servant or slave"). Spaniards being Spaniards, they applied the term to refer to the offspring of an Indian and a mestizo. Mexico being Mexico, it then became a palabra to apply to lower-class people, which spread across Latin America and into the United States. Gabachos being gabachos, they took cholo and made it into a derogatory slur applicable to all undesirable Mexicans. And pochos being pochos, they reappropriated cholo, then dumped it on gang members, not realizing that they were essentially calling the homies "dirty Mexicans." Don't you just love how we don't know our history?
(OCWeekly.com)
Wednesday, August 3, 2016
Good For Her!
Meet the woman who hit a record-setting 363-yard(!) drive
The former golfer at East Tennessee State University won the ladies division of the Rockwell Blast -- part of the World Long Drive Championship schedule -- and she did it in impressive style. Garner's winning drive? A 363-yard clout at Lakeside Golf Course in West Bountiful, Utah.
Just a reminder, Byeong An won the long drive contest at the PGA with a "bomb" of 347 yards. That's weak sauce.
(GolfDigest.com)
The former golfer at East Tennessee State University won the ladies division of the Rockwell Blast -- part of the World Long Drive Championship schedule -- and she did it in impressive style. Garner's winning drive? A 363-yard clout at Lakeside Golf Course in West Bountiful, Utah.
Just a reminder, Byeong An won the long drive contest at the PGA with a "bomb" of 347 yards. That's weak sauce.
(GolfDigest.com)
Nike Golf's Shocker
Nike Exits Golf Club Business, Tiger Woods to Search for New Clubs
Nike is exiting the clubmaking business.
And Tiger Woods's golf bag is going to have a different look whenever he returns.
In a shocking announcement Wednesday afternoon, the sports equipment
and apparel giant said that it intends to refocus its efforts on golf
shoes and clothing, and away from clubs, balls and bags.
(Golf.com)
Nike is exiting the clubmaking business.
And Tiger Woods's golf bag is going to have a different look whenever he returns.
(Golf.com)
Testing Will Never Keep Up With The Drug Creators
The Drugs Won: The Case for Ending the Sports War on Doping
[A] small group of heretics—academics, mostly, but also people like Logan—have started to challenge that view. The war on doping, they contend, has done far more harm than good: wasting money, retarding medicine, fostering corruption, and trampling on athletes' rights and dignity while failing to protect their health.
(Vice.com)
[A] small group of heretics—academics, mostly, but also people like Logan—have started to challenge that view. The war on doping, they contend, has done far more harm than good: wasting money, retarding medicine, fostering corruption, and trampling on athletes' rights and dignity while failing to protect their health.
(Vice.com)
Did They Choose The Right City In Your State?
The Most Obnoxiously Rich Suburb of America's 35 Biggest Cities
Las Vegas: Summerlin, Nevada
- Population: 100,000 (2010 estimate)
- Exciting and pompous fact: What's pompous in Summerlin, stays in Summerlin.
Is Summerlin actually in Las Vegas? Las Vegas and
its "suburbs" are a confusing entity, all kind of linked together in one
major way, like your and everyone else's next blood test results when
you enter one of those giant casino hotel pool parties. What we do know
about the area is that it is a master-planned community, which is
basically developer-speak for giant homes on square lots and at least
three golf courses within easy Bentley-ing distance. Of course, because
this is Vegas and everything is 40 times bigger, the population of this
"suburb" is still hugggggeeee, especially compared to most of these
other places. But yeah, if you live around Vegas and you want to
out-obnoxious a place where it's somewhat normal to see 50-year-old
grandmas wearing scrunched mini-dresses at a club, start here. -- K.A.
Los Angeles: Santa Clarita, California
- Population: 181,557
- Exciting and pompous fact: It officially rebranded itself as "Awesometown" in 2010.
Imagine Los Angeles in all its vapid, lipsticked
emptiness. Now imagine its churchgoing cousin with a minivan, who
actually looks like those women in the Clorox Bleach Pen commercials by
day, and an unfiltered Botox "after" picture by night. Suburban
indoctrination here starts in high school, where 14-year-olds with
driver's permits are taught that lifted trucks with Mammoth decals make
the loudest mating call, and perfect prom curls are somehow the everyday
beauty standard. It's zero surprise that Disney Channel starlets and that werewolf from Twilight all hail from this gilded 'burb.
Sure, some of the West Coast's most talented chefs
are just a 35-minute drive away, but soccer-mom fears of what lies
beyond the canyons (traffic! Liberals! A/C-less bathrooms!) mean that
chains like Macaroni Grill are relegated to "destination restaurant"
status. But life here is optimistic. Everyone is cordial and "is middle
class," even if said middle-classer might live in ritzier Stevenson
Ranch, where homes push the million mark. Closely related to the
humblebrag, this dishonest, self-serving version of modesty is probably
what most people associate with Los Angeles. Say this for LA and its
most noxious suburb: they truly deserve one another. -- Michelle No, production assistant
It's Still Not As Bad At The Mark Ups On The Evo's
SPIED! First All-New Ford Focus RS Models Land At Dealers With HUGE Mark Up — Would YOU Pay Up?
One of this years most highly anticipated releases isn't coming from the likes of the Germans or Italians.
Yes, it's coming from the Americans.
And no, we're not talking about the all-new Ford GT.
Though we are talking about a Ford. That would be the all-new Focus RS. This marks a tremendous step forward for those who love Ford Performance vehicles. That's because the all-new Focus RS is the first RS to come to The States.
As this is a watershed moment for the blue oval, you had to suspect that dealers would leverage this situation. If you guessed so months ago, today is your pay day. Ford dealers are marking up the all-new RS. According to one Monroney that Agent 001 ran across, the RS was commanding a $10,000 mark up. This makes the RS now a $55,000 product.
(AutoSpies.com)
One of this years most highly anticipated releases isn't coming from the likes of the Germans or Italians.
And no, we're not talking about the all-new Ford GT.
Though we are talking about a Ford. That would be the all-new Focus RS. This marks a tremendous step forward for those who love Ford Performance vehicles. That's because the all-new Focus RS is the first RS to come to The States.
As this is a watershed moment for the blue oval, you had to suspect that dealers would leverage this situation. If you guessed so months ago, today is your pay day. Ford dealers are marking up the all-new RS. According to one Monroney that Agent 001 ran across, the RS was commanding a $10,000 mark up. This makes the RS now a $55,000 product.
(AutoSpies.com)
The EPA Director Is Trippin'
EPA director says industry can meet 2025 fuel-economy standards
'Real world' MPG would have to rise to about 40 mpg under the current rules.
Four years in and nine years to go, and it looks like the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) isn't likely to bend much on its Corporate Average Fuel Economy (CAFE) standard. That's the synopsis Automotive News makes of a speech Chris Grundler, director of the EPA's Office of Transportation and Air Quality, gave in Michigan on Tuesday. Yes, 54.5 miles per gallon is the 2025 goal, and the EPA is sticking to it.
Mind you, the 54.5 mpg CAFE standards are actually closer to a real-world average of about 40 miles per gallon. And with Grundler noting that there needs to be an 80-percent reduction in greenhouse-gas emissions by 2050 in order to potentially avoid permanent global warming, that CAFE standard needs to be maintained. That's especially important because last year was the warmest on record.
(AutoBlog.com)
'Real world' MPG would have to rise to about 40 mpg under the current rules.
Four years in and nine years to go, and it looks like the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) isn't likely to bend much on its Corporate Average Fuel Economy (CAFE) standard. That's the synopsis Automotive News makes of a speech Chris Grundler, director of the EPA's Office of Transportation and Air Quality, gave in Michigan on Tuesday. Yes, 54.5 miles per gallon is the 2025 goal, and the EPA is sticking to it.
Mind you, the 54.5 mpg CAFE standards are actually closer to a real-world average of about 40 miles per gallon. And with Grundler noting that there needs to be an 80-percent reduction in greenhouse-gas emissions by 2050 in order to potentially avoid permanent global warming, that CAFE standard needs to be maintained. That's especially important because last year was the warmest on record.
(AutoBlog.com)
I'd Go & Watch This
6 Bonkers Race Series You Probably Haven’t Heard Of
Competition is good for the soul, no matter what form it takes - just take a look at these crazy race series and you'll see what we mean
4. Lawn Mower Racing
Complete list (CarThrottle.com)
Competition is good for the soul, no matter what form it takes - just take a look at these crazy race series and you'll see what we mean
4. Lawn Mower Racing
Not only do people race lawn mowers, but in the United States there’s the US Lawn Mower Racing Association.
And it’s not new - next year will mark the 25th anniversary for the
series. To answer the obvious question, competitors do not actually cut
the lawn while racing because, unless you’re racing at Reno, fast
spinning blades are never a good idea in motorsports.
There are several classes, with the big hitters making 100bhp and reaching speeds upwards of 60mph. And lest you think this is just another backwoods American obsession, say hello to the British Lawn Mower Racing Association.
There are several classes, with the big hitters making 100bhp and reaching speeds upwards of 60mph. And lest you think this is just another backwoods American obsession, say hello to the British Lawn Mower Racing Association.
Complete list (CarThrottle.com)
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