Dripping with American Pride Get it now… (Or, see the full-size version.) by Matthew Wrather October 16th, 2008 Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Get it now… (Or, see the full-size version.) 5 Comments on “Dripping with American Pride” lee Oct 16th 2008 8:41 am # First Joe Biden, then Joe Six Pack, now Joe the Plumber. Too many Joe’s in this race, which is clearly a sign that Anglo-Saxonism still dominates the political consciousness. Why don’t we hear about Sung Shin the Grocery Store Clerk? or Vijay the Taxi Driver? or Ari the Kosher Butcher? or Barack the Presid…. …Never mind. Reply fenzel Oct 16th 2008 12:18 pm # There are plenty of black, Latino and Asian guys and girls named Joe. How do you know that Joe Six Pack is white? And why does the Indian guy have to be a taxi driver? Why can’t he be a plumber? Are only white people allowed to be plumbers? Additionally, for the record, I highly doubt that the actual Joe the Plumber, Joe Wurzelbacher, is of Anglo-Saxon heritage. I know the people who use it don’t care, but as an Irish American, I find the term “Anglo” to refer to “American white people” quite offensive. How do you know that Joe isn’t short for Eun Jo, and that Joe Biden isn’t a female second-generation Korean American? Is it the hair plugs? ;-) Reply mlawski OTI Staff Oct 16th 2008 2:41 pm # Yeah, remember Little Women? Amy, Meg, Beth, and Jo Six Pack March. Man, I loved that book. Reply Gab Oct 16th 2008 5:29 pm # And the movie co-starred Christian Bale- ZING! I knew during the debate that “Joe the Plumber” was going to become somewhat of a meme. That was pretty fast. Reply Minze Oct 17th 2008 5:09 am # Wurzelbacher isn’t Anglo-Saxon, but it could be Saxon. One out of two ain’t bad. Reply Add a Comment Click here to cancel reply. Name (required) Email (required) Website Comment
lee Oct 16th 2008 8:41 am # First Joe Biden, then Joe Six Pack, now Joe the Plumber. Too many Joe’s in this race, which is clearly a sign that Anglo-Saxonism still dominates the political consciousness. Why don’t we hear about Sung Shin the Grocery Store Clerk? or Vijay the Taxi Driver? or Ari the Kosher Butcher? or Barack the Presid…. …Never mind. Reply
fenzel Oct 16th 2008 12:18 pm # There are plenty of black, Latino and Asian guys and girls named Joe. How do you know that Joe Six Pack is white? And why does the Indian guy have to be a taxi driver? Why can’t he be a plumber? Are only white people allowed to be plumbers? Additionally, for the record, I highly doubt that the actual Joe the Plumber, Joe Wurzelbacher, is of Anglo-Saxon heritage. I know the people who use it don’t care, but as an Irish American, I find the term “Anglo” to refer to “American white people” quite offensive. How do you know that Joe isn’t short for Eun Jo, and that Joe Biden isn’t a female second-generation Korean American? Is it the hair plugs? ;-) Reply
mlawski OTI Staff Oct 16th 2008 2:41 pm # Yeah, remember Little Women? Amy, Meg, Beth, and Jo Six Pack March. Man, I loved that book. Reply
Gab Oct 16th 2008 5:29 pm # And the movie co-starred Christian Bale- ZING! I knew during the debate that “Joe the Plumber” was going to become somewhat of a meme. That was pretty fast. Reply
Minze Oct 17th 2008 5:09 am # Wurzelbacher isn’t Anglo-Saxon, but it could be Saxon. One out of two ain’t bad. Reply
First Joe Biden, then Joe Six Pack, now Joe the Plumber. Too many Joe’s in this race, which is clearly a sign that Anglo-Saxonism still dominates the political consciousness.
Why don’t we hear about Sung Shin the Grocery Store Clerk?
or Vijay the Taxi Driver?
or Ari the Kosher Butcher?
or Barack the Presid….
…Never mind.
There are plenty of black, Latino and Asian guys and girls named Joe.
How do you know that Joe Six Pack is white?
And why does the Indian guy have to be a taxi driver? Why can’t he be a plumber? Are only white people allowed to be plumbers?
Additionally, for the record, I highly doubt that the actual Joe the Plumber, Joe Wurzelbacher, is of Anglo-Saxon heritage.
I know the people who use it don’t care, but as an Irish American, I find the term “Anglo” to refer to “American white people” quite offensive.
How do you know that Joe isn’t short for Eun Jo, and that Joe Biden isn’t a female second-generation Korean American? Is it the hair plugs?
;-)
Yeah, remember Little Women? Amy, Meg, Beth, and Jo Six Pack March. Man, I loved that book.
And the movie co-starred Christian Bale- ZING!
I knew during the debate that “Joe the Plumber” was going to become somewhat of a meme. That was pretty fast.
Wurzelbacher isn’t Anglo-Saxon, but it could be Saxon. One out of two ain’t bad.