I have never heard of Adam Carolla and probably wouldn’t even have known he existed if he had not made disparaging remarks about Pacman and the Philippines. You would have to question the sanity of a man who, of all people to insult, picks a world-class boxer who has made his name in different weight divisions and who has won the grudging admiration of other boxers who had never known defeat until they faced him. It’s a good thing that Pacman lacks the arrogance and quick temperament of a less disciplined fighter or else Mr. Carolla would live in fear of dark alleys for the rest of his unfortunate life–but then again, Pacman probably has no idea who he is.
Apparently, Adam Carolla is a US comedian. It’s a pity, really, that he does not excel in his profession and that he is not known outside his country unlike the ‘illiterate’ he chose to bash, who just happens to be the first boxer in history to win seven different titles in seven different weight divisions. He did not have the luxury of education and started out in boxing precisely as a way to improve his family’s quality of life and though he is still not fluent in English, he can now hold interviews without an interpreter…and yes, he is trilingual.
Pacman does not ‘worship chicken bones’–if Adam Carolla had been smart enough to do his research and literate enough to Google instead of passing off his ignorance as a bad joke, he could have read a bit and found out that Pacman is a devout Catholic, just like majority of the Philippines’ population. Oh, but wait–some provinces here are superstitious despite religion and there are even those who practice voodoo when provoked. So yeah, those chicken bones might still have a use here especially if put together with a few strands of hair.
It’s a pity, too, how Adam Carolla is painfully ignorant and how he thinks that Manny Pacquiao is all our country has to boast of. He certainly may be the most lauded and the most recognizable but we also have CNN heroes in our midst like Efren Penaflordia, and a lot of unsung heroes like Venancio Anchueta, a soldier who lost his life in the process of saving 20 strangers during the height of Ondoy. These are the people who will be remembered long after Adam Carolla’s last podcast airs and whose achievements have already earned them their rightful place in history.
I’m sure this latest slur against Pacman and the nation will have the good Senators declaring Adam Carolla a persona non grata while the more level-headed ones will brush this aside as a waste of time. As they say, ang pikon, talo. Anyway, if ever the Pacquiao-Mayweather fight pushes through (the very fight which sparked Carolla’s diatribe), we know who will have the last laugh.
Tags: racism
yeah who’s the dumbass now…