Derek Holland on Deadspin

by j. elliott on Nov 1, 2009 1:23 AM CDT

Kinda...

Deadspin has an article about a Dallas Cowboys cheerleader who dressed up as Lil Wayne. And because of this, a picture of Derek Holland is featured prominently on the main site: Click Here

While others are dressed for Halloween, Hollard apparently is costume free.

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Yeah...

You’re about 7 hours late.

Now go sit in the corner. ; )

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by LSJ on Nov 1, 2009 1:40 AM CDT reply actions

I never read the fanshots. There way down there where you can't see them.

Anyway that’s not blackface.

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by Black Francis on Nov 1, 2009 1:32 AM CDT up reply actions

Not blackface

that was my thought, that this was not blackface. I doubt that cheerleader even knows what blackface minstrelsy is. This is simply someone dressed up as another person for Halloween.

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by t ball on Nov 1, 2009 4:59 AM CDT up reply actions

Exactly.

by brettgardner on Nov 1, 2009 8:39 AM CST up reply actions

I'm offended

that Dutch wasn’t wearing a costume

That's why they call them business sox

by egriffey on Nov 1, 2009 2:25 AM CDT reply actions

He was wearing a costume.

He and his Dallas Cowboys Cheerleader girlfriend were the two yuks from Grease.

is a fan of Derek Freaking Holland!

by ortonius on Nov 1, 2009 7:56 AM CST up reply actions

I thought he was posing as Eli Manning in that pic.

by 3hacks on Nov 1, 2009 10:20 AM CST up reply actions

Oh

His girlfriend is hot

That's why they call them business sox

by egriffey on Nov 1, 2009 11:53 AM CST up reply actions

They say it's not going to end well

but really. There were real black people at the party and if her dressing up as Lil Wayne is offensive, I would expect them to say so.

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by DerekSTheRed on Nov 1, 2009 8:12 AM CST reply actions

Well

“Real black people” don’t have the final say on what’s offensive. But nobody should be offended by that girl.

by brettgardner on Nov 1, 2009 8:41 AM CST up reply actions

I disagree.

If someone makes a joke about women or gays, what’s most important is how it ‘s received/perceived by members of those groups. That’s why apologies are usually directed at the people most likely to be offended.

It’s easy for you to say no one should be offended by that girl if you’re not black. I don’t have a problem with the girl dressing up as Lil’ Wayne, but I have been offended by “ghetto” parties thrown at UT and other places where everyone dresses up as someone black. That doesn’t appear to be the nature of this event.

by rclarkjd10 on Nov 3, 2009 9:48 AM CST up reply actions

x

It really doesn’t matter if brettgardner or I find it offensive….even though I don’t think the girl as Lil Wayne is offensive to me, I don’t think it’s ok. It’s a very sensitive thing to dress as a black person when you are white, whatever your true purposes or intent.

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by FuturePants on Nov 3, 2009 9:51 AM CST up reply actions

I think Brett was being satirical in that the white P.C. police are the ones always deciding what is and isn't offensive

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by WestTxAg06 on Nov 3, 2009 10:28 AM CST up reply actions

gangsters and ho's parties were always funny

and they were no more or less offensive to me than hillbilly parties, or “9 holes” parties (golf club theme – 9 kinds of shots) — only party i was truly offended by/at in 4 years at a pretty liberal college was once when they literally tore pages out of the bible and hung them from the ceiling, had a fake jesus on a cross on a wall, and made fun of the christian faith

…interesting thing is that many of these same frat members protested the desecration of the qur’an in the cartoons, at gitmo, etc

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by knockoutking on Nov 3, 2009 12:14 PM CST up reply actions

I actually know one of the girls in those pictures

She was making out with another girl at a party i was at… hahaha

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by kevzta on Nov 1, 2009 2:48 PM CST reply actions

This "story" led off the 10:00 news on Channel 11 last night.

I was surprised (and glad) that they didn’t mention Holland or show his picture. They interviewed a bunch of Cowboys fans at the game, and nobody cared.

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by txranger7 on Nov 2, 2009 11:53 AM CST reply actions