Remember: It's not a "Jinx," it's "Regression to the Mean." (h/t The Fightins and The 700 Level)

Remember: It's not a "Jinx," it's "Regression to the Mean."

(h/t The Fightins and The 700 Level)

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by WholeCamels on Feb 18, 2009 12:46 PM EST reply actions 0 recs

Was it in the SI article that Cole’s wife was talking about adopting African kids? She seemed to be saying some pretty questionable stuff about dreaming as a kid that one day she would have Black friends/kids of her own. I dunno, I thought it was pretty cringe worthy. Also, I always find it weird when people refer to African people as “Black”—African people certainly wouldn’t refer to themselves as such.

by FuquaManuel on Feb 18, 2009 2:51 PM EST reply actions 0 recs

wow

“Cringe worthy” is right. I hadn’t read the entire article before.

Overall I think it’s good-hearted of her, I guess, but wow, she sounds like a clod there.

And didn’t she have The Cosby Show where she grew up?

http://www.thegoodphight.com

by WholeCamels on Feb 18, 2009 4:15 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

“We’re in the process of adopting an AIDS orphan from Ethiopia,” she said. “Maybe two. I’m so pumped. I’d adopt six if I could. When I was five years old—I grew up in a very rural town in Missouri, and I had never even seen a black person—they asked us to draw a picture of ourselves in the future, and I drew myself holding hands with a line of tiny black stick figures. I’ve always wanted this.”

Yeah…me too…

by Walcott on Feb 18, 2009 4:14 PM EST reply actions 0 recs

It certainly is a good thing to do, she just didn’t articulate her feelings very well.

by Walcott on Feb 18, 2009 4:15 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

Yes, using the words “I’m so pumped” and “tiny black stick figures” were an odd choice or words. Also, cringe-inducing was the thought that it was she who helped counsel Cole on how to answer questions in the media. Eegads. Does she say “ya know” every other word, too?

by doubleh on Feb 18, 2009 4:29 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs