February 8, 2010
This picture is great because it is accurate.  Instead of using a wonderful moment to call attention to the fact that vast majority of their city is still in ruins and the strength and courage of people who are working to renew the city (including many players on the Saints like Super Bowl MVP Drew Brees), Saints fans can just forget about the whole thing even happened.  They have a Super Bowl now! Winning a major sporting event makes any concerned citizen forget about any life-altering disasters that occur in their city.  Just this past November, millions of Yankee fans completely forgot about 9/11 and the threat of terrorism when their team won the World Series.  It’s like nothing bad ever happened to New York City.  I myself have no idea why there’s a giant hole in lower Manhattan. If/When Haiti wins the World Cup, they can forget all the horrible devastation of the earthquake and the need to rebuild an entire country.  Because hey, they just won the championship!  Party! (pic via Deadspin)

This picture is great because it is accurate.  Instead of using a wonderful moment to call attention to the fact that vast majority of their city is still in ruins and the strength and courage of people who are working to renew the city (including many players on the Saints like Super Bowl MVP Drew Brees), Saints fans can just forget about the whole thing even happened.  They have a Super Bowl now!

Winning a major sporting event makes any concerned citizen forget about any life-altering disasters that occur in their city.  Just this past November, millions of Yankee fans completely forgot about 9/11 and the threat of terrorism when their team won the World Series.  It’s like nothing bad ever happened to New York City.  I myself have no idea why there’s a giant hole in lower Manhattan.

If/When Haiti wins the World Cup, they can forget all the horrible devastation of the earthquake and the need to rebuild an entire country.  Because hey, they just won the championship!  Party!

(pic via Deadspin)