Marshawn Lynch Gave An "Interview" In Mexico, And The Result Was As Glorious As You'd Imagine11/21/2017
It's time to make it official. I am no longer made to feel uncomfortable by how quickly and thoughtlessly I grow to appreciate every single thing that comes out of the mouth of the Beast. I'm fully aware that I wouldn't grant a less likable/genuine athlete whose words were just as unfiltered that same leeway, but the entirety of this "interview" with a Mexican reporter is proof positive that I don't have to. Let's look at this interaction for what it was, free of who took part in. We just watched a professional athlete accept a gift, babble on-and-on in a form of slang that undoubtedly sounded like the aimless ramblings of a homeless person whose brain had been fried by sleeping in the California sun too often to the person it was directed at, and start listing off the most Americanized of local dishes as a way to show an affinity for the culture. If I had to guess, the only part of the "answer" the person holding the microphone picked up on was "Mexico? Mmmm, tacos". Marshawn Lynch was like two rungs up the ladder of socially acceptable stereotyping away from saying "Mexico? Andale arriba, I love my water a little dirty!", and the person who calls Mexico home was instinctually like "You know what? I don't know why, but I like this guy". You don't have to understand his global appeal (outside of the Oval Office), but - if that clip of a Mexican reporter looking as giddy as if he were the one who was given a free jersey after not getting a single question out is any indication - then you better start accepting it as a universal truth. I can't even tell you the amount of times I have walked away after the initial 30 seconds of meeting someone and said to myself "hm, nice dude" because I was likely piss drunk every time I have. Regardless, I feel pretty comfortable saying I could count them on one hand. Marshawn Lynch is able to elicit that reaction nearly every time he opens his mouth, even if the only thing coming out is his recollection of the menu at the late night grub spot that he visits with his latino homies on the opposite side of Oaktown.
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