Another Wing Bowl “Widow”
The field for Wing Bowl 14 has been set and philly.com has some information on some of the competitors. The only woman competing, Melissa Perzin, has modified Sonya’s nickname and is calling herself “The White Widow.” Joey Chestnut and Rich LeFevre will not be the only entrants travelling a long distance. There will also be an (unnamed) competitor from Red Deer, Alberta, Cananda.
Updated 11:54 Another connection between race and the Wing Bowl besides Melissa’s nickname can be found in this discrimination lawsuit against WIP. I wonder if the lawsuit will use Badlands Booker’s possibly bogus disqualification from Wing Bowl 13 as supporting its claim of bias.
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beautifulbrian said
January 29, 2006 @ 12:45 pm
The white widow i like that one. As far as the discrimination stuff , Booker is the last person that would equate this with racism. I know him and he is not about any of that stuff. If the lawsuit wants to use his name as an example for a claim of bias then thats another issue. I witnessed first hand remarks by Cataldi in last years wingoff referring to Booker and Hardy ” I cant tell the difference between the both of you . You fat guys are all alike” It sounded like he implied something else but he shut his mouth real quick. If noone believes me, this is documented on the 2005 wingoff video. Big Rube who is a hasbeen rapper appeared on the WIP show when Don Lerman attempted to eat jalapenos in 2004 . I heard him say(i have this on video) “these white boys are whacked” . As far as discrimination amongst employees in WIP i dont work there so i cant give an opinion . It is only what i have witnessed first hand in the studio.