If “cultural appropriation” is a crime, we are all guilty.
Tag: misconceptions
Reflecting on the 14th anniversary of Columbine after the Boston bombings
Columbine was 14 years ago today. I remember how the media and public were quick to jump in with inaccurate information and many people still believe those myths today. Unfortunately, there are many who haven’t learned from the past and are doing this with the Boston Marathon bombings. Once false information is spread, it’s hard…
Stanford Professor Joel Brinkley’s Inept Article on Vietnam
Joel Brinkley – a Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist currently teaching at Stanford University – recently wrote a Chicago Tribune article explaining that the Vietnamese are “aggressive” due to their diets. This is a poorly written article. Firstly, I’m not sure what the message is. Is it that the Vietnamese are aggressive because of their own doing?…
She rocks about as hard as Celine Dion
“Average Asian”
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SnlkVP7MaB4 Haha, someone else who knows how I feel sometimes.
An Asian-American perspective of Affirmative Action
From “Model Minority”: Asian American status in affirmative action Because of their high degree of success as a group, Asian Americans do not benefit from affirmative action policies the way other minority groups do. In fact, most schools routinely choose lower-scoring applicants from other racial groups, including European Americans, over Asian Americans, in an attempt…
Punk oxymorons
“Punk modeling”, “punk princess”, and “punk hair extensions” are oxymorons. That is all. Class dismissed.
I had to turn off America’s Next Top Model Cycle 7
Last night on The CW network, they had an America’s Next Top Model marathon. They were showing some episodes from Cycle 7. I saw part of two episodes and I had to turn it off. I was getting so disgusted! The show is flawed for various reasons. I won’t get into that right now. The…
L.A.M.E. – Gwen Stefani sues.
Taken from: http://omg.yahoo.com/gwen-stefani-sues-forever-21-over-fashion-logo/news/1052 (CLICK HERE to view the lawsuit against Forever 21) LOS ANGELES, Calif. (July 17, 2007) — It appears Gwen Stefani doesn’t “Heart” Forever 21. Gwen’s Harajuku Lovers fashion line is suing popular retail outlet Forever 21 for trademark infringement, claiming the clothing chain allegedly stole designs from the Harajuku Lovers line, Access Hollywood has…
VA Tech
Original entry and comments: http://cherryteresa.greatestjournal.com/2007/04/17/ My hearts go out to the students, faculty, staff, and the friends of family of the victims of the Virgina Tech tragedy. I know there have been colleges/universities with school shootings in the past, but to me it is more surprising when it happens at a college rather than a…