The Conversation
- “But he hit me back first!” (13)
- Siegfried: If it was a Russian or any other white man who told blacks”to go back to Africa”, it would...
- Raguel: I saw that Spike Lee film “Do the Right Thing” years ago but still can’t understand it.
- bigWOWO: Stele: “Care to qualify that statement? Even if that were true, you have to look at this case on its...
- Two podcasts that address racism in the military, and Danny Chen the person (9)
- Raguel: The origins of racism in the American military as described by loudestfuckingazns is accurate. Very recently,...
- bigWOWO: Sorry, Larry, just noticed that the spam robot junked your comment. Approved!
- bigWOWO: Agreed. It just has more weight if you include your name. Not that the ideas are any less valid, but it just...
- Facebook IPO (5)
- King: Actually WOWO, I bump into plenty of Asians up at the Art Center College of Design http://www.artcenter.edu/a...
- bigWOWO: Agree with King. This might not be a bad thing for Asian Americans to hear about. We can jump off the STEM...
- Raguel: People are too accustomed to thinking about value only in terms of money. Even artists are guilty of it. Some...
- Stop SOPA and PIPA (7)
- Raguel: Found a great website, take a look at this: https://www.cdt.org/ Why should privacy be important, in an age...
- Raguel: Following the temporary shelving of SOPA and PIPA in the long line of net neutrality battles, the feds and...
- Chr..: “Asian American men have to get more involved, not less. It’s a civic responsibility, and you have to...
- Activism is as activism does (10)
- trolldetector: Brooks also goes onto say ‘You should attach yourself to a counter-tradition and school of...
- bigWOWO: By the way, speaking of activism, there was a great David Brooks column recently. He talks about how people...
- Raguel: I have no experience whatsoever with activism. I simply do not feel safe participating in it. There is always...
- How to Win a Streetfight (18)
- bigWOWO: No worries. I feel the same way. Nothing against her, but just doubtful.
- Raguel: Hi Byron! I’ve been occupied doing a lot of reading and thinking recently. I suppose its just another...
- bigWOWO: Hey Raguel, What about your comments on ASSK?
I agree with everything you said. About #1…I think...
- What Cultures Value (19)
- UFC 117 Sonnen vs. Silva Recap (1)
- bigWOWO: I think Michael Bisping solved the Chael Sonnen puzzle today, even though he lost a controversial decision....
- 6 on 1 Beatdown of Asian Man (36)
- King: “I mean I look around me and 99% of the time there are no women that look like or dress like Adriana Lima...
- SWR: Apparently the girl in the second video was not the girl who filmed the fight. It was probably unwise of her to...
- Raguel: I mean I look around me and 99% of the time there are no women that look like or dress like Adriana Lima in...
- Selfish Reasons To Have More Kids by Bryan Caplan (Review) (6)
- bigWOWO: Jeff, You called it! They were (if I recall correctly) 7 (twins) and 2. He’s still in the honeymoon...
- jeffat8asians: “Overpaying?” With the possible exception of college tuition (and even that is arguable),...
- Hitler: Kids suck lol.
- The Asian Rock Thread (16)
- ben: I’ve been getting into Asian rock music recently so thank you all very much for uploading all these videos.
- Simple Pickup on ABC News (132)
- Tommy: I think I’m coming here more for Moro’s comments than BigWoWO’s posts.
- Moroboshi: I didn’t say that. All I said was guys who believe in HBD are the same guys who probably also follow...
- Chr..: Moro, I don’t want to argue with you anymore! You seem to think that AMs are just as popular as other...
- “Lazy” Americans and the Decline of the American Middle Class (6)
- bigWOWO: But kobu, how can we have literature and art without money to support artists and writers? About...
- kobukson: I don’t know why everyone seems to think the notion of the decline of the middle class is such a bad...
- bigWOWO: There are a lot of veterans (supposedly) on that site. I can kind of understand it–military guys are...
- Aung Sung Suu Kyi Movie with Michelle Yeoh (45)
- bigWOWO: Eurasian, Lee Kuan Yew has always been upfront about Singapore’s hybrid system. To the best of my...
- Eurasian Sensation: @ BigWowo: New governments following independence or a major power struggle often have the sort...
- N: @bww And ironically, one of the rare democratic successes in the region that is Singapore behaves much closer to a...
- Paper Pushers by the Stunt People (4)
- Andre M. Smith: I divide my year annually between New York and Shanghai. One of my common visitations in the latter...
- Raguel: Smiley tests 8 )
8( - Raguel: ROFL! Thank you for thoroughly destroying Amy Chua, Andre. WELL SAID ^_^ You know the destruction is so...
- Amy Chua: Chinese Conceit, Chinese Ignorance, and the $24,000 question (245)
- Andre M. Smith: I believe some useful purpose will be served by offering here, what the lawyers might like to call,...
- N: What’s your opinion on Yundi Li and Yoyo Ma.
- Andre M. Smith: Amy Chua has never lived in China. Her understanding of its culture, that is, the culture as it’s...
- How to Finish Life With No Regrets (9)
- trolldetector: ^ i’d agree with that. but i wouldnt call them ‘idiots’, just misguided. crazy media...
- N: Agree with Jeff that not one regret is unlikely, the key is learn from it. Another way to look at it is that...
- American Jobs and India (14)
- lingyai: I am not sure what happen there with my name, that is not my email, so just ignore.
- lingyai@hotmail.com: @bigwowo Just because the average income in India is $2 a day doesn’t make a person...
- AM/AF couple: Nottyboy, Yes, just like every place of employment, upper management needs to do a better job in terms...
- Literary Fiction vs. Realistic Fiction and the Literary Hierarchy (6)
- Sana Rose: Well, now I am confused. I still can’t classify the novel I am writing.
I wouldn’t say...
- Sana Rose: Well, now I am confused. I still can’t classify the novel I am writing.
- National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) 2012 (32)
- Raguel: http://www.occupydream.org/ ^ I heard about this from Russell Simmons. I hope that things develop well to...
- Raguel: So is that the reasoning for why you don’t need the right to due process? Are you some kind of fucking...
- N: @King The constitution gave power to the states to benefit white america or the constitution gave benefitial power...
- When Your Fan Base is Full of Crazy People (24)
- N: @American girl Too be honest, I don’t really see why this video that ‘disgusting’ –...
- Mitt Romney and the Problem of Wealth (6)
- Raguel: Where do people get their information and knowledge from, though? Media, and education, word of mouth only...
- “But he hit me back first!” (13)
Monthly Archives: July 2009
Teaching a Man or Woman to Fish
In an earlier post, I posed the question to the ladies about whether or not they would ever entertain dating a guy who aspired to be a house husband. I asked if it would be acceptable for a guy to say, “I want to have kids, and I want to stay home and raise them.” I got three kinds of answers from the ladies: no, no, and no.
The Beer Fest
Gates, corrupt cop, and Obama
(Thanks, Mo. Pic from here.)
The corrupt cop, Henry Louis Gates, Obama, and Joe Biden met for beer today at the White House. No one has apologized, and they’ve all agreed to move on, which should please racists all the world over. I know I’m in the minority on this opinion among the Portlanders I know, but Obama dropped the ball on this one. He’s turned a “teachable moment” into a non-issue. It’s kind of like when people say that a point is “moot” (debatable) as a means of not debating it. He swept an egregious act of police abuse under the rug.
Heat Wave
Squirrel trying to cool off
It is ridiculously hot out there. It looks like we’re going to be hitting 107 degrees Fahrenheit (41.7 degrees Centigrade) today for our hottest temperature in Portland history, and it looks like we’re also going to be entering the longest stretch of >100 degree weather in history. It’s crazy. I don’t feel like working, getting out, or doing anything. It’s all veging out for me until this heat wave passes.
Some of the stuff I'm working on
As I mentioned in my last post about the Thymos book project, I finished my submission. Actually, I finished my first submission. I enjoyed writing it so much that I’m now working on a second submission. My second submission is an essay about why Asian American literature is different from mainstream lit, how it is similar to mainstream lit, and how I hope Asian Americans can join the dialogue when it comes to human issues, even though our situation is very unique. I’ve already rewritten the first page at least three times, so blog posts will continue to be more sporadic than usual.
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911 Caller off the Hook
Since everyone was wondering about racial profiling by the woman who called the police, it looks like the caller is off the hook. According to the audio that the Cambridge PD released today, Lucia Whalen, the caller, didn’t even know Gates and the driver were black, PLUS she raised the question of whether or not they lived there, citing the fact that they had suitcases (click text for links):
Brucelee.com
Thanks to Leon, who sent this: Brucelee.com. I’m glad Shannon is continuing to share her father’s legacy. The man was absolutely brilliant. I had forgotten that he died at 32. It’s amazing how much he accomplished at such a young age; I’ve already outlived him! Check out this really cool article about Bruce on ufc.com. Dana White calls Bruce Lee the “Father of Mixed Martial Arts,” and Frank Shamrock, who hates Dana White, also called Bruce the “Father of Mixed Martial Arts.” Everyone, regardless of their politics or beliefs, holds the man in high esteem.
Global Warming and Indigenous Cultures
Everyone read and check out the slide show on this article. It’s really sad how global warming is destroying these indigenous cultures. As I alluded to here, when a culture dies and its people become assimilated, so much is lost. I just hope that people realize how our actions are affecting the world.
My thought for the day: Live responsibly, and let’s do what we can to curb our carbon emissions.
Obama: Arrest an innocent black man and get invited to the White House
This is why I think Obama will be a good president, not a great president. In this case we have a cop with a temper who was clearly in the wrong, who abused his authority by arresting a harmless old African American man outside of his own home, and now Obama is inviting that same dirty cop to the White House. Why not just invite Marc Fuhrman from the OJ trial? What about the guys who raped Abner Louima? Even if Gates overreacted, Crowley is clearly in the wrong. He’s a cop and should know how to behave. Not only does his police report reek of inaccuracies and inconsistencies, but he arrested an old man who posed no danger to him whatsoever. It’s an abuse of authority, and the president has invited this thug to the White House. Unbelievable.
If Only…
Jon and the new Kate
Thanks to American Girl who sent word about Jon Gosselin and his new Kate. That’s right, our favorite Rice Daddy is not with Hailey Glassman but with a brand new girlfriend whose name is Kate. If you thought it was only yesterday he was dating Glassman, you’re not that far off–it happened so fast that not even Glassman knew. His new Kate chica is a tabloid reporter who used to work for Star Magazine. When she interviewed him, she fell for him and decided to quit her job.
Gates vs. Dirty Cop Part II
Great interview with Skip Gates above. That guy is eloquent, and there’s an Asian connection–he was filming Yo-Yo Ma’s ancestral cemetery. Also, did Soledad O’Brien say that she had Gates as a professor during college? Man, this keeps on going further and further up the chain! I found it hilarious how CNN did the video panning across the crowd during Gates’s talk–it almost reminded me of that patriotic scene from “Independence Day.” Haha. It’s totally going to make this filthy cop look bad, but filthy cops deserve to look bad. As Obama says in this article:
