links for 2006-09-12
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…Asian American community was desperately hawking the Black Eyed Peas, actively advocating for their song “Bebot” which was rapped entirely in Tagalog… But there’s a really good reason why the Black Eyed Peas don’t deserve our support: London Bridge
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…someone who accused me of brainwashing M and forcing her to ignore her white half… we at the American Family household have decided we need to amp up our focus on our family’s white cultural heritage. Yes, we are instituting an Emergency Code Whit

Adrianna wrote:
Code whitey !! too funny !!
Posted 13 Sep 2006 at 6:33 pm ¶
Lyonside wrote:
I just showed the article to my mom last night (who is my “whitey” parent).
Oh, she loved it. What amused me, however, was the comments afterwards, where evidently “satire” and “irony” were glossed over in a few people’s lit classes and people actually took offense.
But ut does raise interesting questions about what American “white” culture really means…
Posted 15 Sep 2006 at 7:26 am ¶