Tag Archives: stereotypes

If US TV shows were relaunched in other cultures

Posted on Monday, January 24, 2011 by Avitable

Last week, I was watching “Being Human”, which is a US relaunch of a (reportedly superior) UK show. With the exception of “The Office”, I’ve preferred the UK originals of shows like “Life on Mars” and “Kitchen Nightmares”, and I’m … Continue reading →

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Why Chinese Mothers are Superior, by Amy Chua (a parody)

Posted on Wednesday, January 12, 2011 by Avitable

By Amy Chua (original horrifying content can be found here) Lot of people want know why Chinese parents do such good job raising children.  Stupid white people wonder “Why my kid not math whiz or music prodigy?”  It not difficult … Continue reading →

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Google in China

Posted on Tuesday, March 23, 2010 by Avitable

As you may have read, Google stopped censoring its search results in China yesterday, ideally hoping to allow Chinese citizens to have unfettered access to information. Unfortunately, what is likely to happen is that the Chinese government will begin to … Continue reading →

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New ways to be offended by the Internet

Posted on Thursday, May 28, 2009 by Avitable

Thanks to the Internet, (relatively) new terms have been entering the vernacular of the web. There’s texting and blogging and Twitter and Facebook and Woopra and iPhones and email, just to name a few. And these new terms in turn … Continue reading →

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Calling all Indian and Middle Eastern stereotypes

Posted on Tuesday, November 18, 2008 by Avitable

Sunday night, Amy and I went to dinner, along with Miss Britt, Mister Britt, and the Brittlings, to the lovely home of Faiqa and her husband Tariq (and their daughter). As you can imagine, dining at the household of a … Continue reading →

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