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Comment on Cupcakes and consumerism by mike

mike — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 02:29:29 +0000

Hi from the UK
I found this post while googling ’symbol of consumerism’ out of desperation as I have been up for many many hours now trying to put the finishing touch onto an art project – I looked back at all my ideas and realized it was fundamentally flawed and I hated it all.
But finding the image of a cupcake you have here sort of made it all click, it works now!
So yeah,
thanks!
Mike

Comment on 8 most memorable musical moments by cycads

cycads — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 11:18:21 +0000

Sorry to land that on you. It’s a blog curse after all… :S

Comment on 8 most memorable musical moments by Jha

Jha — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 02:00:25 +0000

Who, me? D:

Okay, okay. Give me a while to think about this! My god, what a hard meme. >:{

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Comment on When did talking about race become taboo? by eccentricyoruba

eccentricyoruba — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 22:32:16 +0000

talk about irritating. i watched the video despite your warning. and you know there are people who would argue that there is nothing offensive about this ad. i think the subtle racism is just as bad as overt racism. ignoring the problem doesn’t mean it will magically disappear.

Comment on Worrying quote of the day by Jha

Jha — Sun, 15 Nov 2009 22:30:03 +0000

Way to apply a single experience as a blanket universal truth. *facepalms*

Comment on When did talking about race become taboo? by cycads

cycads — Sun, 15 Nov 2009 20:34:10 +0000

You’re welcome And you’re right about the “thinking too much” bit. I think the general climate wouldn’t allow for outright racism to be tolerated; the big fuss over the BNP on Question Time and stories on the Daily Mail are good examples of blatant hate. But there is so much subtle racism in Britain – because people are supposedly more subtle here, they don’t complain, grumble etc. – that pointing out something that only we find offensive is just kicking too much of a fuss – not the “British” thing to do. I mean, I think the Meerkats advert on TV is seriously offensive and just plain irritating. Has it been taken off the air yet? No, because no one has pointed out that making fun of anthropomorphic meerkats with an Eastern European accent is racist. Sorry, I’m ranting away, but that is juuuuust annoying.

Click at your peril:

Comment on When did talking about race become taboo? by eccentricyoruba

eccentricyoruba — Sun, 15 Nov 2009 05:18:48 +0000

thank you for this post. though the internet does provide a space to talk about race, it also provides a space for people to openly express their racism. i’ve learnt so much about other cultures thanks to blogs and am always disheartened by the racist forums and blogs that seem to attract more visitors than the anti-racist ones.

it is really a shame that people feel so uncomfortable talking about race and would rather use the internet as a shield. now that i think about it, i always get dismissed when i try to talk about racism with friends. i was always accussed of ‘thinking too much’ and told to ‘relax’.

Comment on Book review: Ombak Bukan Biru by Fatimah Busu by Syakira

Syakira — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 05:58:32 +0000

Nope, still in Malay..only the tittle is in English

Comment on Book review: Ombak Bukan Biru by Fatimah Busu by cycads

cycads — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 00:08:33 +0000

Thanks for the recommendations, Syakira. It would be interesting to find out what’s in store for Imrah in the sequels, especially knowing that what she went through in Ombak Bukan Biru (plenty of tragedy and despair). Are the sequels in English?