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I just got back home about an hour ago from the IIStix NW Meet: Part 2. Good stuff, it was cool meeting June for the first time... another member of the IIStix family I've met in person, heh. The last meets usual suspects, Shiv, Justin, Akito, and Simon showed up too... along with my friend Sam, June's sister, and her BF. We ate dinner at Siam, then kicked it at Poochi's afterwards for boba, cards, and ghetto speed scrabble.

In another note, this BLOG has been flooded with an INSANE amount of hits about the "Racist Shaq Comments About Yao Ming" article I posted from Angry Asian Man (which also is keeping updates about the incident, so check the site often).

I'm still disappointed that this incident has not gotten substantial coverage from the media, but in a way, I'm jaded enough to know that media itself is racist enough to want to perpetuate a double standard about racism - sure it's OK to make fun of Asians, but make fun of Black people... big no-no. I'm just starting to see now some coverage, but it's still not very sincere if you ask me. =P

I encourage everybody to raise a stink about it - forward links, e-mail family and friends, fire off some letters to media outlets like TV stations and newspapers. Get the word out, and hopefully, just like that idiotic A&F t-shirt incident, WE CAN MAKE A DIFFERENCE.

Here's some more good links if you want to read more about the Mister Shaq's insulting comments:

• ModelMinority.com Commentary
  
• Jim Rome' Commentary
  
• Another blogger comments
  
• ESPN article (that obviously downplays the incident as a "joke")

I'm sure Shaq will survive the incident generally unscathed... since secretly, I suppose most Americans are probably laughing at the stupid things he said thinking it really is funny.
posted by G at 3:03 AM   |

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1. The act or an instance of inscribing.
2. Something, such as the wording on a coin, medal, monument, or seal, that is inscribed.
3. A short, signed message in a book or on a photograph given as a gift.
4. The usually informal dedication of an artistic work.
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