How boring. I noticed this today. I am the last Asian American to comment on Abercrombie and Fitch. I could care less, as I am about indifferent about anything politically in this world. I guess that comes from living in Berkeley, huh.
Yesterday, while I was working with Nam on the CS project, I couldn\’t help but hear an asian girl (who I thought was annoying to begin with) talking to this white guy about the A&F controversy. \”Asians are so underrepresented…the world needs change now!\” Blah blah. It kept building up that I couldn\’t concentrate on coding, since she was being so loud. The entire lab almost quieted for a second to listen to her speak. Personally I have never bought anything from Abercrombie and Fitch. First, because stereotypicall like all Asians, I am cheap. Second, because there\’s no A&F near where I live!!! The closest one is in Union Square. My sister\’s 17th birthday present was from there. An A&F visor.
And so what if they make fun of us. Maybe I was spared or something, because I never encountered a racial slur or perhaps I never noticed. Although I grew up in a Caucasion-dominant community, I felt…well accepted for my ethnicity. But ya know just like high school, I wasn\’t accepted because…uh I was a geek/nerd? And a lack of social skills, I must say.
Nonetheless, I wouldn\’t be caught dead wearing those shirts, because I don\’t associate myself with Chinese that often. And besides, the pictures looked dorky in the first place.
ah yea.. i\’ve never shopped there myself either.. but it\’s kind of funny things turn out eh. ah well. *huggles my wonderful asian geek* :D
those clothes are damn expensive…
ahh, you saw the A&F controversy. It was pretty stupid for the Asian Americans to do that. I didn\’t think anything of it. The tshirts were quite clever and funny. Oh well, FOBS will stay FOBS forever I guess.
… I\’m not even going to start anything up about that FOB comment. But dude… ugh. never mind.
Actually, on 2nd though. Just want to post these 3 links discussing this further.
http://www.flamtap.com/ricebowl/cgi-bin/yabb/YaBB.cgi?board=gen_discuss;action=display;num=1019068173;start=0
http://forums.the-protagonist.net/ikonboard.cgi?s=3cc4c73373b0ffff;act=ST;f=7;t=566
http://implosive.net/cgi-bin/ikonboard/topic.cgi?forum=15&topic=10
If you\’re willing to make comments about \”FOBS\” that way, then at least read those links and understand why we protested against those t-shirts.
And PLEASE, go ahead, register, and tell us that we\’re fobs. Please.
Baraboomi:
http://megoporn.com/2007/march-13/bri/
There was this guy see.
He wasn’t very bright and he reached his adult life without ever having learned “the facts”.
Somehow, it gets to be his wedding day.
While he is walking down the isle, his father tugs his sleeve and says,
“Son, when you get to the hotel room…Call me”
Hours later he gets to the hotel room with his beautiful blushing bride and he calls his father,
“Dad, we are the hotel, what do I do?”
“O.K. Son, listen up, take off your clothes and get in the bed, then she should take off her clothes and get in the bed, if not help her. Then either way, ah, call me”
A few moments later…
“Dad we took off our clothes and we are in the bed, what do I do?”
O.K. Son, listen up. Move real close to her and she should move real close to you, and then… Ah, call me.”
A few moments later…
“DAD! WE TOOK OFF OUR CLOTHES, GOT IN THE BED AND MOVED REAL CLOSE, WHAT DO I DO???”
“O.K. Son, Listen up, this is the most important part. Stick the long part of your body into the place where she goes to the bathroom.”
A few moments later…
“Dad, I’ve got my foot in the toilet, what do I do?”
She’s assertive but not combative. ,
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