I seemed to have the unfortunate luck (or maybe fortunate depending on how you look at it) to have caught this current episode.
No wonder this looks to be getting cancelled - if this is the type of show they produce - they should get cancelled.
Because they obviously are too lazy to come up with something other than just...wth...
Let's just run down a quick list.
1. The title of the episode alone is simply FUBAR.
2. Of course it's set in Chinatown.
3. With a laundry store.
4. And there's underground gambling.
5. In the laundry.
6. Prostitutes (because we're in Chinatown!).
7. And in one scene, the main character played by Rain Wilson, after stating that they have a search warrant (for the laundry/gambling house) looks at an Asian woman working in a red dress and also talks about how it covers strip search too. Basically a white cop molestation fantasy. With an Asian woman.
Yeah...
WTH: Backstrom Ep. Called "Ancient, Chinese, Secret" Has Laundry, Prostitutes, Gambling, Chinatown, And More (?)
Thursday, February 26, 2015White On White: Dale Hansen + Smacking Down His People On WFAA-TV Of Dallas/Fort Worth
Thursday, February 26, 2015We can't do it alone - so I'm glad to see Dale Hansen use his position for a little news smackdown.
#saveSelfie update: CAPE podcast
Thursday, February 26, 2015
Net Neutrality + Winners: Mignon Clyburn, Tom Wheeler, And Jessica Rosenworcel + Bad Bad Ajit Varadaraj Pai + Why Bet Against Vinton Cerf And Tim Berners-Lee?
Thursday, February 26, 2015
Mignon Clyburn, Tom Wheeler, Jessica Rosenworcel
I'm glad to see that at least sometimes we can come to our senses in this country.
Most of us...
Well..not Ajit Varadaraj Pai who voted against it - dissenter.
But who cares?
He lost anyway.
Loser!
Serves him right to go against Vinton Cerf And Tim Berners-Lee - you know - two guys who helped create the Internet and Web...
Mignon Clyburn, Tom Wheeler, and Jessica Rosenworcel?
Winners.
Hallmark It + In Pics + Ashley Argota
Thursday, February 26, 2015
Asking the hosts some questions she looked comfortable (next tv job perhaps?)
Tickets To Nowhere? Bobby Jindal Goes Completely CPAC
Thursday, February 26, 2015
I'm not going to CPAC.
Ever.
Well...
Unless it's to laugh...
Or point fingers...
Or laugh and point fingers...
But that doesn't need to stop the rest of us.
Or Bobby J.
The J to the B.
The Jindal With The Windmiaaaaaall!!!*
Contender in 2016?
Ummm....
I won't vote for him...but we deserve - just like with trashy television (and yes that is the measuring stick we can go by) - to see ourselves reflected...somewhat...
Because I'm not South Asian.
*Sorry, that's all I could come up with and I don't even know if he can windmill dunk like Dr. J....
So No Asian Americans On American Idol? None? Nada? Is This The Future Of Music Without Us? How Bland And Tasteless.
Wednesday, February 25, 2015Really.
Bland.
Tasteless.
Spending Cash: Mayweather Vs. Pacquiao
Wednesday, February 25, 2015From Forbes:
Tickets have not gone on sale to the public yet, but they are expected to start at $1,000 with ringside seats fetching a face value of $5,000. This will result in a total gate of around $40 million for the 16,800-seat MGM Grand Garden Arena. It would double the previous biggest gate in boxing history, which was $20 million for the Mayweather vs. Canelo Alvarez fight billed as “The One” in September 2013.
Two Asian Americans. One Office.
Monday, February 23, 2015Yes. Yes you can. It's becoming almost - normal?
Okay - maybe not that normal quite yet (as much as White and Black candidates).
But we're getting there.
From the Korean American Democratic Committee (KADC)
Let's help elect a Korean-American to the LA City Council!
For the first time, there are TWO Korean-American candidates vying for a City of Los Angeles Council seat! It will all be decided with the City of LA Primary Nominating Election, to be held March 3, 2015.
DAVID RYU - Candidate for Council District 4
GRACE YOO - Candidate for Council District 10
There has never been a KA on the City Council - and the last Asian-American Councilmember was Michael Woo over 20 years ago!
To help elect our very first Korean American Councilmember(s), KADC will be holding 2 phonebanking events for each candidate. Please join us for as many of these events as you wish!! If none of the dates and times work for you, we have also included the hours for each respective campaign office - go by at any time!
For David Ryu's campaign:
KADC Phonebanking Event
Monday, Feb. 23: 5:00 - 8:00 p.m.
Sunday, Mar. 1: 5:00 - 8:00 p.m.
* Light refreshments will be provided
521 N. Wilton Pl.
Los Angeles, CA 90004
(213) 973-8350
lyna.chon@davidryu.com | haley.hager@davidryu.com
facebook.com/davidryu4citycouncil
Regular Campaign Office Hours:
9am-10pm, 7 days a week.
For Grace Yoo's campaign:
KADC Phonebanking Event
Tuesday, Feb. 24: 5:00 - 8:00 p.m.
Saturday, Feb. 28: 2:00 - 5:00 p.m.
* Light refreshments will be provided
3962 W. 6th St
Los Angeles, CA 90005
(323) 487-2310
yonahcares@yahoo.com | steve.graceyoocd10@gmail.com
www.graceyooCD10.com
facebook.com/graceyooCD10
twitter.com/graceyooCD10
instagram.com/graceyooCD10
Regular Campaign Office Hours:
M-Sat: 9am to 9pm | Sun: 12pm to 9pm
On Sale Now: Romeo & Juliet vs. Zombies By Koji Steven Sakai
Friday, February 20, 2015
40 Thousand Views And Counting: That's A Crazy Fly 50 Shades Of Grey "Crazy In Love" Remake By David Chen
Friday, February 20, 2015
Here's a write-up in Bustle.
I know right?
Find more music videos at http://www.davechenmusic.com
Find more of David's work at http://www.davechen.net
SoundCloud: http://www.soundcloud.com/davechenmusic
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Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/davechenmusic
Are You Going To Mars Maggie Liu?
Friday, February 20, 2015Maggie Liu, a 24 year old student who is writing her doctorate in astrophysics at the University of Birmingham in the UK is one of the candidates fighting for a place on the spaceship to Mars. “I always loved science and space,” she said. “From an early age it was my dream. No [sic] it has pretty much come true.”
Gazillion Strong + Fundraiser + Through Our Eyes
Friday, February 20, 2015Still time to get some tickets for the Gazillion Strong fundraiser.
Check out “Through Our Eyes”, the end result of a video production and distribution program for teens part of the LGBTQ, adoptee, foster care, immigrant, and POC communities.
Maybe There's An Issue With The Trademark Office? + Angry Versus Angry + I'll Up You A Slant
Friday, February 20, 2015
I'm not a trademark attorney - or any type of attorney relating to business - so I can't tell you about the nuances of the law - but I do have to question an office that won't let the band "The Slants" trademark their own name as an Asian American group (who obviously aren't trying to slur themselves and we all get it) - as well as not granting a trademark for "Angry Asian Man" because one already exists for "Angry Little Asian Girl".
Both are great brands but completely different.
One's a media outlet (in the broader sense) - at it's base a blog expanded to other digital properties - and the other a character/set of characters - expanded to cartoons, dvd, merchandise, etc. (and there's a mug, dvd, and ALAG handbag in my house).
It's the Asian that confuses everyone.
It's the Angry that confuses everyone.
But you can have companies and brands with the same name or similar ones.
It's not unheard of. It's not a new concept.
Isn't it a little racist to deny those applications?
I'm going with yes.
On ALAG VS AAM
From a business standpoint - I get it.
You have to look after your brand and things aren't always as cut and dry as everyone makes it out to seem. As the owner of a trademark you have the absolute right to enforce that trademark because you've put in work to attain that trademark.
Your money. Your time. That's fair. That's business.
If someone can't get a trademark because I already own it or something similar - good. That's why I put in the trademark - to help protect my business. And it's up to me as the trademark holder, my right as that trademark holder, to be able to enforce it at will - even if it's with another company I've done business with previously because objectives, niches, and core audiences change.
Do I try to enforce trademark with a company that's helped my brand?
Do I suggest theft of IP?
Do I make it all public even with the grey areas?
Well - that's a different story...
Non-Profits, Social Justice, And Making A Living At It
If you've worked in the non-profit sector, you'll know that similar organizations compete for similar dollars and a lot of non-profits are run like businesses - and sometimes it's just strange to see like minded organizations, for good, work against each other - or rub up against each other uncomfortably in small corners.
I view this in the same way.
Or like being in Being John Malkovich.
Maybe.
Apropos Of Nothing (AKA My WGP): If Brian Williams Can't Get Some Benefit Of The Doubt And A "2nd Chance" Who Can?
Tuesday, February 17, 2015I'm just saying - mistake, misread, memory lapse (because if my helicopter was in combat fire no matter what...) but I get it - but is that how we do things?
One and done?
No room for growth? Second chances? A little benefit of the doubt?
He did apologize - could have been left at that.
But it's a witch hunt. And if we're going that route, why not just let FOX News rule the world?
I know we're a cynical bunch but do we have to try and topple everyone to the ground until we make them eat dirt all the while taking selfies while we tweet on their demise?
Vince Vaughn Says Affirmative Action Is Racist - Which Means He Doesn't Know Anything About Racism. #CluelessWhiteGuyShit #ThatsNotMoney
Tuesday, February 17, 2015From http://www.playboy.com/articles/playboy-interview-vince-vaughn:
So you’re not a fan of affirmative action?
I’ll answer that with a question. Do you believe that using race as a factor in evaluating a person is a good way to operate?
The idea is that those who have been at a disadvantage because of race deserve a leg up when it comes to landing opportunities.
But then you’re evaluating someone based on race, which is racism. Rights don’t come to you because you’re a man or a woman or African American or European or Jewish. And I certainly don’t think the federal government should be in the business of deciding things or handing out money based on factors like these. It’s the same with same-sex marriage. Who cares what people feel about each other? Let people decide for themselves who they can marry. It’s not the government’s job. It’s between you and your partner and your church or synagogue or whatever you believe in.
I think history has proven without a doubt that the proper role of government is to protect individuals’ rights and liberties. That has always been the most prosperous, freest society for people to live in. And when government gets too involved, society turns into a place that gets very, very ugly. But I think we’ve walked more into Crossfire here than Playboy.
