The Off Topic Topic

[Valmy]

That movie was so hilarious.  That dude didn't look black at all.

[Admiral Yi]

I wrote a long write-up about all the types of japanese green teas and what makes them different from one another. Should I post it on languish?

Maybe in your dedicated Lettuce weirdness thread.

[Lettow77]

 I have a dedicated lettuce weirdness thread? Where's that? I have plenty to post in it, I guess.

Edit: And hey! weirdness? I'll have you know a dissection of the nuances of Japanese green tea is replete with culture

[Ideologue]

I am the only arbiter of culture.  I declare Japanese tea: boring.

[The Brain]

For a lot of reasons, including more facile historical ones about white people in blackface doing racist acts.  But the idea that someone who temporarily abandons privilege so they can slum it for a few days, and then picks that privilege right back up along with "valuable experience" that they can relate to other people of privilege (often making themselves a profit in the so doing)... well, personally, I can see how that might stick in the craw for someone who benefits at best in a very indirect way from the exercise, and can never just walk away from their lack of privilege.

Is your favorite show: Secret Millionaire?

[The Brain]

There have been documentaries about people in blackface trying to understand bigotry.

Like the aforementioned "Black Like Me".

Or this:

Is that Dorsey? Does he have a broken foot?

[Jacob]

I am the only arbiter of culture.  I declare Japanese tea: boring.

I don't think the Neil Jr. schtick suits you, Ide.

[Ideologue]

For a lot of reasons, including more facile historical ones about white people in blackface doing racist acts.  But the idea that someone who temporarily abandons privilege so they can slum it for a few days, and then picks that privilege right back up along with "valuable experience" that they can relate to other people of privilege (often making themselves a profit in the so doing)... well, personally, I can see how that might stick in the craw for someone who benefits at best in a very indirect way from the exercise, and can never just walk away from their lack of privilege.

Is your favorite show: Secret Millionaire?

I am not familiar with the program.  But since it has "millionaire" in the title, I assume it is evil.

[Ideologue]

I am the only arbiter of culture.  I declare Japanese tea: boring.

I don't think the Neil Jr. schtick suits you, Ide.

"Arbiter of culture" is 100% Ideologue schtick, established 2004.  Pay attention.

I think you're just sore because having written a thoughtful post about how pseudo-anthropologists insult the very people they glibly seek to understand, you realize that I can out-patchouli you any day of the week, too.

[Sheilbh]

That is one of the stupidest things I have ever seen posted on languish.

God damn.  That's harsh, and yet I find myself compelled to agree.

Yep...

[mongers]

That is one of the stupidest things I have ever seen posted on languish.

God damn.  That's harsh, and yet I find myself compelled to agree.

Yep...

Indeed, it almost gives one hope that there sense in ones own stupidities. 

[MadImmortalMan]

A sales rep was in my office wearing Ugg boots.


Those things are awful, and you should feel bad if you own a pair.

[Sheilbh]

A sales rep was in my office wearing Ugg boots.


Those things are awful, and you should feel bad if you own a pair.

The worst are male Ugg boots

[MadImmortalMan]

Do any American lenders do euro-denominated loans? Like FX loans?

[Razgovory]

Man, I twisted my ankle when I fell down the stairs today.  My ankle is killing me now.  Actually, the twisting of the ankle is what caused me to fall down.  I have weak ankles.