To the charming visitor to this blog who is demanding that we Chinese should refrain from discussing aspects of our own history (comment here) because he, “As a Jew who is well aware of REAL victimization” says “get over it.” And I say “Phooey!” In fact I say, “Hong Kong Phooey with brass nobs on.” […]
No Dogs Or Chinese: it’s a sign Read More »
A small but telling tale from Sarah Sands’ vomit-inducing obsequy ‘David Cameron: Born and bred to rule‘ in the Evening Standard. In a style reminiscent of Private Eye’s Sylvie Krin and without a hint of irony, Sands cites this as an example of how our Dave stands up to racists. In James Hanning and Francis
How The Other 3% Think, Lesson 1: Dealing With Racism Read More »
One of the things that’s always drawn me to Cornwall is the friendliness of the locals. On one childhood coastal walk into Hayle from St Ives, an elderly man tipped his hat to my parents and wished us “Good morning.” “Who was that?” I wanted to know, my city expectations utterly flummoxed by the revelation
Bigotgate and Golliwogs Read More »
Anna Chen – 19 December 2009 Well, I used to be a fan of The Independent, what with having Robert Fisk and being so brilliant on the Iraq war. But with an article yesterday headlined, “China’s delaying tactics threaten climate deal” by Chris Green, and allowing racist epithets in their comments threads, has The Indy
Climate change: Is new Independent newspaper regime Sinophobic? Read More »
A comic writes … As Britain goes the same way as the Roman Empire, things fall apart and the cultural superstructure collapses into the economic base, the Big Question is, what happened to our sense of humour? Or as Ian Burrell asks today in his insightful piece in the Independent, Q: When is a joke not
The gag reflex and the urge to purge: comedy in the dock Read More »
