Sooooo fucked up

Mister Markus alerted me to this book in my previous post about racialized Survivor.

How fucken gross! For the most part, I don't get offended by racist shit anymore (desensitization is a bitch)... even the racist Addidas shoes didn't bother me. But this is really offensive. What's worse is the author is an Asian guy -- Adam Quan. Fucken self-hating sell-out whore!!

The book came out in 2004, and apparently, many negative comments were posted on Amazon as a result. I was going to post something nasty on Amazon too, until I learned that Amazon eliminated many of the comments regarding the race issue. Fortunately, the Melting Blog captured some of the comments before Amazon erased them.

What's in a name?

My good friend Lady Simzie is about to have a baby boy. Lil' G is due in March, so for the last several months, LS and her husband (Big G) have been researching and discussing and debating names for their first son.

I empathize with their struggle. I think one's name can carry great significance and deep meaning. Even on a shallow level, a name is the first frontier to one's identity.

The residents of Clark, Texas, with a population of 125, have agreed to change their town's name to DISH, which is a satellite TV system owned by Echo-Star Communications. In exchange, the residents will get free satellite TV for 10 years.