What were the editors of the New York Times thinking when they decided to put today's story about Barack Obama's fundraising on the front page? How is his grassroots fundraising important news? Is the fact that he's raised money from his local supporters more important than, say, the Iran-UK situation? Hell, the fact that Anna Nicole's baby's paternity is being released today is more newsworthy than that. It would've been front-page material if he announced he had more money than Hillary Clinton, but no, there was no announcement or news in that story. It's a great features story, sure, but it belongs nowhere near the front page. Not everything about Mr. Obama is newsworthy, and frankly, I'm sick of him being all over the place for doing nothing.
To whomever is doing his PR: bravo. And to NYT editors: wtf. It's not your job to kiss Obama's ass. He has enough of Hollywood and the younger, naive population doing that.
Tuesday, April 3, 2007
Saturday, March 24, 2007
crackberry
Is it sad that I check my work e-mail when I'm not at work? Am I gonna be one of those people who are attached to their Blackberries that they have thumb or joint problems? I do want a Blackberry though. Or something like it.
Thursday, March 15, 2007
on Life
Chris Rock on the presidential race:
"Maybe Barack will win, but I probably won’t see a black president. There’s real equality when you don't notice [race], you don't even talk about it. I probably won’t live to see that."
I couldn't have said it better. There's so much hype about Barack Obama; he's become like a rock star in the political arena. But the fact is that people still fixate on his skin color. He's really not an African-American as most people refer to him. He's an American with a Kenyan father. But people find it much easier to just look at him and say, he's black. He shouldn't be noticed because he is intelligent and eloquent for a black man. He should be noticed because he is intelligent and eloquent. Period. But would he really be given this much attention if he weren't black? If he fit in with the rest of Congress in terms of his background? I don't think so.
I've said this before-- racism is not only the negative view of a group of people. Racism is when skin color determines/decides your perception of a person or people. If Barack Obama is a good presidential candidate, it should be because he's qualified and capable, whether he's black, white or purple.
"Maybe Barack will win, but I probably won’t see a black president. There’s real equality when you don't notice [race], you don't even talk about it. I probably won’t live to see that."
I couldn't have said it better. There's so much hype about Barack Obama; he's become like a rock star in the political arena. But the fact is that people still fixate on his skin color. He's really not an African-American as most people refer to him. He's an American with a Kenyan father. But people find it much easier to just look at him and say, he's black. He shouldn't be noticed because he is intelligent and eloquent for a black man. He should be noticed because he is intelligent and eloquent. Period. But would he really be given this much attention if he weren't black? If he fit in with the rest of Congress in terms of his background? I don't think so.
I've said this before-- racism is not only the negative view of a group of people. Racism is when skin color determines/decides your perception of a person or people. If Barack Obama is a good presidential candidate, it should be because he's qualified and capable, whether he's black, white or purple.
Friday, March 9, 2007
i saved this on gmail because i dont have balls to update at work
The reason why I can tolerate working for free and one of the reasons why I love being in the magazine industry is that I get free stuff, especially free magazines (it helps me cut my spendings because I can spend more than $20 a month on those things if it's a good month). I managed to get a copy (the second to last one on the rack) of the W April issue, with a story on the one and only Shoe Queen, Imelda Marcos. Love it. Really, I'm fascinated with her and I want to meet her. We can chat about shoes and politics, New York and the Philippines (I think we have a lot in common! Not that I want to be a dictator's wife or anything... dictator maybe... kidding... maybe). I think she'd give me lots of interesting insight on these topics. One day, one freaking day, I will meet Imelda Marcos. (And one day, ONE FREAKING DAY, I WILL have her shoe collection.)
The Mahi Mahi and Ropa Vieja from the Cuban section in the cafe today is delicious, btw. Deeelicious! Cuban food = yumm.
The Mahi Mahi and Ropa Vieja from the Cuban section in the cafe today is delicious, btw. Deeelicious! Cuban food = yumm.
Thursday, March 8, 2007
v for vagina
'Monologues' Spurs Dialogue on Taste and Speech
Are we as a society that sensitive to sexuality that the mere mention of a body part, that more than 50% of a population has, has become vulgar? Are we that prudish? It's just a word! Now I don't know what little kids use to refer to private parts because I didn't grow up speaking English, but if I had kids, I'd rather have them refer to the vagina by its proper term-- VAGINA. What are they supposed to call it, a flower? I hate cutesy names for otherwise normal things. Blech. Call it what it is.
It's just a word, and moreover, it's just a vagina. All women have one (or should, right?). What's the big freaking deal? Like when a girl is wearing a skirt and some pervert tries to look in between her legs like he's gonna find hidden treasure. I'm sure they all look about the same, buddy. People are making something so ordinary to be something so more than it is. It's just a word. It's just a vagina.
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Are we as a society that sensitive to sexuality that the mere mention of a body part, that more than 50% of a population has, has become vulgar? Are we that prudish? It's just a word! Now I don't know what little kids use to refer to private parts because I didn't grow up speaking English, but if I had kids, I'd rather have them refer to the vagina by its proper term-- VAGINA. What are they supposed to call it, a flower? I hate cutesy names for otherwise normal things. Blech. Call it what it is.
It's just a word, and moreover, it's just a vagina. All women have one (or should, right?). What's the big freaking deal? Like when a girl is wearing a skirt and some pervert tries to look in between her legs like he's gonna find hidden treasure. I'm sure they all look about the same, buddy. People are making something so ordinary to be something so more than it is. It's just a word. It's just a vagina.
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