IIFA coverage: we deserve better!
Posted by Anupa in Canada, Ethnic Aisle, media, Pop Culture, Race on 22. Jun, 2011 | 1 Comment
I’ve mostly been pleasantly surprised over the past week to see mainstream coverage of the International Indian Film Academy Awards (IIFA), taking place in Toronto this weekend. Rumour has it we beat out New York for the chance to host the star studded, nomadic, diaspora-chasing ceremony and we’ve all heard the stories about Bollywood being [...]
Top Ten assumption I make because I am from Hong Kong (or reversible stereotypes)
Posted by Simon in Pop Culture, Race on 02. Jun, 2011 | 7 Comments
Oh sure, everybody knows that people make generalisations about other people based on ethnicity. I’m supposed to be good at math, for example, or be able to run atop a cedar forest (which I totally can do). I’m not here to throw a pity party though. Let’s face it, we’re all human, we all make [...]
Top 10 brown bands/musicians (Or, mom, why didn’t you let me take guitar lessons?)
Posted by Anupa in Ethnic Aisle, Music, Pop Culture, Race on 01. Jun, 2011 | 8 Comments
We all know white people listen to bands with white people in them, so why can’t I be partial to bands with brown people in them? Oh, you ain’t know there exists a significant body of work beyond M.I.A.? THERE DOES: 1. Das Racist: Here’s a sample lyric from “Ek Shaneesh” which basically made me feel [...]
That time I was racist
Posted by Jef in Comedy, Race on 06. May, 2011 | 3 Comments
The funniest joke I’ve ever heard goes like this, maybe you’ve heard it: Q: What do you call a Paki priest? (Pause with a shit-eating grin.) A: HOLY SHIT. I can’t even remember how young I was when I heard that joke or who it was during recess that told it to me, but I [...]
Ask a White person
Posted by jessekg in Curiosities, Race on 22. Feb, 2011 | 7 Comments
Fact one: we here at the Ashcan are a multi-ethnic motley crew. Think of us as the Captain Planet of blogs, with disparate elements from far-reaching corners of the world coming together to form a heroic, mullet topped defender of environmental justice. Fact two: White people are probably the most under-represented, mysterious people to inhabit [...]
