tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14994365.post8237561485484694784..comments2023-05-06T09:29:44.450+01:00Comments on Dance of the Puppets: Bland GordonMarionettehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06985975073151200366noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14994365.post-91486962893302595482007-08-22T19:46:00.000+01:002007-08-22T19:46:00.000+01:00Both "Asian" and "Oriental" are a bit vague. Orie...Both "Asian" and "Oriental" are a bit vague. Oriental is considered offensive by a large number of people outside of Britain (perhaps due to past usage by racists) -- two strikes against the word.<BR/><BR/>Asia is a big place. Standard Canadian practice is to say "South Asian" for people from India and Pakistan and "East Asian" for people of Chinese and Japanese descent. "Southeast Asian" is common as a descriptor for people of Vietnamese descent, say, while "Southwest Asian" is catching on as a way of talking about people from the Middle East. This practice seems to me to be a good way of talking about ethnicity (when you must) without causing offense.Ianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00939212159120192800noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14994365.post-74284601940966240172007-08-16T07:19:00.000+01:002007-08-16T07:19:00.000+01:00There was a scene towards the end of the pilot whe...There was a scene towards the end of the pilot where Aura returns after failing to get the McGuffin and NotMing says something like: If you weren't my daughter I'd have you stripped and hunted.<BR/><BR/>My only thought was ClassicMing would have done it anyways. Hell he would have done it because it was Saturday and there was nothing good on cable...LurkerWithouthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03540770911478925992noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14994365.post-33414240879627654412007-08-15T23:06:00.000+01:002007-08-15T23:06:00.000+01:00-.--.-Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11395002016308662008noreply@blogger.com