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1. To educator - I agree with you that it is possible to make insulting depictions of others intentionally.

   Paul Corbero on Spanish Olympians - More Controversial Photos Uncovered

2. There is a difference between a love relationship and a sexual relationship. A love relationship is when you get married and begin a family.

   Noorie Lal on Committed Relationship, Unprotected Sex

3. Oh, and furthermore . . . Speaking of "symphonies," orchestras that is, in my time and my dad as an inkstained wretch, Americans were still servile to the European models, and there was much fussing' and feudin' over whether the L.

   Frank Eng on Sydney Orchestra "Synched" 2000 Olympics Performance (too)

4. Oy! Aiyahhhh!! or Eeeeee!!! . . . as a character in "Taipan" mightk say . . . Doubles stabdards in "western" perceptions? In sexual mores? In self-anointing sanctities? Ia the Pope "Catholic"? Does he wear Prada? Do Oscars have genitals? Does anyone care? Other than Bette, that is.

   Frank Eng on Sydney Orchestra "Synched" 2000 Olympics Performance (too)

5. Dear pswing: Once more we meet in the shadows ot journalistic boonies here online. Political jiu-jitsu? I think Machiavelli was there first, or was it Tsun-tzu? Never mind, nothing's "original.

   Frank Eng on Political Jiujitsu - Obama & Biden, McCain & Palin

6. Dear pswing: Thank God it's "English" only hereabnuts. Were it any other tongue or script, I would have been renting a ricksha and hard put to haul that dumb tourist around Chinatown.

   Frank Eng on Why Asians Speak English

7. Bill C: "Popping out babies"> Aren't you oversimplifying a bit? And wouldn't THAT "problem" be more or less solved if the judgmentall authorities handed out condoms to sexually active children, in the ghettos especially, where they have scant opportunity, much less idea, of anything better? Like condescenion AND oppression? Reminds me of that pharmaceutical now promoting, nay, demanding, of society that ALL pubertal girls be "immunized," at 60 bucks a pop, in our "public" schools.

   Frank Eng on Is the backlash here yet?: Chinese Americans — and all Asian Americans — Should Be Ready

8. Some Questions to all Spaniards and others who went through the Spanish education system from elementary school to high school as I am trying my best to understand that doing the slant eye gesture is not offensive or hurtful to Asians in Spain.

   educator on Spanish Olympians - More Controversial Photos Uncovered

9. It is difficult to associate specific countries by physical markers, so stereotypical dressing and activities is more common If the Olympics where in a Scandinavian country would we interpret a photo of players wearing helmets with horns and blond hair as insulting or as a players posing as honorary Vikings? If the Olympics where in Ireland would we interpret a photo of players dressed in green and blond hair as an insulting or as a players posing as honorary Irish? If the Olympics where in Scotland would we interpret a photo of players dressed in kilts and holding wind pipes as insulting or as players posing a honorary Scotch? If the Olympics where in Germany would we interpret a photo of players wearing lederhosen and Birkenstock sandals as insulting or as players posing as honorary German? If the Olympics where in India would we interpret a photo of players wearing a turban as insulting or as players posing as honorary Indians? If the Olympics where in Spain would we interpret a photo of players dressed in bullfighter garb insulting or as players posing as honorary Spaniards? If the Olympics where in U.

   Paul Corbero on Spanish Olympians - More Controversial Photos Uncovered

10. Because there are more non native speaking english than native, we are publishing http://www.audioster.

    MICHELN on Why Asians Speak English

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