by guest contributor Jae Ran Kim, originally published at Harlow’s Monkey
Did anyone else catch episode “History of the Circus Sideshow” of Miami Ink? I saw it late last night and one of the segments was about a Korean adoptee who came into the shop to get a tattoo with her adoptive mother.
The young woman explains […]

by guest contributor Michelle Leung
In one of MasterCard’s recent commercials, initially titled “Meet the Family,” a white/Asian couple celebrates their engagement and makes arrangements for their parents to meet each other. With all deep racial-psychological implications aside, I initially loved the MasterCard commercial, just because an interracial couple (especially white/Asian ones) was finally featured in […]

East meets West meets East again - Los Angeles Times
“Asian Americans such as Judy Chu, former mayor of Monterey Park and incoming member of the State Board of Equalization, and Stewart Kwoh, founder of the Asian Pacific American Legal Center, are recasting our cultural, economic and political priorities…
(tags: asianamerican)

Hayek developing another telenovela for American audience […]

by Carmen Van Kerckhove
The rumors have been confirmed. Rosie O’Donnell did indeed pander to the lowest common denominator by doing the ole ching chong routine on The View on Tuesday morning. Thanks very much to Geraly for being all over this!
The hosts were discussing how Danny DeVito’s drunken appearance had made their show particularly popular, […]

by Carmen Van Kerckhove
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by Carmen Van Kerckhove
James Kim’s death has been absolutely heartbreaking.
Is it shallow to feel a special connection to this family because they’re a mixed family, like mine? I don’t know. But I’ve been very affected by this story.
James Kim–family man, gadget fan - CNET News.com

by guest contributor Philip Arthur Moore, originally published at TheThink
How much is a “nigger” worth? Twenty dollars, apparently. Damon Wayans, the same man who attempted to trademark the word “Nigga” for a clothing line, has been banned from the Laugh Factory for three months, after using the word 16 times during his routine on Sunday. […]

by guest contributor Christopher Chambers, originally published at Nat Turner’s Revenge
One of the more ignorant late-night DJs on a local DC hip hop station said something like: “Who is that dude from the Mariah Carey video [Grammy-winning “We Belong Together”]? He’s on Prison Break? They say he went to Princeton but no brothas go to […]

by Carmen Van Kerckhove
Funny item from yesterday’s Page Six:
Models are not known for their brain power, but one catwalker showed amazing dim-wittedness at Tenjune the other night. Former NBA star Charles Barkley was relaxing at a table when a blond model approached him “seductively while the song ‘Crazy’ was playing,” our spy giggled. The model […]

Focus on Diversity: Keeping It Real - Working Mother
Thanks Kimberly! “Like Mary, many women of color today believe that being their true selves will make it difficult for their colleagues to accept them and will hurt their chances of getting promoted…”
(tags: diversity workplace stereotypes racism)

What’s Race Got to Do with It? - STANFORD Magazine
Thanks Phil! […]

by Carmen Van Kerckhove
We can file this one in our “racial satire gone wrong” folder. (Hat tip to The Grinder.)
Andy Cohen, a VP at cable channel Bravo, recently wrote this on his blog, in response to viewer criticisms of Top Chef host Padma Lakshmi’s skimpy wardrobe:
By the way, I for one am getting a little […]

by Carmen Van Kerckhove
Ewww… In case you needed convincing that freshly-made guacamole is the best way to go, here comes word that Kraft Foods guacamole, sold in supermarkets, is basically green glue:
No wonder store-bought guacamole tastes like glue: It is glue! Okay, not really, but it certainly isn’t real avocados, either. As Los Angeles resident […]

by Carmen Van Kerckhove
Buffoonery alert! This is one toy I won’t be buying for anyone. Check out this video about a new line of dolls called Frogz:

I found the company’s web site and the sales copy is even more barf-enducing:
Frogz Hip Hop - Ride Wit Me
These S’up, Playaz?! Check out who’s in the hizzy!! This […]

Can a Big Girl Get Some Love? African Americans’ shrinking views of sexiness - blackprof.com
“No one wants a bone but a dog” is an old saying in the black community that affirms the traditional approval of plus size women by black men. But these attitudes may be changing because today male body-type preferences are no […]

by guest contributor Wah-Ming Chang, originally published at Tripmaster Monkey
Like all the characters on the acclaimed HBO drama The Wire, Lieutenant Kima Greggs is a fascinating mix: an ass-kicking black lesbian cop in a department dominated by men. And as it turns out, the actress who plays her—Sonja Sohn—is just as complicated. A husky-voiced woman […]