Tuesday, November 6, 2007

Oreo, Twinkie and a Reese's Pieces

From The NY Times Freakonomics blog:

"Accusing" kids of acting Asian has replaced the accusation that someone is acting white, but they both mean the same thing - you're trying too hard at school.

The thread of comments is what's really interesting. One guy suggests that accusations of being black when someone eats fried chicken and watermelon would be a national scandal...but obviously had no problem identifying and spelling out the stereotype.

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(Thanks Julia)

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