Wednesday February 15, 2012

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    Azrael

    Typo: It should be "Tiger Woods affair" not "Tiger Woods" affair. Could one of the mods please fix it? Thank you.

    Posted in: Tiger Woods' troubles widen his distance from blacks

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    Azrael

    I find this "Tiger Woods" affair interesting, because it brings to light more than his own attitudes, the attitudes of society around him. It is true that there is a visible tendency of better-off black men to seek white women companions as they reach heights in their careers; it's sort of seeking another trophy mayhaps. I think it's something alike to coveting a seat in a high-class club previously white-men-only. Maybe it's a kind of collective sociological trauma from the days when male black slaves, then former slaves, were forbidden from wooing white females. Black women were abused by slave owners and had children from them (Jefferson anyone?) so for women perhaps the "you can't touch this" trauma is non-existant or very low.

    I think there are some similarities on the fetishistic aspect to that of white males that shun white females and exclusively pair with Asian ladies; perhaps this fetish comes from the times of WW2 when the Allies flooded south-east Asia. Asian women were in a vulnerable position then, even enslaved; and as it happens in war zones, many might have seen marrying a white man (soldier) a ticket out of poverty. The dynamics between Asian women and Western men forming fetishistic imagery that endures today may have a background like this.

    In Latin America too, in poor areas where the majority is black you hear grandmothers comment about "good hair" and "bad hair" regarding coarse afro hair as "bad" and smooth wavy hair (mulatto type) as "good." So this sort of racial innuendo where marrying a white or at least lighter colored person with better economic standing is seen as desirable still exists. In India, light-skinned brides are actively sought. In Japan, skin-whitening products abound even in supermarket aisles (not even needing to mention surgery to alter features such as eye size and breast augmentation towards a Western standard).

    Furthermore, in countries that suffered slavery and or colonization by anglos (or post-war occupation) there are persisting social patterns where for dark-skinned men to marry a light-skinned woman is something of an ambition that may or may not be subconscious. This is what I think.

    Posted in: Tiger Woods' troubles widen his distance from blacks

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    Azrael

    Wikipedia? I don't see where did I mention wiki. I suppose you have been googling things right now to entertain me. Thank you; I appreciate your efforts. Have a wonderful day.

    Posted in: What do you think is the most recognizable image in the world?

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    Azrael

    CoolCali, yes the Crusaders had a red cross. Everybody knows that - it's not news. I learned that in school. I suggest you get acquainted with the international Red Cross instead - and by the way, the Red Crescent is related to it. Internet is quite a source of useful information, isn't it?

    Santa Claus is an American fabrication. The original tradition begins with a bishop, Saint Nicholas. Father Christmas, Papa Noel and other interpretations came later on. Santa Claus (living in the North Pole, wearing a red suit trimmed in white, living with tiny elves and flying reindeer) is an American version popularized by famous Coca-Cola ads.

    Here's a start: http://www.thecoca-colacompany.com/heritage/cokelore_santa.html

    Posted in: What do you think is the most recognizable image in the world?

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    Azrael

    Why are all options from a single country? I think the logo of the Red Cross is more recognizable than all those in the poll.

    Posted in: What do you think is the most recognizable image in the world?

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    Azrael

    I may be mistaken, but DNA is always minuscule.

    Posted in: American college student sentenced to 26 years in Italy for murder

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    Azrael

    Just as a passing observer, I must say that Taka's statements have made you jump high. Don't attack the (professionally prepared) messenger; rather, direct yourselves at facts.

    This of course, is only a suggestion.

    Posted in: Climategate: The fix is in

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    Azrael

    This is no occasion for celebration as the Kerchers said. At least justice has been done. Meredith Kercher met a terrifying end that I do not wish to anyone. One can understand the Knoxes to an extent - a parent will never cease to believe in their child... but wishful thinking cannot exculpate a person. They even hired a PR agency to handle a campaign in the US to paint Amanda innocent, which made reading US news and compare them to international reports quite interesting. I think the Knoxes were off-target in that sense, because what influence may the US have over a sovereign first world nation such as Italy? They should have focused their campaign towards Italy instead. I think Sollecito played the victim yet he was as guilty as Amanda, but in any case, sentence has been passed based on facts. As for Guede, he's already in prison.

    I hope Meredith Kercher, the true victim in all this, may rest in peace.

    Posted in: American college student sentenced to 26 years in Italy for murder

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    Azrael

    Popular vote must be respected.

    Muslims have quite some problems to address. Usually one does not see so-called moderate Muslims take any sort of real action to let's say disown radical Muslims. Sad as it is, Muslims foster a feeling of insecurity and perplexity. How to approach Muslims as a group? Muslim countries are intolerant of other religions and they in turn ask to be allowed to make inroads in "infidel" countries; Muslim communities that then repeat certain patterns: genital mutilation, body veil, forced marriages including sending daughters back to their country for a forced marriage for fears she has become "Westernized." Discrimination against women and intolerance for Western females to the point that Western females may be required to wear veils "to fit in" in Muslim-dominated places.

    A balance must be found, for peace. Tolerance has to be a two-way road; Muslims have to open their fist and give, too. In the meantime I can understand why the Swiss voted this way.

    Posted in: Swiss ban mosque minarets in surprise vote

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    Azrael

    I don't support abortion.

    Posted in: What's your stance on abortion?

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    Azrael

    Typo. "100% of any given work" should read "any given group." I deleted the wrong word. If any of the moderators would be so kind, please edit my post accordingly. Thank you.

    Posted in: Climategate: The fix is in

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    Azrael

    Wolfpack: You are of course entitled to your own opinion. Please do consider the fact that you may be mistaken. In any case you may sit back and let others work. Statistically speaking it is impossible to get the 100% of any given work to support an idea before the consequences of non-action directly effects their life. Just don't go postal somewhere to stop positive social and economical changes (having cleaner energy resource options is only intelligent) - that would be unhelpful.

    Posted in: Climategate: The fix is in

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    Azrael

    Serge: We can't.

    All we can do is slow them down, minimize impact and remove the causes to prevent further effect. That is why global warming is an urgent issue: there is no way to fix the damage already done. What we can do is estimate what the immediate future damage is and stop doing what would cause it.

    That is all. You can say goodbye to the world you knew. It may sound extreme, but it is the truth. The landscape will change even more within the next three decades. It will be... interesting, to say the least.

    Posted in: Climategate: The fix is in

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    Azrael

    I really should be a little surprised that some people listen to hate-news, but sadly I am not surprised. Climate change has become obvious to the naked eye quite quickly and alarmingly in the past three years. Storms and floods, drought and insects populating areas previously inaccessible to them in the northern hemisphere and destroying crops and forests, permafrost thawing, Greenland ice receeding - the list goes on and on. Ask Britain. It's not a hype or a fabrication.

    Understandably enough for anyone who knows what hackers and misinformers do for a living, the emails that got stolen were selected and quoted out of context to create a desired effect; this is why the scientists have not denied the emails are real, but have emphasized that not all the stolen emails were released by the hackers, and the quotes are out of context. Since the scientists have the original emails in their proper sequence and code classification numbers (Hello? Even memos and emails at simple public offices have serial numbers for classification) they are able to point out these things. Simply and plainly yes, there are vested interests behind keeping energy shifts at global scale. Any oil company could have paid these hackers. Remember Iraq war and oil companies? At first nobody wanted to see the elephant in the room; now it's old news.

    However, a lot of people also believe in Roswell aliens, the Chupacabras and that the moon landing was staged. Go figure.

    Posted in: Climategate: The fix is in

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    Azrael

    The woman is a heroine.

    As for the kid, was he playing or was he still debating if he should jump and end it all or not? 3rd floor window on a school building is fairly high. I doubt he wouldn't have been seriously injured if he had dropped from that height. Maybe he was bullied into walking the ledge. Sorry, I've read too many news of Japanese children bullied at school and dying as a direct consequence of it.

    Posted in: Woman catches 10-year-old boy who falls from 3rd-floor window

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    Azrael

    Noripinhead at 05:20 PM JST - 26th November: In the immortal words of Obi-Wan Kenobi, "Only Imperial Stormtroopers are so precise."

    LOL! ^^;;;

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    Azrael

    XD! Not to generalize concerning Serge's comment, but I think it's funny how on most posts men here seem to like skinny and curveless girls but this time the "dynamite" woman is the heaviest one in the photo (she's not fat, just NORMAL on a healthy weight and does not look like some kid) that actually has curves.

    Back to topic, soft on the outside and strong inside sounds like a jam cookie. Personally I prefer men with a healthy dose of self-esteem that do not hide their personality. Soft men are the type that expect you to be their mother and haul them around for the simplest things like, get him to a doctor when he is sick (and chid him when he fusses over medicines), fight off his mother, choose his clothes for him and be the backbone of the relationship because he's too soft to be reliable. Yeeks. Then he only shows some backbone when? After you die or get SO sick that it's impossible for you to command the ship and he discovers HE is going to drown. As soon as you are back to health, the backbone shrinks and disappears.

    So NO, thank you.

    Posted in: Saki Fukuda looking for a man who is soft on outside and strong on inside

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    Azrael

    I still cannot see what is so good about canned coffee, coffee in cartons or in foam cups. It's just junk food... or junk drink, all things considered. It's days old. Nothing beats fresh ground coffee right off the filter! Strangely enough, natural things are "luxurious" nowadays when people eat adultered, watered down and preservatives-laden stuff just because someone else made it and the packaging looks pretty.

    Posted in: Cafe Latte Almond Mocha

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    Azrael

    It must be kind of strange when you can eat your own research.

    There is no quick answer like Mrs. Cleo says, but the "questions" are multiplying really fast. Despite low birth rates in some countries, those few consume much more resources than the poorer countries whose resources they reap. This kind of breakthrough is important because the oceans are warming quickly and the effects are beginning to show: giant jellyfish impeding fishing and poisoning fish when trapped together in fishing nets... and the like, plus overfishing.

    What I am against is Soylent Green kind of foods. I read on the news last week about researchers being able to grow tiny slabs of meat already, and the chief researcher saying human meat would also be interesting to grow as food. Way to go, mankind. I prefer not to eat you, thank you very much.

    Posted in: Fisheries lab succeeds in producing 'man-made' tuna fry

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    Azrael

    I asked my cousin once, why do people talk so much about Catholicism and why so many folk stories regarding it attract so much discussion? She said because obviously it is the most interesting religion in the eyes of mass Media. She was joking but like Aristophanes said, in joking you may say the blunt truth. Or something similar. Two thousand years and people still love to talk about it.

    Posted in: Researcher: Faint writing seen on Shroud of Turin

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