A cup o' chai latte

The current book I'm reading... "Stupid White men...and Other Sorry Excuses for the State of the Nation!" hahah.. Haven't had this many laughs since listening to Mike Kenny ramble on =p in fact.. the author kind of looks like Mike Kenny even!! For those of you who don't know Mike Kenny, he's this skinny white boy who drives a rice rocket and is probably the most cynical bastard on earth, but qutie funny to be around =P The book is more than just white bashing, it points out in detail major political and corporate scandals in America over the past few years. Quite amazing what the American upperclass gets away with! o.O here's an excerpt from the chapter entitled "Kill Whitey"-

We whites really deserve some kind of genius award for this. We talk the talk of inclusion, we celebrate the birthday of Dr. King, we frown upon racist jokes; thanks to that rat bastard Mark Fuhrman blowing our cover, we've even coined a new term-"the N-word"-to replace the real Nigger McCoy. Trust me, you'll NEVER catch any of us saying that word out loud-not these days, no-sir-ree-bob! The only time it's acceptable is when we're singing along with a rap song-and boy, do we suddenly love to rap! ...Blacks invent it, we appropriate it. Comedy, dance, fashion, language-we love the way black people express themselves, whether it's talking about giving your girlfriend "props" for a tasty dinner, or hanging out with your "peeps," or trying your darndest to "Be Like Mike." Of course the operative word there is like, because no matter how many millions he makes, to be Mike would mean spending an awful lot of time pulled over on the New Jersey Turnpike.

Overall it's quite amusing =p Amazon's review of it comes out as:
Stupid White Men, Michael Moore's screed against "Thief-in-Chief" George Bush's power elite, hit No. 1 at Amazon.com within days of publication. Why? It's as fulminating and crammed with infuriating facts as any right-wing bestseller, as irreverent as The Onion, and as noisily entertaining as a wrestling smackdown. Moore offers a more interesting critique of the 2000 election than Ralph Nader's Crashing the Party (he argued with Nader, his old boss, who sacked him), and he's serious when he advocates ousting Bush. But Moore's rage is outrageous, couched in shameless gags and madcap comedy: "Old white men wielding martinis and wearing dickies have occupied our nation's capital.... Launch the SCUD missiles! Bring us the head of Antonin Scalia!... We are no longer [able] to hold free and fair elections. We need U.N. observers, U.N. troops." Moore's ideas range from on-the-money (Arafat should beat Sharon with Gandhi's nonviolent shame tactics) to over-the-top: blacks should put inflatable white dolls in their cars so racist cops will think they're chauffeurs; the ever-more-Republicanesque Democratic Party should be sued for fraud; "no contributions toward advancing our civilization ever came out of the South [except Faulkner, Hellman, and R.J. Reynolds]," because it's too hot to think straight there; Korean dictator Kim Jong-il "has got to broaden himself beyond porn and John Wayne" by watching better movies, like Dude, Where's My Car? (which contains "all you need to know about America"). Whatever your politics, Stupid White Men should make you blow your stack. --Tim Appelo

hehe ok, so mebbe i'm saying go read this book ^_~ So yeah.. other than that.. class started today, back to the schedule of everything. ugh =\

posted by Dan @ 3/10/2003 02:48:00 AM