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Re: The 8Asians Talk About: Charice, Glee and Anti-Charice Critics

Glenda — Wed, 23 Jun 2010 13:39:07 -0000

I think a lot of you are missing something very obvious to me. If you take a humble Filipina out of the province and put her in Hollywood, give her a vocal coach to tame her natural talent, and productize her in the VERY AMERICAN WAY that the American music industry OFTEN does, the results are going to be exactly that.

People fall for stuff like this all the time. WTH is Ke$ha all about?

So, I actually don't think Charice is arrogant. I think she's a very talented girl that has been productized by a dying industry that usually shovels poop at people.

Re: http://wild.ly/post/568817346

Glenda — Tue, 04 May 2010 03:47:08 -0000

I have no idea what the hell just happened here, other than Delicious.com pulling my bookmark and my being flippant about describing this link from the point I bookmarked it. Sorry about that, as I guess I rarely think about where my content is being sharecropped anymore and I offer no explanation for it.

I thought I'd clarify since I can't re-blog what has been originally posted. I am not necessarily interested in the venture itself or the background of these women but I fail to see how this is helping. The inherent reason I bookmarked this is because I'm actually interested in the race of these trafficked women (most likely Asian... I tend to not get involved in womens' issues until race is involved... that's just the way I am) and why they have more than likely been transformed into garment workers? (Let's be honest: Yes, it's NYC, so I'm not gonna pretend Asian ladies don't work in sweatshops.) How is this different from anyone putting them in a nail salon?

Lastly, when people look at ME, do they assume I a) have no truly marketable skills, and b) I will work cheap labor because of my ethnic background (and not just my gender)?

I don't expect people to understand the angle I was looking at this link in, and really just wanted to save this for later. I admit to being too lazy to type out a scathing tirade on a gender issue combined with race, and 1st world vs. 3rd world economic mentalities. Perhaps I will sometime, but I'd really like for someone to: a) put me in the position to do that, and b) give me a job that would actually pay me to do that... which is my point. Otherwise, me spending time typing and pontificating about this is not helping me get my paper up.

Re: http://wild.ly/post/405131038

Glenda — Mon, 22 Feb 2010 21:34:21 -0000

Thank you, chica!!!

Re: Too Much Nick

Glenda — Sun, 26 Apr 2009 17:27:17 -0000

Part of: http://elsewherepublicworks...

Re: Too Much Nick

Glenda — Sun, 26 Apr 2009 17:26:55 -0000

http://elsewherepublicworks...

Re: The Wildcard

Glenda — Thu, 23 Apr 2009 15:44:56 -0000

3rd listen: The "Mariah" notes are the giveaway, inconsistent tone in the voice.

Re: The Wildcard

Glenda — Thu, 23 Apr 2009 15:37:33 -0000

You know what? It sounds like it was pieced together to me. But it's still hilarious. After I posted this, I realized that there are parts in the actual audio file that aren't to the same audio levels (listen to the varying degrees of background noise versus the primary vocal) -- I ran it through Logic and you can see it.

What're you doing looking at TMZ? That stuff is gonna rot your brain. :)

Re: Just the Goat Section from the Book "All Known Metal Bands"

Glenda — Mon, 13 Apr 2009 17:35:49 -0000

Oh my fucking GOD, this list is amazing.

SWEET!

Re: The Wildcard

Glenda — Sat, 11 Apr 2009 01:23:45 -0000

I was just doin' a comment test from Disqus. :) Nothin' to see here, folks...

Unless, that is, you wanna talk about the dog. :)

Re: What do strong Asian women sound like??

Glenda — Tue, 01 Apr 2008 21:13:16 -0000

OK Ernie, you're right. I totally went through this phase. That just reminded me of an angry poem that I wrote a long time ago about prostitutes in the Philippines during World War II.

*shish boom snap*

(Not cursing on purpose within this comment because I know Google's watching and indexing everything I write forever.)

Re: Stuff White People Like

Glenda — Fri, 22 Feb 2008 13:40:16 -0000

Stuff Asian People like?

Apparently, they like posting stolen pictures to their own blog, taken from Rannie Turingan with no attribution to the artist, whatsoever.

*poke* Ernie, *poke* Kevnull:

http://www.thinkunique.net/...

Re: Happy belated birthday Matt

Glenda — Mon, 21 Jan 2008 03:19:09 -0000

That pic of the bar on fire is SICK. Very nice!

Re: Nevada – Don’t forget about Asian-Americans!

Glenda — Mon, 14 Jan 2008 15:16:35 -0000

Actually, the rally is on Monday. That means, it's today.

http://upcoming.yahoo.com/e...

4pm to 7pm.

Re: Filipino Man the new Lead Singer of Journey via YouTube

Glenda — Thu, 06 Dec 2007 17:50:30 -0000

See Ernie, I told you that it's in the blood.

Re: North American Asian Technology Speaker Roster (an ongoing list) a Resources for Conference Organizers

Glenda — Wed, 21 Mar 2007 21:49:38 -0000

Nicole Lee, Technology Journalist & Blogger (now at CNET)
http://2006.sxsw.com/intera...
http://www.webzine2005.com/...

Jane Pinckard, Gaming Journalist & Blogger
http://2007.sxsw.com/film/c...

Re: North American Asian Technology Speaker Roster (an ongoing list) a Resources for Conference Organizers

Glenda — Wed, 21 Mar 2007 20:03:52 -0000

Hi Jeremiah,

MJ alerted me to this thread. Sorry you weren't able to find me; the closest thing you'll probably find more recently is here:
http://2007.sxsw.com/intera...
http://2006.sxsw.com/intera...
http://locusarts.org/artist...

I'm a writer, technologist, & activist.

A couple of folks that were missed that have speaking experience as well:
- Leonard Lin, Technologist & Blogger
- Ernie Hsiung, Blogger & Technologist
- Raymond Padilla, Gaming Journalist & Blogger
- Bryan Veloso, Technologist & Blogger

And of course, my colleague, technologist Tantek Çelik -- self-defined as Eurasian in heritage, and of Turkish descent.

I'm sure I'm forgetting many people, but I have had an ongoing list in my head of this nature for a while now.

I'm glad this list is getting done, I have very strong ties to issues of race and gender, particularly in the technology sector where I am employed. I already do the same for the arts here in the Bay Area, and recently I've been disappointed in the lack of Asian representation in technology conferences. Truly, this is an ongoing issue for our "silent minority."

I'd like to change that. Let me know how I can help.

Regards,

Glenda

Re: NYC Wrapup, the home for the holidays

Glenda — Tue, 02 Jan 2007 03:18:03 -0000

Good to meet you when you visited NYC, and sorry I only around for a short while.

I can sense I bit of "OMGOMGOMG" in this entry, but let me assure you,
I myself moved out to SF from NYC 3 years ago, and it's been one of the smartest things I've done for myself professionally and personally. May it be as great for you, unravelling the Bay Area, as it was for me when I first got here.

See you soon.

Re: Most Awesome Upcoming.org Exchange Evar

Glenda — Fri, 21 Apr 2006 19:26:56 -0000

You're a loaded gun.

There's nowhere to run.

No one can save me, the damage is done.

Re: Tag Yourself

Glenda — Wed, 08 Mar 2006 19:39:40 -0000

Yes please! I wholeheartedly agree.

Adding another dimension to yourself other than the technical really paints a better picture of who you are and how you distinguish yourself from every other geek in the room. (I mean, chrissake, the conference/party is about technology so yes, we already know you're a geek, thanks.)

Re: Laughing Squid 10th Anniversary Wrap-Up

Glenda — Wed, 16 Nov 2005 20:53:58 -0000

Not to rehash, but that party was awesome. What was more amazing is the fact that there was an incredible blend of people out there to support you and Laughing Squid, Scott. I think that says a lot about your affect on your local community. Outstanding, and well-deserved kudos!