To a brown person, your “yoga practice” today is more offensive than your “brownface” 20 years ago

In light of the Justin Trudeau brownface incident, I wanted to bring up this argument. Disclaimer: I am using harsh language here to make a point. Read this as satire or a caricature. It may sound very personal but try not to take it personally. It doesn’t apply to everyone but hope you can seeContinue reading “To a brown person, your “yoga practice” today is more offensive than your “brownface” 20 years ago”

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Japan’s online social scene isn’t so social

MSNBC has an interesting story on the differences in how social networks are used in Japan as compared to the US. Welcome to Japan’s online social scene, where you’re unlikely to meet anyone you don’t know already. The early promises of a new, open social frontier, akin to the identity-centric world of Facebook and MySpaceContinue reading “Japan’s online social scene isn’t so social”