Billy Pang
tuxedo_man at hotmail.com
Tue Sep 23 22:08:01 CDT 2003
Sorry, Brett, you're right. He didn't write that song. I jumped the gun (*embarassed*). (Francisco, I know it's not Friday but I have to write this message to clear Weird Al's name because I wrongfully accused him. This is my last message on this.) The reason why I find that song offensive is because people ask me whether or not I have ever eaten cats before just because I am Chinese. First time it's ok. Second time it gets annoying. I've seen three emails this week alone related to this (one was a forwarded joke, then the song, then the picture of man in a chinese restaurant holding a Chinese fortune cookie that reads "that was not chicken you ate.") Hope that you understand where I am coming from. Sincerely, Billy PS. Weird Al is pretty funny. Long ago, I remember watching his UHF movei (the bit about yappie's dog treats), his funny videos (esp. like a Surgeon) and his brief stint on Much Music. Didn't mean to offend any Weird Al fans out there. Let's remove him from the same category as Tom Green. >From: Brett Barabash <BBarabash at tappeconstruction.com> >Reply-To: Access Developers discussion and problem >solving<accessd at databaseadvisors.com> >To: "'Access Developers discussion and problem solving'" ><accessd at databaseadvisors.com> >Subject: RE: [AccessD] OT: Friday humor >Date: Tue, 23 Sep 2003 15:48:45 -0500 > > >I don't condone what Weird Al has done and sometimes I find it very > >questionable the way he chooses to entertain or the words he chooses to > >include in his songs. But some people will do anything to entertain. > >Exactly what has Wierd Al done that you do not "condone"? >He takes popular songs and adds humorous lyrics. >And he certainly didn't write the song that you are talking about. >Looking through his catalog, I'm trying to find something racially or >morally offensive. Sorry, I'm drawing a blank here. Can you help me out? > >Comparing him to TOM GREEN?! >Now, I find THAT offensive... > >(I know that this is off-topic, but it really bothers me when someone takes >a shot at a fairly clean-cut entertainer and lumps him in with trash like >Tom Green. This will be the end of the discussion for me). > > >-----Original Message----- >From: Billy Pang [mailto:tuxedo_man at hotmail.com] >Sent: Tuesday, September 23, 2003 3:28 PM >To: accessd at databaseadvisors.com >Cc: tuxedo_man at hotmail.com >Subject: Re: [AccessD] OT: Friday humor > > >Steven: > >Nothing legitimizes Weird Al or anyone for incorporating lyrics that >promote > >negative racial stereotypes. > > >From my perspective, Weird Al is an entertainer and his goal is to >entertain >so I don't think his true intention was to promote negative stereotypes. >However, if the artist is anonymous, you don't know what his intensions >are. > > So the question is, should DatabaseAdvisors allow FridayHumor emails >that >contain content where racism was the true intent of the original author >(Weird Al or anonymous)? Naturally, this leads to the next question: so, >should we be culturally sensitive or insensitive? > >I don't condone what Weird Al has done and sometimes I find it very >questionable the way he chooses to entertain or the words he chooses to >include in his songs. But some people will do anything to entertain. >Shock-comic Tom Green is another example. If you know who he is, you may >find his stunts are disgusting and tasteless but he does it for the shock >value. He's performed groteseque stunts like drinking milk straight from a >cow or played with dead-animal road kills solely to get TV ratings for his >show or promote his image. > >This stuff does not belong anywhere on TV, radio or any media but what can >you do? If you are going to make fun of cats, why do you have to include a >restaurant in it and why does that restaurant have to be Chinese? >Sometimes > >it's difficult to get insensitive about this but you always have to stand >up > >for what you believe in. > >Hope that clears things up. Database advisors is a fine database community >populated with generous people who are understanding, helpful and noble. >I've been on this list for many years and I have learned a great deal from >many of you and I hope that this list will contine to be successful and >thrive. > >Kindest regards, >Billy > > > >From: "Steven W. Erbach" <serbach at new.rr.com> > >Reply-To: Access Developers discussion and problem > >solving<accessd at databaseadvisors.com> > >To: "Access Developers discussion and problem > >solving"<accessd at databaseadvisors.com> > >Subject: Re: [AccessD] OT: Friday humor > >Date: Mon, 22 Sep 2003 20:34:13 -0500 > > > >Billy, > > > > >> But if that song was done by someone else other than Weird Al, some > >people > >may find that song offensive as it promotes a negative stereotype towards > >Chinese. << > > > >Why would it make a difference if the song was done by someone other than > >Weird Al? It wasn't, by the way; but what legitimizes Weird Al as opposed > >to > >somebody with too much time on their hands? > > > >Regards, > > > >Steve Erbach > >Scientific Marketing > >Neenah, WI > > > >"I think we should fight to preserve a country where people such as >Michael > >Moore get to miss the point as badly as he misses it." - Dennis Miller > > > > > >_______________________________________________ > >AccessD mailing list > >AccessD at databaseadvisors.com > >http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/accessd > >Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com > >_________________________________________________________________ >STOP MORE SPAM with the new MSN 8 and get 2 months FREE* >http://join.msn.com/?page=features/junkmail > >_______________________________________________ >AccessD mailing list >AccessD at databaseadvisors.com >http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/accessd >Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com > >-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- >This email and any files transmitted with it are confidential and >intended solely for the use of the individual or entity to whom >they are addressed. >If you have received this email in error please notify the >originator of the message. 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