Ching Chong (Means I Love You)
Trace Urdan ·
Mar 23, 2011 at 5:04pm
As a public radio contributor I feel entitled to share this link (without somehow endorsing government funding for NPR) about a You Tube response to the infamous viral video of Alexandra Wallace complaining about Asian students at UCLA. I've posted the link to the Jimmy Wong song, Asians in the Library, below but the All Tech Considered post makes a great point about the Internet and the new era we live in. I don't know that Jimmy Wong qualifies as a folk-hero, but he makes a killer (if obvious) point in a good-natured way and it made me smile.
Addendum: This just in!
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Jan '11
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That's awesome!
Dec '10
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OUTSTANDING! Talented guy as well - it would appear he did his own background vocals.
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I loved this too, Trace. The thing I loved the best was that there were a number of ways that Asians (or any people with decency) could have responded to this video (and probably have, actually). But, as you said, this has a light touch, is funny, showcases some talent, and yet still makes the point. And how. I'm glad this is the response that is making the rounds.
May '10
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Awesome.
"I still don't know what that means."
May '10
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This has received my More Awesome award for the day.
Jun '10
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He is adorable. Funny & talented! Good natured retorts to garbage like her rant are always the most effective. Is she seriously a student at UCLA? I was under the impression that the school had fairly high standards.
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Fantastic! Thanks, Trace.
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This is hilarious. Just the perfect way to respond to that video. It actually makes me optimistic about the relative humorlessness of that generation. The kid responded, not with a rant or a shout, but with mocking humor.
Maybe there's hope after all.
Nov '10
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Well, it's a lovely response and, I agree, a most attractive young man. It is a bit ironic, however, that you can't say the things she said, but it is considered perfectly acceptable to actively discriminate against Asian-Americans in college admissions.
Jun '10
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Lucy, there is much more to the anti-Asian policy of many universities than straight racial discrimination. Colleges use "holistic" admissions so they can overlook test scores as the ultimate admissions benchmark and use whatever criteria they wish to fill their diversity quotas. Most of the essays and recommendations, I believe, are solicited so they have cover behind which to hide when head-scratching decisions are made. We laypeople simply can't grasp the worth of the compelling stories that come across their desks, or so we are led to believe.
But why an anti-Asian bias in admissions? They are trying to avoid filling their seats with the offspring of Tiger moms --- Asian kids who are humorless drones, having never gone on play dates, played sports, or done anything other than study SAT vocabulary words and practice violin concertos. The colleges want Jimmy Wongs, and I'm sure someone with his obvious charm and humor found a way to stand out in the admiissions process.
Nov '10
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StickerShock:
But why an anti-Asian bias in admissions? They are trying to avoid filling their seats with the offspring of Tiger moms --- Asian kids who are humorless drones, having never gone on play dates, played sports, or done anything other than study SAT vocabulary words and practice violin concertos. The colleges want Jimmy Wongs, and I'm sure someone with his obvious charm and humor found a way to stand out in the admiissions process.
Sorry, but that excuse simply doesn't cut it. It's exactly the same kind of argument that was used against Jews in the early part of the last century. They want their colleges to "look" diverse, and if that means that they have to discriminate against Asians, they will. And you're simply reiterating a completely baseless stereotype.
Edited on Mar 23, 2011 at 4:34pmMay '10
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Bravo! What a sweet kid (him not her).
Jun '10
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Great kid, funny stuff. Sorry to hear about him getting a virus ...going viral? ... something. Hope he is OK
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I agree. It's amazing that academically -- and these days, socially and athletically and every other -ally way -- qualified Asian American kids get overlooked. They're truly the last minority ethnic group it's okay to discriminate against.
May '10
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While listening to this video the though crossed my mind: a Ricochet music channel; to listen to while reading the site? I mean if Starbucks can have official music playing, and the price of Ricochet is established by Starbucks, why not?
Nov '10
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smart.
cool.
talented.
May '10
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You guys are just encouraging him. He's gonna go to the library and use his cell phone again.
May '10
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Do you contribute on April 15 like me? (And wouldn't it be simpler if they just send us KQED stickers along with our 1040s?)
Nov '10
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This guys got a seriously bright future. Funny.
May '10
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Rob Long: This is hilarious. Just the perfect way to respond to that video. It actually makes me optimistic about the relative humorlessness of that generation. The kid responded, not with a rant or a shout, but with mocking humor.
Maybe there's hope after all. · Mar 23 at 3:29pm
Relative humorlessness? Low blow, Rob! Judging Gen-Y by the whiny college kids prevalent in your neck of the woods is like saying everybody your age is as funny as... well, some unfunny person your age...