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International Parenting: Avoiding Stereotypes With 'Rastamouse'
Aug 8th, 2012 at 9:00AM:
My son is having an international childhood. His father is a Canadian who lived for a long time in the U.S. and his mother a Spaniard who lived for a long time in England. We divide our time between Santander in Spain and Oxford in England.
One effect of this is that he has different associations for different places. England, for example, is a summer place, a small-town place where in the ...
Arab American National Museum examines legacy of 9/11
Sep 9th, 2011 at 9:00AM: With the tenth anniversary of 9/11 just two days away, the Arab American National Museum in Dearborn, Michigan, is examining how the Arab-American community has been affected by the terrorist attacks.
U.S. Rising: Emerging Voices in post-9/11 America runs from September 8-11 and is a series of forums and events both in Detroit and Dearborn. On the actual anniversary of September 11, the museum ...Travel writing: how not to do it
Sep 1st, 2011 at 11:00AM:
We've had some interesting posts on travel writing lately, including Don George's secret formula for writing a successful travel narrative and Pam Mandel's report on Book Passage. While studying good writing is vital to learning how to write, it's also important to study bad writing so you know what not to do.
Talented writer Steve Almond tackles this for us with his hilarious skewering of ...
Two Brits walk into a Walmart...
Jul 26th, 2011 at 2:30PM:
American media likes to make fun of other cultures. Stereotypes have been exploited in films like Crocodile Dundee and Rocky IV (along with pretty much any movie that featured Russians in the 1980s) along with television shows such as Outsourced. We tend to tolerate mocking other cultures so long as it's done lightheartedly or to make America look better. Well, it's about time that we realized ...
VIDEO: 50 state stereotypes in 2 minutes
May 30th, 2011 at 2:00PM:
Enjoy poking fun at other American states? You might enjoy this video posted by our friends at Huffington Post Comedy covering all 50 state stereotypes in 2 minutes and change. From Alabama "
Our state bird is the NASCAR" to Wyoming "
We don't have any gay cowboys, alright? Okay, maybe a few gay cowboys...", no state is left unparodied (read the video transcript here). Lest you think video ...
It's time travel writers stopped stereotyping Africa
Jan 21st, 2011 at 9:30AM: Pop quiz: where was this photo taken?
OK, the title of this post kind of gives it away, but if I hadn't written Africa, would you have guessed? It was taken in Dar es Salaam, the capital of Tanzania. This isn't the view of Africa you generally get from the news or travel publications--a modern city with high rises and new cars. A city that could be pretty much anywhere. That image doesn't sell. ...Gastro-diplomacy and the politics of food
Dec 13th, 2010 at 2:00PM: Food has been a trending topic in travel circles for some time now. But though a good meal can tell a traveler much about the local culture, it's not often that food is thought of as a force for political change at home. Yet, in a recent article for the Jakarta Globe, writer Paul Rockower makes just such a claim, part of a growing school of thought called Gastro-diplomacy.
Increasingly Asian ...Just how do Californians perceive their fellow Americans?
Jul 2nd, 2008 at 8:00PM: Discussing how Americans are viewed abroad is a popular travel topic. But what about how Americans are viewed by their fellow compatriots? This map gives us the Californian view regarding the rest of the US. Reminds me of the Absolut Vodka map controversy... Living in the Northwest, I am going to have to agree with the "coffee" statement. But some might find the map offensive because of the ...Londoner fired for telling it like it is
Nov 28th, 2007 at 7:30AM: There's been a surprising amount of press over the news that woman who recorded the announcements you hear on the London Underground has been fired for posting spoof messages on her website. The voice-over artist, 36-year-old Emma Clarke, has all of a sudden gained worldwide notoriety, with her website brought down by the sheer amount of traffic from people wanting to download the hilarious ...Hollywood's Craziest Foreign Country Stereotypes
Sep 28th, 2007 at 11:16AM: Stereotyping is the language of hate, ignorance, and comedy. Unfortunately, growing up in America, I had very little international exposure and my early impression of the outside world was sadly constructed of Hollywood stereotypes. It wasn't until I finally left the country in my early 20s that I realized that most Swedes don't look like the Swedish Bikini Team and that Australians don't ...
GADLING'S TAKE FIVE: Week of December 10
Dec 15th, 2006 at 11:00PM: Ready for another week in review at Gadling? If you missed some of this week's goodies I won't keep you waiting a minute longer. Just sit back, chill out and catch up. 5. Driving a Piece of East German History: In this fine piece, David Luna points us to a tour company called Trabi Safari. The tours are pretty much "do-it-yourself" style, but what's cool about driving the Trabant around Berlin to ...
