His name, his skin-color - that was too cool . . .
Although I've got to say all the cannon-fire right after his oath had me cringing.
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"Chop-tensils" is a reference to hipster-designed eating implements that combine the form and function of Asian chopsticks with European eating utensils (forks, knives, etc.) Sort of like how I combine being Chinese AND white into an aesthetically-pleasing, functional-yet-acceptable human vessel.
This blog is the take of an ethnically-ambiguous, Chinese/White male. I have a very distinct interest in the racial experience in America, yet I seldom see myself represented in all the blogs and articles I read online. Therefore, in a time when - more and more - people like to talk about mixed-race folks "building bridges of understanding" between races, it seems appropriate to throw my two cents in.
So here's the perspective of an American that walks the line between races - experiencing aspects of many different races without being accepted by any of them.
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2 comments:
Re: the cannon firing -- me, too! Actually, there are many things about the American inaugural tradition that I find quite cringe-inducing; the use of symbols of war and violence for celebration is only one. I found one extremely redeeming piece of this particular inauguration to be the poem. For anyone who missed it:
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/01/20/us/politics/20text-poem.html?ref=books
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