tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20421942.post2319146825890473960..comments2021-01-28T00:14:08.409+05:30Comments on HyperActiveX's Open House: Cultural Xenophobia: The New RacismHyperActiveXhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17922690516716558779noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20421942.post-31685054750580941202009-07-07T09:14:57.290+05:302009-07-07T09:14:57.290+05:30Yes at first blush that seems to be the case, but ...Yes at first blush that seems to be the case, but when you ponder over it a bit - most of them don't think about the world outside and are not immediately aware of the spread and impact of vehicles of their culture (e.g., Hollywood, etc.) in the rest of the world. When they actually see evidence of it before them, they connect the dots.HyperActiveXhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17922690516716558779noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20421942.post-65763551368115600422009-07-07T06:44:31.215+05:302009-07-07T06:44:31.215+05:30"But what they really wanted to know was how ...<i>"But what they really wanted to know was how come a widget like me got manufactured in that factory to American specifications and whether my other compatriots were also like this."</i><br /><br />Isn't that surprising, since popular Hollywood movies as well as American Pop Music is ubiquitous around the globe, and the flow of pop culture is, for the most part, one-way?Amithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08075038336828726670noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20421942.post-87472885494097266392008-06-02T05:48:00.000+05:302008-06-02T05:48:00.000+05:30mr hyperactivex...after reading more of your blog ...mr hyperactivex...after reading more of your blog i must say the full weight of you complement just dawned upon me..you write really well about a lot of issues that i connect with..though i must warn you that in complimenting me you have created a monster who stays up all night writing, not bothering about trivial stuff like spellings or making sense.<BR/>i hope you are good with life :)<BR/>!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20421942.post-17515723677641435812008-05-23T16:35:00.000+05:302008-05-23T16:35:00.000+05:30nice post :)..couldnt agree and appreciate more yo...nice post :)..couldnt agree and appreciate more your last paragraph though from one traveller to another..i must say you might be one of the very fortunate few to not have come accross direct racism..oh its very subtle like when leavin america u've finally settled down in your plane and a cop follows the announcement 'random security check' and he randomly picks out 10 brown skins..either way..big ups on your post sir.. enjoyed readin it :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20421942.post-17059622350810021522008-05-06T23:25:00.000+05:302008-05-06T23:25:00.000+05:30You didn't tell 'em that you also play the guitar,...You didn't tell 'em that you also play the guitar, piano and to check out your blog ;PMademoiselle Papillonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13083036964564841537noreply@blogger.com