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Classic Jell-O Commercial, heavy on the stereotypes

Jell-o classic commercialThis classic Jell-o commercial is chock-full of Asian stereotypes.  The only things they missed were karate chops and samurai swords.  Shame on you Jell-o.

Previously:
Vintage Folgers Coffee Commercials, San Francisco in Jell-O

Funeral Strippers in China

It is believed in Dounghai county of China "that the more people who attend a funeral, the more the dead person is honoured."  So, in order to allure viewers, strippers are hired and perform at the funerals. 

Officials are cracking down on this practice and soon funeral strippers will be a thing of the past...  I didn't even know it was a thing of the present.

Chinese boy to have surgery on his unprotected heart

7-year-old Chen Jiakun of China suffers from a very rare disease called pentalogy of Cantrell, which is "a complex constellation of defects including congenital heart disease and sternum abnormalities."
pentalogy of cantrell

In front of Chen's chest is a large mass containing his heart and intestines. People can see and feel how his heart is beating under the skin. The mass swells and throbs if he moves quickly. And coughing will cause it to grow to 15 centimeters long--almost three times its usual size.

What are you?

What am I?People I first meet often ask me, "Where are you from?" I tend to be a smartass and reply, "I'm from Wisconsin." They usually respond with an "Oh" accompanied with a puzzled look on their face. It's obvious to me that they are expecting me to say an exotic place like Japan, Thailand, the Philippines or California; I look different so, of course, I have to be from another country, right? I usually have to follow-up with, "My parents are from the Philippines. I was born and raised in Wisconsin.... blah blah blah." Don't get me wrong, I do take pride in my background, but when you ask me where I'm from, shouldn't I say, "Wisconsin?"

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