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  Re: (Asian American?) Hip Hop: Cool Calm Pete’s “Black Friday”

  Hi Jane- Thanks for

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  Shalini Shankar Northwestern University

  Wednesday, April 30, 2008 — 9:47 pm

  Hi Jane- Thanks for introducing me to this artist and his work. In response to your question and the discussion here, I wonder if appropriation of whiteness and white imagery might be another way to think about this video. Appropriating hip-hop from black ...
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  Re: Asians Can Dance ~ Check out: JabbaWockeeZ, Kaba Modern, and Planet B-Boy

  Hi L.S.- I enjoyed your

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  Shalini Shankar Northwestern University

  Tuesday, April 29, 2008 — 10:38 pm

  Hi L.S.- I enjoyed your write up about this clip and the discussion thread so far. What also strikes me about this visually is not only covering the face, but also the hair, hands, and any other visible markers of race. Visually, though not in a music and ...
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  Re: “Barack OBollywood”: Afro-Asian Connections on the Viral Video Trail

  Hi Jane and L.S.- Thanks

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  Shalini Shankar Northwestern University

  Thursday, May 1, 2008 — 9:53 pm

  Hi Jane and L.S.- Thanks for the feedback and questions. I know that "CamPain" has made other videos about the 2008 candidates that don't pertain to Bollywood but are funny without being clearly offensive. As you note, Jane, it is that ambi ...
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  Re: “Barack OBollywood”: Afro-Asian Connections on the Viral Video Trail

  Hi Shilpa- Thanks for your

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  Shalini Shankar Northwestern University

  Thursday, May 1, 2008 — 10:33 pm

  Hi Shilpa- Thanks for your comment. I agree, this would be nicely compared with "Obama girl." Like that video, it is difficult to take this piece seriously. I do suspect that the video maker got this from The Guru, rather than picking a more rel ...
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  Re: “Speaking American: Cultural Expressions of Race and Nationality in Harold and Kumar”

  Hi Shipa- This is a great

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  Shalini Shankar Northwestern University

  Monday, April 28, 2008 — 6:13 pm

  Hi Shipa- This is a great clip to get us thinking about Asian American media representations. Understanding the racialization of Harold and Kumar along phenotypic and linguistic lines certainly leaves much room to examine how and why certain attributes ar ...