George Chen

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1. june 03.29.04 / 2pm

   I don’t think the details article is that offensive, except maybe the part about the “ladyfingers.” I think it’s a reality that in Asian cultures, that men don’t get as much pressure to put on the “machismo” front like Americans do, and I like to think that Asian men are comfortable with that. If anything, it just points out that Asian straight males don’t have to be gay to be fashionable. Asian straight guys maybe don’t need the Fab 5 like many American straight guys do. I’m more annoyed with hint of homophobia that’s displayed in the reaction of many Asian males. Anybody see that Seinfeld episode? “They think we’re gay! NOT that anything’s wrong with it!”
2. Valerie 03.29.04 / 3pm

   This is apparently part of a series, with past themes such as “Gay or Jesus?” and “Gay or British?” I’d be interested to know if anyone has scans of these, since otherwise, the Asian one might just seem worse because it’s taken out of context.
3. Brian Kobashikawa 03.29.04 / 11pm

   This article is terrible! It’s disgusting! Disgraceful! The editors of Details should be ashamed of themselves! They –

   [examines own hands] My God, they DO look like “lady fingers”….
4. Brendan 04.06.04 / 1am

   Yes - it is a series. I have a subscription that came cheap with my GQ one; I’ll scan the previous entries whenever I get my scanner to my apt. They’re fairly tongue-in-cheek and sort of, on some level, a parody via pointing out stereotypes. At least that’s how I always thought of them..
5. George 04.06.04 / 11am

   Haha… Brendan, how have you been???
6. Brendan 04.07.04 / 2pm

   Not bad, not bad George. Glad to see you’re still around
7. George (also) 04.19.04 / 3pm

   They were selling t-shirts of this at the Cherry Blossom Festival in Japantown this weekend. Along with the ubiquitous ‘Got Rice?’ ones.

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