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Jill Riley, spokesperson for the District Attorney's office, said it was in the best interests of both parties to dismiss the case...
Rather than feeling pride, Choi is furious that his life was a concoction of parental aspirations and that people dismiss his struggles as a relic of a politically incorrect stereotype. In one sweep, he accepts a negative stereotype for all Asian-Americans based upon his own struggles. It is not the stereotype of Asians being pre-meds being grade-grubbing, socially inept anal warts...
Well, maybe I do some of these things. Maybe I think the sayings are too significant to dismiss as "novelty." I mean, this is intimacy we're dealing with...
...several consumer-oriented books about prescription drugs. First, says Graedon, if a patient has a problem -- say an upset stomach or itching skin -- he or she may not make the connection to a drug or medical device. Second, even if the patient does make the link, the doctor may dismiss it. Third, a physician simply may not take the time to report a suspicious problem to the FDA or drug manufacturer. "It means extra time, extra paperwork, and there is always the fear of litigation." Graedon believes the FDA should contract with large medical groups -- major HMOs, for instance...
That statement really pissed me off. First of all, what she said was patronizing, coming from someone who isn't Asian. Second, she thought she could dismiss for my benefit a stereotype that had been uncomfortably palpable to me all my life...