Word: joking
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...bunch of crooks," says the Western diplomat. Reinforcing that impression, Bangladesh has had the unhappy distinction over the past five years of being ranked worst or near worst on Berlin-based Transparency International's Corruption Perceptions Index. (As for the years the country was not the most corrupt, Bangladeshis joke that officials must have bribed their way out of the bottom spot.) Muzaffer Ahmad, chairman of Transparency International's Bangladesh chapter, says both main parties are guilty of sleaze: "Making money, if you control the government, is an easy thing...
When movie buffs started playing Six Degrees of KEVIN BACON, in which players attempt to link any actor to the star in six steps, "I thought it was a joke at my expense," says Bacon. "And I thought it would go away." It didn't. So at Sundance this year, Bacon put the game to use by launching a website, Sixdegrees.org which accepts donations for stars' favorite charities. "Instead of seeing what a celebrity's favorite handbag is, you can see what they really care about," he says. Sixdegrees will also auction off stars' Sundance freebies on eBay. Never have...
...members. Vapid blogs Ivygate and Brainiac, the latter by the staff of The Boston Globe, also accused the newspaper of racism. Asian American groups on Princeton’s campus mobilized, with the president of the campus association saying, “Even in the context of a joke, it made reference to so many stereotypes such as yellow fever or eating dogs. What really pushed us over the edge is that we don’t speak like that...
...symptomatic of an ailing society, not a healthy one. Sometimes one suspects that the ideal for which most liberal groups on campus are striving is an entirely sterile one, devoid of humor, passion, and life. Whistle at a girl, and it’s sexual harassment. Make an ethnic joke, and it’s racism. These liberals cannot conceive of a situation in which such actions are a symbol of a healthier democracy, one whose citizens have somewhat longer leashes, and where every little piece of friction doesn’t ignite into a fire. Where, in short...
...Daily Princetonian’s joke issue controversy is a sign that we are far from this ideal. Instead of lampooning Jian Li for making his ethnicity an issue, the critics attacked the newspaper for mocking his claims, which they implicitly acknowledge as valid. The Prince’s staff forged ahead with the hope of a post-racial world, while their peers constantly pulled it towards their own prejudices...