Word: subtext
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...behind the billboards and the leading movie roles lurks a disturbing subtext. For Eurasians, acceptance is certainly welcome and long overdue. But what does it mean if Asia's role models actually look more Western than Eastern? How can the Orient emerge confident if what it glorifies is, in part, the Occident? "If you only looked at the media you would think we all looked indo except for the drivers, maids and comedians," says Dede Oetomo, an Indonesian sociologist at Airlangga University in Surabaya. "The media has created a new beauty standard...
...urged Washington to take a more active role. The leaders of Egypt and Jordan have recently visited the White House touting a peace plan in which both Israelis and Palestinians refrain from violence and respect existing agreements, eventually returning to the negotiating table to seek a comprehensive agreement. The subtext of their proposal appears to be that they'd lean on Arafat to rein in the militants if Washington can get Israel to exercise restraint. And Israel's speedy reaction to Washington's statement on Tuesday is likely to amplify Arab calls for the U.S. to take a more active...
...convention of prissy elitists. The name of an obscure Polish animator is always on the lips, waiting to be played as a cultural trump card. "I'll raise you an Angolan documentary maker..." "I'll see your Indonesian cinematographer - and top it with my surprising taste for the subtext of the 'Ernest' movies...
Fred: ... and one of the things that keeps popping up is this about subtext. Plays, novels, songs - they all have a subtext which I take to mean a hidden message or import of some kind. So subtext we know. But what do you call the message or meaning that's right there on the surface, completely open and obvious - they never talk about that. What do you call - what's above the subtext...
...even called the Bush-Cheney transition offices, and spoke with two very nice volunteers, both of whom assured us that they'd call us (subtext: We should really restrain ourselves from calling them). The actual response was, "We will be calling if we want an interview, but it will definitely take a few months, because we're starting with the highest offices and working our way down." After another round of questions, we were told that this process could actually take a year. Oh. Hmm. Well, we certainly hope all this kvetching hasn't hurt our chances...