Billy Blanks

Now I know the world is coming to an end...

Apparently in Japan "Billy Blanks Boot Camp" DVD's are selling like crazy. If you don't know who this fool is, he's some martial arts guy who starred in some B-movies, but is probably more famous for bringing Tae-Bao to the world of people trying to lose weight. Without the likes of Billy Blanks, we wouldn't have late night infomercials to support episodes of Perry Mason being played on channel 79. Something like 1 million units have sold.....

http://mdn.mainichi-msn.co.jp/entertainment/news/20070808p2a00m0et020000c.html

what the hell.... another great example of Engrish

Geezus, sometimes I'm so embarrassed to be Japanese. I'm mean seriously, what's with the usage of English in advertisements. But then, we wouldn't have fun signs to make fun of. Take a look at the gem below.

what the f@*k are you saying kid!

perspectives on race

I think the initial reaction of any person after seeing this picture would be to recoil in horror, especially if you were Asian. In America today, race is such a sensitive issue. One cannot generalize or stereotype without backlash. Its important that we respect other ethnicities and cultures.

I took the above picture in Brazil. In Brazil, there isn't so much focus on race or differences in color or culture. Out there, you would call a half-black/half-white person a mulatto. That word would never be used here in America today, although the word was in use until 1930 as part of the official census. I'm not sure what word they use to describe Japanese in Brazil, but whatever it is, they don't seem to concerned about using stereotypical images to promote a restaurant.