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News & ArtsTuesday, June 29, 2010
International The Future of the White Race?
Posted by Charles Mudede on Tue, Jun 29, 2010 at 2:12 PM
CNN:
In China, white people can be rented.The Chinese will reach a whole new level of this kind of theater when they start hiring the token black guy to go with their token white guys.For a day, a weekend, a week, up to even a month or two, Chinese companies are willing to pay high prices for fair-faced foreigners to join them as fake employees or business partners.
Some call it "White Guy Window Dressing." To others, it's known as the "White Guy in a Tie" events, "The Token White Guy Gig," or, simply, a "Face Job."
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My Chinese coworkers call Caucasians 'ghost people'
I am known as 'crazy ghost man'
I'm afraid to ask what they call our employees of African descent.
I am known as 'crazy ghost man'
I'm afraid to ask what they call our employees of African descent.
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Protestants are gone (http://www.nytimes.com/2010/06/28/opinio…)
White folks days are numbered
Males will be unnecessary by the year 2525
It'll all end up being oddly grumpy lesbians with nicely umber complexions
selah.
White folks days are numbered
Males will be unnecessary by the year 2525
It'll all end up being oddly grumpy lesbians with nicely umber complexions
selah.
11
I've heard it's a nice way to supplement your income while you're on vacation from your Wal*Mart job.
Otherwise you'd never be able to afford the trip - or the vacation.
Otherwise you'd never be able to afford the trip - or the vacation.
12
"Token Blacks" will be at the end of the line as far as the Chinese are concerned...
In China Blacks are known as:
hei guǐ - or "Black devil"
hei xingxing - or "Black chimpanzee"...
In China Blacks are known as:
hei guǐ - or "Black devil"
hei xingxing - or "Black chimpanzee"...
15
Shit, perhaps I should sign up too. I definitely want to learn Chinese anyway, this could be a great (read: lucrative) excuse to do so.
However, to the title of the post: The "Future" of the White "Race". Well, we should know by know that "race" is an erroneous classification (scientifically speaking) and is therefore a purely cultural distinction, since all humans can in fact inter-breed.
As to the Future of us crackers as tokens for the Chinese, it would seem our value as such is specifically because we currently run the world. Once the Chinese are in control, whitey won't be quite so useful.
Back in school I read about asian racism, related in a story like this: When god made the world and was populating it, he threw white people too far away from the sun and didn't cook enough; black people to close to the sun, so they burnt; but asians were placed at just the right distance, becoming a beautiful golden colour.
I offer this PURELY as an anthropological anecdote, as I am firmly in the camp of People are People.
However, to the title of the post: The "Future" of the White "Race". Well, we should know by know that "race" is an erroneous classification (scientifically speaking) and is therefore a purely cultural distinction, since all humans can in fact inter-breed.
As to the Future of us crackers as tokens for the Chinese, it would seem our value as such is specifically because we currently run the world. Once the Chinese are in control, whitey won't be quite so useful.
Back in school I read about asian racism, related in a story like this: When god made the world and was populating it, he threw white people too far away from the sun and didn't cook enough; black people to close to the sun, so they burnt; but asians were placed at just the right distance, becoming a beautiful golden colour.
I offer this PURELY as an anthropological anecdote, as I am firmly in the camp of People are People.
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Charles,
I read this similar piece last week:
http://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/arch…
I found it an odd situation. I don't think I am too uncomfortable with it. However, some of these companies are unscrupulous when it comes to labor rights and environmental impact as well. So, I guess it depends.
I read this similar piece last week:
http://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/arch…
I found it an odd situation. I don't think I am too uncomfortable with it. However, some of these companies are unscrupulous when it comes to labor rights and environmental impact as well. So, I guess it depends.
20
@12 and @13 -- it is true-- "black devils".
But white people are called "white devils". Black like me, indeed.
But white people are called "white devils". Black like me, indeed.
21
Charles, I like to imagine that the future of the white race is to fade into a sea of brown until people like you have nothing to talk about anymore.
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heh, there won't ever be any chinese companies hiring a token black representative any time soon, asian people are pretty racist.
and mentioning that black people are called "black devils" in chinese is a bit misleading; there are polite terms for black people in chinese, just as there are both derogatory and appropriate ways to refer to black people in english.
and mentioning that black people are called "black devils" in chinese is a bit misleading; there are polite terms for black people in chinese, just as there are both derogatory and appropriate ways to refer to black people in english.
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I'm a Seattle girl, currently living in a major Southeast Asian city, and you've just described my full-time job. I get paid a (relatively, considering the cost of living here) huge salary to be white. That's it. To be white and reasonably attractive and to be seen with the spoiled and (generally) ill-behaved children of rich parents. And I make a huge amount of money for it. My job title (the one on my work visa) is 'English Language Consultant'. I don't do much 'consulting', though, unless you consider posing for pictures with spoiled children 'consulting'.
Oh, and the word for white person in the local dialect translates to 'albino'. And people shout it at me where ever I go. I don't mind, though. I'm totally not above selling out for a shitton of money and an easy job.
Oh, and the word for white person in the local dialect translates to 'albino'. And people shout it at me where ever I go. I don't mind, though. I'm totally not above selling out for a shitton of money and an easy job.
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