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Originally a blog for my 'bewildering' experiences as an international, it has since evolved into... something else. Though not entirely. The point is, when I say 'stupid foreigner', I only sometimes mean myself.
For the curious: left home (Philippines) for two and a half years in Italia (there was a time when I snobbily thought I was abbastanza Milanese); then went on to college in the grand ole US of A (East Coast). Currently I go back and forth between Rhode Island and Manila.
Amy Poehler, the creative force behind Parks and Recreation, is building quite a track record on Indians. Unfortunately, it isn’t a positive one.
There are these incidents in the series:
Spirit of Pawnee in Parks and Recreation
Face-Cutting in Parks and Recreation
Twisted to Death in Parks and Recreation
Indians in Parks and Recreation
Her Palin rap during the 2008 presidential campaign:
Palin Rap Features “Eskimos”
And this picture of her in a hipster headdress:
And one thing I wanna reiterate is that it’s fine to like problematic shows! But like yeah it gets singled out for being...
After hearing people rave about this show, I tuned in and what episode did I see? The Harvest Festival one. Fuck this...