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message 1: by Naomi (last edited Aug 25, 2016 11:10AM) (new)

Naomi how ironic considering your reading material!


message 2: by [deleted user] (new)

that sounds like a haiku,

or another mystery of some sort


message 3: by J (new)

J couldn't that girl be non-blonde? ;)


message 4: by Wendi (new)

Wendi YES!


message 5: by Jesse (new)

Jesse There was no need to specify her hair colour, really.


message 6: by Isra (new)

Isra :D


message 7: by Cristina (new)

Cristina LOL This encounter sums up my first trip alone in the West coast for two months. I realized the average person there talks like a TARD!!!


message 8: by Garry (new)

Garry the isms actually started in Europe. cause in asian languages there is no isms on the end words. all ism such as racism. colonialism, socialism. communism , capitalism etc the list goes on ... like i said the origin where it all started is from Europe. it is part of white identity these isms as well.


message 9: by Felipe (new)

Felipe Arruda Now that's the best review I've read about Orientalism :-)


message 10: by Yasmeen (new)

Yasmeen Very sad because that girl votes too. Now we know how we end up with those politicians.


message 11: by Ziryab (new)

Ziryab Edward Said would've smiled if he heard this story :-)


message 12: by Paul (new)

Paul Choufani wow haha. hilarious, for the archives


message 13: by Scott (new)

Scott Montopoli You missed a grand scoring opportunity.


message 14: by Carah (new)

Carah Naseem @Rhinaris what? no. a stupid girl is a stupid girl, and one has the right to not buy her a drink, given the circumstances. millions of women getting beaten every day, and you think this is misogyny? smh.
-sez this feminist


message 15: by Sidney (new)

Sidney Funny but the Tao of Pooh is pretty good


message 16: by Strigo (new)

Strigo  Nokta @LeandroMineti @Leandro Mineti


message 17: by Jim (new)

Jim Botulism is not so great


message 18: by James (new)

James I also read that story and thought: "I like the Tao of Poo."


message 19: by Bashar (new)

Bashar Mudallal hilarious


message 20: by Lama (new)

Lama Aisar no need to descripe the girl's haircolour


message 21: by Fusprig12 (new)

Fusprig12 As many others have said, no need to reinforce with the choice of wording both the dumb blonde and (arguably) dumb woman stereotypes.


message 22: by N (new)

N Is it possible to give this anecdote 5/5? I would have reacted similarly...how cringeworthy.


message 23: by Tara (new)

Tara Little dying. cannot stop laughing. cannot.


message 24: by Tara (new)

Tara Little ps. scott, you're gross. and whomever is defending Tao of Pooh/Te of Piglet ain't miles ahead on the smartometer. last, no tard, please. truly gross, any context.


message 25: by Aritra (new)

Aritra Chatterjee Can't stop laughing!!


message 26: by Erica (new)

Erica Wow, I just read these comments for the first time in a while. For the record, I'm also a blonde woman and did not intend any sexist or blonde-ist commentary. I guess I could have said a "person whose gender and appearance are not relevant to the story." Apologies to anyone offended, but I am somewhat offended to everyone who assumed I'm a man, when you could have just looked at my profile.


message 27: by Aritra (new)

Aritra Chatterjee Hilarious!


message 28: by Daniel (new)

Daniel Miley I was scrolling down a list with this book, and 40 spots down was the Tao of Poo


message 29: by Todd (new)

Todd Hmm. Not one word about the book. Get over yourself Erica.


message 30: by Tanasis (new)

Tanasis I find it great that she mentions the hair color. In an other place similar minds would say something along the lines "there was no need to say you were in a bar or drunk beer".


message 31: by Kirsten (new)

Kirsten In a way your drinking buddy perfectly encapsulated what Said's book is all about.


message 32: by Beauregard (new)

Beauregard LaMontagne i am so offended. did you really need to mention that she is a human being? was it necessary to even involve a second sentient life form? couldn’t you have condensed it down and simply written the word “pooh” and let it stand on its own merit? like this:

pooh. the end.

okay, enough with the ridiculousness. cute story, erica, exactly as written. :-)


message 33: by Muhammad (new)

Muhammad Sohail Hilarious! For past three years I have switched from car to railcar mode of travel partly because I can read a book while travelling. This is usual that people think of me a “professor” just because I’m reading a book lol


message 34: by Bastian (new)

Bastian G. The idea as generally defined in the book is too broad to be meaningful so I’d say that conversation went as well it it could have


message 35: by Shannan (new)

Shannan Awesome - that is some good tao.


message 36: by Richard (new)

Richard she want u bro


message 37: by June McIntosh (new)

June McIntosh 🤣


message 38: by Rixt (new)

Rixt And then everyone clapped


message 39: by Sophie (new)

Sophie shes not like other girls


message 40: by Matthew (new)

Matthew R. Hanson …and that girl grew up to be Taylor Swift. Which means the OP grew up to be Kanye. Which means Edward Said is Beyoncé.


message 41: by Matthew (new)

Matthew R. Hanson @iskra best comment on a review ever lol 🙏🙏


message 42: by Karen (new)

Karen OP's hubris in thinking he can explain Orientalism to a layperson in like 1 minute.


message 43: by Twilight (new)

Twilight  O. ☭ This is one of the most baffling comment sections I've ever encountered.


message 44: by Westley (new)

Westley Dang I laughed so effing hard when I read this review hahahaha

Also laughing that people think OP is a guy


message 45: by Sozo (new)

Sozo Al This was a good, fun ice breaker review :D thanks for sharing


message 46: by Haley (new)

Haley Bartel adding this to a list of things that definitely happened!


message 47: by Mdolphin76 (new)

Mdolphin76 Why the hell were you reading orientalism in a bar? I get that it's a San Francisco bar, but still.


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