Category Archives: WTF

Japanese Officials Crackdown on Sexual Images of Minors in Manga

Posted on February 10, 2011 by Ernie

To the shock and horror of every male heterosexual 12-29 year old anime convention attendant, Japanese officials want to tighten restrictions on provocative depictions of young girls  — both real life and in manga — in magazines, DVDs and Web … Continue reading →

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Captured Pirates Rave about Korean Prison Food

Posted on February 10, 2011 by Jeff

New America Media has a story (translated from the Korean language Dong-a Daily) about captured Somali pirates being held by South Korea.  The pirates are said to be raving about how good the South Korean prison food is and say … Continue reading →

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Controversial Groupon Super Bowl Commercial Exploits Tibet for Laughs

Posted on February 6, 2011 by jozjozjoz

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pOwJOcp-Mxk I was only half-watching Super Bowl XLV today, but my attention was piqued when an ad featuring Asians (Tibetans) appeared on my TV. It turns out, it was an ad by Groupon, featuring Timothy Hutton which opened with what … Continue reading →

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Is Disney Remaking Snow White with a Chinese Warrior Theme?

Posted on February 2, 2011 by Edward

I just caught word that Disney is attempting to make a live-action version of their beloved classic Snow White but this time, it’s going to be set in 19th century China. The plot goes like this: A 19th century Englishwoman who … Continue reading →

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CCTV Passes off Top Gun Footage as a Military Drill

Posted on January 31, 2011 by Ernie

“Chinese bloggers are accusing state broadcaster CCTV of using re-purposed footage from the 1986 film Top Gun for a story on a recent air force drill,” where a target hit by the air-to-air missile fired by a J-10 fighter aircraft … Continue reading →

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“Asian” According to Urbandictionary.com

Posted on January 19, 2011 by Koji Steven Sakai

On a lark, I decided to look up “Asian” and found 292 different entries. As you can probably imagine, many many many of them are racist and not worth repeating here. However, to my surprise, some are funny, others disgusting, most are about sex, and some of them are downright strange and had little to no connection with actual Asians. Continue reading →

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Chinese Launches Communist Version of Twitter

Posted on December 15, 2010 by Ernie

Via Mashable: China Launches Communist Version of Twitter. And what do you know – I was able to get a sneak peak at some of the code.  Just check out line 182 in particular:  if (TWEET==’TAIWAN’) { user.imprison(); }  Wow. … Continue reading →

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DUDE WTF ASIA: Driving The Wrong Way in China

Posted on December 8, 2010 by Moye

Welcome to China, where people do things like host the Summer Olympics, invent new peace prizes and drive on the wrong side of the freeway. Actress Kelly Hu from Hawaii Five-0 learned for herself when she took a taxi in … Continue reading →

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Bunny Crushing Fetish Videos Anger Chinese

Posted on November 29, 2010 by Moye

There’s a fetish for everything, and that includes crushing or squeezing adorable furry animals. Also, hot girls will do anything to make a quick buck. The online community in China is outraged over a series of viral videos by crush … Continue reading →

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