Posted on 02/02/2013 1:23:40 PM PST by nickcarraway
An article penned by a Stanford University professor that alleges Vietnam's "aggressive tendencies" are tied to its penchant for eating meat -- particularly rats, birds and dogs -- has triggered a social media backlash from Vietnamese and others around the world.
The opinion piece -- "Despite increasing prosperity, Vietnam's appetites remain unique" -- was written by Joel Brinkley, a Pulitzer Prize-winning former foreign correspondent for The New York Times and posted Tuesday on the Chicago Tribune's website. Describing a trip he made to Vietnam, Brinkley said he observed a dearth of squirrels, birds and rats. He also said the "World Wildlife Fund describes the state as the world's greatest wildlife malefactor."
began his article this way: "You don't have to spend much time in Vietnam before you notice something unusual. You hear no birds singing, see no squirrels scrambling up trees or rats scurrying among the garbage. No dogs out for a walk.
"In fact, you see almost no wild or domesticated animals at all. Where'd they all go? You might be surprised to know: Most have been eaten."
The article triggered an angry reaction from Vietnamese and non-Vietnamese, some of whom said the article included generalizations bordering on racism. Late Friday, Tribune Media Services issued a statement saying that the column did not meet its journalistic standards and that all its required editing steps "did not occur. "We regret that this happened,
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Obama eats dogs and is oppressive.
Either it is true or it is not true. I think there’s more truth to the idea that, if it moves, many Asians will eat it, but if it turns out to not be true, than the misconception should be noted.
began his article this way: “You don’t have to spend much time in Vietnam before you notice something unusual. You hear no birds singing, see no squirrels scrambling up trees or rats scurrying among the garbage. No dogs out for a walk.
“In fact, you see almost no wild or domesticated animals at all. Where’d they all go? You might be surprised to know: Most have been eaten.”
Communism will do that to a country....
They are not eating them because they love the taste, they are eating them because they HAVE to...
There were plenty of rats on our bases in RVN, maybe because they were safe from being eaten? Big suckers too.
/johnny
Evidently it is true according to the article. But it is racsim to mention it.
NJ put out this warning to the Jackson Whites of NJ. Lived in the neck of the words and came across these folks when the came down the mount.
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/1773891/posts
NJ put out this warning to the Jackson Whites of NJ. Lived in the neck of the words and came across these folks when the came down the mount.
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/1773891/posts
NJ put out this warning to the Jackson Whites of NJ. Lived in the neck of the words and came across these folks when the came down the mount.
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/1773891/posts
Ooops, multi post. My bad.
Ooops, multi post. My bad.
Your base was a sanctuary. :=)
/johnny
This sounds like a Saturday Night Live skit, all that is missing is Dan Akroyd saying “Joel you ignorant slut!”
Well, I hate to say that but Vietnemese eat rodents. I also had arguments with more than a few of them. Yep, they are ready to jump on you if they think you are pissing them off.
Most who rely on hunting anything that moves to stay alive will seem “aggressive” because they are always in “hunt-mode”. Their lives depend on it...
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