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JoeAmJoeAm Defines Love in the Philippines
Reader Attila poses some superb questions. My words, not his: How does gender affect Filipino attitudes toward white Americans and European men? Do Filipinas love their white boy friends, or do they simply rationalize that it is in their best interest to be loyal and thereby rich? Do Filipino men think white men are sex … Continue reading
Huck Finn, Gross Stupidity and Filipinos
Many writers tread the fine edge between insecurity and arrogance, using that tension to craft the words that pull from weakness to express strength. If a writer has not shed tears, it is hard to write about sorrow. If he has not been angry, it is hard to comprehend the motivation to murder. If he … Continue reading
JoeAm’s secret "can’t hide no more" social microscope
Enough feel-good. We can’t allow complacency to roar its lazy yawn. Let’s get scientific . . . I’m feeding my own fires these days, as the rest of the nation is consumed with the Corona impeachment trial, getting squeezed between China and the U.S. (“What’s a Filipino sandwich?”), and fretting about the growth rate of … Continue reading
Getting Real with a Grain of Salt
Enough, Joseph America. Stop ragging on a culture you do not own, like a guest who drinks most of the wine or scarfs up all the guacamole dip or pisses in the fountain. By the way, avocados in California, USA, are very different than the sweetish flat-tasting pasty ones here. They are smaller and firmer … Continue reading
That Ugly Albatross
I’m fascinated with the power of the human brain, and its limits. Jerry Lucas, former New York Knickerbockers basketball forward, was a memory expert. He memorized the entire New York telephone directory, all of the names, addresses and numbers, to prove a point. Our cranial capacity goes largely unused. It is like the whole of … Continue reading
The Society of Honor by Joe America 