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The article is rife with Orientalist gawking and murmuring of approval. Typical for the current mode of reporting on how anybody in Asia does things. It's supe
by dkarl 14y ago
The article is rife with Orientalist gawking and murmuring of approval. Typical for the current mode of reporting on how anybody in Asia does things.
It's superficial, to be sure, but at least it lets Singaporeans speak for themselves about the cultural difference. The true purpose of the article seems to be to say some things about Cleveland that can't be said directly, so a more nuanced take on Singapore might be beside the point.
- codewright 14y agoIt's better than others I've seen, for sure. I'm just not familiar enough with Cleveland (other than knowing it's a disaster zone) to really know how this article is supposed to reflect upon circumstances there. I can hardly believe anything more than a tiny fraction of HN readership is familiar with the situation there either, so I have to go with the more obvious parts. I'm not an English Lit major, I'm not super-interested in deep meta-analysis of author intentions.