Monthly Archives: July 2016

Immigration, International, Politics, Race Relations, Social Media

Ann Coulter Sued Over Racist Tweet

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image.jpegNEW YORK, New York (The Adobo Chronicles, Washington Bureau) – Reacting to a Democratic National Convention speech by a Muslim American father who lost his son in the service of the U.S. military, conservative author Ann Coulter recently tweeted:

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Coulter, left, and Zakaria

Well today, Coulter was sued in a New York district court not by the father, Khizr Khan, but    by CNN anchor Fareed Zakaria whom she referenced in her racist tweet.

Zakaria told The Adobo Chronicles that he was suing Coulter for unspecified damages not for mocking his accent but for misspelling his name.

 

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Diversity, Film and TV, International

Matt Damon Defends His Role in “The Great Wall” Saying He Indeed Is Quarter Chinese

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Top: Stone in ‘Aloha,’ left and Swinston in ‘Doctor Strange.’ Bottom: Damon in ‘The Great Wall.’

HOLLYWOOD, California (The Adobo Chronicles, Los Angeles Bureau) – You’ve seen it many times before — the whitewashing of Hollywood where Asian roles are played by white actors.  For example: Emma Stone playing a quarter-Hawaiian in the movie ‘Aloha’ or Tilda Swinston playing a Tibetan Monk — The Ancient One — in Marvel’s ‘Doctor Strange.’

Now, a white actor has been cast to play the role of a warrior out to protect China’s Great Wall from attacking dragons.  That actor is none other than Matt Damon.

Naturally, Asian American groups have criticized Damon’s casting in a film, pointing out the ridiculousness of having a white warrior in ancient China.

But today, Damon came to his own defense saying that he, indeed, is a quarter Chinese, something that he has revealed for the very first time since he started his acting career.

Well, in that case, his casting is justified.

The film opens in 2017.

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International, Tourism, Travel

SHOCKER! Manila Not In The List Of Top Ten World’s Worst Cities For Rush-Hour Traffic!

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Bangkok, world city with the worst rush-hour traffic

MANILA, Philippines (The Adobo Chronicles, Manila Bureau) – The world survey on the top ten cities for rush-hour traffic is out, and Manila is not on the list!

This comes as a big shock not only to Filipinos who deal with nightmarish traffic everyday but also to past and present government officials in charge of the country’s transportation and communications.

Money.CNN.com lists Bangkok as the city with the world’s rush-hour traffic, followed by Istanbul and Mexico City.  Rounding up the top ten are Moscow, Saint Petersburg, Bucharest, Chongqing, Shenzhen, Guangzhou and Zhuhai.

The Adobo Chronicles reached out to CNN Money to ask why Manila did not make the top ten list.

A spokesperson for CNN said not to worry, because the list only includes cities with the worst “rush-hour” traffic. He said, the criterion disqualified Manila because in this Philippine city, there is traffic not only during rush hour, but every hour every day.

“That would be for the next survey,” he said, “and I am very confident Manila will make it to the top ten, if not the No. 1 city.”

Glad we asked.

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