Daily Princetonian Makes Fun of Stereotypical Asian Students

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<p>In the "joke" edition of the Daily Princetonian, this article ran. It's basically one horribly long, drawn-out stereotyped joke about the social and language inabilities of an Asian applicant who was denied acceptance at Princeton.</p>

<p><a href="http://www.dailyprincetonian.com/archives/2007/01/17/opinion/17109.shtml%5B/url%5D"&gt;http://www.dailyprincetonian.com/archives/2007/01/17/opinion/17109.shtml&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p>

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<p>Princeton University is racist against me, I mean, non-whites</p>

<p>By Lian Ji
Guest Columnist</p>

<pre><code>Hi Princeton! Remember me? I so good at math and science. Perfect 2400 SAT score. Ring bells?

Just in cases, let me refresh your memories. I the super smart Asian. Princeton the super dumb college, not accept me. I get angry and file a federal civil rights complaint against Princeton for rejecting my application for admission. They rejected me because I'm not blond or blue eyed and my name doesn't end with Ockefeller IV or Osworth. I try convince my mom and dad to change my name to Jack Bauer (they could keep their own last names if they wanted to), but they told me Jack only graduated from Berkeley. Not my faults. All I get is huffiness from Princeton admission office and even fellow Yalie Jojo M. T. Witts-Piley. The Daily Princetonian no help either. Only make funs of my unfortunate circumstances.

What is wrong with you no color people? Yellow people make the world go round. We cook greasy food, wash your clothes and let you copy our homework. Brown people are catching up, too but not before the 2008 Beijing Olympics. Plus, two Princeton professors showed that racial preferences for black people and Hispanics hurt admission opportunities for me. I mean, Asians in general. The Great Wall Street Journal support my case. What more you want?

Dean of Admission Janet Rapelye say, "Anything that seems unfair is under scrutiny." Hello? Ni hao ma? Does Rapelye have any idea what unfair means? Did she have to be work on the Union Pacific railroads and haul ass? I don't think so. Woman.

Then she have nerve to say my outside activities were "not all that outstanding." What do you mean not outstanding? I make record for number of science fairs entered. I stay after school with Mu Alpha Theta eight hours everyday after school to memorize the 2,309,482,039,482,309 digits of pi. I play yo-yo. I memorize William Hung dance for college application video (See www.youtube.com for my peformance. Aleksey Vayner's dance scene almost as good as mine. Almost.). I play in New Jersey Youth Orchestra five years in row. Violin, piano, viola, clarinet and cello. All at same time. Not oustanding? Ai yah.

Princeton claims that it increase diversity by rejecting an Asian-American. You make joke? My mom from same province as General Tso. My dad from Kung Pao province. I united 500 years of Rice Wars. I invented Asian glow — new color, new race. Hey, what about yellow fever? Heard that's hot on this campus. This is as diverse as you can get.

Plus, no-color people all go to Ivy Club; I would have made Campus Club alive again. Plus, I would have created first Asian a cappella group. Plus, I would have starred in first Chinese Opera in McCarter Theater. Plus, I would have join USG, become USG president better than Rob Biederman. Who you think get better deals with Ivy Garden boss anyway? Plus, I know how to make bubble tea. Plus, I would have taken one engrish class and be liberal arts. Writing seminar count, right? Multiply, I make DDR varsity sport.

I not complaining though. Yale suck ... I mean, I love Yale. Lots of bulldogs here for me to eat. I can wear my knockoff polo shirts, and no one notice. Fake Burberry, Coach and LV? A-okay here. Plus where else can I get rob, beaten and mugs all in the same week?
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<p>Lian Ji is a member of the Class of 2010 at Yale University. He plans to be Princeton GS '14 if Princeton stop being so dumb. He does not hate white people and in fact would like to extend an open welcome to all races (including no-color) to his Chinese New Year celebrations held in Berkeley College.

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<p>Yeah, not funny. Not even amusing. Can you imagine them writing a spoof column written from the perspective of an affirmative action black student, playing on stereotypes like being low-educated, low-income, basketball and hip hop obsessed, all written in a gangsta "Fo 'shizzle homies!" style?</p>

<p>Wouldn't happen. But I guess since its just Asians, its okay to make fun of. Hats of to the brilliant minds at Princeton.</p>

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<p>no comment, i would want to see who wrote this piece of cra p</p>

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<p>I seriously doubt that the article was written by a person who is of Asian descent. I think that the Princetonian got snookered by some racist wannabe commedian (who has no chance of making it in that career because the person is not funny).</p>

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<p>Since when has any comedian or comedy routine been politically correct in any way, shape or form? Much of comedy is, whether we like it or not, making fun of people. Asians are just another group of people to make fun of. Remember, this was posted in the jokes section. Next time I hear a dumb blonde joke, I'm not gonna get mad because they are forcing me into a stereotype that all blondes are stupid.</p>

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<p>I don't find anything funny from the article nor it makes the writer a comedian. In fact it proves the title of the article is true (at least for some people). </p>

<p>oh let me say all I gotta say about some one or some group, if they are offended I'll put it under the joke section and say it's a joke at the end. That would do it. pphhbt</p>

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<p>There was nothing funny about that article. BTW, I'm not Asian.</p>

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<p>Close this thread, there's already a decently long thread about this same topic in the Princeton forum...leave your comments there</p>

<p><a href="http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/showthread.php?t=289628%5B/url%5D"&gt;http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/showthread.php?t=289628&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p>

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<p>This artilce is pure bulls**t. If anything, it will result in the creation of a new CR vocab question. </p>

<p>Here it is:</p>

<p>The person who wrote the article in the Princetonian mocking Jian Li in the Princetonian is a(n)______</p>

<p>(a) racist
(b) ignoramus
(C) a**hole
(d) disgrace to the human race
(e) all of the freaking above!</p>

<p>Princeton University is no better than the author though. This article should have never been published. IMO, Princeton should be ashamed for allowing this to be printed, especially on the web for everyone to see. So much for Princeton's "we don't discrminate against Asians" claim.</p>

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<p>How about no? I think it would be unfair to close this thread. More people access this board than the Princeton board, and I think that this topic should be made more public. Mods, please do not close the thread. This should be seen and read and responded to on this board.</p>

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<p>Am I the only one who finds it ironic that the author mocks Li's English? He did get 800s on both CR and Writing.</p>

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Am I the only one who finds it ironic that the author mocks Li's English? He did get 800s on both CR and Writing.

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<p>Dear Hepstar,</p>

<p>But that wouldn't be funny! Asians who can't write or speak English correctly are super funny! Ching chong! Asians who speak and write English correctly should be ignored and left to their usual nerdy math related interests, which actually is also funny.</p>

<p>Signed,
The friendly folks at The Daily Princetonian</p>

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<p>"Since when has any comedian or comedy routine been politically correct in any way, shape or form? Much of comedy is, whether we like it or not, making fun of people. Asians are just another group of people to make fun of. Remember, this was posted in the jokes section. Next time I hear a dumb blonde joke, I'm not gonna get mad because they are forcing me into a stereotype that all blondes are stupid."</p>

<p>Sure, most of comedy is making fun of people. However, this article goes way to far. It is one thing to make a few jokes about Asians be smart, just like blonds being dumb or Irish getting drunk (had to throw myself in there). Most are all in good spirit, because they make us laugh at ourselves. This joke attacks Li's personality, making fun of his English and character. It was competely unnecessary.</p>

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<p>Wow. I'm glad I didn't apply to Princeton now. That is not amusing, at all.</p>

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<p>I finds this article funny.</p>

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<p>From what I can gather, this article is in response to a lawsuit filed by a well qualified Asian-American who was denied admission to Princeton. While the article is not very funny, and taken out of context may seem very offensive, I do believe that given the circumstances it is understandable. It's obvious that whoever wrote it is a Princeton student who is angry that somebody is suing his school because they "think" they should have been admitted; the sentiment is understandable. To scrutinize elite university admissions at all is an exercise in futility. To bring a suit against one of these institutions because you think you were handicapped based on your race...well that's part of the game. As an Asian-American, you have to work harder to distinguish yourself because there is a disproportionate amount of high GPA and high SAT scores in your racial classification, and no school wants to be 50% Asian-American. Top schools pride themselves on racial diversity and as such try to strike a balance with respect to how many students of each race they admit. So, yes, you probably do get handicapped for being an Asian-American, and you probably have to be even more outstanding to gain admittance over other members of your race...but a lawsuit is ridiculous.</p>

<p>So I understand how the writers at the Princetonian would be angry. However, maybe an article which examined the "Asian-American handicap," much like what I have written here, would have been more tactful than a racist sketch of a stereotypical Oriental person.</p>

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While the article is not very funny, and taken out of context may seem very offensive, I do believe that given the circumstances it is understandable. It's obvious that whoever wrote it is a Princeton student who is angry that somebody is suing his school because they "think" they should have been admitted; the sentiment is understandable.

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<p>No, its not. I can't believe you said that, actually. If someone hurts and offends you, you hit them back racially? That's an understandable reaction? That's a wrong reaction. Someone makes you "angry", so its perfectly understandable to retaliate in a racial way? That's just so so idotic.</p>

<p>The "we wash your clothes" and "Union Railroad" and "greasy food" and "bulldogs to eat" are NOT aimed at Lian Ji the person. Those are direct hits at his ethnicity. The Princetonian used his race, and therefore the entire Asian race, as a target. </p>

<p>It doesn't matter if Lian Ji burned Princeton to the ground. There's a difference between mocking and making fun of someone for being a jerk (say, suing your university) and mocking and making fun of someone's race (say, the Chinese).</p>

<p>By your logic, if a black person bumped into me on the street and didn't say sorry, it would be "understandable" to take issue with him specifically being black, because, after all, I'd be "angry." You know, instead of being angry over him simply being a jerk, regardless of what race he is. </p>

<p>Weak apologists are why people think its still acceptable to make fun of Asians as they please, by the way.</p>

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<p>man, **** that shi t</p>

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<p>yeah that seems to be the best response...**** em</p>

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<p>Hmm, I was talking with my uncle during the winter break. We got to the topic of colleges and he asked where I would like to go. I mentioned Yale, Columbia, and the possibility of Princeton. He liked the first two, but to Princeton, he was almost disgusted.</p>

<p>He said "As an Asian male, you do not want to go to that school".</p>

<p>Perhaps this is an example of why? Does Princeton have a stereotypical bias towards Asians?</p>

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<p>That's such a disgusting article. It tries so hard to be funny, and fails miserably.</p>