Comments on: Product Demo: Creative Dual Keyboard http://withabrain.com/funny-videos/product-demo-creative-dual-keyboard/ Thu, 16 Oct 2008 01:56:58 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.2 By: Justin A. Brain http://withabrain.com/funny-videos/product-demo-creative-dual-keyboard/#comment-30 Justin A. Brain Mon, 30 Apr 2007 10:18:04 +0000 http://withabrain.com/?p=167#comment-30 "Repeated racism", eh? The things that make us funny to each other as human beings are our expectations and idiosyncracies. At first blush, the guy simply looks like a science teacher, or a librarian...a gentler soul than your average rock 'n' roller. If it was a racist comment, it would have been that because he's [Asian or whatever], he doesn't belong demoing keyboards...instead he belongs [in some other profession]...because that's all "those people" do. Describing our differences is "human", not racist. We all need to grow thicker skin, or we'll spend our lives walking on eggshells. Additionally, not all of us find the same things funny. Sounds like this one just didn't "work" for you. Fair enough. Thanks for sharing your thoughts, though! :-) - Editor “Repeated racism”, eh?

The things that make us funny to each other as human beings are our expectations and idiosyncracies.

At first blush, the guy simply looks like a science teacher, or a librarian…a gentler soul than your average rock ‘n’ roller. If it was a racist comment, it would have been that because he’s [Asian or whatever], he doesn’t belong demoing keyboards…instead he belongs [in some other profession]…because that’s all “those people” do.

Describing our differences is “human”, not racist. We all need to grow thicker skin, or we’ll spend our lives walking on eggshells.

Additionally, not all of us find the same things funny. Sounds like this one just didn’t “work” for you. Fair enough.

Thanks for sharing your thoughts, though! :-)
- Editor

]]> By: Tim http://withabrain.com/funny-videos/product-demo-creative-dual-keyboard/#comment-29 Tim Sun, 29 Apr 2007 21:55:16 +0000 http://withabrain.com/?p=167#comment-29 OK, he looks more like a scientist that a wild rock and roll musician, and that is...maybe...mildly humorous...but I sense a bit of repeated racism here... (If this matters, I'm a white guy, not Asian.) While I'm not that interested in the instrument, he definitely demonstrated something pretty cool for those into it. OK, he looks more like a scientist that a wild rock and roll musician, and that is…maybe…mildly humorous…but I sense a bit of repeated racism here… (If this matters, I’m a white guy, not Asian.) While I’m not that interested in the instrument, he definitely demonstrated something pretty cool for those into it.

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