Great Moments in College Journalism: Prince Drops Even Pseudo-Journalism Ball
Look, just look, at these people "embracing their cultural differences." Literally. The picture comes from an article in yesterday's "Street" section of the Prince which describes an "an unconventional kind of celebration." organized by an enterprising Londoner and his "close multicultural friends." The article explains:
With a small group of other international students who had stayed behind for the holiday, [the Londoner] decided to create a new tradition. For an unconventional Thanksgiving dinner at a local student's house, students embraced their cultural differences by dressing in the traditional formalwear of their respective countries.
OK, Prince, my only question is this, "In what possible universe would international students actually do this?" You mean they were so broken-up about "missing out" on Thanksgiving that they decided to stage their own multi-cult version? Really? To be perfectly frank, I don't think I want to attend a university where these sorts of brochure-able celebrations of diversity spontaneously take place.
Many of them also prepared a native dish to bring along.
Really?
It was great. We had people from Germany, Argentina, Nigeria and a bunch of other places,
A bunch of other places, huh?
the nontraditional Thanksgiving dinner gave him and his friends an outlet to discuss the traditions of their countries and learn about the customs of others. The dinner was such a hit that it is now a ritual among [the Londoner] and his close multicultural friends.
Really? really?
Let's take a closer look at that picture. Why is the "Scotsman" rocking a blazer with his kilt? Who is the fellow wearing what appears to be an inside-out Burberry jacket? Is this the rarely-glimpsed British "native dress"? What kind of cross-cultural embrace exactly is going down between the Slav and the Arab, the latter of whom, I see, has brought his culturally-emblematic hookah to this postmodern T-giving. Finally, why does every single person in this parody of a candid appear to be trying desperately not to laugh?
In case it's not obvious at this point, the picture is staged, and the event in question never took place (so our tipster informs). But maybe the real travesty is that the Prince chose to devote its entire "Street" section, which is ostensibly a register of cultural life at Princeton, to Thanksgiving recipes ("This week, 'Street' brings you the dish on Turkey Day at Princeton.") That's like the 3rd food-themed "Street" this year.
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November 16th, 2007 at 5:55 pm
In fact, none of them are even international students…
November 16th, 2007 at 6:34 pm
what proof are you offering that the actual event never took place? other then the hilarious picture with the ethnic stereotypes aplenty?
November 16th, 2007 at 6:36 pm
The girl on the left should take off the white shirt under whatever the hell it is that she’s wearing on top of it. Irish women’s body wrap?
November 16th, 2007 at 6:42 pm
maybe she could also smoke the hookay while looking at the camera
November 16th, 2007 at 6:50 pm
needs to start deleting the repeat comments. honestly. what kind of ghetto site is this?
November 16th, 2007 at 6:52 pm
the burberry thing obviously isn’t an inside-out coat. it looks like the inner lining that zips out. and it looks fake.
November 16th, 2007 at 7:09 pm
Hey fascist little haters. You must be joking, must someone supervise you nasty little turds constantly. It’s a shame you’ve never spent the Christmas Holidays in Europe because quite frankly their traditions and the whole experience is something to leave you tourist Americans wanting. Have you never traveled anywhere for the holidays ? I thought you brats, evil genocidal profiteer babies that don’t have a clue about the rest of the world, have traveled regularly extensively, and the commentary I hear is absolutely infantile hate. Witnessed the world through a National Geographic ? Nothing better to amuse yourselves? Go read ” the rockefeller syndrome ” by Lundgren, and begin to think like a worldly adult, and acknowledge how evil your leaders are, face reality. They laughed at you when President Hugo Chavez called your man satan at the United Nations, reality. Don’t mind my childish lack of capitalization, and I won’t mind your capitulation.
November 16th, 2007 at 7:53 pm
does mao now have internet access?
November 16th, 2007 at 8:11 pm
christianarchisti what are you on?
November 16th, 2007 at 8:46 pm
hunger strike is over. thank god.
November 16th, 2007 at 11:52 pm
Hunger strike is over?! What are the idiots’ names? What happened?!
November 17th, 2007 at 3:22 am
@ christianarchisti: shut the fuck up and tell your cosmopolitan bullshit somewhere else… not on a blog.
November 18th, 2007 at 1:39 am
christianarchisti should be ignored…why do you people even reply? christianarchisti is just some sad kid who probably goes to some little yuppy and worthless liberal arts college in new england and who is sore about rejections.
November 18th, 2007 at 11:32 am
college is all about making mistakes and learning new things. so what if my school’s daily newspaper has to fake a little diversity because princeton doesn’t really have any? their intentions were good – isn’t that what REALLY matters?
November 18th, 2007 at 11:07 pm
The road to hell is paved with good intentions.
November 19th, 2007 at 2:50 am
oh cmon. the burberry clad man is funny.
November 20th, 2007 at 2:00 am
Uhh. Try and make me you piece of shit. Like I said you fucken evil yanks are conscienceless mass murders. If you got a beef than bring it you fucking cowardice yankee’s. Ahh, Europe at Christmas, Hamburg on the 23rd of December, zipping along the autobahn at 120mph, Christmas Eve. in a coffee shop in Amsterdam at the Ambassade, Brussels Metropole Hotel for waffles on Christmas morning and the evening in Paris at King George the V, back to Hamburg and the Inter Conti and a train to Munich, then Geneva through Italy to Venice, Italy. Standing on the Lido in front of the hotel featured in Death in Venedig during one of the coldest winters on record while it snowed on the empty beach. You evil little fucks in the ivy leagues, one trick ponies. Your murderous cia tried to have me killed repeatedly and they’re so pissed off they’ve been unsuccessful. Give it your best shot hero, uhh. Go take a look at nasa’s website about the asteroid Apophis. Nasa says it could hit hollywood babylon iin 2036 and I’ve been predicting Kansas since before they even knew it was coming. The end is near, 2 no more devil 2-0-36, 2036. Come on you little fuck, uhh, get some. Cosmopolitan, wow you haven’t been paying fucking attention. The c.i.a. are the drug kingpins of the planet. When it comes to how to win the Cold War if you don’t own the gangs on the street you lose the war. So kind of you yanks to establish all new precedent setting levels of production for both cocaine and heroin. How goes the smuggliing operation into Arkansas Mena airport by the c.i.a. on big bad bill clintons watch while the law firm of hilary clinton helped manage the paperwork for the c.i.a. planes ( rendition ) running drugs from the south and getting serviced in Arkansas while the drugs are distributed in america. Mr. Webb the journalist who uncovered the truth is dead, convenient isn’t it. Never in the papers, it is like a sword of damacles hanging over her head while they keep the news silent. In america, he who is the greatest truth telling journalist gets killed by his own but first they play all sorts of evil games on the journalists. Threats daily, intimidation, sick the gangs on him, no police protection, blackballed and threats from his own media as they laugh at him and try to intimidate him. They want to make it seem that it is hopeless for him. As it is hopeless for america. Welcome Apophis, goodbye evil america. What’s the matter the rockefellers can’t just pick up america and move it out of the way. Go get Atlas from rockefeller square and just move america out of the way. Come on, pray to your multitude of god’s like the pagan’s you yanks really are. Pre emptive World War , breaking the Geneva Conventions on torture precludes any possibility you have in your claims that you’re Christian. What a fraud america is. They hold up the bible in front of their guns before they blow your head off. One billion people starving on the planet every day and you are the rulers. Genocide in many corners and it’s all under your control and command. While Britain was fighting the nazi’s, america was selling oil to the nazis and giving them science secrets, and henry ford was getting the gold cross from adolf hitler for being such a consumate Jew hater. Cosmopolitan is a magazine with pretty faces on the cover. Only an ivy league dolt would call me cosmopolitan.
November 21st, 2007 at 1:09 am
President Chavez, is that you? Why don’t you just shut up.
November 24th, 2007 at 12:58 am
I wrote this. I rule.