Punch Bowl “Diversity Issue” a Paragon of Subtlety and Restraint
How many scandals have to unfold before college publications realize their Borat-aspiring ditties on yellow fever and Indian givers are seldom well received?
Meet the newest inductee to that infamous coterie of College Publications With Dubious Taste: The Pennsylvania Punch Bowl, whose "Diversity Issue" features a theme so broad as to offend not just one or two minorities, but all maligned groups. Word is that the Asian Pacific Student Coalition called a meeting to discuss the Bowl's heavy hand with Asian jokes, including a photo spread depicting "Where Asians Don't Belong." Locations of non-belonging include "at a frat party," "participating in a drinking game," and specific buildings and classes at Penn. Highlights include a "Great Moments in Diversity History" timeline:
And advice on "Diversifying Your Friend Portfolio":
Ah, the fine line between making jokes about stereotypes and, uh, listing them one by one for 14 pages straight? Punch Bowl's website offers the magazine for PDF download, but since you probably don't want smut like that on your hard drive, we've got it after the jump. Looks like the Bowl didn't appreciate our attempt to improve their internet availability. So we've reduced after-the-jump to just a few excerpts (only some of your shit, Punch!) and one of the stranger cease-and-desists we've received, featuring ruminations on "this modern life" and metaphors about fire and light and stuff.
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