| >I know you're being sarcastic So you say, but then you go on as if it had been serious.
The comment was meant to be more satirical than sarcastic. The point being, that trying to cash in on the collapse of a city that had been one of the great industrial centers of the world is being insensitive to the people whose lives have been destroyed by the collapse. Just as it would be insensitive to do so by cashing in on the Cambodian genocide. As for Asian insensitivity, yes there is some of that here and a lot of it is because western history is taught in about as much detail here as eastern history is taught in the west. Many people here don't understand the tie between the swastika and nazis because it is an ancient Buddhist and Hindu auspicious symbol. There is plenty of insensitivity about this part of the world in the west as well. How many people in America believe that Cambodia is little more than a hive of prostitutes and pedophiles? How many tourists come to Phnom Penh or Siem Reap each year not only to see Khmer ruins, but to take tours of orphanages? There is plenty of ignorance and insensitivity to go around. I'd love to see you review Swift's 'A Modest Proposal' on Amazon :) |
Because it is serious. From our point of view, making a joke about a death camp is poor taste. I was just trying to be nicer in my criticism because I'm less familiar with Cambodian culture than I am with East Asian culture(s).
> How many people in America believe that Cambodia is little more than a hive of prostitutes and pedophiles?
I hate to say this, but Cambodia doesn't even register with most people here beyond being an Asian jungle and the Khmer Rouge, if even that since there are so few Cambodians here compared to other Asians. I would imagine the most exposure people in the US have had to Cambodia is through a cartoon show. We're a lot more aware of Thailand and Vietnam.
> Siem Reap each year not only to see Khmer ruins, but to take tours of orphanages?
Are they not there to adopt or it something else? If they're there to adopt, what's the problem from your point of view?
> I'd love to see you review Swift's 'A Modest Proposal' on Amazon
I'll check it out