I was in awe when a mainstream TV show hosted an Arab-American guest not for the sole purpose of being Arab on Tuesday. Then I was brought back to earth when I remembered the show is actually satirical in nature, and there is still plenty of work to be done on that front.
Stephen Colbert, host of the Colbert Report, hosted Nassim Nicholas Taleb, a professor, mathematician, economist, and philosopher of randomness, who happened to be of Lebanese origin, to discuss his new book, the Black Swan.
For those of you interested, the theme of the book as about the notion of unexpected, unforeseen, yet in retrospect completely comprehensible events, that completely challenge conventional wisdom and shatter absolute truths. The title is attributed to the long held belief that all swans were white. That was an absolute fact, and there was no reason to think otherwise, until the discovery of Australia by the Europeans, where there were not only Kangaroos and aborigines, but also black swans.
17 comments:
good post fayyad, I like your way of relatuing
relating **
Arabs my ass
Did you see the racist post at the top of the blog right now?
Having trouble relating to the whole "stereotype" whine under the circumstances. But you guys have fun with that, k?
He looks Greek. And his name is Nicholas. That's probably why nobody knew he was an Arab.
Colbert is a sneaky bastard. But what do you expect from an Irishman who tries to pass himself as French?
Craig,
would you be so kind to invite me to your blog... I't's not open to public, I'd like to read more of your thoughts.
craig, i got used to your bigotry, but your ignorance and stupidity are something else.
When it comes to looks, there are only subtle differences between lavantine arabs, greeks, and turks. So you can't conclusively say he looks greek.
Is Nicholas an english name? No, even though it is common in english, with that spelling. Nicholas or Niqola is a common name in assyrian and aramiac, and eventually became a stable in arabic. Well befor the english language came to exist, not to mention the other two names are distinctly arabic.
Besides, what is your point, I guess the humor, or sarcasim is lost on you. You are confirming the satirical theory of the post that Arabs purposly overlooked in the media.
or sarcasim is lost on you
I'm not the only one it is lost on, apparently! And I can at least spell it :P
Fayyad, does that routine usually work for you? Just curious.
programmer craig, will you say something important, your comments are shit, and I don't like this smell...
f/*k you
craig, will you tell me what could the differences between races be?
jesus was black eva also
programmer craig, will you say something important
Why would I try to say something important? This is KABOBfest, right?
Assyrians, like Persians, are offended when you call them Arabs, and rightly so.
Greeks hate Turks and Arabs as well. Just because someone may look Arabic is no reason to offend them by calling them one. Just sayin.
Craig why do you come here to comment, if you don't see kabobfest as important? It looks to me that you come here to settle some things witch kabobfest or its contributors.
Does that mean you think Craig is important? Otherwise, why do you address comments to him?
yes I think he is importamn as he's a human, I would like to share with him my thoughts, I come here to learn some, and share my knowledge with the others, do you come for another reason??
If somebody want only to talk, I advise him to find another space.
But if somebody wants only to talk, they aren't going to take your advice, are they?
roy, your policy is at least to comment, right??
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