Comments on: Gangnam Canadian Inuit Style http://boingboing.net/2012/12/31/gangnam-canadian-first-nations.html Brain candy for Happy Mutants Sun, 19 May 2013 03:09:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.1 By: Chris Waigl http://boingboing.net/2012/12/31/gangnam-canadian-first-nations.html#comment-1619286 Chris Waigl Wed, 02 Jan 2013 22:36:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=203277#comment-1619286 Hrm. a) I provided a link, and b) do think that a minimum of effort is just good manners. Call me a dickbag if it makes you feel better, but you won't change the fact I'm thinking of you as a rude navel-gazer who thinks the world is there to serve your every whim. Hrm. a) I provided a link, and b) do think that a minimum of effort is just good manners. Call me a dickbag if it makes you feel better, but you won’t change the fact I’m thinking of you as a rude navel-gazer who thinks the world is there to serve your every whim.

]]> By: C W http://boingboing.net/2012/12/31/gangnam-canadian-first-nations.html#comment-1618805 C W Wed, 02 Jan 2013 05:34:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=203277#comment-1618805 How odd, also using Chrome. How odd, also using Chrome.

]]> By: rocketpjs http://boingboing.net/2012/12/31/gangnam-canadian-first-nations.html#comment-1618759 rocketpjs Wed, 02 Jan 2013 02:32:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=203277#comment-1618759 Different culture, different history, different people, different relationship with outside cultures.  The French don't like to be lumped in with Germans, Vietnamese wouldn't like to be called Chinese.  The Scottish don't like to be called 'Brits'. Inuit really don't like to be called Indians or First Nations because they aren't. Different culture, different history, different people, different relationship with outside cultures.  The French don’t like to be lumped in with Germans, Vietnamese wouldn’t like to be called Chinese.  The Scottish don’t like to be called ‘Brits’.

Inuit really don’t like to be called Indians or First Nations because they aren’t.

]]> By: therealkuri http://boingboing.net/2012/12/31/gangnam-canadian-first-nations.html#comment-1618665 therealkuri Tue, 01 Jan 2013 22:17:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=203277#comment-1618665 Indeed there are several. Doesn't change the facts that a) a link would be nice and b) people who reply to genuine comments with variations of "just google it" are dickbags. Indeed there are several. Doesn’t change the facts that a) a link would be nice and b) people who reply to genuine comments with variations of “just google it” are dickbags.

]]> By: MiG http://boingboing.net/2012/12/31/gangnam-canadian-first-nations.html#comment-1618550 MiG Tue, 01 Jan 2013 18:45:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=203277#comment-1618550 They switched from using "Indian Bands" to "First Nations."   Since Inuit weren't "Indian bands" in the past, they shouldn't be called "First Nations."   The Inuit I know would be offended at being called that. First Nations + Inuit + Metis = Aboriginal.  Perhaps Xeni meant "Aboriginal" in the title, not knowing there's a difference in Canada.  No harm done. They switched from using “Indian Bands” to “First Nations.”   Since Inuit weren’t “Indian bands” in the past, they shouldn’t be called “First Nations.”  

The Inuit I know would be offended at being called that. First Nations + Inuit + Metis = Aboriginal.  Perhaps Xeni meant “Aboriginal” in the title, not knowing there’s a difference in Canada.  No harm done.

]]> By: Jonathan Roberts http://boingboing.net/2012/12/31/gangnam-canadian-first-nations.html#comment-1618334 Jonathan Roberts Tue, 01 Jan 2013 05:17:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=203277#comment-1618334 Good to hear. I've literally done everything to appease the Korean gods this year. I bought a Samsung phone. I started working at a Korean school and went with the will of the people to declare Psy Person of the Year due to his efforts in "saving the world through the power of dance". I even watched the New Year's celebrations in Shanghai, which involved entirely too many people doing the Gangnam style dance. Can I please have some peace this year? Good to hear. I’ve literally done everything to appease the Korean gods this year. I bought a Samsung phone. I started working at a Korean school and went with the will of the people to declare Psy Person of the Year due to his efforts in “saving the world through the power of dance”. I even watched the New Year’s celebrations in Shanghai, which involved entirely too many people doing the Gangnam style dance. Can I please have some peace this year?

]]> By: invictus http://boingboing.net/2012/12/31/gangnam-canadian-first-nations.html#comment-1618274 invictus Tue, 01 Jan 2013 02:40:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=203277#comment-1618274 42. 42.

]]> By: Chris Waigl http://boingboing.net/2012/12/31/gangnam-canadian-first-nations.html#comment-1618237 Chris Waigl Tue, 01 Jan 2013 00:49:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=203277#comment-1618237 You know, there *is* such a thing as a search engine. "Uvva NS Style Inuktitut lyrics" comes back with https://soundcloud.com/kelly-fraser/ns-style-gangnam-style , the SoundCloud page of Kelly Fraser, who appears to have made this originally for her Inuktitut class. Also, as a general remark, while I certainly understand the "ok, enough already with Gangam Style" feeling, this is by far one of the more charming projects, and I'm glad I saw the Nunavut kids. It's a unique, but tough life experience growing up at the northern edges of the world, figuring out ones place between Western society, education, roots & culture. A lot more interesting to see these guys than the ones from MIT, however slick and star-studded their version. You know, there *is* such a thing as a search engine. “Uvva NS Style Inuktitut lyrics” comes back with https://soundcloud.com/kelly-fraser/ns-style-gangnam-style , the SoundCloud page of Kelly Fraser, who appears to have made this originally for her Inuktitut class.

Also, as a general remark, while I certainly understand the “ok, enough already with Gangam Style” feeling, this is by far one of the more charming projects, and I’m glad I saw the Nunavut kids. It’s a unique, but tough life experience growing up at the northern edges of the world, figuring out ones place between Western society, education, roots & culture. A lot more interesting to see these guys than the ones from MIT, however slick and star-studded their version.

]]> By: invictus http://boingboing.net/2012/12/31/gangnam-canadian-first-nations.html#comment-1618202 invictus Mon, 31 Dec 2012 23:39:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=203277#comment-1618202 Apparently you're not alone in being tired of the song. <a href="http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1699461/psy-gangnam-style-new-years-rockin-eve.jhtml.html" rel="nofollow">PSY himself is, too.</a> Apparently you’re not alone in being tired of the song. PSY himself is, too.

]]> By: Antinous / Moderator http://boingboing.net/2012/12/31/gangnam-canadian-first-nations.html#comment-1618138 Antinous / Moderator Mon, 31 Dec 2012 22:12:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=203277#comment-1618138 Because..? Because..?

]]> By: Michael Holloway http://boingboing.net/2012/12/31/gangnam-canadian-first-nations.html#comment-1618092 Michael Holloway Mon, 31 Dec 2012 20:44:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=203277#comment-1618092 [plays in Toronto, Ontario, Canada] It's a school project. Educational Fair Use. [plays in Toronto, Ontario, Canada]
It’s a school project. Educational Fair Use.

]]> By: Morgan Maher http://boingboing.net/2012/12/31/gangnam-canadian-first-nations.html#comment-1618063 Morgan Maher Mon, 31 Dec 2012 20:06:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=203277#comment-1618063 Watch, listen, dance - get fired up: http://youtu.be/XacU7tqbQoE  #IdleNoMore - Chinook Centre Round Dance Flash Mob (Calgary, AB) Watch, listen, dance – get fired up: http://youtu.be/XacU7tqbQoE 

#IdleNoMore – Chinook Centre Round Dance Flash Mob (Calgary, AB)

]]> By: Morgan Maher http://boingboing.net/2012/12/31/gangnam-canadian-first-nations.html#comment-1618059 Morgan Maher Mon, 31 Dec 2012 20:03:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=203277#comment-1618059 ... and in other First Nation's news:  The Wild Fire of Idle No More http://www.shubu.net/2012/12/the-wild-fire-of-idle-no-more/ Please get to know about this... Naomi Klein writes: ” … the time for bitching and moaning is over. Now is the time to act, to stand strong and unbending for the people, places and principles that we love. … the Idle No More movement – its name at once a firm commitment to the future, while at the same time a gentle self-criticism of the past. We did sit idly by, but no more. During this season of light and magic, something truly magical is spreading. There are round dances by the dollar stores. There are drums drowning out muzak in shopping malls. There are eagle feathers upstaging the fake Santas. The people whose land our founders stole and whose culture they tried to stamp out are rising up, hungry for justice. Canada’s roots are showing. And these roots will make us all stand stronger.” http://www.theglobeandmail.com/commentary/as-chief-spence-starves-canadians-awaken-from-idleness-and-remember-their-roots/article6700592/ … and in other First Nation’s news: 

The Wild Fire of Idle No More
http://www.shubu.net/2012/12/the-wild-fire-of-idle-no-more/

Please get to know about this…

Naomi Klein writes:

” … the time for bitching and moaning is over. Now is the time to act, to stand strong and unbending for the people, places and principles that we love.

… the Idle No More movement – its name at once a firm commitment to the future, while at the same time a gentle self-criticism of the past. We did sit idly by, but no more.

During this season of light and magic, something truly magical is spreading. There are round dances by the dollar stores. There are drums drowning out muzak in shopping malls. There are eagle feathers upstaging the fake Santas. The people whose land our founders stole and whose culture they tried to stamp out are rising up, hungry for justice. Canada’s roots are showing. And these roots will make us all stand stronger.”

http://www.theglobeandmail.com/commentary/as-chief-spence-starves-canadians-awaken-from-idleness-and-remember-their-roots/article6700592/

]]> By: therealkuri http://boingboing.net/2012/12/31/gangnam-canadian-first-nations.html#comment-1617969 therealkuri Mon, 31 Dec 2012 18:57:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=203277#comment-1617969 I'd love to see a translation of the Inuktitut lyrics. I’d love to see a translation of the Inuktitut lyrics.

]]> By: invictus http://boingboing.net/2012/12/31/gangnam-canadian-first-nations.html#comment-1617961 invictus Mon, 31 Dec 2012 18:46:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=203277#comment-1617961 You are, technically, correct -- the Inuit were classified by the Canadian government in 1982 as distinct from both the Metis and the First Nations. You are, technically, correct — the Inuit were classified by the Canadian government in 1982 as distinct from both the Metis and the First Nations.

]]> By: MiG http://boingboing.net/2012/12/31/gangnam-canadian-first-nations.html#comment-1617917 MiG Mon, 31 Dec 2012 17:58:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=203277#comment-1617917 Re: the title of the post:  I don't think Inuit is considered a "First Nation." Re: the title of the post:  I don’t think Inuit is considered a “First Nation.”

]]> By: MonkeyBoy http://boingboing.net/2012/12/31/gangnam-canadian-first-nations.html#comment-1617893 MonkeyBoy Mon, 31 Dec 2012 17:31:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=203277#comment-1617893 Kinda funny because Native Americans can look Korean, particularly the northern branches. This isn't surprising since they immigrated from north east Asia where Korea broadly is. I've heard that the northern branches came from a immigration separate from the southern branches though I don't know if they are more closely related to Koreans. Kinda funny because Native Americans can look Korean, particularly the northern branches. This isn’t surprising since they immigrated from north east Asia where Korea broadly is. I’ve heard that the northern branches came from a immigration separate from the southern branches though I don’t know if they are more closely related to Koreans.

]]> By: C W http://boingboing.net/2012/12/31/gangnam-canadian-first-nations.html#comment-1617877 C W Mon, 31 Dec 2012 17:11:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=203277#comment-1617877 It's a shame, I enjoy the "slice of life" elements I'd probably never click on otherwise from many of these, so I just mute the track if I get too oversensitized to it :) It’s a shame, I enjoy the “slice of life” elements I’d probably never click on otherwise from many of these, so I just mute the track if I get too oversensitized to it :)

]]> By: Ryan Kiefer http://boingboing.net/2012/12/31/gangnam-canadian-first-nations.html#comment-1617876 Ryan Kiefer Mon, 31 Dec 2012 17:10:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=203277#comment-1617876 Nope. It has to be a bug of some sort. Either that or Chrome has decided to start using a proxy without telling me. Nope. It has to be a bug of some sort. Either that or Chrome has decided to start using a proxy without telling me.

]]> By: C W http://boingboing.net/2012/12/31/gangnam-canadian-first-nations.html#comment-1617875 C W Mon, 31 Dec 2012 17:09:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=203277#comment-1617875 You outside the US? I can play the embedded clip just fine. You outside the US? I can play the embedded clip just fine.

]]> By: Ryan Kiefer http://boingboing.net/2012/12/31/gangnam-canadian-first-nations.html#comment-1617873 Ryan Kiefer Mon, 31 Dec 2012 17:04:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=203277#comment-1617873 Another frustrating thing: I couldn't play this on the Boing Boing website because it's blocked from playing on external sites due to a copyright claim by Sony/BMG. Even though this is clearly a derivative work, and also parody, and thus shouldn't be subject to any such copyright restrictions. Another frustrating thing: I couldn’t play this on the Boing Boing website because it’s blocked from playing on external sites due to a copyright claim by Sony/BMG. Even though this is clearly a derivative work, and also parody, and thus shouldn’t be subject to any such copyright restrictions.

]]> By: nvlady http://boingboing.net/2012/12/31/gangnam-canadian-first-nations.html#comment-1617867 nvlady Mon, 31 Dec 2012 16:46:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=203277#comment-1617867 Oh gawd, can this Gangnam style stuff be over already, please!?? ;) Oh gawd, can this Gangnam style stuff be over already, please!?? ;)

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