Comments on: Two dead infants discovered at Frenchman’s home—UPDATED

By: French Freezer Baby Update

French Freezer Baby Update — Thu, 13 Mar 2008 18:30:30 +0000

[...] everyone remember the “French Freezer Baby” story from two years ago? Well there is now an update on the story with the wife scheduled [...]

By: Zonath

Zonath — Wed, 26 Jul 2006 17:01:22 +0000

No kidding. If you want to see some real racism, look on the Yahoo news comment boards anytime a news article mentions Korea, China, Japan, Iraq, Iran, France, Canada, California, Texas… Well, you get the picture.

By: cm

cm — Wed, 26 Jul 2006 16:36:58 +0000

Why? Because that’s the way it is in any poorly moderated/unmoderated internet talk show.

By: dogbertt

dogbertt — Wed, 26 Jul 2006 04:15:51 +0000

Again, read all the 172 comments in there. Although there are predictable racist comments here and there, the main theme is far from being about dirty foreigners.

Why do you say that the racist comments are predictable?

By: montclaire

montclaire — Wed, 26 Jul 2006 03:16:24 +0000

Then you need to submit an Application for Exemption from Certificate of Corpselessness (W65 000). But then they get really suspicious.

By: YeOldeToaste

YeOldeToaste — Tue, 25 Jul 2006 17:43:21 +0000

Thanks for damning me to hell for laughing way too hard at your comment, Baker.

By: snow

snow — Tue, 25 Jul 2006 16:40:04 +0000

“All foreigners wishing to renew their work visas must first take their freezer to the Alien Refrigeration Registration Center for the requisite Certificate of Corpselessness (W60,000).”

LOL. What if you don’t own a freezer?

By: Sonagi

Sonagi — Tue, 25 Jul 2006 15:45:03 +0000

I correct myself. I see from Korean language reports on this crime that 씨 is being used with the names of foreigners involved.

By: Sonagi

Sonagi — Tue, 25 Jul 2006 14:20:42 +0000

By the way, does anyone know why in the Korean-language media, it is typical for individuals whose names come up in connection with criminal acts to be identified only by a single letter, yet in English-language Korean media, the same person’s full name can be published?

Even Korean criminal suspects get the honorific 씨 as in “김모씨” while foreigners’ names, be they criminal suspects, witnesses, interviewees, or whoever, do not. Even kids get titles like 군 and 양. In the Korean media, a foreigner is lower than a kid or a criminal suspect. The Japanese media uses “san” with any adult person’s name, regardless of nationality.

By: Brendon Carr

Brendon Carr — Tue, 25 Jul 2006 12:24:08 +0000

One of her lawyers. I did maybe 15-20% of the relevant work.