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Mad Men -- The Score

Submitted by Mic Nguyen on October 19, 2009 - 2:08pm
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"Asia" was mentioned three times in last night's Mad Men:
  • Copywriter Paul Kinsey talks about an "old Chinese proverb" which later proves useful during a brainstorm
  • Bert Cooper is apparently obsessed with Japanese culture -- his office has Japanese paintings and a samurai suit of armor
  • The driver who picks up the Drapers to go to the big Sterling Cooper party is Chinese (according to the Drapers' children who see him from the window).
Actual Asians or Asian Americans in last night's show: 0

Just sayin'.



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Alex wrote 2 years 30 weeks ago

re: Mad Men -- The Score

The fact that Bert Cooper is obsessed with Japan wasn't mentioned, that's been present in the show since the beginning.There have been Asians on Mad Menhttp://17.media.tumblr.com/4ZhMGCwrch48izxu9k5Exd5go1_500.png

TheGoriWife wrote 2 years 29 weeks ago

re: Mad Men -- The Score

Interesting. Put your money where your mouth is, Mad Men!

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Mic grew up and went to school in California. When not trying to free himself of socially imposed paradigms of thought and wondering what, if anything, is the point of it all, he is busy fulfilling his role as a good worker bee for the Man. He lives and works in New York City.

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