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[amelia-eve.livejournal.com]

They were needed to work on the case of....THE WORM-DESTROYING CHOCOLATE SYRUP!

But first, they had to figure out who had spread the worms. All their inquiries led them to the same mysterious, perfumed woman,...



They began to suspect that the worms had originated somewhere in the mysterious Orient, perhaps even the Extreme Orient.

Comments

[pikkewyntjie.livejournal.com]

I would love to be able to say I was travelling to the Extreme Orient, but I can't. Is it okay to say I'm going to Extreme Asia?

Lovely ad! If you're going to practice Orientalism (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orientalism_(book)), at least make it pretty.

[amelia-eve.livejournal.com]

To be fair, "orient" is one way to say "east" in French. So I think "Extréme Orient" really just means "far east." I have no idea what the politics of the terms are in French -- I would not instantly assume they have the same connotations as they do in English.

[pikkewyntjie.livejournal.com]

Oh, I know. I was just having fun with the words. But you gotta admit that some parts of Asia are pretty extreme. If you don't believe me, here's three words to ponder: Hello Kitty store! :D

[urbantravels.livejournal.com]

There used to be a "Near East," "Middle East" and "Far East;" only one of those terms is still used but you still hear the other ones now and again.

The terms aren't inherently pejorative or exoticizing, except for the one big fact that they all defined parts of the "East" in relation to Europe - and why not? Center of the known universe!

Looks like the French "Extrême-Orient" was roughly equivalent to the English idea of the "Far East," i.e. Asia. Who knows what the just plain "Orient" meant to the French at that time - but didn't the Orient Express go to Istanbul? (i.e. Near East). Wikipedia goes on at such great length about the changing meaning of these different terms over time that you're bound to come out more confused than you started.

[gmdreia.livejournal.com]

My inner social justice wonk says, "zomg, such values dissonance - so racist by today's standards".

My inner graphic designer is drooling and very, very close to orgasm.

[amelia-eve.livejournal.com]

I think the poster is actually written in French -- note the accent mark in "Extréme." I honestly do not know the connotations of those particular terms in French. They may be different than the way the terms are used in the US.

Mostly, I could not resist the elegant phoenix.

[1geek-queen.livejournal.com]

Pretty.

[mjspice.livejournal.com]

Pretty!!!