Comments on: Fortylove.tv: two chio Asian babes and their travels around the world http://www.techgoondu.com/2009/01/05/fortylovetv-two-chio-asian-babes-and-their-travels-around-the-world/ Gadgets and tech news from Singapore and Asia Thu, 11 Mar 2010 07:31:00 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: The Year in Pictures | Popagandhi http://www.techgoondu.com/2009/01/05/fortylovetv-two-chio-asian-babes-and-their-travels-around-the-world/comment-page-1/#comment-666 The Year in Pictures | Popagandhi Mon, 05 Jan 2009 18:00:17 +0000 http://www.techgoondu.com/?p=372#comment-666 [...] Screenshot from Techgoondu, who has the best description ever of our project: two chio Asian babes and their travels around the world [...] [...] Screenshot from Techgoondu, who has the best description ever of our project: two chio Asian babes and their travels around the world [...]

]]> By: Dilip Muralidaran http://www.techgoondu.com/2009/01/05/fortylovetv-two-chio-asian-babes-and-their-travels-around-the-world/comment-page-1/#comment-665 Dilip Muralidaran Mon, 05 Jan 2009 05:19:18 +0000 http://www.techgoondu.com/?p=372#comment-665 Yes, but babes is not something used in a professional context. You never address your team leader or manager as a babe that you report to at work. It gives a very casual outlook of the work these two girls have done, in my personal opinion a wonderful job. I would say, it highlights the fact that they are babes more than the fact about which this blog is intended to talk about them in the first place. "Attractive young women/ladies" would me just the same thing as "babes" but look more mature a word to use when talking good about someones efforts. i think. Yes, but babes is not something used in a professional context. You never address your team leader or manager as a babe that you report to at work. It gives a very casual outlook of the work these two girls have done, in my personal opinion a wonderful job.

I would say, it highlights the fact that they are babes more than the fact about which this blog is intended to talk about them in the first place. “Attractive young women/ladies” would me just the same thing as “babes” but look more mature a word to use when talking good about someones efforts. i think.

]]> By: Chan Chi-Loong http://www.techgoondu.com/2009/01/05/fortylovetv-two-chio-asian-babes-and-their-travels-around-the-world/comment-page-1/#comment-664 Chan Chi-Loong Mon, 05 Jan 2009 05:15:09 +0000 http://www.techgoondu.com/?p=372#comment-664 Hi Dilip, Respectfully, I disagree. Chio means beautiful and/or pretty in the Hokkien dialect, and is often used as a compliment rather than an insult (ask a hokkien speaker if you don't believe me). It does NOT have a negative connotation, esp. when taken in the context of the story. It does not mean sleazy. Perhaps it should be more about their travels than about them, but hey, you have these two ladies (in their early twenties) globe trotting the world. I stand by the headline because it is *true* (they are chio!) and because it draws audiences. This is part of what a journalist does (yes, we sensationalize things to entertain), and although the line is fine at times, I disagree with you that the piece is disrespectful. Far from it. But thanks for the feedback. In part, this is what journalism is about -- discourse about memes. Hi Dilip,

Respectfully, I disagree.

Chio means beautiful and/or pretty in the Hokkien dialect, and is often used as a compliment rather than an insult (ask a hokkien speaker if you don’t believe me). It does NOT have a negative connotation, esp. when taken in the context of the story. It does not mean sleazy.

Perhaps it should be more about their travels than about them, but hey, you have these two ladies (in their early twenties) globe trotting the world. I stand by the headline because it is *true* (they are chio!) and because it draws audiences. This is part of what a journalist does (yes, we sensationalize things to entertain), and although the line is fine at times, I disagree with you that the piece is disrespectful. Far from it.

But thanks for the feedback. In part, this is what journalism is about — discourse about memes.

]]> By: Dilip Muralidaran http://www.techgoondu.com/2009/01/05/fortylovetv-two-chio-asian-babes-and-their-travels-around-the-world/comment-page-1/#comment-663 Dilip Muralidaran Mon, 05 Jan 2009 04:55:08 +0000 http://www.techgoondu.com/?p=372#comment-663 "two chio asian babes" is not a way to respectfully address someone when you are writing a decent review. I wonder what kind of journalist wrote this review? “two chio asian babes” is not a way to respectfully address someone when you are writing a decent review. I wonder what kind of journalist wrote this review?

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