What the Heck is "Ethnic Culture & Entertainment?"

Cafe Society
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So I am breezing through mediabistro and monster.com, et al, as is my wont. And I come across an ad for freelance writers. I quote: “Freelance writer is needed for new magazine that focuses on entertainment, culture and style . . . Looking for a writer that is comical in his/her approach to journalism/article writing and is familiar with ethnic culture and entertainment.”

“Ethnic?” I’m Eastern European by ancestry. What qualifies as “ethnic” nowadays? What the hell is this a polite euphemism for?

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I would guess that they mean African-American or Latino, but goodness knows.

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I thought the shorthand for African-American and Latino was “urban.”

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Does “gay” count as ethnic? 'Cause I am so there.

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No, ethnic refers to latino and african culture primarily. Urban typically refers more to the black side of ethnic.

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I don’t suppose having seen all of Carmen Miranda’s films will get me an “in,” will it?

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If the ad had said “ethnically ambiguous and culturally obtuse” I’d be all over that.

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And I hear I was hoping I could sign on and do a ten part article on polkas, ludefisk and back bacon…