There are outlets for all races, genders, hair colors, heights, ages, levels of hygiene, etc... If there wasn't a calendar featuring "Asian Angels" wouldn't that be even more offensive?

And has it ever been proven that "sexualized representations" of any group leads to higher rates of sexual violence? Answer below!

[No, there hasn't]

Good PR for Westlaw

Or they could care, and fire the vendor.

the apalsa woman needs to get a life

Westlaw has had their own controversies:

http://abovethelaw.com/2009/08/westlaw_printer_access_restore.php

Only asian law students would find problems with showing hot asians...

I wish Lexis had a calendar of my people, but I'm Jewish and our girls are either ugly or plastic-surgeried.

All the sexualization on Manhunt of big, hairy, fat white guys by bear-loving gay men has yet to lead to any sexual abuse against me.

7 - Sarah Silverman is pretty hot. She's Jewish, isn't she?

I smell varmint poontang.

Join 5 and 7. "What's wrong with being sexy?"

i love how people just pull shit out of their ass without even bothering to google.

http://scholar.google.com/scholar?q=study+relationship+between+sexual+violence+and+pornography+asians&hl=en&client=firefox-a&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&hs=oeE&um=1&ie=UTF-8&oi=scholart

i mean, i don't necc agree with APALSA Berkley, and how much can you really "prove" something in social science anyway?

but 2 is a perfect example of the confidence of fools, maybe you should become a SC congressman

WGWAC

put your liberal academica clap trap back in the bottle, 12.

So according to these idiots, if I want a calendar of Black Babes I would be furthering racism?

"It seems that legal research companies respond well to media coverage."

You're not "media coverage" kash. You're a glorified TMZ. You should pat yourself on the back. Anytime you guys shed light on anything good, it dies.

SC congressmen are my heros. You people should know better.

Is there a huge amount of sexual violence against asian women? What a crock.

9

I wouldn't say she's "pretty hot"... she's decent. Then you add make-up, fame, humor, and money, and she becomes pretty hot. But even then, she could only get Jimmy Kimmel.

You just know the Berkeley APALSA girl who wrote that e-mail if fugly beyond belief.

BAHAHAHAHA at APALSA

Seriously?!?

Only white people may be exploited in Obama's America.

Can we get a calendar with Kash? I think there would be a market here on ATL!

Do you know what would sell? An ATL Calendar!

Lat . . . Mystal . . . Kash . . .

Please send royalties for this idea to EllieWeasel@biteme.com.

Awe, man! Mind meld again, and you beat me!

@7
Are you crazy? Jewish women are the best. I love them, even the plain ones. Walk around NYC a little.

This conflict proves that Asian women are much hotter in theory than in real life.

Asian pinup calendars promote sexual violence? I'd like APALSA to cite some studies supporting that assertion, because it sounds like bullshit.

"Such demeaning representations contribute to sexual violence targeted at Asian women on college campuses and in the broader community."

Statistical evidence, please. (And by "evidence," I don't mean a hyperlink to Google search reults that contain loose references to sexual violence and pornography.) Also, does this calendar promote violence only against Asian women, and not those from other backgrounds? Who knew it could have such specific, targeted effects. I suppose this means that the SI Swimsuit Issue promotes violence against hot bikini models of varying ethnic origin, then.

11 -- Excellent

It's such a fine line between stupid and clever.

7-

Do you mean "Jewish" in the religious or much narrower ethnic sense, i.e., Ashkenazi? Just curious...

Sarah Silverman is actually pretty hot per 19's definition.

-Confused Catholic

7 - I think there are lots of hot Jewish girls. I never had a shot with them in undergrad or law school, but I always thought they were hot and VERY curvy. Just my type! I will admit though, I sensed many of them were somewhat of the princess type. But that's cool too.

further proof that any use of an ethnic group in any way is racist. soon you'll be visiting the 'grocery store that sells rice, wontons, and seaweed' and watching movies entitled 'men of a specifically-toned epidermis can't jump'.

"Pacific Reporter": Asian pinup calendars promote sexual violence? I'd like APALSA to cite some studies supporting that assertion, because it sounds like bullshit.

Not that I disagree, but I love that it's Pedobear making the comment.

The sexualized representation of Asian women leads to them being married off as trophy wives to rich white men. Oh nos!
http://www.marieclaire.com/sex-love/advice/tips/asian-trophy-wife

They used to have plaboy videos and the like as rewards. Don't know if that has changed, as they don't give real lawyers rewards for doing pointless research.

I heard if you buy Chrometa, the will throw in the Asian Angels calendar. Slick time keeping software and a calendar of asians - win win

BTW, there are tons of hot jewish girls.

http://scandalist.thefablife.com/2009-03-10/happy-purim-the-40-hottest-jewish-celebrities/

"And now let's turn to Asian reporter Trisha Takinawa, who's [in Asian parody voice] gonna-tell-us-all-about-the-news."

I rike asian girls they so horny.

Groups like APALSA are utterly ridiculous.

This is probably totally racist, but I read the APALSA girl's e-mail in the voice of the prostitute in Full Metal Jacket.

The guy who killed Yale grad student Annie Le obviously had acquired an "Asian Angels" calendar using his Lexis points.

UC Berkeley APALSA

Chanks wexis

Is it true that Jewish chicks are more inclined to take it in the ass?

Smelly Weasel

Well, la-dee-FRICKIN-da! Can we have some real news please?

No one should think asian chicks are sexy. NO ONE.

Now go about your business of trying to get a worthless degree.

you're fucking kidding me . . . .that calendar is the only source of hot girls at law school and now the whiners at Boalt want to keep us from it?

""And now let's turn to Asian reporter Trisha Takinawa, who's [in Asian parody voice] gonna-tell-us-all-about-the-news.""

It's "gonna-tell-us-all-about-the-rain" but stil appreciate a family guy reference - we need one in every set of comments.

People need to get over themselves. The notion that Lexis was actually offering or endorsing this calendar is absurd. They provided points which, in turn, could be used to buy any of thousands of products from a vendor. So fucking what?

If I give you a $50 Wal-Mart gift certificate, and you manage to find some questionable product on the back shelf somewhere, it doesn't mean I approve of that product or wanted you to get it. Idiots like APALSA need to stop being whiny, bitchy morons all the time.

Or put another way -- APALSA used email to get its message out. I also get emails offering to make my dick bigger or to show me barely legal hot Asian babes. Therefore, by utilizing the same email system APALSA has endorsed porn.

Dammit... just when I was about to make the switch from westlaw to lexis.

CAN WE PLEASE TURN OUR ATTENTION TO THE PLIGHT OF THE SUMMERS TO WHOM MAYER BROWN HAS SO CALLOUSLY FAILED TO GIVE OFFERS? THIS IS TRULY CAUSING SUFFERING OF THE HIGHEST DEGREE, AND NONE OF US SHOULD REST UNTIL THIS INJUSTICE HAS BEEN REMEDIED.

Wow. The APALSA statement is really inaccurate and misinformed. The 1950s called -- they want their gender science back.

51 - Sense of entitlement regarding six figure employment is so 2006. "Injustice?" Really. I think you need to work on your sense of your place in the world. Being denied access to 160k job is the norm for 99.99% of americans. Cry me a river about your law school loans. You took on that debt willingly with no guarantees. We all did.

This is only making my Yellow Fever worse.

If you really think APALSA is over-sensitive about potential racism, you only need to look at these comments to get a sample of the shit no one has the balls to say IRL but lots of people think.

I agree. No on Asian Angels. Yes, on Azn MANgels.

55 - these comments are the mainstream. The hypersensitive and illogical position of APALSA is something you will only hear from a bunch of Berkeley kids obsessed with anything related to their ethnicity.

Lexis = racist for taking this calendar down

"I have asked Lexis to let me donate my points to Asian Women’s Shelter, an organization that serves API victims of domestic and sexual violence (www.sfaws.org)."

WTF is the Asian Women's Shelter going to do with lexis points???

"It is terribly offensive that a provider of professional legal research tools would distribute a product that promotes sexualized representations of Asian women. Such demeaning representations contribute to sexual violence . . . "

Two things are infinite: human stupidity and human stupidity. And I am quite certain about both.

If I were a judge and counsel made an argument like that, I would issue Rule 11 sanctions sua sponte.

"sua sponte" should not ever be used in any conversation, verbal or written, ever again.

I agree, though...APALSA president is race-mongering, attention-deprived, and needy.

Is the donation of Lexis points for the good of asian women, or is it for the good of this person's ego?

Sort of makes me sick...

Me rike shrimp fried lice.

Actually, this email was circulated by ONE APALSA member and, to my understanding, does not represent the view of the club leadership or the membership as a whole.

Frankly, I think the complaint was un-called for. It's not like this calendar featured pictures of emaciated Cambodian sweatshop workers performing unholy sex acts on old, white, law firm partners.

There are barely any asians in the media as it is (if anything, it's racist that there are soooo many more sexy white chick calendars). God forbid people actually think of Asians in a sexy way.

But fear not, soon I will be publishing a "Normal Asian Law Students" calendar featuring asian women wearing normal clothes and doing normal things in normal settings.

57, "these comments are the mainstream"? LOL, really? ATL comments are the mainstream of the legal world?

"I read the APALSA girl's e-mail in the voice of the prostitute in Full Metal Jacket."

"I rike asian girls they so horny."

"Me rike shrimp fried lice."

As a female Asian American attorney, would you not be troubled if even one attorney in your firm you work with was one of these pricks?

64 - as another soon-to-be female asian american attorney (fingers crossed)... unfortunately, i do believe those comments to be the norm. it seems our media has provided this norm of portrayal of asian women. it's sad that it is the american norm. and, if we respond negatively or address it, we're race-mongering. if we laugh it off, we are self-loathing. if we date within our race, we're fobs. if we date a white male, we are submitting to white male fetishes. it's pathetic, but it will be a while when this type of thinking dissipates.... if at all.

ME NO RIKEY REXIS NEXUS!