eleanor rigby

Ah, look at all the lonely people
Ah, look at all the lonely people

Eleanor Rigby picks up the rice in the church where a wedding has been
Lives in a dream
Waits at the window, wearing the face that she keeps in a jar by the door
Who is it for?

All the lonely people
Where do they all come from ?
All the lonely people
Where do they all belong ?

Father McKenzie writing the words of a sermon that no one will hear
No one comes near.
Look at him working. Darning his socks in the night when there's nobody there
What does he care?

All the lonely people
Where do they all come from?
All the lonely people
Where do they all belong?

Eleanor Rigby died in the church and was buried along with her name
Nobody came
Father McKenzie wiping the dirt from his hands as he walks from the grave
No one was saved

All the lonely people
Where do they all come from?
All the lonely people
Where do they all belong?

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i typed eleanor rigby on google to search for the lyrics and was surprised to find that it was a beatles song.

the beatles officially the greatest ever!

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“It was the first time we put an Asian on the cover, and it was a special Shanghai issue, so I think we sent a message,” says Carine Roitfeld, editor-in-chief of French Vogue. “I think it’s very fashionable to use Asian girls. They are a particular beauty. Their skin is amazing, and they are very delicate, and they are very graceful.” – The Wall Street Journal

now, isn't that orientalism? especially the part "they are very delicate, they are very graceful". strategic essentialism played out by the asian girl.

by the way, that is du juan, a model from shanghai.

look dr.A, i'm applying the theories outside of class!!! =D i feel so smart. education didn't go to waste.

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this post does not aim to achieve anything other than allowing me to spew crap after memorizing definitions after definitions.

ahh..the joys of preparing for exams!