I do not think this word means what you think it means. The only other possibility is that you are being deliberately dishonest to make Will.I.Am's unauthorized remixing seem worse than it was. I wouldn't be willing to bet one way or the other, since you seem to be both dishonest AND ignorant in equal measures most of the time.
There is actually a lot of controversy surrounding the various names of the country. So I doubt that Angelina referred to it as Burma out of ignorance; I'm sure she is aware that the official name according to the military junta is Myanmar and it is most likely a deliberate decision on her part. BBC News always calls it Burma, for example. Secondly, Perez, don't you think it's relevant to mention the fact that, while Thailand does generously host a number of refugees and this is commendable, it has been not-so-generous towards a certain ethnic group (the Rohingya) from Myanmar? Does putting them on motorless boats and drifting them out to sea ring any bells? I know you're super busy, but do you actually read the news or what? Anyway, you could have at least mentioned it as it's a very recent revelation and is a major scandal for Thailand, and I'm guessing that Angelina is cleverly trying to appeal to the government's desire to repair its image. Great timing!
Perez, there is nothing about having a nickname that warrants repeated use of quotation marks, nothing peculiar or suspicious whatsoever. Why are you going out of your way to draw attention to his given name? Because you think there's something wrong with it? I wonder whether you're not playing to some people's racism to increase the sensationalism factor. If that's the case, not cool. If it isn't the case, I think you should lose the excessive quotation marks. Thanks for taking the time to read comments.
So, never mind that he's done the music for most of Tim Burton's films, or that he composed the Simpsons theme song, or any other instantly recognizable pop culture references; he's just that oingo boingo guy! I'm sure your many readers who weren't even born in the '80s are glad that you reminded them who Danny Elfman is.
I do not think this word means what you think it means. The only other possibility is that you are being deliberately dishonest to make Will.I.Am's unauthorized remixing seem worse than it was. I wouldn't be willing to bet one way or the other, since you seem to be both dishonest AND ignorant in equal measures most of the time.