7/22/2004: Crowd of Indian women - Page 2

hampor · 07-22-2004, 05:06 PM

I was talking with two Indian co-workers talking about college, and one of them mentioned affirmative action. I quized them about this, and it turns out that in this case it is the practice reserving a certain number of slots for lower castes.

They also mentioned the backlash that occurred when this went into force and the occaissional pretender who wasn't really from that caste.

DanaC · 07-22-2004, 05:18 PM

"India might just be one of the most fucked-up places on the planet."
No I really think that dubious honour falls to the Sudan....or maybe the Congo....possibly the Ivory Coast. Lot of places waaaay more fucked up than India.

I have enormous affection for the Indian culture ( married to a sense of deep anger and frustration over such issues as the Untouchables and the practice of aborting girl babies or abandoning them.....acid attacks on girls by spurned lovers and honour killings ....railway children and the glittering lives of the burgeoning middle classes whilst the majority of the population do little more than subsist )..... I was raised on stories of India as my father was born there and lived there until the family had to leave ( just before the hand back whilst the sectarian violence was at a peak) .....Whilst from my Grandparents I heard the tales of a wealthy elite and was given a glimpse into arrogance of mindboggling degree, from my Father I heard the other tales. My father was a child and a rebellious one at that and as such his relationships with the staff who saw to most of his nurturing was very different to that of his parents. They were less careful around him and allowed him to see their world a little. I am glad of that because he passed some of those tales to me and left me with the fee,ling that in some small way I have a connection to that culture.

Pie · 07-22-2004, 06:26 PM

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Originally Posted by DanaC

No I really think that dubious honour falls to the Sudan....or maybe the Congo....possibly the Ivory Coast. Lot of places waaaay more fucked up than India.

You're right. A little too much hyperbole there. I guess it's just more immediate in my mind.
-Pie

Trilby · 07-22-2004, 06:27 PM

I worked for an Indian psychiatrist for two years. He hated India, never wanted to go back.

DanaC · 07-22-2004, 06:28 PM

Y'know what they say Pie..you can never have enough Hyperbole

xoxoxoBruce · 07-22-2004, 08:02 PM

I used to work with several engineers named Patel and Desai (sp?). They all wanted to go back eventually but every one of their wives absolutely refused.

Nothing But Net · 07-22-2004, 09:46 PM

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The thing that is striking me about all this women is how interchangeable they are. It's like somebody decided on a standard and everyone took a shot at it.

Well, allow me to retort. I submit this picture as evidence:

<img src="http://www.myrefrigerator.com/images/Super1.jpg">

From <a href="http://www.cellar.org/showthread.php?t=6401&page=2&pp=15">this thread</a>.

Interchange this!

I think the American Way is way better.

lumberjim · 07-22-2004, 11:35 PM

this might be the beginning of a fun game, beestie.

one of these things is not like the other:

Cyber Wolf · 07-23-2004, 08:18 AM

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Originally Posted by Pie

What is an "Indian" family?

By "Indian" family, I meant a family who lives and has its roots in that region of the world and has had little to no outside blood being mixed in. Pardon if I don't know all the subsects and subcultures of people there but they're all of that particular race, just as the Saxons and Celts are(were).

Beestie · 07-23-2004, 10:39 AM

Well, well, well - look who showed up...

jinx · 07-23-2004, 10:50 AM

Ohh.... big mistake beestie....

axlrosen · 07-23-2004, 03:53 PM

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Originally Posted by Undertoad

One interesting thing is how little diversity there appears to be - racial diversity, not diversity of thought of course.

I think that's what makes this photo so interesting - specifically the homogeneity of HEIGHT, due to the homogeneity of race. 95% of those women are within 3 inches of each other. A similar photograph of women from the US wouldn't have the interesting repeating texture that this one has.

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Originally Posted by Undertoad

How makeup is about as used as it is in the US: so many different cultures change their appearance in different ways, but we all seem to do it, for one reason or another.

I'm no expert, but I don't see any makeup except for the dots. Seems like a lot less makeup than here.

ladysycamore · 07-23-2004, 04:06 PM

A beautiful picture of womanhood and humanity in general. :thumpsup:

jaguar · 07-23-2004, 04:38 PM

NBN, I don't know what you do, or how you do it, but you seem to be good at it.

York · 07-24-2004, 05:19 AM

i guess the one on the right got a good way off spending her time!

07-22-2004, 05:06 PM	#16
hampor Colloquialist Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: SiliValley Posts: 75	Affirmative action I was talking with two Indian co-workers talking about college, and one of them mentioned affirmative action. I quized them about this, and it turns out that in this case it is the practice reserving a certain number of slots for lower castes. They also mentioned the backlash that occurred when this went into force and the occaissional pretender who wasn't really from that caste. Last edited by hampor; 07-22-2004 at 05:57 PM.

07-22-2004, 08:02 PM	#21
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	I used to work with several engineers named Patel and Desai (sp?). They all wanted to go back eventually but every one of their wives absolutely refused. __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

07-22-2004, 11:35 PM	#23
lumberjim I can hear my ears Join Date: Oct 2003 Posts: 25,571	this might be the beginning of a fun game, beestie. one of these things is not like the other: Attached Images __________________ This body holding me reminds me of my own mortality Embrace this moment, remember We are eternal, all this pain is an illusion ~MJKeenan

07-23-2004, 10:39 AM	#25
Beestie -◊\|≡·∙■·∙≡\|◊- Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Parts unknown. Posts: 4,081	Well, well, well - look who showed up... Attached Images __________________ ♠ ♥ ♣ ♦

07-23-2004, 10:50 AM	#26
jinx Come on, cat. Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: general vicinity of Philadelphia area Posts: 7,013	Ohh.... big mistake beestie.... __________________ Crying won't help you, praying won't do you no good.

07-22-2004, 05:18 PM	#17
DanaC We have to go back, Kate! Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Yorkshire Posts: 25,964	"India might just be one of the most fucked-up places on the planet." No I really think that dubious honour falls to the Sudan....or maybe the Congo....possibly the Ivory Coast. Lot of places waaaay more fucked up than India. I have enormous affection for the Indian culture ( married to a sense of deep anger and frustration over such issues as the Untouchables and the practice of aborting girl babies or abandoning them.....acid attacks on girls by spurned lovers and honour killings ....railway children and the glittering lives of the burgeoning middle classes whilst the majority of the population do little more than subsist )..... I was raised on stories of India as my father was born there and lived there until the family had to leave ( just before the hand back whilst the sectarian violence was at a peak) .....Whilst from my Grandparents I heard the tales of a wealthy elite and was given a glimpse into arrogance of mindboggling degree, from my Father I heard the other tales. My father was a child and a rebellious one at that and as such his relationships with the staff who saw to most of his nurturing was very different to that of his parents. They were less careful around him and allowed him to see their world a little. I am glad of that because he passed some of those tales to me and left me with the fee,ling that in some small way I have a connection to that culture.

07-22-2004, 06:27 PM	#19
Trilby Slattern of the Swail Join Date: Jul 2004 Posts: 15,654	I worked for an Indian psychiatrist for two years. He hated India, never wanted to go back.

07-22-2004, 06:28 PM	#20
DanaC We have to go back, Kate! Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Yorkshire Posts: 25,964	Y'know what they say Pie..you can never have enough Hyperbole

07-23-2004, 04:06 PM	#28
ladysycamore "I may not always be perfect, but I'm always me." Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: In Sycamore's boxers Posts: 1,341	A beautiful picture of womanhood and humanity in general. :thumpsup: __________________ "Freedom is not given. It is our right at birth. But there are some moments when it must be taken." ~Tagline from the movie "Amistad"~ "The Akan concept of Sankofa: In order to move forward we first have to take a step back. In other words, before we can be prepared for the future, we must comprehend the past." From "We Did It, They Hid It"

07-23-2004, 04:38 PM	#29
jaguar whig Join Date: Apr 2001 Posts: 5,075	NBN, I don't know what you do, or how you do it, but you seem to be good at it. __________________ Good friends, good books and a sleepy conscience: this is the ideal life. - Twain

07-24-2004, 05:19 AM	#30
York Operations Operative Join Date: May 2004 Location: Tienen , Belgium Posts: 537	i guess the one on the right got a good way off spending her time!

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