Now that some satisfactory conclusion is being reached let's do some introspection too. I do not myself think Bhajji should be banned and in fact I think that Symonds was provocative both in Australia and in India and invited the hatred of the crowds and not any racism.
That said, we should also see the kind of hysterical responses some of us have written and expressed here and elsewhere. The abuse, the use of the derogatory words such as Kalia and such, show that many of us highly emotional and have no discipline and control over ourselves. All in the name of righteous indignation. There was even a real Indian monkey here on rediff who responded expressing hatred for South Indians and called them names. So, the question is how mature are we? Are we capable of thinking cooly and calmly on our feet without going ballistic and being immature in crisis situations and in provocative moments? Lashing out at people in anger-generated madness seems to be one of our traits and the world knows that - in fact many autralians commented on that. Only those who can control their aggression can get things done and still command respect.
About color consciousness, I know that both in the North and in the South (especially North) people are very conscious of people's "fairness". They want their children to get married to fair Indians and comment on how fair or dark someone is all the time. This MUST GO! Some Indians who are very fair even think they are somehow very superior
RE:Let's watch ourselves too
by hemant pachori on Jan 08, 2008 11:46 PM Permalink
hey guys u r losing the course we r here to talk about our country's pride against other countries not to fight with each others stop dis north india n south india we all r indians cmon sreesanth is n our team n i don think any special praise is given to other bowlers n not to sreesanth u r talkin lik dat south india is not a part of india cmon lets b unite
RE:Let's watch ourselves too
by koblenz koblenz on Jan 08, 2008 11:50 PM Permalink
Exactly, I do not understand that why to invoke North-South thing here.
RE:Let's watch ourselves too
by JKP on Jan 08, 2008 11:32 PM Permalink
Exactly! Your point is very much right. India may be the only huge market in the world of fairness creams. We attribute great respect and servile attitude to the white colour in India and that is reflected in the row between South and North. However, the hard maintained racism in India has no place outside India where they treat all Indians as dark.
RE:RE:Let's watch ourselves too
by koblenz koblenz on Jan 08, 2008 11:54 PM Permalink
Well, we have no servile attitude to white color. We have servile attitude to have look alike attributes of those who are the most powerful in the world. Whites are the most powerful in the world, so we want to be like them. Lets say 100 years from now, non whites get stronger, may be india, then automatically there will be a trend to be more tanned.
People are attracted to power and not color. Color is just a "manifestation" of power.
PS: You won't find many japanese fascinated to white skin.
RE:Let's watch ourselves too
by koblenz koblenz on Jan 08, 2008 11:05 PM Permalink
I come from Punjabi North India and I say that people of south India are blood of my blood and flesh of my flesh. When North was under constant attack from Muslims, it was South who preserved our Great Hindu Civilization. After 1947 when britisher left, majority of our diplomats and scientist came from south, else we would have been left far behind. As an Indian, I thank people of South India of holding out when their brothers in North were not in the best of the positions.
RE:Let's watch ourselves too
by sri on Jan 08, 2008 10:42 PM Permalink
GOT LEFT OUT:
Some Indians who are very fair even think they are somehow very superior to other Indians. But when they go abroad (irony of ironies) many of them are referred to as sand niggers for example. So, let us see the idiocy behind our narrowness and learn to be better Indians before we ask others to be better themselves. Only then will we be truly respected and believed.
