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]]> By: Nita http://superstarksa.com/2007/02/08/making-an-ass-out-of-u-and-me/comment-page-1/#comment-4200 Nita Fri, 16 Feb 2007 16:45:02 +0000 http://superstarksa.com/2007/02/08/making-an-ass-out-of-u-and-me/#comment-4200 Actually when I first read her comment I didn't like it but then when I thought about it I realised that she meant no harm really. I guess all of these people who attacked her overreacted. However I agree with you on one thing. There are a lot of people who live abroad who are more loyal than the King. We in India are constantly cirbbing and complaining though we would never leave India for the world and there is not harm in complaining! But I can tell you one thing. I have been a blogger for just five months and the kind of shitty people you have on the internet, its amazing. Once when I wrote somethign negative about India (that too on a comment, not a post) I was told I should go to live in China! Amazing, because this guy who told me to go to China was living in some white country while I was proudly living in my own. After going to his blog I realised that he was an Indian American who was one of those who couldn't stand any critiscim about India. Probably he has been subjected to racism. What these people don't understand is that in India we are criticizing all the time, the media is doing it every single day, the TV channels too, people too. We want to improve India for gods sake, not pretend that everythign is hunky dory. Actually when I first read her comment I didn’t like it but then when I thought about it I realised that she meant no harm really. I guess all of these people who attacked her overreacted. However I agree with you on one thing. There are a lot of people who live abroad who are more loyal than the King. We in India are constantly cirbbing and complaining though we would never leave India for the world and there is not harm in complaining!
But I can tell you one thing. I have been a blogger for just five months and the kind of shitty people you have on the internet, its amazing. Once when I wrote somethign negative about India (that too on a comment, not a post) I was told I should go to live in China! Amazing, because this guy who told me to go to China was living in some white country while I was proudly living in my own. After going to his blog I realised that he was an Indian American who was one of those who couldn’t stand any critiscim about India. Probably he has been subjected to racism. What these people don’t understand is that in India we are criticizing all the time, the media is doing it every single day, the TV channels too, people too. We want to improve India for gods sake, not pretend that everythign is hunky dory.

]]> By: superstarksa http://superstarksa.com/2007/02/08/making-an-ass-out-of-u-and-me/comment-page-1/#comment-4188 superstarksa Thu, 15 Feb 2007 18:23:55 +0000 http://superstarksa.com/2007/02/08/making-an-ass-out-of-u-and-me/#comment-4188 Santosh: Understood. Btw, I was not calling you out, but was trying to convey that it is pretty natural to get into a mob mentality. About getting out when it comes to abuse, I try to do that too. Yeah and I am not sure whether "jingoism" is a term that a lot of us even understand. Sigh! Santosh: Understood. Btw, I was not calling you out, but was trying to convey that it is pretty natural to get into a mob mentality. About getting out when it comes to abuse, I try to do that too. Yeah and I am not sure whether “jingoism” is a term that a lot of us even understand. Sigh!

]]> By: Santosh http://superstarksa.com/2007/02/08/making-an-ass-out-of-u-and-me/comment-page-1/#comment-4185 Santosh Thu, 15 Feb 2007 18:10:29 +0000 http://superstarksa.com/2007/02/08/making-an-ass-out-of-u-and-me/#comment-4185 Anantha, I'm not averse to falling prey to the mob mentality but seldom follow it when it turns abusive. Another problem this situation highlights is the problem of people confusing jingoism to patriotism. You can love your country and wear it on your sleeve all you want but when you constantly turn your back to the problems the country us facing and attack someone else for pointing it out, you're *NOT* being patriotic. <em>"Patriotism is the last refuge of a scoundrel." -Samuel Johnson</em> Anantha,
I’m not averse to falling prey to the mob mentality but seldom follow it when it turns abusive.
Another problem this situation highlights is the problem of people confusing jingoism to patriotism. You can love your country and wear it on your sleeve all you want but when you constantly turn your back to the problems the country us facing and attack someone else for pointing it out, you’re *NOT* being patriotic.
“Patriotism is the last refuge of a scoundrel.”
-Samuel Johnson

]]> By: superstarksa http://superstarksa.com/2007/02/08/making-an-ass-out-of-u-and-me/comment-page-1/#comment-4182 superstarksa Thu, 15 Feb 2007 15:58:15 +0000 http://superstarksa.com/2007/02/08/making-an-ass-out-of-u-and-me/#comment-4182 Ash: Thanks for stepping in. Santosh: I am not averse from that and honestly (though I don't know you that well) I am not sure whether you will be averse to that either. I mean, its all in the beliefs. If we believe something, we step in, be it as a group or by ourselves. But where it goes into the realm of stupidity is when someone makes a glaring mistake and everyone else jump in and play "follow the leader". Its not sycophancy, but stupidity that is the problem. Anon: As Ash said above, if someone does not highlight the wrongs, how will you know what to avoid? Like for instance the whole "madrasi" business. Most of the people, who hail from states other than the 4 southern states (5 incl. Pondicherry) don't see what the big deal is, with the term. But the fact is, it offends. I just hope this whole brouhaha brought that (i.e. the term "madrasi" is offends a lot of South Indians who have been abused using that term as a slur) into the public domain. And DP did its part in making that happen, I think. Andy: Thanks. Those comments were the catalyst for this post. Zep: Thanks. Sunil: I don't know if I can absolve myself of any blame in other cases. I think the motivation comes from strong beliefs that sometimes shield them from introspection. mlc: Thanks. I thought I'd leave the "ugly" part to "madrasi chicks" like you (my tongue is firmly in my cheek, btw) and concentrate on the "madrasi" part. I was amazed that no one publicly questioned him enough about that arbit rape statement, though I have reason to believe he got more than a few flames on email. And he did not get it. Again, happens with "strong beliefs" i think. Lali: Better than my proposed rant about the suspended license, no? Sumeet: <blockquote>Kuch log apni desh bhakti apne zubaan pei le ghoomtein hain, kuch log apne dil mein..i am glab i am the latter</blockquote> Nicely said man! Shub: Thanks..... Kaushik: Did not immediately realize that there was a Silence of the Lambs connection. But this is a line that my boss uses a lot - Never Assume. It makes an ASS out of U and ME. Thought it was fitting. Ya, the things one has to do to be a chennaivasi! Ash: Thanks for stepping in.

Santosh: I am not averse from that and honestly (though I don’t know you that well) I am not sure whether you will be averse to that either. I mean, its all in the beliefs. If we believe something, we step in, be it as a group or by ourselves. But where it goes into the realm of stupidity is when someone makes a glaring mistake and everyone else jump in and play “follow the leader”. Its not sycophancy, but stupidity that is the problem.

Anon: As Ash said above, if someone does not highlight the wrongs, how will you know what to avoid? Like for instance the whole “madrasi” business. Most of the people, who hail from states other than the 4 southern states (5 incl. Pondicherry) don’t see what the big deal is, with the term. But the fact is, it offends. I just hope this whole brouhaha brought that (i.e. the term “madrasi” is offends a lot of South Indians who have been abused using that term as a slur) into the public domain. And DP did its part in making that happen, I think.

Andy: Thanks. Those comments were the catalyst for this post.

Zep: Thanks.

Sunil: I don’t know if I can absolve myself of any blame in other cases. I think the motivation comes from strong beliefs that sometimes shield them from introspection.

mlc: Thanks. I thought I’d leave the “ugly” part to “madrasi chicks” like you (my tongue is firmly in my cheek, btw) and concentrate on the “madrasi” part. I was amazed that no one publicly questioned him enough about that arbit rape statement, though I have reason to believe he got more than a few flames on email. And he did not get it. Again, happens with “strong beliefs” i think.

Lali: Better than my proposed rant about the suspended license, no?

Sumeet:

Kuch log apni desh bhakti apne zubaan pei le ghoomtein hain, kuch log apne dil mein..i am glab i am the latter

Nicely said man!

Shub: Thanks…..

Kaushik: Did not immediately realize that there was a Silence of the Lambs connection. But this is a line that my boss uses a lot – Never Assume. It makes an ASS out of U and ME. Thought it was fitting. Ya, the things one has to do to be a chennaivasi!

]]> By: Ash http://superstarksa.com/2007/02/08/making-an-ass-out-of-u-and-me/comment-page-1/#comment-4181 Ash Thu, 15 Feb 2007 15:02:28 +0000 http://superstarksa.com/2007/02/08/making-an-ass-out-of-u-and-me/#comment-4181 [I'm a DP contributor] Anon, yeah well DesiPundit also links to the sane people who criticize the crazy bloggers out there. And the point of linking to insane posts is to make you sane guys aware of it and correct the misconceptions. [I'm a DP contributor]

Anon, yeah well DesiPundit also links to the sane people who criticize the crazy bloggers out there.

And the point of linking to insane posts is to make you sane guys aware of it and correct the misconceptions.

]]> By: Santosh http://superstarksa.com/2007/02/08/making-an-ass-out-of-u-and-me/comment-page-1/#comment-4180 Santosh Thu, 15 Feb 2007 14:32:27 +0000 http://superstarksa.com/2007/02/08/making-an-ass-out-of-u-and-me/#comment-4180 Great post Anantha. Mob justice seems to be as prevalent among desi bloggers as it is in real life among desis. Just because someone critcizes you, does not mean they hate you. I guess some people never heard of constructive criticism. Great post Anantha. Mob justice seems to be as prevalent among desi bloggers as it is in real life among desis. Just because someone critcizes you, does not mean they hate you. I guess some people never heard of constructive criticism.

]]> By: Anonymous http://superstarksa.com/2007/02/08/making-an-ass-out-of-u-and-me/comment-page-1/#comment-4173 Anonymous Thu, 15 Feb 2007 08:43:36 +0000 http://superstarksa.com/2007/02/08/making-an-ass-out-of-u-and-me/#comment-4173 <em>*ADMIN SAYS: This blog generally does not allow anonymous comments. This one came up online because of a glitch perpetuated by a configuration change that has since been corrected.*</em> The worst thing to happen in Indian blogsphere is the Desipundit thing. It has totally vitiated the blogworld by perpetuating these flamed bloggers who talk bout Madrasi girls and bitchy NRIs. *ADMIN SAYS: This blog generally does not allow anonymous comments. This one came up online because of a glitch perpetuated by a configuration change that has since been corrected.*

The worst thing to happen in Indian blogsphere is the Desipundit thing. It has totally vitiated the blogworld by perpetuating these flamed bloggers who talk bout Madrasi girls and bitchy NRIs.

]]> By: Andy http://superstarksa.com/2007/02/08/making-an-ass-out-of-u-and-me/comment-page-1/#comment-4171 Andy Thu, 15 Feb 2007 07:54:07 +0000 http://superstarksa.com/2007/02/08/making-an-ass-out-of-u-and-me/#comment-4171 I have linked this post on Parsings' comments section. Some of those comments are rude I tell you. I have linked this post on Parsings’ comments section. Some of those comments are rude I tell you.

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