tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5869071.post8668655898585102177..comments2024-03-27T03:16:30.857-04:00Comments on wAitiNG foR doROthY: WTF?! now this is just sad.emily1http://www.blogger.com/profile/13436512495391302621noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5869071.post-83081419290669579982007-07-06T11:35:00.000-04:002007-07-06T11:35:00.000-04:00I do agree with you: it's important to call this p...I do agree with you: it's important to call this practice out as barbaric (same as genital mutilation in African societies).<BR/><BR/>In thinking about it more, I thought you might be interested in the comment threads on the posts below from an Indian-American group blog. It shows that there's a big controversy about this within that culture (e.g., "airing our dirty laundry makes some people think we're <I>all</I> like that"). Enjoy, if it interests you.<BR/><BR/><A HREF="http://www.sepiamutiny.com/sepia/archives/002344.html" REL="nofollow">http://www.sepiamutiny.com/sepia/archives/002344.html</A><BR/><A HREF="http://www.sepiamutiny.com/sepia/archives/003341.html" REL="nofollow">http://www.sepiamutiny.com/sepia/archives/003341.html</A><BR/><A HREF="http://www.sepiamutiny.com/sepia/archives/004137.html" REL="nofollow">http://www.sepiamutiny.com/sepia/archives/004137.html</A>Joehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02957861827918606478noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5869071.post-27043085313334135522007-07-05T13:47:00.000-04:002007-07-05T13:47:00.000-04:00even if this phenomenon is "blown out of proportio...even if this phenomenon is "blown out of proportion" it still exists. this doesn't mean we should be silent about it for fear of offending indians. (remember that old slogan, "silence = death"?)<BR/><BR/>what is the bigger harm? hurting people's feelings, or allowing a defenseless and disenfranchised segment of the population to suffer and die? people are suffering, and this practice, even if it is going the way of the dodo, should be exposed. perhaps it will become extinct faster.FMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05800374238932683719noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5869071.post-89729890476270754452007-07-05T13:39:00.000-04:002007-07-05T13:39:00.000-04:00You should check out Deepa Mehta's film Water, whi...You should check out Deepa Mehta's film <I>Water</I>, which was an Oscar nominee last year.<BR/><BR/>However, there are also all kinds of attitudes out there over whether this phenomenon is blown out of proportion and/or just another way for people to look at a practice that's going out of fashion anyway, and use it to make assumptions and put down "those backward Indians".Joehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02957861827918606478noreply@blogger.com