Let me give my two cents to this argument... Suppose a magazine needs photographs of a London image. Say they want to photograph Piccadilly Circus or Leicester Square and some Eastern Europeans are in the background and someone puts a label saying London native people.
Does anyone feel this makes sense? They are indeed Europeans, they are of the same white skin colour, but they are not London natives. And the differences are so obvious, starting with their way of dressing so characteristic of Eastern Europe. But this situation would never happen in reality and you know why? Because someone or the other would have noticed the obvious mistake and corrected the label. There is no problem or prejudice if they are in the background of the photograph. The only problem is that the label is wrong! And if it had gone to press, the magazine would have been probably black listed in the UK and demanded to rectify the mistake in the next issue. This is because there is in the west attention to detail. I cannot say the same about India. In India there is hardly any detail whatsoever. People just say, write and do what they want and hardly anybody cares about the consequences. In Goa it is the sossegado concept kicking in. In India it is really a "couldn't care less" attitude. Even earlier this week, the Times of India, 29 Nov. reported that Mando festival turned Goa into a mini Singapore. http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/articleshow/328892.cms http://in.news.yahoo.com/031128/139/29y45.html The article contains mistaken testimonies. The facts are incorrect and it is sad that such things are being written in the media without any factual and historical validation! I guess it is not the first time and it won't be the last because nobody really cares and it is being written by and for a real bunch of ignorants! The dresses have a name are usually known as bazu-toddop and are not Singaporean but of Malay origin. The Portuguese didn't use to go to Singapore. That is wrong. Singapore was nothing else but a very small fishermen village and really only became one of the most important ports in the world in the last two centuries with the British. The Portuguese used to go to Malacca (which was another Portuguese colony from 1511 to 1641, taken over by the Dutch and is today a state of Malaysia). The Bazu-tuddop are known to be of Malay origin, not Singaporean. The origins of the Mando are debatable and there are lots of theories but I don't think the Portuguese can take full credit for the music like the article says. At the most, that is one of the theories... Best regards Paulo Colaco Dias. -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of George Pinto Sent: 05 December 2003 01:38 To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [Goanet]Re: INSULT TO GOANS In the link forwarded below, there are 3 pictures of churches (Western architecture) and 2 Indians. Am I supposed to be insulted by Indians (many Goans are Indians) or insulted by western colonial influences in Goa? Based on some of the discussions regarding this topic and the link below, it seems our boot-licking of the west (whites) continues but discrimination against Indians is ok. I guess colonialism never did go away, and Goans are happy to prolong it. George --- Gabe Menezes <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > Seems to me that the Pic used in the Dubai promotion of Goa was perhaps the > same one that is banded around the Globe. As it is, I agree with those who > oppose it. The tourist promotion authorities in Goa should point out this > anomaly to the perpetrators. Check out the link below as well ! Yahoo ? > whooo? > > http://sg.travel.yahoo.com/guide/asia/india/goa/ > > Cheers, > > Gabe Menezes. __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Free Pop-Up Blocker - Get it now http://companion.yahoo.com/ ######################################################################## ## # Send submissions for Goanet to [EMAIL PROTECTED] # # PLEASE remember to stay on-topic (related to Goa), and avoid top-posts # # More details on Goanet at http://joingoanet.shorturl.com/ # # Please keep your discussion/tone polite, to reflect respect to others # ######################################################################## ## ########################################################################## # Send submissions for Goanet to [EMAIL PROTECTED] # # PLEASE remember to stay on-topic (related to Goa), and avoid top-posts # # More details on Goanet at http://joingoanet.shorturl.com/ # # Please keep your discussion/tone polite, to reflect respect to others # ##########################################################################
