Hi Santosh,
Many thanks for your clarification. I now understand the point you were
making.
Regards,
Cornel
----- Original Message -----
From: "Santosh Helekar"
Sent: Wednesday, June 29, 2005 4:56 AM
Subject: Re: [Goanet] Willie, a casteist ? What BULL.........!
--- cornel wrote:
Hi Santosh,
I am not clear as to exactly what you are asking in
your question. Please can you clarify the point you
are making.
Cornel,
It appears to me that Antonio's rhetorical question
constitutes a generalization which suggests that
certain individuals cannot be anticasteists just
because they were born into a certain caste. I am
wondering whether this in itself cannot be regarded as
a casteist generalization.
I think a true anticasteist would be completely blind
to caste. S/he would never refer to anybody's caste,
and never stereotype anybody based on his/her caste.
S/he would never attribute by generalization any kind
of limitation or behavioral trait, such as the
inability to become an anticasteist, to any person, by
referring to the fact that s/he belongs to a
particular caste, and by virtue of it.
Cheers,
Santosh
