In the US most personals have a race preference, for example a woman may describe herself as SWF (single white female) seeking a SWM(single white male). Are such people racists?
--- Eugene Correia <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Can't understand the hullabaloo over mention of > caste > in cybermatrimonials. > If one puts an ad asking for particular caste, the > person is within his/her rights. Maybe the person > wants to marrying within his/her caste. > Banning of adverts requesting that prospective > partners meet the requirements is not the answer. > The > adverts haven't hurt anyone. > Those who are looking at issues such as caste in > these > innocuous posts are people with a deep sense of > quilt. > The Times of India even had (or still has) a section > on NRI grooms. (Not sure of NRI brides). This is > just > another filter. There may be spinsters looking just > for NRIs as prospecive lifepartners. > Suppose a caste-conscious person puts an advert > without mentioning caste as a prerequisite, the > person > will be bombarded with more emails. So a filter such > as caste helps in narrowing the field.d > Why do people put "fair-skinned", > "convent-educated", > "homely", "outgoing"? These are obviously to convey > a > person's strong or plus points. > The issue of casteism needs to be tackled in a wider > scope and not just through the personal domain of > cybermatrimonials. > > Eugene > > > > > > ____________________________________________________ > Sell on Yahoo! Auctions no fees. Bid on great > items. > http://auctions.yahoo.com/ > > __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Mail - You care about security. So do we. http://promotions.yahoo.com/new_mail
