I knew of brown sugar and brown bread, never heard of brown Portuguese. Since Mario seems to be very knowledgeable in colors and shades and care about, would he, please, explain the difference between a black Kunbi and a white Brahmin and which of which is a true Indian.
Why should a loving charitable Christian subject of a great world superpower feel the Freudian compulsion of mentioning derisively the poor folks of a small small second rate European country now better known for friendly dispensing EU valid passports? Mesquinhez? Mau caracter? Complexions (whatever it means) acquired by force? Who sent millions of innocent beheaded Buddhists to their graves? Who saved millions of peaceful Hindus from turning fanatic Mohammedans? Ricardo Nunes Ricardo Nunes <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: It is very interesting to notice how popular it is the topic of "ethnic" Indians eager to acquire and be proud of their Portuguese nationality. Is there any affirmative action program to help minority "ethnic" Portuguese acquire and be proud of their Indian nationality? Why not? Mario observes: Louis Armstrong, when asked to explain jazz said, "Man, if you have to ask, you'll never know!" Likewise, if these brown Portuguese need an affirmative action program to be proud of their Indian heritage, they may never succeed. What is ironic is that Portugal and Portuguese, by virtue of their European complexions and colonial status, which they acquired by force, were once considered somehow "superior" to India and Indians. How things have changed. Today, Portugal is still a second rate European country, whereas India is well on its way to superpower status. Why anyone would want Portuguese citizenship in this day and age is beyond me, though I would respect their desire on general principles of free choice, if that's what they want.
