Cheap shot, Gilbert. I think YOU need to apologise. > When Manoj, a Hindu Goan, first used the term Kokno recently, he used it to refer to himself. He was not complaining about being called a Kokno. What he was complaining about was the derogatory use of the term "Hindu boys" by Afra Dias in her gratuitous and snide references to Fr. Eusebio's associations. > Yet Manoj's innocent use of a term for himself has sparked a firestorm of totally unnecessary heat, with little or no light, since Kokno is not a derogarory term when used in it's proper context and not as part of a derogatory reference. Loosely speaking we are all Koknos. > Mario. > --- [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> Kudos Elisabeth, > You are on a fast-track to being an ayatollah. > Kind Regards, GL > > Elisabeth Carvalho wrote: > > I hope you are not apologising on my behalf atleast. > If you take the word "Konkno" out of the Konkani > vocabulary, I'd be interested to know what you would > replace it by. _____________________________________________ Do not post admin requests to the list. Goanet mailing list ([email protected]) Help/Unsubscribe/Update your Subscription: %(user_optionsurl)s This email sent to %(user_address)s
