Cornel is possibly closer to the truth. The problem is that he's just in a hopeless minority. The vast majority posting on this list -- the articulate self-appointed spokespersons of Goanity and all its values -- owe alleigance to 'elite' and 'upper' caste perspectives.
It is therefore understandable that the Cornel's have to fight hard to swim against the tide. In the meantime, every argument is used to bolster the view that casteism isn't that bad really. We say we've never experienced it. Okay, as any Gawada or Kunbi if they share this perspective. Had we been born in such a family, we would have know what caste meant by the age of five. We can stay ensconsed in our concrete towers and pretend it doesn't exist. For more about casteism and caste among Catholics, read Adelyn da Costa's (aunt of Navhind journalist Glenn da Costa, and sister to the late Walter da Costa) paper on the topic, published in Man and Society (if I recall the journal right). --FN
