On 23 August 2012 03:42, Goanet Reader <[email protected]> wrote:
> > http://cyprianfernandes.blogspot.com.au/2012/08/the-unique-east-african-goan-tribe.html > > Thursday, August 23, 2012 > The unique East African Goan tribe > > The making of an East African Goan dodderer! > > By Cyprian Fernandes > [email protected] > > There is an unwritten law in journalism that you don't > denigrate the aged, the infirm, the sick, mentally and > physically afflicted. This same gene is part of the Goan DNA > and from a very early age children are taught this. Even > more emphatically, children are taught to respect their > elders and often called the elderly uncle or auntie................ > > .....As I wrote in an earlier blog, we have nothing to > apologise for. What makes an East African Goan? I > hope you can share your thoughts with me at > [email protected] > COMMENT: A well written article and pointedly you have chided and referred to the unwritten law in Journalism about abusing the vulnerable in Society. The Bardesi Cavalry attempts to rescue the damsel in distress. Unfortunately they are not singing from the same hymn sheet. One protests that it is quite in order to reflect the realities of growing old and doddery, while the other offers comfort that an error was made...discretion was needed. According to one, no one responds to my posts - now I don't know whether that is a good thing or a bad thing. You got a sure fire, fast response and I am sure more to follow; in a way I guess it is a good thing - people have sat up and taken notice! Now we learn that parody was used - this adds insult to injury - poking fun of our elders to dress up a report or for the benefit of readers (smile while you read). We have now heard it all, the axiom that should be used is: when in doubt do nowt! -- DEV BOREM KORUM Gabe Menezes.
