Sorry, this is a complimentary observation to Devika's remark on the sexiest scripts implied in the anti neoliberal rhetoric.
In malayalam they always speak about 'Samrajyatha Kadannakramanam' or Samrajyatha kadannu kayattam [ Imperial 'penetration'] Such 'rape scripts' surely reduce ourselves to passive victims. This is supported by the moralistic discourse on rape shared by rightists and feminists alike.. On 6/5/07, rajeender <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > Good to see a woman. My urge to reply gave way to a yearning to engage > in conversation. > But for your last comment, I would have assumed belligerence on your > part. Theoretical machinery has very limited application. People who > are constantly exposed to it may tend to overlook this. It can evoke > the same effect as that of the communists of Kozhanasseri (Vijayan, > Khazak) in situations where it is not very fitting. Occupational > hazard for you! > The question of sexism was raised earlier. But Devika's whole reply is > all about two sets of pairs, which I nay both. > "Please do remember that 'whore' acquires its connotations > precisely when set against the assumed purity of the 'chaste wife' > etc." > No I don't remember. The types and pair are yours, not mine. Myself a > ജാരന്, (jaran, the Malayalam word originally a fornicator now has > milder sense; for anandpat's information)I prefer about women what > Lady Chatterley author said. "If a woman hasn't got a tiny streak of > harlot in her, she's a dry stick as a rule." (I know I am playing into > your hands and you can give me stick for that.) > The same thing for the whorish/virgin Kerala. > I don't know what neo-liberalism is because I am not interested in it. > My interest was about the spread of misinformation (stupidity, in > fact) and shameless hustling of Kerala through the sarkari websites. > But now I know that I stepped on many toes in the process and I am > happy about that. > > On Jun 5, 10:42 am, devika <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > -- Dileep Raj Tel: 09447316701 --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ greenyouth mailinglist is the activist support mailinglist for kerala run by Global Alternate Information Applications (GAIA) To post to this group, send email to [email protected] -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
