i din follow this discussion fully, but i got a feel of it.. i fail to
understand why the gender of the poster is given importance? for me, it is
unconsequential
On 6/6/07, Bobby Kunhu <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> Dear Rajeender
> it is not about Devika, I do not know her asmuch as you do not or do
> It is about how women are constructed in our collective imaginations and
> how we "spontaneously" respond using a certain language thats programmed in
> us..
> I think that was what aryan and others were talking about
> It is not only about women, it is also about out constructions of our own
> histories within the frameworks of our identities... It is as much as about
> being a Nair or a Pulayan and what histories and mythologies we use to tell
> our histories
> Devikas point about aggression is also about that.... we, often do not
> realise that inherited notions of justness that we live with, for instance,
> that we use swear words and metaphors for injustice, "whore" in this context
> being a good example...
> Devika's metaphor of sexual violencein this case then is true,
> I hope we collectively decide to avoid such unpleasantness in future and
> behave in a civil manner in this forum
> Warmly
>
> On 06/06/07, rajeender <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> >
> >
> > Firstly, I am beaten on my own turf.
> > Secondly, I apologise to Devika because she feels my post in question
> > an aggression on her person.
> > Thirdly, I request her to consider this point: Written words can have
> > unintended consequences far more than word of mouth. Anonymity
> > aggravates this greatly.
> > She and somebody else might have mistaken my post to the group as
> > direct mail to her.
> > I have deleted the objectionable post.
> > (If this message is duplicated some error is to blame.)
> > On Jun 6, 7:30 pm, devika <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > > Rajeender's last mail to me ('a woman') made me fel pukish.
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
>
>
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> Bobby Kunhu
> C1/5, SDA, New Delhi - 110 016
> Phone - +91-11-46021460
> >
>
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