Re: [silk] Sexist cops destroying economy?
On Wed, Jan 4, 2012 at 12:36, ashok _ listmans...@gmail.com wrote: Yeah that too ... ! the thermal earmuff seems to be the current rage in Chennai (it appears to have replaced the monkey-cap) - a walk along the beach and looking at the dressed up people one would think it was vancouver not chennai. A madras mama in a thermal earmuff and a mini skirt would have surely made my day. The chennai beach still looked the same the last I saw (last month to be precise). Maybe I missed this interesting apparition you describe...
Re: [silk] Sexist cops destroying economy?
On Thu, Jan 5, 2012 at 2:58 PM, . svaks...@gmail.com wrote: The chennai beach still looked the same the last I saw (last month to be precise). Maybe I missed this interesting apparition you describe... you must observe closely -- this is the exact type i saw all over elliots beach : http://katieosterhage.wordpress.com/2011/01/09/merry-christmas-chennai-style/ though in tamil its become kattu patti (wind band ) apparently bangalore isnt immune either : http://www.indiaoutsidemywindow.com/2011/12/earmuff-season-is-here.html
Re: [silk] Sexist cops destroying economy?
On Thu, Jan 5, 2012 at 10:34 PM, ashok _ listmans...@gmail.com wrote: The chennai beach still looked the same the last I saw (last month to be precise). Maybe I missed this interesting apparition you describe... you must observe closely -- this is the exact type i saw all over elliots beach : http://katieosterhage.wordpress.com/2011/01/09/merry-christmas-chennai-style/ though in tamil its become kattu patti (wind band ) oh ...i misread -- that should be kadu patti (ear band)
Re: [silk] Sexist cops destroying economy?
Deepa Mohan [04/01/12 13:26 +0530]: Why put a question mark at the end of that phrase Suresh? And surely, the I don't often go out drinking and if I do, I don't pick a five star hotel bar if I can help it. There's also buying clothes for a trip to singapore or the states etc type purchases, where you can leave all the salwar kameez, saris etc behind with a clear conscience.
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On Wed, Jan 4, 2012 at 11:03 AM, Suresh Ramasubramanian sur...@hserus.net wrote: There's also buying clothes for a trip to singapore or the states etc type purchases, where you can leave all the salwar kameez, saris etc behind with a clear conscience. perhaps that explains it, as they were also selling a lot of woolens and heavy winter clothing.
Re: [silk] Sexist cops destroying economy?
On Wed, Jan 4, 2012 at 1:35 PM, ashok _ listmans...@gmail.com wrote: perhaps that explains it, as they were also selling a lot of woolens and heavy winter clothing. That would be for the Madras mamas reeling under the Margazhi dew (pani). Thaths -- Marge: Quick, somebody perform CPR! Homer: Umm (singing) I see a bad moon rising. Marge: That's CCR! Homer: Looks like we're in for nasty weather. Sudhakar Chandra Slacker Without Borders
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On Wed, Jan 4, 2012 at 3:29 PM, Thaths tha...@gmail.com wrote: On Wed, Jan 4, 2012 at 1:35 PM, ashok _ listmans...@gmail.com wrote: perhaps that explains it, as they were also selling a lot of woolens and heavy winter clothing. That would be for the Madras mamas reeling under the Margazhi dew (pani). Yeah that too ... ! the thermal earmuff seems to be the current rage in Chennai (it appears to have replaced the monkey-cap) - a walk along the beach and looking at the dressed up people one would think it was vancouver not chennai. A madras mama in a thermal earmuff and a mini skirt would have surely made my day.
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On Wednesday, January 4, 2012, ashok _ listmans...@gmail.com wrote A madras mama in a thermal earmuff and a mini skirt would have surely made my day. A gem of alliteration...and a mind-boggling image.
Re: [silk] Sexist cops destroying economy?
On Tuesday 03 Jan 2012 11:27:18 am . wrote: Here’s a new year’s resolution I’d like to see for 2012: Let government and law enforcement officials come out and say loud and clear, in each of our many languages, that the victims of sexual harassment and assault will not be blamed, no matter what clothes they were wearing or what time of day they were driving their vehicles. It is the police’s duty to protect law-abiding people from criminals, full stop. Officers who try to duck this responsibility by blaming short skirts and unladylike behaviour must be summarily removed from their positions, if India is ever to become a superpower. several quibbles. 1. India is not going to become a superpower if women start wearing more revealing dresses, so that was pointless rhetoric 2. That Andhra police officer loudly proclaimed I am an idiot. Asking a person who loudly proclaims I am an idiot to stop being an idiot is what this article is about. 3. Even if all women were to stop dressing provocatively how would the police deal with a woman - say a hoooker who deliberately dresses provocatively to attract customers? Rape her? Or look away and blame her provcative dress if she were to get raped? This question is too difficult to answer for Idiots. 4. If Indians were actually honest with themselves and did a proper survey of what is happening in ths country you will find that a significant percentage of menfolk think that a woman should be covered up and at home serving her husband. She should wear jasmine in her hair and never drink. And I heard this from a self-proclaimed Hindutva group. There is an elite India that is out of touch with the majority. The article is from that elite for the elite. The probem is not that the police officer is a self advertised idiot. The whole goddam country thinks this way. Blaming the idiot police officer is ignoring the elephant in the room. We are pretending that India is something that it isn't and hoping that it will become something that it won't. The police will never enforce what they don't believe. shiv
Re: [silk] Sexist cops destroying economy?
On Tue, Jan 3, 2012 at 12:54 PM, ss cybers...@gmail.com wrote: 4. If Indians were actually honest with themselves and did a proper survey of what is happening in ths country you will find that a significant percentage of menfolk think that a woman should be covered up and at home serving her husband. She should wear jasmine in her hair and never drink. And I heard this from a self-proclaimed Hindutva group. There is an elite India that is out of touch with the majority. The article is from that elite for the elite. The probem is not that the police officer is a self advertised idiot. The whole goddam country thinks this way. Blaming the idiot police officer is ignoring the elephant in the room. We are pretending that India is something that it isn't and hoping that it will become something that it won't. The police will never enforce what they don't believe. I was recently in chennai and went to a big mall where I saw a lot of really short skirts and such in store displays - and also on sale in large numbers inside the stores. But -- I actually did not come across a single person wearing these skirts. So my question is who actually wears these clothes -- the large variety on sale indicates there are buyers -- but where do they wear them to ... are there 'exclusive / elite' places that one must go to see these elusive skirt wearers ?
Re: [silk] Sexist cops destroying economy?
ashok _ [04/01/12 09:53 +0300]: I was recently in chennai and went to a big mall where I saw a lot of really short skirts and such in store displays - and also on sale in large numbers inside the stores. But -- I actually did not come across a single person wearing these skirts. So my question is who actually bars at five star hotels?
Re: [silk] Sexist cops destroying economy?
On Wed, Jan 4, 2012 at 1:05 PM, Suresh Ramasubramanian sur...@hserus.netwrote: ashok _ [04/01/12 09:53 +0300]: I was recently in chennai and went to a big mall where I saw a lot of really short skirts and such in store displays - and also on sale in large numbers inside the stores. But -- I actually did not come across a single person wearing these skirts. So my question is who actually bars at five star hotels? Why put a question mark at the end of that phrase Suresh? And surely, the time when one goes to the bars is important...well, exclusive is always elusive and vice versa... I must say, I loved the very politically correct words, person wearing these skirts
