--- Vidyadhar Gadgil [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
I personally would agree with the view that when it
comes to marriage,
Indians in general (and this includes all castes and
creeds) are among
the most prejudiced of all people. Even using the
examples Fred gives
(Gujrati with Punjabi etc.),
Vidyadhar,
Some 5,000 years ago, we Indians wrote the manual on
how to discriminate, so it is ironic when we complain
about the discrimination practiced by others.
However, I have noticed that young Indians in urban
areas are marrying ouside the group in growing
numbers, which probably reflects
I personally would agree with the view that when it comes to marriage,
Indians in general (and this includes all castes and creeds) are among
the most prejudiced of all people. Even using the examples Fred gives
(Gujrati with Punjabi etc.), there are very few people who marry outside
their own
I hope the Blacks become affluent and redefine the connotation of
beauty. Joshua has a friend who is Black and seems to like her.-:) I
am sure your matrimonial flyer, in years to come, will be flooded for
Black beauties.-:)
Marrying a fair skin characteristically makes me a racist.-:)
Of course, we are all racist, aren't we? And notions of race, class, caste
and definitions of 'acceptability' are all linked in some way, isn't it? I
think we should shift from discussing caste to talking about 'claste'
(class + caste). FN
- Original Message -
From: Frederick Noronha
I have asked this question before.
How many Goans are married to Negroes/Blacks?
As compared to Goans married to Caucasians or Mongoloids?
(I hope I'm using the correct racial terms- but you know what I mean)
Does say something about our prejudices doesn't it?
Cecil
Of course, who says we Goans
