Posts Tagged ‘Terrorism’
Monday, May 19th, 2008
* Adhir Kalyan, whom we blogged about in our review of the CW’s “Aliens in America,” bagged a role as an up-and-coming wunderkind doctor on FX’s “Nip/Tuck.” Amazingly, the writers of the show displayed their all-world creativity when they named the character “Raj.” On a happier note, that boy is going to get LAID, both on the program and in real life, because of his role on that show. It’s LA, you know. And I 100% support the sexual objectification of the Indian male by women as well as the resulting residual play from the trickle-down effect. [Thanks Angry Asian Man]
Tags: Adhir Kalyan, AIDS & HIV, Assimilation Issues, Bollywood, Dan Byrd, India, Los Angeles Life, Muslim / Islam, Pakistan, Prostitution, Sunita Prasad, Terrorism, TV
Posted in Brown in North America, Comedy, Desi Dose, Entertainment, Identity, Motherlands, Sexuality, Xenophobia | 4 Comments »
Tuesday, May 13th, 2008
Terrible couple of weeks for large swaths of Asia, from the South to the East to the Southeast. Whether it was Cyclone Nargis bludgeoning Burma (though perhaps the ruling military junta’s indignant stance is the greater tragedy as her people suffer), the 7.9 magnitude quake in central China, or the terrorist attacks in Jaipur, India, this has been a devastating and shitty month for the most populous regions of the world.
Sometimes I feel resigned to the cycle. If Buddha and the Gita had it right, life is just suffering. Is this an un-Disney circle of life? Maybe this is just how things go, and will we ever change anything unless we change everything? And what new problems will those changes bring?
Tags: Burma, China, India, Muslim / Islam, Natural Disasters, Terrorism
Posted in Diaspora, Motherlands, Op Ed, Religion | No Comments »
Tuesday, January 1st, 2008
As it’s a new year (well, not if you follow the Hindu Calendar), I figured it would be appropriate to draw up some resolutions for myself and desi fellows in general… Much like the electric rickshaw to the right, it’s all about modifying what works and dropping those things that pollute you. Or something more clever than that.
I resolve…
Tags: Assimilation Issues, Desi Manifesto Blog, FOB/DBD/IBI/Indian-born, Norah Jones, Ravi Shankar, South Africa, Terrorism, UK
Posted in Brown in North America, Comedy, Culture Shocks, Dating and Mating, Entertainment, Ethnic Rage, Identity, InterDesi Issues, Who We Are, Xenophobia | No Comments »
Thursday, November 15th, 2007
Various cultures have tried isolating those who are “different.” They’ve all claimed it was for benign purposes, some going so far as to say it was to benefit the minority group. In recent history, the Nazis made the Jews wear “pieces of flair” (thanks, Office Space). The Americans sent anyone of Japanese origin into camps during WW2. The Taliban made the Afghani Hindus wear patches. The Americans made blacks live in separate areas of the country when they tried the “separate but equal” debacle. Rather than protecting the smaller group’s members, these plans simply divide them from the majority, destroy the bonds that have integrated them into society, and make it easier for the majority to view the smaller group as a foreign entity, a “them” vs. “us” scenario.
Tags: Assimilation Issues, Hindu / Hinduism, Los Angeles Life, Muslim / Islam, Police, September 11th, Terrorism
Posted in Brown in North America, Government and Legal, History, Op Ed, Religion, Who We Are, Xenophobia | 7 Comments »
