Re: Sita Sings the Blues
Originally Posted by
Eric11235
As much as your words pierce me, as mean as they truly are, I will not disagree.
As offended as I am by your sentiments and questioning of the authenticity of my belief (and if you do say that you aren't I highly suggest reviewing the last statement you have made) I cannot speak for all people. but nor can you.
Unlike your (and no facetiousness meant) rather educated view on the matter of Westerners views on the Ramayana, I cannot guarantee with such certainty that my words ring any truth, but to make such a generalization that this film only reinforces negative stereotypes is in and of itself a stereotype. There are people who are tolerant and while the vast majority aren't there are some who are, for those people I take offense to your statement.
I am angry with myself for being this angry and expressing it publicly but I cannot sit idly as someone questions my integrity through statements such as you have made.
I am sincerely sorry to everyone who must suffer my reading, and I'm sorry for being melodramatic as such, but it appears that my (relative) open mindedness is not as welcome as I had hoped.
How can you allow someone to control you like this with his words as Sahasranama is doing in this thread as he is good at ? Develop a slightly thicker skin. It helps to save you from developing allergic reaction to tiny poisonous insect bites.
Having said so, the link that you have provided is really not in good taste to a Hindu. Please don't think that a Hindu would be happy watching it or anything similar to that. Rama has to be felt in the heart as a Hindu feels then only you can understand why such depiction of Ramayana is unacceptable to the Hindus.
I remember there was another thread on painting the picture of Krishna on nails ! That is really disgusting from a Hindu point of view ... it is not art. No Hindu worth his name can see this as an art. It is like painting Goddess Sarasavati in nude and call it as art !! It is sick mentality of those who have no idea of the culture of the Hindus. The Nails touch many dirty things & accumulate dirt in them ... whereas people don't even go near the pictures of God with dirty hands and feet ... leave alone touching them ! I am not saying whether it is good or bad ... it is like this ... that is all. We Hindus are like this ... take it or leave it.
OM
"Om Namo Bhagvate Vaasudevaye"
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