Bao wrote:
It's not about if you have read philosophy or not, it's about cultural differences. Believe it or not, but such differences exists. If you tell a woman in the West or in India that she looks like a "cow", and you'll get two very different reactions. Don't know if you get this one. Just one example of many.
Ian C. Kuzushi wrote:Of course cultures are different. That's such an obvious comment it needn't be uttered.
Although, as a student of religious history I am unsure about your cow comment. If you call an American woman a cow, she might slap you. If you call an Indian woman the same, she might slap you for the same reason.
You are making gross generalizations that go so far as to be unhelpful.
Bao wrote:Sometimes you need to simplify to make things clear. You could have asked me to explain further or you can just dismiss everything as you did. Going into detailed explanations at this point? No, I am not going to waste more time on this. Some people have a genuine interest for cultural topics, some don't. Everyone has different interests and it's all fine. Again, I wish you a good day.
how about cowgirl then, that should be ok?Ian C. Kuzushi wrote:Bao wrote:
It's not about if you have read philosophy or not, it's about cultural differences. Believe it or not, but such differences exists. If you tell a woman in the West or in India that she looks like a "cow", and you'll get two very different reactions. Don't know if you get this one. Just one example of many.
If you call an American woman a cow, she might slap you. ..
interesting, I knew there in India is a thing about cows, but didn’t know in what way..good infoBao wrote:In India, cows are holy and they represents beauty. A traditional indian woman would take it as a compliment.
Trick wrote:how about cowgirl then, that should be ok?Ian C. Kuzushi wrote:Bao wrote:
It's not about if you have read philosophy or not, it's about cultural differences. Believe it or not, but such differences exists. If you tell a woman in the West or in India that she looks like a "cow", and you'll get two very different reactions. Don't know if you get this one. Just one example of many.
If you call an American woman a cow, she might slap you. ..
Trick wrote:interesting, I knew there in India is a thing about cows, but didn’t know in what way..good infoBao wrote:In India, cows are holy and they represents beauty. A traditional indian woman would take it as a compliment.
Ian C. Kuzushi wrote: ...I think a fella named Edward Said wrote something about this line of thinking...
Finny wrote:. I've had that very conversation with Bao and others many times over the years. Racists gonna racist.
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