How can you trivialize it to being a “floating signifier” when the context of origin was racially dehumanizing? Like I said before, its usage can continue, but to me its more of an exercise in futility and silliness rather than an irritation or threat.

so.. there you go – as i said – music is not a reflection of taste, but a reflection of one’s life – and there is no reason it should fit the top 40′s – but to have a life is to have a preference – and thusly you got to be in the game .

It doesn’t get any more convincing than this. I’ve sent Siddhartha a small list. He’ll probably throw them out for being outdated anyway . Tumhe bhi Baba din (Christmas) mubarak.

Thanks, Shruti.

http://www.quillpad.com/hindi/ Try this out, people. A friend of mine developed it. They have 12 or so other Indian languages too. Seems to work very well, although it is Windows specific, I think. On a Mac, it’s working great with the Safari browser for me for Hindi. Not so great with Firefox (I haven’t set up fonts yet).

“My heroes have the heart to live the lives I want to live. And all I remember is thinking I want to be like them”

This is a cool anthem. It would be nice to see it included. Incidentally, I am getting some really good tips from the comments.

I agree. It should be Straight Outta Edison. Duh.

Sorry, by “new” I meant “new and REAL” – Bootylicious and Fergalicious are not real words.

Are you sure? I mean, can’t you be tamalicious, also?

Awesome.

Are you sure? I mean, can’t you be tamalicious, also?

I also think macaca is stupid. Sorry Siddhartha

As far as I am concerned it is nothing of the sort. Are you threatened by a floating signifier?

It’s not that it’s irritating, it’s futile. It’s an attempt to do what black folks have done or are trying to do by internalizing the N-word. Black folks realize no matter how many times they put it on records and hip hop videos, Kramers around the world can in in an instant recall the original usage and intent of the word – to dehumanize.

I’m not saying rappers should cease using the word in records, thats a dialogue that should occur within the black community alone.

But for us to attempt a similar path of action, is silly for two reasons:

1. Macaca as a word against Indians was chosen arbitrarily. It came out of the subconscious of a politicians mother that lived in North Africa. If S.R. Sidarth was Hispanic, or Eskimo, or African, or any OTHER shade of “brown” they’d have the same word levy’d against them.

2. It was one guy who said it. Kramers re-use of the N word triggered a collective white history. In the US, we simply don’t have that history, it’s silly to try and co-opt it.

I, for one, hope we don’t have to see Desi rap acts like M.W.A, talkin about “Straight outta Iselin”

i am like that as well. the only music i listen to is freebie stuff that’s playing on cbc when i’m driving or stuff i come across youtube. for the life of me i cant remember most of the stuff i hear on cbc… because i dont hear the same stuff twice again … but some stuff sticks and i try to hear it again – for example, i was hearing this program about the montreal music scene and arcade fire came on and i went whoa!!! and that was my intro to those guys… etc. some other stuff is actually 2006, but the shitty life i lead – driving is my relief – i treasure these little moments of peace … then youtube… i’ll probably one of the handful who recommmends filmi tunes, but hey – those are delishus bonbons – i dont know if it’s the emoting or the music that gets me – but to paraphrase the ‘holic – filmi masala is bilkul yummy yaar.

so.. there you go – as i said – music is not a reflection of taste, but a reflection of one’s life – and there is no reason it should fit the top 40′s – but to have a life is to have a preference – and thusly you got to be in the game .

ok machang – the loser that i am, i got to go out and mail 40 christmas cards today. my bad. ek meri taraf sey tumhen bhi (and one from me to you).