Comments on: Rachel Roy Makes Vanity Fair’s Best-Dressed List

By: Jay

Jay — Fri, 01 Oct 2010 22:12:20 +0000

Rachel Roy is beautiful, and dresses beautifully.

Her mother is Dutch in that she's part of the 19th century Indian diaspora that ended up in Suriname, and then migrated to the Netherlands, Suriname being a colony of the Netherlands and all. So, in effect she's ethno-racially completely desi, although culturally not so.

By: Btch, plz

Btch, plz — Sun, 30 Aug 2009 21:22:33 +0000

There needs to be a *sarcasm* emoicon or something for the written word, because I seriously did not mean "What kind of desi name is Rachel?" I have half a brain to be aware of the diversity of names in South Asia, and would never insult my friends Noel, Lynette, or Paul to say that they're not desi.

But insulting people is exactly what you did. It's even worse to learn that you allegedly know better but would still type something so reckless and disrespectful. If you were being sarcastic, you failed. Why would that even seem witty to you? In what universe is that a clever comment?

p.s. Are some of your "closest friends" Black, too?

By: paige

paige — Sun, 30 Aug 2009 18:07:48 +0000

what about SANDEEP CABERWAL!

http://www.sikhchic.com/fashion/cms/articles/photo1/sonny-e.jpg

By: Manju

Manju — Sat, 08 Aug 2009 17:15:21 +0000

Indians and Paks who visit the US are warmly united in stern disapproval of how the desi young dress:

Tru dat. My relatives often thumb their nose at gwen stefani. also, what kind of desi name is that?

By: just the place for a snark

just the place for a snark — Sat, 08 Aug 2009 10:16:20 +0000

Indians and Paks who visit the US are warmly united in stern disapproval of how the desi young dress: they agree that the desi adults born here are pretty ugly and look strange. see the fat bottoms in Columbia, the peculiar jeans, the really odd heavy sneakers. Just as well the parents do not have to find matches in Karachi or Pune. These visitors opine, Shahida (or Preeti) was so pretty as a child. It must be the junk food their kids ate. After all who knew America could do any wrong then? Look on the subways,any Sat morning and examine 'Born in the USA' If people do not have money or know how to layer the inevitable five layers in winter: Fine. They have not yet learned to move apprehensively while dressed like bolsters. But others, born here, have no excuse for being so rude and tasteless.

Wonderful too, to see the dupattas at weddings, one end trailing on the ground.

By: homer

homer — Sat, 08 Aug 2009 02:44:59 +0000

Humperdinck isn’t desi, is he? He was just born in India.

By: Manju

Manju — Fri, 07 Aug 2009 22:00:37 +0000

And an issue involving names, which usually involves religion, can be quite polarizing.

Merely whipersing "Humperdinck" in Madras is known to result in communal riots. However, the Mercurys don't seem to mind if you question the desinees of their name.

By: Manju

Manju — Fri, 07 Aug 2009 21:38:06 +0000

vaat sort of desi name is thomas friedman?

By: phillygrrl

phillygrrl — Fri, 07 Aug 2009 18:56:24 +0000

That reminds me of the time I posted something on some article about Pakistan. And I made a short remark about Pakistan and got trashed for being some sort of jingoistic Indian until someone pointed out that I was actually Pakistani. Leaving short comments on a blog like this where people don't know you doesn't really work so well, sometimes :/

And an issue involving names, which usually involves religion, can be quite polarizing.

By: Hitha

Hitha — Fri, 07 Aug 2009 18:18:36 +0000

There needs to be a sarcasm emoicon or something for the written word, because I seriously did not mean "What kind of desi name is Rachel?" I have half a brain to be aware of the diversity of names in South Asia, and would never insult my friends Noel, Lynette, or Paul to say that they're not desi.

Hot damn, SM readers. Keep the snark coming.