Comments on: Questions on Our Foreheads http://sepiamutiny.com/blog/2011/08/09/questions_on_ou/ All that flavorful brownness in one savory packet Sat, 30 Nov 2013 11:11:28 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Good One http://sepiamutiny.com/blog/2011/08/09/questions_on_ou/comment-page-1/#comment-286704 Good One Sun, 25 Sep 2011 03:03:14 +0000 http://sepiamutiny.com?p=6618#comment-286704 <p>I was at a wedding once in a very small Ontario town. The groom and groomsmen were wearing kilts so I thought it'd be great, as a guest, to wear a saree. Bless the little (ok, 21 yr old pregnant and smoking) local girl who came up to me, aglow with innocence, and asked if I called the dots on my head 'Paki dots'. She was serious, and earnest. Bless her soul for wanting to learn about our cult...ahh frack it. Blarg.</p> I was at a wedding once in a very small Ontario town. The groom and groomsmen were wearing kilts so I thought it’d be great, as a guest, to wear a saree. Bless the little (ok, 21 yr old pregnant and smoking) local girl who came up to me, aglow with innocence, and asked if I called the dots on my head ‘Paki dots’. She was serious, and earnest. Bless her soul for wanting to learn about our cult…ahh frack it. Blarg.

]]> By: phat bob http://sepiamutiny.com/blog/2011/08/09/questions_on_ou/comment-page-1/#comment-286105 phat bob Wed, 24 Aug 2011 15:30:43 +0000 http://sepiamutiny.com?p=6618#comment-286105 <p>I would have loved to come up with a snappy comment like Aziz, but it would have taken me nearly 30 minutes to come up with it. Timing is everything with comedy and Aziz is totally in the right to respond the way that he did.</p> I would have loved to come up with a snappy comment like Aziz, but it would have taken me nearly 30 minutes to come up with it. Timing is everything with comedy and Aziz is totally in the right to respond the way that he did.

]]> By: Rush http://sepiamutiny.com/blog/2011/08/09/questions_on_ou/comment-page-1/#comment-286097 Rush Tue, 23 Aug 2011 06:09:16 +0000 http://sepiamutiny.com?p=6618#comment-286097 <p>On the subject, I was actually asked - very nicely - by a colleague about the dot a few weeks ago. He had seen someone at a desi grocer with a dot and was simply curious and realized he could ask me without worrying about offending anyone. I explained that the bindi/bottu is quite decorative these days, used traditionally by married women, but that it was mainly about one of the chakras. He knew about the chakras already so I didn't have to explain that. Its great to be curious about other cultures, but going about it without being insulting or condescending would be appreciated by everyone!</p> On the subject, I was actually asked – very nicely – by a colleague about the dot a few weeks ago. He had seen someone at a desi grocer with a dot and was simply curious and realized he could ask me without worrying about offending anyone. I explained that the bindi/bottu is quite decorative these days, used traditionally by married women, but that it was mainly about one of the chakras. He knew about the chakras already so I didn’t have to explain that. Its great to be curious about other cultures, but going about it without being insulting or condescending would be appreciated by everyone!

]]> By: Pravin Praveen http://sepiamutiny.com/blog/2011/08/09/questions_on_ou/comment-page-1/#comment-286088 Pravin Praveen Sun, 21 Aug 2011 05:05:24 +0000 http://sepiamutiny.com?p=6618#comment-286088 <p>I disagree Alina. The C word is worse than dick. But in the context of what happened, I have no problem with the way Aziz brought it up.</p> <p>And yeah, all bets are off when an audience member tries to be a smartass in a club. Though I wish Aziz didn't bring up the racist part. He should have left it at the C word and moved on to a new joke.</p> I disagree Alina. The C word is worse than dick. But in the context of what happened, I have no problem with the way Aziz brought it up.

And yeah, all bets are off when an audience member tries to be a smartass in a club. Though I wish Aziz didn’t bring up the racist part. He should have left it at the C word and moved on to a new joke.

]]> By: nnn http://sepiamutiny.com/blog/2011/08/09/questions_on_ou/comment-page-1/#comment-286087 nnn Sun, 21 Aug 2011 03:55:57 +0000 http://sepiamutiny.com?p=6618#comment-286087 <p>Aziz is not yet comfortable in his own skin.</p> Aziz is not yet comfortable in his own skin.

]]> By: Alina_M http://sepiamutiny.com/blog/2011/08/09/questions_on_ou/comment-page-1/#comment-286086 Alina_M Sat, 20 Aug 2011 22:45:19 +0000 http://sepiamutiny.com?p=6618#comment-286086 <p>If feminism is about equality, then "cunt" should be no more offensive than "dick" is. And I guarantee that if Aziz Ansari was Amina Ansari, and the rude audience member was male, and she called him a "dick", there would have been no backlash - more like pats on the back for "grrrlpower"</p> If feminism is about equality, then “cunt” should be no more offensive than “dick” is. And I guarantee that if Aziz Ansari was Amina Ansari, and the rude audience member was male, and she called him a “dick”, there would have been no backlash – more like pats on the back for “grrrlpower”

]]> By: VVSK Reddy http://sepiamutiny.com/blog/2011/08/09/questions_on_ou/comment-page-1/#comment-286085 VVSK Reddy Sat, 20 Aug 2011 19:11:56 +0000 http://sepiamutiny.com?p=6618#comment-286085 <p>Aziz is not only an unfunny loser, he has now proved himself to be an overly sensitive, insecure mysogynist.</p> Aziz is not only an unfunny loser, he has now proved himself to be an overly sensitive, insecure mysogynist.

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