Comments on: Spreading the Message about Maino aka Sonia Gandhi

By: Tarun

Tarun — Fri, 30 Nov 2012 09:40:14 +0000

I can assure you the picture is a doctored image.

By: Ramjee

Ramjee — Thu, 22 Nov 2012 02:36:30 +0000

Pramod,

Sorry but your whole argument falls apart, I guess you are not a native hindi speaker, muh kala karna does not refer to color of skin, it means performing a disgraceful or shameful act.

Literal meaning is “Painting your face black” / “Smoke in your face”. Though I am not an etymologist, I guess the origin of the phrase might have something to do with getting ones face black while cooking/using fire(using firewood).

By: pramod

pramod — Fri, 16 Nov 2012 20:34:47 +0000

My concern is with the idea that “tera muh kala” is being used as an insult. Contemporary India is obsessed with white skin and this is one of the many subtle ways in which we tell our dark-skinned brothers and sisters that they are somehow worth less than those with less melanin in their skin. I fully understand this is a commonly used idiom but we need to move away from such problematic idioms.

Also if your counterargument is going to be that dark-skinned people are not a race, I will just point out that modern view of race is that it is just a social construct and has no biological basis. So dark-skinned people are as much of a race as any other “traditional race”. I am happy to provide references if needed and this is an easily googleable point.

By: Atanu Dey

Atanu Dey — Fri, 16 Nov 2012 12:46:10 +0000

Pramod,

How is it racist? What race was singled out?

I am no racist but I see stupid claims of racism.

By: pramod

pramod — Thu, 15 Nov 2012 17:50:17 +0000

I’m no fan of Sonia but this is racist.

By: allwyn

allwyn — Wed, 14 Nov 2012 14:27:32 +0000

haha amazing. Something the educated retards fail to understand!

By: Loknath

Loknath — Tue, 13 Nov 2012 23:42:03 +0000

I hope this truck owner/driver is spared by the goons of diggi.