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| Jul 28, 2007 9:47 am |
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re: re: re: re: re: re: re: re: re: re: re: re: re: re: [Khilo, Khilo, Mauj Manayo- jokes] |
| Rajiv Lulla
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Dear Rajanji,
Let us define communal - any thing which targets people people on the basis of Religion / Caste / Language / Skin is communal.
I think communal is toooo strong a word to use here, discriminatory is more apt, remember we are writing here, choice of words used by us and their effect is far reaching, hence, should be used with care.
I do agree with you when you say that nor only Surd but also sindhi jokes are communal. The point I am trying to make in this context of my reply to your post is that when we as Sindhis make fun of Surds in our postings, it is offensive since we are poking fun at someone on basis of Religion etc., in a public fora, my asking people not to do that is to
A) exhibit sensitivity and
B) set an example for others
However I do not think that MY posting a Sindhi joke, being a Sindhi myself, amounts to, in your words, COMMUNALISM. It is high time people worldwide started cultivating a habit of laughing at themselves.
My posting Sindhi jokes is a step in that direction.
As you rightly said, if people do not like it they may express their dislike or sign off. Private Reply to Rajiv Lulla (new win) |
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