Re: [ichild] Re:indian movie star

Hi Maureen,My eyes have opened alot wider than i could ever imagine in the past 2 days.In fact, as I said in a mail, I came to know yesterday that even my husbandfaced color-comments, when he agreed with Chris. He faced such remarks inBritain and in Ireland(where we live, now) too. And I didnt face it.I dont know whether I was too naive or too stupid to understand them or thatit never occurred to me, at all.This has been a big eye-opener for me,-SwathiOn 12/09/2007, M Brick <m-brick@comcast.net> wrote:>> Hi Swathi, I just hit send on my email and then read the emails between> you> & Chris again this morning. I just want to make it very clear that I was> not> directing my email at you at all, it was just your emails with Chris that> sparked the thoughts. Reading your emails led me to think a lot about what> I> have encountered both here and in India. Racism is something that really> bothers me and causes me to really sit and think about how best to handle> certain situations.>> Most of my NRI friends would say their experience is very similar to> yours.> When I tell them about comments I've received in India or those other> ichilders have heard, they are shocked and amazed. A completely valid> reaction. If you told me you came to Minnesota and got some in-your-face> racist comments I would be shocked and amazed too! As I said, I guess it> can> happen anywhere.>> Anyway I am NOT arguing with you or even directing the other email to you.> I> was just putting my thoughts out there. I appreciate the fact that both> you> and Chris were willing to let us share the exchange of thoughts, it really> got me thinking.>> Maureen>> From: ichild@yahoogroups.com <ichild%40yahoogroups.com> [mailto:> ichild@yahoogroups.com <ichild%40yahoogroups.com>] On Behalf Of> Swathi Sasidharan> Sent: Wednesday, September 12, 2007 8:35 AM> To: ichild@yahoogroups.com <ichild%40yahoogroups.com>> Subject: Re: [ichild] Re:indian movie star>> Hi Chris and others,>> I was so affected by Chris's mail that yesterday my husband and myself> discussed about this alot. And to my surprise, my husband completely> agreed> with Chris, which actually forced me to re-consider my beliefs/POV. I told> him all about Chris and showed her family to him and also about the rude> questions they faced in India. My husband who grew up in a village,> (unlike> me) and who had been working in North India for quite a while was not> surprised. [Here I want to say that my husband has been sometimes mistaken> as a person of black origin.] He even admits that his own family members> had> passed crude remarks about his color.> In light of this knowledge, I admit that I might have overseen things.> From> what I have concluded, the fact that I didnt face color comments doesnt> deny> the fact that it doesnt exist.>> Regards> Swathi>> [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]>> >-- --------------------------------------------------------If God brings you to it, He will bring you through it.---------------------------------------------------------Thanks,Swathi[Non-text portions of this message have been removed]To send your message to the ICHILD mailing list, your email goes to: ichild@yahoogroups.comYour ICHILD founder/administrator: Beth PKichild-owner@yahoogroups.com Yahoo! Groups Links<*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ichild/<*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional<*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ichild/join (Yahoo! ID required)<*> To change settings via email: mailto:ichild-digest@yahoogroups.com mailto:ichild-fullfeatured@yahoogroups.com<*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: ichild-unsubscribe@yahoogroups.com<*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/