I know where you stand on the Apu issue. That is not the issue I am asking you to comment on or asking you to explain any further.

However, re-reading the posts above gives me no inkling on your take on the Jewish proboscis issue. I’m merely asking whether or not you consider Halle Berry’s comment offensive. If you do find it offensive, just say so, case closed.

On a lighter note, I happened to mention the whole thing to one of my male Jewish friends last night. When I told him that Halle Berry said the picture “looked like her Jewish cousin” his eyes lit up – “She has a Jewish Cousin? Really?”

Given the opinions expressed on this page, I would have to assume that most of you would get your panties in a twist on this one. Or is that kind of reaction only reserved for when it hits close to home?

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/7060165.stm

every Indian I know absolutely LOVES the film (including the ones who come closest in demeanor and accent to Hrundi V. Bakshi).

Birdie num-num don’t speak for me.

The problem with Indians is that we take too much crap that?s handed to us.

i think you just nailed it right there. this is the problem in a nutshell. and this is why i think we should all be shouting about it. and loudly. not accepting it because we want to show that we have a sense of humor, and not justifying it by saying it’s not a big deal. because both of those (imho) are cop-outs. a friend of mine frequently says that indians have an infinite capacity for abuse. why the fuck should we? enough is enough.

and yes, i remember the scientist from short circuit. and, coincidentally, i have also met him (fisher stevens). and neither did he start doing the bud bud ding ding accent, nor did i pelt him with stale dosas. he was, actually, quite a nice guy. go figure…

Somebody has to take a stand and say that’s enough, instead of being typically Indian and slipping under the radar, and taking the abuse, and then pulling out the rug from under the Americans by going and opening a call center back home. Come to think of it, Indians are really good at being subversive, aren’t they?

I don’t understand why we can be a diaspora of such intelligent and well-educated people, and yet allow ourselves to be pilloried by an ignorant public, who only do it out of their own insecurity. Xenophobia = fear.

I hate prejudice. I hate when people are so dumb that they don’t know the difference between Hindi and Hindu. But sadly, I’m also guilty of stereotyping myself. When I was at my small university in the States, I thought all white people looked the same. I couldn’t tell Rob from Andy, or Dave from Jon. It took me two years to get the names right.

Those prejudiced Americans who shouted slurs in the cinema have Dog in the Manger syndrome. They hate that Indians took the jobs they never wanted in the first place. Can’t bitch now. Too damn late.

in fact, it’s not unrealistic to even picture one of them shout “thank you, come again” to him as they pass him on the street, while they listen to bose headphones.

if racism were based on something as rational as societal contribution, then the holocaust would never have happened (not that i’m comparing this to the holocaust, just bringing it up to make a point).