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Today we're excited to announce our sponsorship of FYF Fest for the 6th year in a row. That's right— six years of bewildering musical mayhem as brought to you by Sean Carlson and Phil Hoelting of FYF Fest Productions, (aka self-proclaimed 'Geniuses at Work').
Saturday & Sunday, September 1st and 2nd, the festival will again take place at the LA State Historic Park. Nestled between Chinatown and Downtown Los Angeles, this two-day festival event spans four massive stages and will feature performances by more than 90 musical guests, stand-up comedians, and potentially a live goat or two, (not kidding). As well, you'll experience a heap of local food trucks and retail vendors from across Southern California's expansive independent community.
Come join Incase and an expected 26,000 music lovers as we all laze the day away and celebrate the arts. By the way, we'll be giving away custom-made FYF tote bags and limited edition FYF Snap Cases for iPhone 4S to 500 patrons per day. We look forward to having you with us.
Join Incase and Jon Rajkovich at THIS Los Angeles
This Friday, July 20th, please join us at THIS los angeles from 7-10PM for the opening reception of the new solo exhibition by Los Angeles-based sculpture artist Jon Rajkovich. For the event we've created 100 limited-edition custom-dyed moss green totes featuring the intricate sprawl of Rajkovich's elegant abstract shapes. Arrive early to snatch a swanky tote for your beachy lyfe, stay late to enjoy a night of sculpture with your breeziest summer pals.
And, while you're at it be sure to stop in next door at Mount Analog, the rare vinyl and events space newly opened by our friends Zane Landreth and Mahssa Taghinia. We look forward to seeing you this Friday night in Highland Park.
We're Going to the Pitchfork Music Festival!
In just a little over 72 hours a throng of joyful, minimally attired patrons will again glide briskly onto the fields of Chicago's Union Park to attend the 8th annual Pitchfork Music Festival.
Held July 13-15th, Pitchfork is by far North America's most eagerly anticipated outdoor music festival of summer. As a returning sixth-year sponsor we'll be on hand gifting Pitchfork performing artists, festival attendees and production staff with a barrage of helpful Incase goodies.
As always, we recommend bringing a hat, ear plugs and comfy shoes. Maybe remember to eat snacks and drink water— it's gonna be an all-day scorcher. Yup, Godspeed You Black Emperor, Grimes, Chavez, The Field, King Krule and Thee Oh Sees are all playing.
We look forward to seeing you in Chicago soon.
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This Friday, June 15th, please join us for the opening night reception of artist Lisa Solberg's new solo exhibit at THIS los angeles. For the event we've created 100 limited-edition blood red totes featuring Solberg's inexplicably energetic freakouts.
Arrive early to stuff a bag in your bundle, stay late to enjoy the art and get into trouble. In the meantime, please enjoy the short THIS Visits episode with artist Lisa Solberg. We look forward to having you with us.
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This Friday, May 11th, please join us in celebrating the opening night of artist Erin Garcia's first solo show at THIS los angeles. For this special event we've created 100 limited-edition tote bags featuring Garcia's signature stacked shapes. Arrive early to swipe a stuffer, stay late to ride the fader. In the meantime, please enjoy this short THIS Visits episode with Erin Garcia.
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It's that exciting time of the year again. Tomorrow night, non-profit radio station Dublab is having its annual 'Creative Cultivation' fundraiser dinner. For this very special happening, JF Chen's new C Project space will host an exceptional dinner gathering and live music extravaganza.
We invite you to meet fellow diners and shoot the breeze with dublab's extended family of highly turned-on heads. This will be an excellent opportunity to connect with a grassroots community of creative, friendly folks while supporting the organic growth of Dublab's non-profit musical mission. We look forward to seeing you at dinner.
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This past Friday the folks at THIS los angeles in Highland Park, CA held the opening event for The Art Dump's Clocked In exhibit, featuring the work of the creative team behind Girl Skateboards, (Eric Anthony, Hershel Baltrotsky, Michael Coleman, Andy Jenkins, Christian Morin, Andy Mueller, and Chris Waycott).
For the occasion we worked with The Art Dump and THIS gallery co-owner Justin Van Hoy to create 100 limited-edition tote bags. Yes, the cubicle-inspired office graphics were mega tough to take upon first glance but should mellow nicely with time and repeated washings. If you were lucky enough to get your hands on one, please let us know. They were all gone by the time we got there. :(
Thanks again to everyone who came out to support Clocked In, and extra special thanks to THIS los angeles for making it happen. We will see you next month. Enjoy the photos.
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This Friday, April 6th, please join us in celebrating the opening night of 'The Art Dump' group show at THIS los angeles in Highland Park. Featuring assorted works by the Girl Skateboard Company's creative team, the event is guaranteed to bring together a night of lingering looks, large laughs and long goodbyes.
For this very special event we've again created 100 limited-edition tote bags, featuring the faux-office-inspired graphics of The Art Dump. Arrive early to creep a free tote, stay late to get clocked out!
Wild Times at The MWTX Party during SXSW 2012
It has been a wild week for ye olde Incase Music & Events department. As a fifth-year returning sponsor of the MWTX party during SXSW, we saw too many bands to remember, walked too many miles to count, and ate too much BBQ to recall when one meal ended and the next began. As well, we gifted a dizzying array of Incase products to over 180 performers, production personnel and MWTX attendees.
For 2012, Transmission Entertainment and FYF Productions staged the event in a beautiful 20,000-square foot warehouse with an adjacent 20K-sq ft. of outdoor space. With two stages, thirty performing acts, and more than 30,000 attendees spread out across all three days, MWTX was once again the largest unofficial event of the entire SXSW music conference.
We'd like to extend our thanks to Rosa, Johnny, Brendan, Graham and Max at Transmission Events, and to Sean, Phil, Mike and Kate at FYF Productions. And last but not least, thanks again to director/photographer Jared Eberhardt for helping us capture a few of the week's finer live performances. Enjoy the Flickr photos. See you next year.
Incase x MWTX6
March 15-17th, Incase is excited to again sponsor the MWTX party during the annual SXSW music conference in Austin, TX. Now in its sixth year, this FREE, ALL-AGES music festival has become the most anticipated unofficial gathering of the entire week.
Please join us for three days and nights of live performances from (among others) Built To Spill, We Were Promised JetPacks, Deerhoof, Titus Andronicus, Cloud Nothings, Chairlift, Ceremony, White Arrows, and Yelle (DJ set).
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The Commandant General of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), Prof. Ade Abolurin has assured Nigerians that the Federal Government is leaving no stone unturned to ensure that improved and adequate security of life and property of the citizens is maintained during and after this year's Eid-el Fitr celebration.
The Corps helmsman said this yesterday in his message to mark the Eid-el-Fitri.
That was at an inaugural meeting of the management of the Ministry of Interior and the various service Chiefs under the ministry's supervision, comprising the Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS), Nigeria Prison Service (NPS), Federal Fire Service (NFS) and the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC).
Prof Abolurin, who condemned what he termed act of terrorism, emphasised the criminality of the recent attack on the United Nations' headquarters as well as the crisis which rocked Jos, the Plateau state Capital, Monday, claiming about 18 lives and over 40 persons seriously injured and said that government would continue to pursue strict control policy.
He further revealed that he had, sequel to this ugly trend, directed all State Commands of the Corps to, as a matter of urgency, beef-up security by deploying adequate personnel to all nooks and crannies of their states in order to effectively checkmate criminals activities in the country.
While harping on the fact that security of lives and properties remained a mandate to be fulfilled, the Civil Defence chief urged the society at large to see security of the nation as a joint task for the good of all and pleaded that they be availed with useful information to be able to take proactive measures.
Felicitating with President Jonathan and Vice President Namadi Sambo on this year's Eid Mubarak celebration, he appealed to Muslims to imbibe the teachings of prophet Mohammed which stresses peace, unity and holiness.
The Civil Defence boss also charged the Muslim community to take into consideration the fact that the just concluded fasting signified a period for atonement of sins and forgiveness from the Almighty Allah and thus make moves to reconcile and build peace.
While pledging the Corps' unalloyed commitment to providing security for the nation, Prof Abolurin charged Nigerians to imbibe unity and shun any form of ethno-religious crisis capable of tearing the nation apart.
He appealed to Nigerians not to fold their arms and condemn the security agencies anytime there was a problem.
Rather, he said they should see themselves as part of security apparatus of this country to unearth any evil doer living amongst us since they are human beings and not spirit who are invincible.


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Kelly Rowland in 'Final' Talks for 'X Factor'
Posted by Andru Edwards Categories: Music, Prime Time, Reality, FOX, Gossip, Rumors
Kelly Rowland is in "final negotiations" to join The X Factor.
The Destiny's Child singer and Mexican superstar Paulina Rubio are expected to be announced as the new judges on the FOX singing competition on Monday, TMZ is reporting. After weeks of speculation, the pair are said to be signing a deal this weekend to sit alongside Simon Cowell and Demi Lovato on the judging panel for the program's third season. They would replace departing judges Britney Spears and L.A. Reid.
Kelly is no stranger to reality shows, having been a judge on The X Factor UK in 2011, while Paulina coached for The Voice Mexico. This comes after Simon announced on Twitter yesterday, "We start x factor auditions in charleston on Tuesday. The new panel will be announced Monday. This is going to be an interesting show! (sic)"
His right hand man Louis Walsh also recently revealed the music mogul was looking to shake things up with a female-heavy panel this year. "I think he's going to use three girls. Three girls and Simon. He wants to be the only male there ... It's like Charlie's Angels. I think it will be Demi Lovato, Simon Cowell, Kelly Rowland and another," Louis said.
Mel B: 'America's Got Talent' Judges Are Feisty
Posted by Andru Edwards Categories: Prime Time, Reality, NBC, Features
Mel B says the new America's Got Talent judging panel is a "discombobulated" but "feisty" group.
The Spice Girls singer is to judge on the new season of the hit talent competition along with supermodel Heidi Klum and says the panel - which includes radio personality Howard Stern and comedian Howie Mandel - all have unique quirks that makes for an interesting dynamic on set.
"They're really nice actually. We all get on. We're a bit of a feisty panel. We all hang out afterwards; so far so good. [Howard] is completely inappropriate and out of everybody on the panel, I get along with him the most! Howard is a bit grumpy sometimes. Heidi Klum is very sweet; we're really good friends. Howie Mandel is a germaphobe - he rides around in his private jet, and then me and Heidi get to ride around in his private jet, too, but you still can't touch his hands! So between the four of us, it's a completely discombobulated group that somehow get on."
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Nicki Minaj Leaving 'American Idol'
Posted by Andru Edwards Categories: Music, Prime Time, Reality, FOX, American Idol, Gossip, Rumors
Nicki Minaj is set to quit American Idol after one season. The "Moment For Life" singer has reportedly decided not to return to the reality show's judging panel because she wants to focus on her own music career.
"It's safe to say she isn't coming back to Idol. She's okay with it. She had a great time but was only going to do one season anyway," a source said.
The 30-year-old rapper joined the show alongside fellow new judges Keith Urban and Mariah Carey, and veteran judge Randy Jackson, who recently confirmed he is leaving the show. It was previously revealed that producers want to see the show return to a three-judge format next season for the first time in five years in a bid to combat the show's declining ratings.
Kevin Reilly, Fox's entertainment chairman, also revealed all of the judges, including Nicki, had been invited back. Speculation was rife as to whether Mariah and Nicki would return for a second season after a series of explosive public rows. Mariah was said to be planning to quit because of their vicious spats.
Christina Aguilera Returning to 'The Voice'
Posted by Andru Edwards Categories: Music, Prime Time, Reality, NBC, Gossip, Rumors
Christina Aguilera is returning to The Voice. The pop diva will reclaim her judge's chair on the next season of the singing contest, ousting current mentor Shakira.
A mole told The Wrap that former panelist Christina - who left the show in 2012 after three seasons to promote her latest album LOTUS - is expected to return this autumn after signing a deal worth a rumored $17 million.
It is as yet unclear whether Cee Lo Green, who also departed last year, will be returning alongside Christina or whether his popular replacement, Usher, will stay on.
The current line-up of NBC's singing competition, which also features Adam Levine and Blake Shelton, has proved a hit with audiences and ratings are at an all-time high. Producer Matt Burnett confirmed Shakira's departure and explained change was a natural progress when working with successful recording artists: "Everybody can't coach for life because when you have people with current recording in the game, this is not their job. Their job is their fans and making music and being live, and so we knew from the beginning that this would happen, and we've had six coaches. They all have another life and their schedules."
'American Idol' to Return to Three Judge Format
Posted by Andru Edwards Categories: Music, Prime Time, Reality, FOX, American Idol, Gossip, Rumors
American Idol is returning to a three judge format. The singing competition's 13th season will have a diminished panel for the first time in five years in a bid to combat the Fox show's declining ratings.
Kevin Reilly, Fox's entertainment chairman, also revealed current judges Mariah Carey, Keith Urban and Nicki Minaj had been invited back, despite veteran mentor Randy Jackson deciding to leave the panel. "The format will have fresh twists for next season," the TV boss said. Kevin went on to hint the expanded middle rounds were likely to be revamped since he believes they are responsible for dwindling viewing figures.
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Demi Lovato Wants Britney Back on 'X Factor'
Posted by Andru Edwards Categories: Music, Prime Time, Reality, FOX, Gossip, Rumors
Demi Lovato wants Britney Spears to return to The X Factor. The "Toxic" singer quit as a judge after just one season on the show and Demi is devastated she won't be working with Britney again, although she has come up with a suitable replacement.
"I wish Britney would come back. My next pick is Lady Gaga though, she's so cool," she said.
Demi and Simon Cowell are the only remaining members of the panel after L.A. Reid also quit at the end of last season, and the TV mogul says top of his list for the new panel is chemistry between the judges. "Simon delivered a simple message: Forget the big names and go for chemistry. He said all these shows have become distracted by signing celebrities rather than judges who really have something to say. We have all seen that big names don't translate into big ratings. Chemistry is top of the list of demands for next season. [Only Demi will return because her chemistry with Simon was] the best thing about the panel last year," a source said.
Both Jennifer Love-Hewitt and Kelly Rowland have been rumored as possible replacements to join the panel in 2014.
Justin Bieber and Selena Gomez for American Idol?
Posted by Andru Edwards Categories: Prime Time, Reality, FOX, American Idol, Gossip, Rumors
Justin Bieber, Selena Gomez, Pink and Diddy are being lined up for the new season of American Idol.
Producers on the show are reportedly desperate to sign up the quartet to replace current judges Mariah Carey, Nicki Minaj, Randy Jackson and Keith Urban after ratings fell dramatically this year.
"It's been a lackluster season for Idol and everyone involved with the show is well aware of it so that's why producers are franticly working on lining up big name stars for season 14. There's more drama going on behind the scenes of the show than on the stage, and that's why there's a major overhaul in the works. A telling sign was that the highlight of the season was Mariah and Nicki's explosive feud that was leaked on the web - and that was before the season even aired. Producers have been trying to recreate that buzz ever since and it hasn't worked - the public isn't buying it. The judges don't have real chemistry, and there's no real standout contestant," a source said.
The source additionally explained the choice in choosing the rumored new judges:
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Jennifer Love Hewitt to Be an 'X Factor' Judge?
Posted by Andru Edwards Categories: Music, Prime Time, Reality, FOX, Gossip, Rumors
Jennifer Love-Hewitt is in the running to be a judge on X Factor.
The 34-year-old actress - who hit the charts in 2002 with her single "BareNaked" - is rumored to be joining Simon Cowell and Demi Lovato on the third season of the pop star search show as a replacement for the departed L.A. Reid and Britney Spears.
Speaking to Us Weekly magazine, a source said, "Simon is very interested [in Jennifer]." Cowell, 53, has two positions up for grabs on the judging panel and is believed to be chatting to several celebrities about the roles, although Hewitt is believed to be one of the favorites along with Kelly Rowland - who judged one series of the UK version of The X Factor. "Simon has always remained a fan of Kelly's and she's most definitely in the mix to join the judging panel on X Factor," a source said previously.
A representative for The X Factor has described the rumors as "pure speculation," though none have yet been denied.
Hewitt has released four albums in her career but turned her back on music in 2004. However, this year she recorded a cover of "I'm a Woman" to promote the second season of her TV show The Client List.
'American Idol' Planned to Swap Mariah Carey with J-Lo?
Posted by Andru Edwards Categories: Music, Prime Time, Reality, FOX, American Idol, Gossip, Ratings, Rumors
American Idol producers secretly plotted to replace Mariah Carey with Jennifer Lopez. Bosses were keen to see the return of "On the Floor" singer Jennifer midway through the show's current season but, sources tell The Hollywood Reporter, once they were threatened with legal action by Mariah's team they backed off.
The insiders added a search has already begun to replace Mariah, Nicki Minaj and possibly even the entire judge's panel - which also includes Randy Jackson and Keith Urban - for the next season.
Mariah was a huge signing for the show, but has proved less popular with viewers on the show than Jennifer, who appeared in the previous two seasons, was. Mariah's comments and criticism have been criticized as passive and disengaged, and she has been overshadowed by Nicki on the show.
However, another source says research has shown Nicki's performance on the show has not been as popular as expected, adding, "The core viewer is a Midwestern, Southern, older woman who is threatened by Nicki's aggressiveness."
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Nicki Minaj Storms Off 'American Idol'
Posted by Andru Edwards Categories: Music, Prime Time, Reality, FOX, American Idol, News
Nicki Minaj threatened to quit American Idol after her favorite act was voted off the show. The "Starships" rapper - who sits on the singing competition's judging panel with Mariah Carey, Keith Urban and Randy Jackson - was left fuming after singer Curtis Finch Jr. landed in the bottom two and was sent home Thursday night.
After host Ryan Seacrest announced that Curtis and fellow contestant Devin Velez had garnered the least viewer votes, an angry Nicki pleaded, "I definitely think Curtis should not be in the bottom two. I mean, I love Devin but I think that Curtis, if you look at every one of his performances, I mean - come on, America, are you kidding me? Curtis, if you go home, I go home."
The 30-year-old musician stayed true to her words, jumping out of her judge's seat and attempting to storm off set as Curtis was eliminated, but she was instructed to return to her chair by fellow judge Randy Jackson.
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High Horse
I couldn't repost either, but I did see the car VERY Nice!
I refuse to join any club that would have me as a member ~ Groucho Marx.
Here's a shot of mine. Actually a 1970 Boss 302 in grabber blue would be my real dream. This was as close to it as I could afford. http://m227.photobucket.com/albumview/albums/mwillis68/mustang/VIDEO0024.mp4.html http://m227.photobucket.com/albumview/albums/mwillis68/mustang/IMAG0621.jpg.html Willis Ok, I'm doing this on a tablet and not having any luck. I guess you can follow the links.
Cars just don't sound like that anymore.
"I go to nature to be soothed and healed, and to have my senses put in order." John Burroughs
Fanatic #3965
I don't have anything specific in mind...perhaps a Subie rally car. Something with a hatchback, so I can throw a bike or two in the back. Plus Subarus get preferential parking at the Iceman Cometh race.
I can't see ever owning anything but a hatchback, at this point. I love the utility in a small vehicle. AWD would be nice here in MI. And a rally car would be a scream to drive.
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• 1st olympic distance duathlon
• 1st Iceman Cometh mtn bike race
• Half Fanatic
• punch Type 1 in the junk
Imminent Catastrophe
The James Bond Aston Martin DB5 with gadgets (machine guns, ejector seat, oil slick, etc) from Goldfinger is the all-time ultimate dream car. Unfortunately it didn't fare so well in "Skyfall".
"Able to function despite imminent catastrophe"
"The most common question from potential entrants is 'I do not know if I can do this' to which I usually answer, 'that's the whole point'.--Paul Charteris, Tarawera Ultramarathon RD.
√ Boston Marathon 15 April
√ Big Sur Marathon 28 April
√ Bighorn 50 Mile 15 June
Tahoe Rim Trail 100M 20/21 July
Unfortunately it didn't fare so well in "Skyfall".
All 3 of my family members gasped and whimpered.
And this is hot (and it's a hatchback!)
maybe this:
The spectacular 1961 Ford Thunderbird Custom Roadster "Thunderflite"
Self driving car, so that I can sleep or read or work... Coming within my lifetime (hopefully).
MTA: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cdgQpa1pUUE
Mr. Bad Example
Ferrari 458
knee wrecker
Oh, that's not fair...how do i report porn?!
This is me in my car,a 71' GTO,in the burnout box at Great Lakes Dragaway in Union Grove WI
Honestly,my dream car would be a midnight blue 65' GTO with a 4-speed.
My dogs are fast, not me
I drive my dream car. A BMW 335i convertible (retractable hardtop) (mine is black).
However, if money was no object, I'd get an M3 Convertible.
Elderly Deadhead
I'm already driving it.
"Set out runnin', but I take my time."
I told you folks I've met BCR right? Well this is what he pulled up in. He was in search of a "sidekick" for his villainous self.
Despite having "The Mystery Machine" painted on the side I seem to recall him calling it something else.
I'm reminded of this little gem:
Roses are red
Violets are blue
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I'm buying a G90, and I would like to make my own cable for it (measure, quality cable, plugs, etc).
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Pin 4 is a 10k resistor to ground. If you short pin 3 to pin 4 you effectively lower the input impedance the guitar sees to 10k ohms instead of 1M.
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The mid blue ascot in the photo is worn to Sunday brunch with a tweed jacket, royal oxford shirt and silk square. Below the waist, navy wide wale cords and chestnut monkstraps.
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- John said...
That is a wonderful, understated look of a man who knows how to dress. The shirt is nicely pressed and the blues harmonize nicely so that no one item is too noticed.
Job well done.
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- willowbend1720 said...
Great look, love the coat.
Could you explain how you do the pocket square fold you're using in the picture. I typically just sort of an unorganized puff, but like the look of the thicker-fold.
ZG - January 27, 2009 at 7:45:00 AM PST
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ZG, it's a puff fold placed upside down into the pocket.
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- teitelbaum said...
First, love your blog. I notice that a buttonhole is visible in your lapel. How come? Most of my sportcoats do not have that. - January 28, 2009 at 4:57:00 PM PST
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The lapel buttonhole holds the stem of a boutonniere when I want to wear one. Some jacket makers do without to save money.
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Thanks, Will. I meant the lapel buttonhole below your third shirt button.
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- Will said...
Ah. The jacket is a a three button cut to roll to the second button, an older form called a three roll two. The top buttonhole ends up on the lapel.
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What a gorgeous jacket. If I may ask, who is the maker? I like the overall look as well.
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Sarte, it's from my line of tailored clothing.
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Very much enjoy reading your blog (and I too enjoy ascots). Your look great!!
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Thursday, March 26, 2009
Sinhalese or Sri Lankan
He tells me to go back to Arabia, in the trading boats that my grandfathers came down in. Well, i tell him, my grandfathers may have come down from the sands of Arabia but my grandmothers were probably from around these parts.
Sinhalese blood? What blood is Sinhalese? And what is Sinhalese blood? Aren't we all Sinhalese in that case? I'm sure I've got some of this so called Sinhalese blood inside me.
Sometimes i laugh at those i perceive to be stupid, but i try not to because stupidity often disguises genuine ignorance. But when people say things like 'if you don't know Sinhalese you don't deserve to be living in this country' and 'you should go back to your country', is when i really know that here, finally! Is stupido ignoramo-ceylonis, a not-so-elusive Sri Lankan indigenous species.
And we aren't just Indians. Cos if we are Indians then where is our funny accent? (No offense to Indians, i merely jest Russell Peter-esque firmly acknowledging that Sri Lankans have their own funny accent), If we are Indians then where is our dynamic work ethic? (cos let's face it, we are a pretty relaxed bunch, which i am not complaining about btw)
Our blood is very much unique to the world, Vijaya's posse mixed in with the indigenous people, the resulting mish mash mixed in with a host of other people, Arabs, Colonists, Tamils etc and now if you cut us up and put us through a zillion mass spectrometers you'd probably be hard pressed to find something too different. Although people of different races do look and act a bit different mainly due to cultural backgrounds, a lot have amalgamated too much for our identities to be easily guessed if we were all naked and trussed up in front of a concentration camp.
There was a discussion on one of David Blacker's posts and Acromantula casually comments (on the harassment that Tamils face at check points);
'Frankly Tamils brought this upon themselves.. (the whole racial profiling thing).. well some Tamils at least…instead of going after lost privileges since independence they should hv started integrating in to the Sri Lankan society (notice i used da word Sri Lankan)'
And as DB points out to him, what exactly IS this "Sri Lankan society"? Tamils are part of Sri Lankan society, so what do they have to integrate into? What Tamils are NOT a part of is Sinhalese society. It's like telling an African-American to integrate into American society.
Are we a country of bigots? I am not saying that the Sinhalese in particular are bigots. Not at all. The majority populations of most countries are probably bigots, and so probably are minorities for that matter. Then is this simply a part of human nature? A result of an act of conforming to a strong identity that excludes the possibility of equality being bestowed upon somebody 'different' merging with the difficulties that emerge from having to live with and accept such people in mainstream society?
I say mainstream but how many of our cities and suburbs are truly cosmopolitan? An extreme case would be Kiribathgoda, where you'd be hard pressed to find a Muslim business operation due to there being a mafia like control where only 'Sinhalese' owned businesses are allowed.
That is not to say however, that there aren't any towns where people of all races exist peacefully, in fact all (or most) the towns I've lived in my short life were peaceful places and I am glad to say this. But i think we have a long way to go and i think where it all needs to start is at the grassroots, we need to start educating our young.
I find that, in the case of a bigot, or a person not open to accepting a 'different' person, exposure and chances to form a bond or a friendship with a person from another race have been minimum. I went to a school where there were people from diverse backgrounds and when you're a kid you're not really aware of the concept of race so much. You play hide and seek and cricket and join the interact club and fight and scream and tussle and get punished together and see each other humiliated and share a few laughs over the years, by the time you leave school, chances of you being a bigot (even a closeted one) are remote.
That is not to say that where you school determines who you turn out to be, your whole life from your parents, family, neighbourhood and the nature of the times you live in probably play a heavy role in that. But my point is, for a country to be united, its people should genuinely accept each other, and what better way for me to accept and understand Sinhalese, Tamil or Burgher people than to have a strong friendship with one of them?
Policy should change to accommodate this. Screening of students in schools should be stopped. This de facto racial segregation sends a powerful negative signal and must be eradicated. Language policy needs to be re-looked at. There is only so much people themselves can do. The government has to look into this seriously. It has to prevent racial differences from being exploited for political gain (which has happened and is happening in abundance) and people should genuinely be allowed to integrate, and a new culture allowed to emerge.
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- PseudoRandom said...
I am Sinhalese and Sri Lankan, in the same way I am female and left-handed. They're not the same, and yet they're not mutually exclusive. And one doesn't rank above the other. They co-exist. And they're both integral parts of me. I don't see how it could be any other way.
My personal view is that you have to be truly comfortable in your own 'skin' before you can be comfortable with others. The main reason (I see) for the lack of acceptance is insecurity. If you're insecure about your 'status' in society, then you will probably feel threatened by people who are 'different'.
As for the school argument, I don't necessarily buy into the theory that integration will solve all our problems. I went to a 'Sinhalese Buddhist' school, but my 7 year old neighbour in SL goes to an international school - and I can safely say she is far more racially aware than I ever was. And her racial awareness takes a competitive face that scares me somewhat. And knowing what I do about her family, I know that this attitude that certain races and religions are better than others does not come from home.
I'm not saying I know what the solution is (I don't). I agree that the government should prevent exploitation of racial differences, but I also feel that if the general population was genuinely committed to integration, we would achieve it with or without the government's help. - March 26, 2009 at 1:33 AM
- Sachintha said...
Mate, generalizing is never a good thing.
You seems to have run into a true Sinhala Asshole, but that doesn't imply every one of us is the same.
As far as I'm aware, Sri Lankans (not just Sinhalese) are an amazingly tolerant bunch, and Sinhalese contribute to the majority of that bunch. Maybe since it is them that the majority, you do find a few more assholes than other races, but I can assure you most of them don't mind living with the Muslims or Tamils. And honestly, what priviledge doesn't Muslims enjoy in Sri Lanka? I saw a pretty good post about this in NBs blog a while ago.
It's just there are jerks in every race, but apart from them, people dont bother much about the race, not these days.... - March 26, 2009 at 5:45 AM
- TheWhacksteR said...
Pseudorandom - when people are insecure they usually blame the first thing around the corner, and its scary if that thing is another minority race isn't it? Instead of the government or the rich or whatever (who probably are more closer to being the actual reasons) and there is also probably a reason why some societies blame the minorities and others blame the government..I'm not too sure wht u mean about a 'competitive racial awareness' in your neighbour so will leave it at that..but how can the population succeed without the governments enforcement? The government has to act as an intermediary. The govt is the will of the people and not the other way around. so if the public needs to be 'genuinely committed to integration' it should start from the top.
Sachintha - A friend of mine came down after his degree and wanted to get into politics. He started a movement to find reasons behind the ethnic differences in today's youth, basically dig into racism. I told him the same thing youre telling me, that there is no more ethnic conflict. But im not too sure anymore. See its easy to say we're a tolerant bunch while living in a mixed metropolis like Colombo isn't it? or in your case with a bunch of world aware Lankans in Jap. There is still a lot of the ugly stuff going around, perhaps under the mainstream public's eye. And of course, i never meant to say that the whole of a given race are bigots. Although there is reason to support the statement that bigotry is just an extended form of self-identity...but 'assholes' as you describe them exist in every race religion or other grouping you could think of, true. - March 26, 2009 at 7:00 AM
- Sachintha said...
You may have some valid arguments, but still I refuse to belive that there is such a great problem.
For one, I'm not from Colombo. I'm from Kandy and even there, the town where I'm from has a very large Muslim population. Almost 50-50 with Sinhalese I'd say. But we don't really have such a big problem dealing with day to day life. We invite most of our Muslim friends to our Sinhala Awurudu etc, and also they do the same for their new year. We have a really good relationship, and race hardly matter.
Second, yes there are disgusting incidents like the ones you mention, in some Sinhala only places, but it is not just by the majority Sinhalese is it? I mean, take a look at Mawanella. It probably has the largest Muslim population outside of east. And there, you do remember some ugly things happened, and also there is sort of a monopoly among Muslims there.
So, I still think that there are idiots in both sides, but when you see the big picture I think most people are infact wise..... - March 26, 2009 at 7:01 AM
- mixedblessings89 said...
I love this. I also have a lot to say to this, so I will come back from college and do that.
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I'll see you in a while. - March 26, 2009 at 7:17 AM
- Me said...
Policy intervention is needed. Obviously.
But the majority of the country is scared that it will break their racial ego (or national identity if you want sugar coat it). Getting comfortable my arse...
In the some of the US states, where integration has been chosen over segregation, it happened because the liberal people wanted to create an ego out of being non-racists.
I don't know whether it'll ever happen in SL with all these racially defined (or comfortable) people... It's one of the reasons that I'm choosing to leave this country. It's one thing to have your ass whooped by another race. But to bare your own kin depriving the rights of another is too much. - March 26, 2009 at 7:18 AM
- TheWhacksteR said...
Sachintha - Mawanella does not have majority muslims man, Its mixed, there are really as many Sinhalese as Muslims in the greater area (if not more) if im not mistaken. And the spat over there involved an incident with a mosque i think but reasons get convoluted as time passes. Its great that you think that racial difference do not matter, but we are still a demarcated people in this country, and if that is not corrected, conflict may arise again.
I passed a small town once, not sure exactly where it was located in, but i saw a banner proudly displayed proclaiming the fact that the residents had stopped the construction of a mosque in that area. Ok perhaps the mosque really shouldnt have been built there for rational reasons lets say, fine. but why proclaim the fact so defiantly as if a major victory had been won over an ursurper or something?
MB89 - Morning! and yeah c u in a while...
Me - yeah the comfort factor probably has a big part to play, and we are afterall notoriously resistant to change..but now is the time to initiate some serious integration in the form of policy, before its too late - March 26, 2009 at 7:39 AM
- PseudoRandom said...
Not necessarily (in my opinion at least) - an insecure person is going to blame the nearest thing that appears to be a threat. I agree that it is scary, but racism is scary.
Re my neighbour - I won't bore you with the details of the incident, but the summary is that she told me "now don't think I'm Buddhist ok? I'm a Tamil Christian". Now I couldn't care less what she is, I adore her regardless. But I was shocked that she thought being one denomination was better than being another.
You're right in saying that the government is the will of the people. If the people show their genuine willingness to integrate, the government will fall in line (or else they'll lose votes). If the people continue to buy into the current theme of racial exploitation, does the government have any reason to change its tune? At the end of the day, political parties are going to do whatever gives them power. In that sense, they are at the mercy of the people. We have the power to tell them what their policies should be. - March 26, 2009 at 8:01 AM
- TheWhacksteR said...
well my point is we are living in a society whare the nearest thing that appears to be a threat is another race! isnt there something wrong there?
As for your neighbor, well dont you think the kid was just asserting her identity? like you said you can only be comfy with others if you know who you are..but then again, i am no aware of the exact context here am i?
Yes well for that we need an unselfish government. A government that genuinely cares for the country's future and not retaining power. A government that can convince people to change. for the better. Unfortunately we are yet to see such a government here. - March 26, 2009 at 9:39 AM
- Anonymous said...
This year I asked my neice what Independence Day meant and this sixteen year old girl, who goes to a leading girls school said, Its a good thing, because it means that Sri Lanka is now for the Sinhalese. My horrified reaction made her realize she had said something wrong but she couldnt for the life of her realize what it was. I meet people on a daily basis and they are all Sinhalese who ask me what my 'nationality' is and I realize that they actually mean ethnicity. Therein lies the problem. In Sinhalese it is the same word - jaathiya - that is used for nationality as well as ethnicity. So what does is the message that is being given to the minorities?
- March 26, 2009 at 11:15 AM
- N B said...
Hey :-)
Who told you Indians are "Hard working" people? India is not what you see from outside. Let's face it. Meet me if you have time. I will tell you million things about them.
This Sinhalese / Srilankan debate is unnecessary. Sorry :-) I agree to disagree. Fact remains we are SRI LANKANS. Proud Lankans. Hope you get what I am trying to say. - March 26, 2009 at 11:39 AM
- Democratically Fallen said...
you're asking for a lot.
we're still too young a country, though we're a very old civilization.
even if we have examples set by other countries to follow, doesn't necessarily mean we should be able to follow suit and get things in order.
There are important events that need to take place, in order for people to learn... it's going to take time... we need to learn from our mistakes... the hard way.
"A government that genuinely cares for the country's future and not retaining power." does anyone genuinely care about anything? to have a government such as that we would need the people to want that... do the people honestly care about the future generations and not about their own selfish needs? maybe then they'd elect a government that reflects their needs... the government isn't going to change the people... it is by the people, that the government changes... and, hopefully, for the people, whatever the fuck they want. - March 26, 2009 at 11:46 AM
- TheWhacksteR said...
Anon - Hmmm that's definitely scary.. It's like this I think, the victory of the war will definitely have a nationalist uprising, but will that uprising be a Sinhalese nationalist revival or a Sri Lankan nationalist revival? I'm hoping for the latter. But I don't believe the current situation will head that way without some nudging in the correct direction.
NB - well I've known a few Indians who were hard workers man! also Indians are thrifty, an economic indicator of good work ethic; saving up to about 28% of GNP, which is great for such a poor nation, Also their remarkable growth says a thing or two. But then these are probably debatable aspects and your experience may have been totally different. and i also meant dynamic in term of 'vigorous and progress oriented.'
Also, about the main argument here, i used to think the same thing you are thinking, but got disillusioned with it, there is still a lot that can and needs to be done to ensure we do not slip into another full scale conflict in the next 50 years at least. That is, assuming this one ends here and now.
Fallen - yeah i guess there is a lot needed! But what is this 'hard way' you speak of? And 'learning from your mistakes'? Are you just shooting rhetoric at me brother... and yeah about the government thing, that is perhaps a bit of an idealist statement and whether it is the government that changes people or vice versa is debatable because if the government is the people then it goes by default that the people are the government. - March 26, 2009 at 12:16 PM
- Rhethorically Fallen said...
blood and thunder.
- March 26, 2009 at 12:25 PM
- DeeCee said...
The gov should do like a major branding campaign...I'm SRI LANKAN. What are you? I'm Sri Lankan.
- March 26, 2009 at 1:16 PM
- chaarmax said...
If we are to learn from our mistakes, one would be the language. Atleast if not country wide, make all our schools. So that both Tamils in Sinhalese will follow the same classes and only be separated for Tamil and Sinhala. That was the system our parents followed, and currently international schools follow. Would also help, those who pass out to local Uni and all of a sudden find them selves following lectures in English.
If we aren't bold enough to take a giant step, atleast we need to take a few small ones. Not watch this tide erode our shows while we our harping about this one giant step, that we should take. - March 26, 2009 at 1:22 PM
- Jack Point said...
The comment by Anon is scary.
The lack of communication between the various communities is one of the reasons for this problem.
The rest is due to the propaganda carried out by the government, the attitude of 'us versus them'; the them being various institutions from the international community to NGO's to journalists who the government dislikes. - March 26, 2009 at 3:23 PM
- who else but me said...
i've been thinking about this whole majority-complex thing and my issue is did the politicians sow the seed of ethno-nationalism or was it anyway existent since the rajadhani time amongst the people that successive rulers, kings, colonials and pre and post independent leaders have manipulated? if there ever was this "ethnic" bullshit that came in to the psyche of the people it's possible it was after the whole concept of the modern nation-state and drawing the world map on these lines came to being. until then isn't it possible that the people, and i mean the masses, were defined more or less on economic lines. you know there was the royalty, the elites and then the masses, or in other less glamorous words, the commoners. :) and if there is to this day a common identifier amongst the masses that cuts across all 'other' divisions it has to be ecnomics. my theory is that with the supposed failure of the soviet union, and hence the questioning of socialism, and the privileging of democracy over other ideologies THIS unifying factor was purposefully underscored by the leaders of so-called democratic nation-states and its place taken by the likes of ethnicity, race, language, gender, and all that jazz. hence democracy, which had the potential of being very advantageous for the have-nots so to speak and thereby almost socialist in its thrust became a majority-rule where the 'majority' was drawn along ethnci, racist, ligustic, etc. lines instead of economic lines. that makes it easier for politicians. it's precisely the kind of democracy that's being played on here in SL. if the masses which are the majority were defined on economic lines, then is it possible that politics and as an extension government would be much different here. possibly even more productivity oriented and even accountable? i don't know if i'm making sens and i think i pretty much lost coherence around the third line but just thinkin out loud. incoherently though. sorry. :D
- March 26, 2009 at 3:31 PM
- Sam said...
I didn't not read all comments, only some. One thing I can say for sure is, people do not have very good idea about racism in the city (not necessarily Colombo) vs the village.
I spend enough time in very far down south (where one may say hardcode Sinhalese lives), I have not seen noticeable racist tension between Sinhalese and Muslims. I think the reason is commerce. And commerce also will be the answer to solve ethnic issues, if there are any. Example, Walasmulla, I guess 99% of them are Sinhalese, and Meiella is the Muslim village that Muslims self segregate themselves as they usually do. There are surely no interracial-marriages, but people very well accept each other, and completely inseparable. Muslims there engage in lucrative business of beef and Sinhalese are the cattle farmers/owners. If you go further down, Hambanthota, again large number of Muslims and they are in harmony very well. And if you got to any small town down south, you always find a tiny Muslim community in core of each of that city/village.
I spend my childhood in those sorts of areas, moving from place to place. And as a child I never come across the dogma of "we are better than them", until I come to Colombo, in spite the fact village is a brutal place. I knew back then, Muslims are somewhat deferent than "us". Because they always separated from the rest and those kids always in a rush every evening running home from some kind of a religious school that they were forced to attend to (and I felt lucky I don't have to). Anyway the visit from the Muslim guy who I can't remember his name any more, was a pleasant one to me as a child, that I always expect very keenly, because my mother always brought meat from him (wrapped in Gahala Leaf usually). (Meat is a rare treat in village side you know.). I'm not stereotyping here, just telling what I experienced as a child. The reason I say that because, that is the time a person normally receive dogma from adults and that is the best place to locate where things coming from.
Most of the bloggers, who talk about this subject, live in urban settings, and some quite don't get the real country outside their small circles. In urban settings, I always find more racial tension. I don't exactly why.
Oh by the way. Sinhalese attitude to Tamils in down south quite contrary, because most of them know someone closer to them got killed by a Tamil. - March 26, 2009 at 8:43 PM
- indi said...
We've started distributing bumper stickers that read 'I'm Sri Lankan Too' in all three languages. It's innocuous, only thing that sticks out is the 'too'. But you almost have to say that now, as in I'm not Sinhalese but I still love this country. Though I am Sinhalese, I'm a mental minority
I'm sure more Sinhalese down south know someone killed by a Sinhalese
How does a person go back to Arabia? It doesn't exist. Personally I think we need a Muslim President to unify everybody. Muslims are the only people I meet that consistently speak three languages and bridge the gaps - March 26, 2009 at 9:47 PM
- TheWhacksteR said...
Dee - Branding campaign yes, But branding campaigns backed up with nor real fundamental action? will that work in the long term? And if like chaar-max says we make that giant leap, will we need a branding campaign at all?
Chaarmax - The requirement for English is a good point there. personally i don't understand why they talk so much about the importance of English and then have their basic education in another language, switching to English later on for higher studies. Switching to English based education will solve a lot of problems, especially seeing as that people are not going to lose touch with their mother tongue anyway. Seems to have worked fine in India
Jack - I guess you're right, communication is key. But how? You can't just get them in a room and ask them to talk.. The government again man, that's what can really help.
WEBM - on the contrary i see a lot of coherent sense in what you say, i think the racial difference originates in the mind but may not be antagonistic, perhaps it takes a particular incident to trigger anger and hate? And politicians simply pull the trigger when they feel like it? Propaganda is a useful tool.
Sam - interesting, I'm new to this concept that racism intensifies in urban settings, call me ignorant. But you don't really see many rich people get into spats over who gets to pray or speak what language where right? Maybe the villagers or the city dwellers are so desperate that racism is an outlet to their frustration? Btw, i enjoyed your narrative.
Indi - exactly, I'd probably have to find an edge of an oasis and get a tent and a camel or something... A Muslim president you say?? Hmmm you're giving me ideas but seriously, if this country is ready for a Muslim president (and a real Muslim at that, not a pretending puppet) then that would be a definite step forward...Let's be audacious and hope shall we. But im curious as to how far branding and marketing can really go to solve this... - March 26, 2009 at 10:28 PM
- aufidius said...
It is extremely sad this this beautiful country with once beautiful people are polarised for no reason but to sink and bury this beloved country in the dustbin of history.
Racism is rampant today in modern sri lanka. 50 years ago some fools opend a battle front with the Tamils and today some fools are opening a battle front with the Muslims.
It is sad to note that a minority of sinhalese radicals are holding the majority of Sinhales at ransom. It is finally the silent majority of decent Sinhalese who will have to pay the price. Principally those who die to the LTTE bombs in the city are innocent Sinhalese, and muslims and in certain instances tamils,
It is the responsibility of the majority Sinhales to stamp out radicalism in their community and the state and the governmet must treat this kind of act as not only a crime but a crime that can lead to insecurity to this beloved nation in time to come.
It is sad to note that once venerated Buddhist monks are no more or are a negligible minority in this Buddhist country. They are aligned with a lot of evils to the detriment of such a revered philosophy of Buddhism. Buddhism in Sri Lanka is tainted with Sinhalaism and therefore Non Buddhists have come to see Buddhism as a racial religion aligned with the Sinhalese. This is not so in other countries.
Inclusiveness is not found among most of the my Sinhala brethren today. Right from the top. If we become inclusive and accept and respect and reciprocate diversity we will most certainly build a Sri Lanka Mind Set with Sri Lankan Identity amongst all communities. Therefore as a majority community the sinhalese must lead others in a show of inclusive ness so that non Sinhales compatriots will be part of hem as have been in the annals of history.
All those who live in Sri Lanka today are Sri Lankans and there are no Colonial Dutch, Portugese or British or other foreign nationalities on our soil. We must adopt for the good of all a policy of "LIVE & LET OTHERS LIVE" instead of espousing false pretence of Ahimsa and make Hinsaa a life style to the detriment of all and sundry.
State institutions must be secular.
Just a scary thought, if the armed forces were not secular and were "sinhalese buddhist" as is now the common perception that excludes muslims or tamils from being part of the army, and the army will become an instrument which can be used by majority radicals to trample the minorities.
we saw something like this happen in the state sponsored pogram of 83. Given the diverse social fabric of sri lanka, state institutions HAVE to be secualar and not religious if they are to sincerely be accomodative of every sri lankan citizen. - March 26, 2009 at 10:37 PM
- realskullzero said...
Hmm read the post and all the comments...
but everything aside i think the last thing the country needs is another war....
I guess its up to the people to correct themselves as someone mentioned if, people really dont care abt their next generation and the future of their country then its upto them i guess..
But one thing is for sure, Politics and Religion should never go hand in hand....Religion has its goods bads up and downs, but they should only be confined to those who follow it...once politics start genralisng religion with law things will get out of hand.... - March 26, 2009 at 11:53 PM
- Sean said...
Not that I've done any significant research on the subject but I reckon Sri Lanka is one of the few countries in the world where minorities are equated with immigrants.
There's this whole "go back to where you came from" argument that's used on minorities who have spent several generation in Sri Lanka and probably inter-married with both the majority and other minorities. I have witnessed that phrase being consistently used on immigrants in the UK, Switzerland, Australia and New Zealand… and while I don't always agree with it; at least it makes some sort of sense.
Racism may still be an issue in the US… but are African-Americans routinely told to go back to where they came from? I haven't been to the US but I doubt that's the case.
BTW: you asked me where I'm located… I never replied (sorry). NZ at the moment, but hoping to do a longish trip back home soon. - March 27, 2009 at 8:53 AM
- TheWhacksteR said...
Aufidius - Man you paint a scary picture, your points are valid though. It is apparent to me as well that Buddhism seems to have been mixed up with this 'Sinhalese nationalism' which has no apparent base whatsoever in philosophy or culture. and the monks do not command the respect they used to. Also, you are right when you say that the majority have to take a leadership role in eliminating racism, otherwise it would simply be convoluted into a situation where minorities are once again screaming for rights 'without being happy with what they already have'
Realskull - yeah i agree, like Aufidius said, government and Judicial institutions must remain strictly secular, but what you said about 'what people want' is a bit defeatist right? Seeing as the people as a whole do not really know what they want? They prefer to push issues under the carpet and ignore them until they really turn into a problem, then they start screaming and wondering how the hell all this shit came up..
Sean - did you say that the 'go back to where you came from' argument actually makes sense? Well, perhaps in a strange sort of way, but it is the people who allow immigrants in, in the first place. Where would the US be without its large Latino basic workforce? immigrants are needed because they flow in to fill some kind of demand, and you cannot tell their fifth generation to 'go back' seeing as they wouldn't really know any other home rather than the country they are living in. I wonder how it is over in NZ.. - March 27, 2009 at 10:17 AM
- mixedblessings89 said...
Hey, I'm back :)
Not as soon as I thought I would be, but back anyway...
Firstly, if the 'trading boats from Arabia' thing is a reference to Islam (I'm not too sure about your faith) then, I always thought all SL muslims traced their decent back to India... Hmm...
Oh, and when you say that your Grandmothers are Lankan, LOL :D, and it reminded me of this show I saw on Discovery, or National Geographic, or some such 'informational' thing... they were tracing the voyage of the ancient ancients from Africa down to Australia, since the theory is that Africa was the cradle of Humanity, and they must have reached Aussi land somehow, yeah? They tested the DNA's of all the men along this pre- determined path that they thought the acnients had travelled, and they found 1 man- ONE MAN, who had the DNA snag. They only tested men, because the women would not carry what they were looking for.
Blood... well, blood is a chemical, and most definitely cannot be segregated on the base of any demographic characteristics, or how would they explain blood donation? :P
I never knew Indians had a dynamic work ethic... ever been to one of our government offices? You'll never fall for such illusions again.
Oh, by the way... how can they use 'Indian' as an insult? I don't get it, since the Prince Vijaya was most definitely Indian by nationality... Orissa, if I haven't forgotten my Sinhala stories...
The point you make about Tamils and SL society, in India, it's more like a religion thing... and I have seen, that it is always the politicians who have alienated one community from another. Sure, no community is completely comfortable... that is natural, I guess, since the traditions, etc. are all very different, and especially because Hinduism, Buddhism, Sikhism and Jainism are very home- grown type of phylosophies, but Islam, christianity and the Jewish faith are all from outside ancient India. With India being such an old place, these things have not been forgotten, and history text books have obviously told kids that firt it was the muslims, and then the christians who conquered our country. The greatest problem was that none of them really considered India their own land- it was treated as a place they could subjugate, and exploit, and humiliate, and loot, and convert religiously... and so they are remembered as such.
There was only one person I can think of, who was a monarch of India, and belonged to the invaders' that truly made my country his home- Akhbar, and so we still remember him today as 'Akhbar the Great'. He was the only one who treated all Indians equally, no matter their religion, and abolished these anti- other religions taxes, like 'Jaziya', which was a tax to be paid by all non- muslims, and taxes on pilgrimages, etc.
I'm not completely into the scene in SL, but I believe the Tamils are people who are projected to be against the Sinhalese paople, and since that is the majority community, they are also supposedly against Sri Lanka; and on the other side, the Sinhalese ppl are the 'enemy', and hence so is Sri Lanka... I'm not sure, so correct me if I'm wrong about the above.
If this is the case, then it is somewhat similar to the situation in India, though definitely not as extreme. Many of our politicians go about hankering for the 'Muslim Vote', since that's the majority community amongst minorities here. Yet, I ask you, are muslims from Neptune, or something similar? Do they not want the exact same thing that any hindu or sikh or christian would for their life- happiness, success, security, peace, a good life for their children, affordable (and good) education? Are they not a part of our society as well, that all these things have to be offered to them separately? Similarly with the Tamils... I suppose they all want the same things, really... - March 27, 2009 at 7:03 PM
- mixedblessings89 said...
New comment, because the old one was getting too big.
What you said about school is very true, I think, but there is this incidence that my mum told me happened in my play school... I think I was, maybe, 2 or 3 years old... and she came to pick me up, and learnt that there was this other little girl there, who nobody else was speaking to, purely due to her faith... I was horrified when she told me about it many years later, and I devoutly hope I wasn't one of those mean kids, but there you are... I mean, we were too young to get what 'religion' even meant! Can you imagine the torture the poor girl must have gone through? Actually, I'm not sure if the child was a girl, but anyhow...
As we grow up here, we tend to realise that we must co- exist, and so I have grown up not quite celebrating, but sort of paartaking- in, fesivals and celebrations from different religions... so on Id, it's this traditional sweet dish called 'Sevaiyan' (yum) and everyone loved Christmas cakes, and there are holidays on Buddha Purnima (a Buddhist festival) and Mahaveer Jayanti (Jainism), crackers on Diwali (Hinduism), and people of all faiths visit the Golden Temple in Amritsar (Sikhism). - March 27, 2009 at 7:22 PM
- Anonymous said...
Much as we like to think that there is racism only in the cities and not in the village, racism is ingrained in our very thinking. We tend to hate and despise the other communities. Think of the way we describe the other ethnicities, and be honest. I know that Tamils have been described as dark, smelling of coconut oil, and these are the mild traits. Muslims are described as greedy, uneducated,beef eating. Sinhalese are described by the other communities as foolish, and chauvinist. So if this is what we teach our children, when they grow up, they may have friends from other communities but still think they are inferior. Its time to change the very way we think about minorities, majority, ethnicities, religion.
- March 30, 2009 at 4:05 PM
- TheWhacksteR said...
Mixed Blessings - thank you for that.a generous dose of scientific evidence on the origin, migration and blood composition of species is enough to give anyone a fresh perspective on the whole affair. But then we come right back into society again and find ourselves mired in this thing called racism and wonder how it all began?
Cultural history probably has a role to play like you said. colonial times saw people being pushed up against each other without real integration, and rights and divisions were bound to prosper afterwards. I think you just gave me some thought fodder for a new post, and sorry for the late reply!
Anonymous - a very harsh area, but i agree there is a lot of insults and name calling when people of one race get together isn't there? i knew this one guy who got really friendly with me at the gym who once told me how pissed off he was at certain 'thambiyas', i told him i was a Muslim and he apologized straightaway though, but it was like a normal thing for him to use that word. which is considered insulting by most Muslims - April 1, 2009 at 12:13 PM


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