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Monday, June 7, 2010
Bravo Bips!!
This appeared in Bombay Times today.
When I read the 'Mumbai Mirror' headlines about a nude video featuring Bipasha Basu that had surfaced on YouTube ( where else?) I groaned. ' Oh no…. not another sleazy sting or outing?' I flipped the pages to read the story and was prepared for the usual denials … you know how that goes …I half -expected Bipasha to pout, throw a fit, stamp her foot and hiss, " That's not me! It's a body double. The images have been doctored. My rivals are trying to defame me." etc etc. Instead, Bipasha did what any intelligent, honest person would do – she confirmed it was indeed her in an ad she had shot years ago. And yes, she was naked during the shoot – so?? When pressed to clarify, she went into a few key details that provided a convincing backgrounder to the shoot (she was living in New York at the time. It was shot in 1999. She wasn't experienced enough to figure out camera angles.) But most importantly, Bipasha stated ( sans the standard starry hypocrisy), that she was not ashamed of the ad, nor were her parents embarrassed by it. As for her boyfriend John, he told her she was looking really hot in the video! How's that for upfrontness? As also for the much needed courage in an industry where all this and more goes on chhupke chhupke and every Bollywood Babe behaves like a vestal virgin?
There are several top stars with worse skeletons rattling in their cupboards. But catch them admitting to having committed even a tiny indiscretion? Some of them have pasts that are not just colourful but positively shadey. A few have graduated from porn movies\videos to c-grade thrillers and found their feet finally in the dream factory. There are a couple of star wives who have changed their original names, re- structured their faces\bodies and acquired a new identity. Not that they have succeeded in fooling the sharks of Bollywood, but that's okay. Showbiz is made up of such stories – the grittier, the better. When one looks at those chastely dressed Bollywood Biwis hanging on to their husbands on the red carpet, their sleazy pasts cleverly buried under newly acquired designer outfits, and freshly invented histories , it makes a Bipasha stand out for her bold stand and candid confession. More industry girls should take their cue from Bips. It was only because she didn't lie about her past, that the story died an instant death. Nothing further remained to be dug up and thrown at her. Smart girl. She walked away with her head held high - no apologies, no shame. And most importantly, no ugly repercussions.
To read or not to read 'The Red Saree' – that is no longer the question. Similarly, to watch or not watch a controversial film ( 'Raajneeti'), is irrelevant. In today's zamana, readers and viewers are sharp enough to decide for themselves, and any attempt to suppress a book or movie is likely to backfire. Since both the book and the movie involve Sonia Gandhi, it is important to send out a message to her over zealous minders that in a vibrant democracy it is no longer possible to impose any kind of censorship. Everything is out there - you can't kill it, no matter what kind of pressure you apply.
Javier Moro's book is likely to become an overnight best seller, thanks to the reams and reams of free publicity it has already generated. Whether or not Sonia's lawyers go ahead with the threatened law suit, the book has served its purpose. And will make Moro a very rich man! Content wise, the book is innocuous, even naïve! Since it is a dramatized biography, most of the dialogues are made up by the author. This is not something new in publishing. Historical fiction attributes quotes to its charismatic characters – be it Napoleon or Hitler or Princess Diana. Were the writers present when those conversations took place? This is known as creative license, and every author of similar books, freely exploits it. So long as the matter is not defamatory, nobody minds. Aha – this is the tricky part. Who decides what's libelous and what isn't? I'd say , the public. Especially in a vibrant democracy which guarantees freedom of speech and expression. Like ours does. Unless of course we have a separate set of laws for the Nehru-Gandhi family???
34 comments:
- goodluck said...
While the author of Red Saree is exercising his right, there is nothing wrong if others exercise their right against useless slander.
Meanwhile your take on Sri Sri is getting a lot of backlash.
We are witnessing so many fake swamis and gurus and their lavish styles and their secret chambers that most of us have become cynical. And why do these followers take offence as they have received some sort of divinity as against Sonia's loyalists? And they are cursing you also. A truly spiritual person will never speak ill of even his or her enemies.
- June 7, 2010 at 6:14 PM
- Anand said...
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- June 7, 2010 at 6:15 PM
- Anand said...
Dear Shobha,
By just looking at people you can not define anything.
You are saying many people are giving so much money to Sri Sri and lot other things.
Did you ever think what they got here ?
Please join AOL course and see whats happening here.
Then only you have right to speak about him. I think it does not make any sense if you speak about a person whom you do not know properly or simply saying one created story to make issue of it.
Hope you can take my suggestion to improve yourselves.
Best wishes,
- June 7, 2010 at 6:20 PM
- Vaudeville of exhilaration said...
Bipasha seems to be really honest about her confessions..She is really a smart,candid and honest person-I came to realize the fact after watching Farah Khan's Show Tere Mere Beach Mein!!
Does freedom of speech serves its meaning in India..??I got to check it out coz i was planning to write about a celebrity!!
- June 7, 2010 at 6:36 PM
- ART OF LIVING GROUP said...
Dear Shobha,
If a person is respected and loved by millions of people in more than 165 countries, then all I can say is your comments on SRI SRI is foolish..sorry you who feel those millions people are crazy actually is ......
We strongly suggest you do a workshop in Art of Living then talk about....
I understand you are dignified enough to understand above comments...
- June 7, 2010 at 11:28 PM
- sepo said...
agree, bollywood needs more like bips..!!
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- June 7, 2010 at 11:29 PM
- Delhi Goon said...
I am all for women's empowerment, but this is not the kind of empowerment I was looking forward to... we are far ahead of the west to start aping it, it's actually taking steps backwards. Just some personal views...
Last I heard Moro was planning to sue A.M.Singhvi. LOL.
- June 7, 2010 at 11:38 PM
- hmmlife said...
all this ranting by sri sri dummies is so annoying....leave shobhaa alone...don't visit her blog. if u can't take anything against your DHONGI BABA....go to the ashram and stay there
- June 8, 2010 at 3:49 AM
What is so brave in that ? :O
If a woman has done a nude ad, and have proclaimed it, that would make her brave ?
What is happening in India ?
- June 8, 2010 at 5:59 AM
- jaya said...
Shobhaa hats off to your bold take on Sri Sri
- June 8, 2010 at 9:09 AM
- Shelton said...
Shobha has lived up to her credentials for yellow journalism, cheap, third rate and attention- grabbing. She does not have even an iota of grace and dignity to criticize.
Does she have the guts to critcize muslim mullahs or the Pope ? They will have her red hot, oose pussy torn and thrown between Bandra and Borivili.The same pussy she has shown to several rich businessmen for years now.
Learn to critize Shobha. Grow up atleast now when you are just a few days away from God.
She should also get herself tested for Attention Deficiency Syndrome.
- June 8, 2010 at 10:20 AM
- Scarlett said...
Seems you have the Art of Living people really riled up. Why can't people accept others' right to speech in this country, I wonder. While they get all hot under the collar if they're denied their own freedom of expression. About time you started comment moderation, I think.
Re: Bipasha, not a fan of her acting but I've always admired her for her honesty & boldness regarding her life, profession & choices - both personal & professional. She also always comes across as down to earth, practical in her interviews. Atta girl!
- June 8, 2010 at 11:38 AM
- *Aham* said...
>>>> Nasser and Kunti...
hahahhah... when i was a child,in my growing up years... i thought a smooch would make a baby. and if a blouse flies and the ceiling fan rotated slowly or in the opposite direction... it is Rape. Seriously, no jokes.
wallah. this girl is really something. most times it just takes admittance to nib it in the bud.
She was also not shy to admit that sometime back, her kamar had grown to look like a Kamra.
I dont like her so much as an actress... where in most films she is like the "object of desire" or just a sexy bimbo... but as a brand, she is full on...
Her zodiac sign is that of a goat - Capricorn, but she is no bali-Ka-bakra... She is smart, suave, down to earth, and maintains her distance when she needs too.
I know of another person who shares her birthday, and is a fataaka brand... Do you know her...??? Her birthday is on 7 January :)))
I am really happy to see "Saree" getting publicity in the middle of all this jhavier controversy.
Once you are elevated to the level of being a public figure, peoples opinion should stop to bother you.
Is brand sonia so meeek that it could go tai-tai-phiss over some book.
I feel this book is a thing, Sonia is eternal, ethereal and ever effervescent. She is a big girl, she can handle it. let the jhavier loose, and a thousand others to interpret her life, i dont feel there will be any daag on her name.
Definitely not more damage than her inefficiency to manage internal jhagdas and plan to have "caste" in census.
- June 8, 2010 at 1:08 PM
- अल्पना वर्मा said...
Agree with you.
Bipasha is really bold and beautiful!
Atleast she is not like other fake personalities of film world!
- June 8, 2010 at 1:09 PM
- Shelton said...
read her blog on June 4th. Old pussy shobha De has now moved into full-time pimping for the italian chef Sarjano in Goa.
After showing her red hot pussy to businessmen since age 14 she is opened new avenues of pimping for `firangs`. Old pussy Shobha now a full-time madam like the forass road red light district`s old hags.
What else can she do at 62 and with a wrinkled diseased pussy. No anti-wrinkle cream will help.
- June 8, 2010 at 2:29 PM
- Shelton said...
I am sure shobha will love all these comments cos` it matches the soft porn shit she writes !
i feel like shoving my dick into shobha`s wrinkled pussy with her daughters watching by my side. My cream (read spunk) will be much better than anti wrinkle creams for Shobhas wrinkled pussy.
- June 8, 2010 at 2:42 PM
- ameya said...
Okay, I take my comment (in the previous post) .... back.
You have every right to delete posts !
Kick this son of a bitch Shelton ... OUT !!!
Block ! Block ! Block !
- June 8, 2010 at 2:59 PM
- Neha said...
High time you started comment moderation! People cannot take anything against their views and such people should be thrown out of our world! Not that you cannot handle them, but that they cannot handle themselves and need serious help! And this Shelton, whoever that may be, should be blocked immediately. From the little that I know you, I am sure you'd be smiling reading these comments. Keep that attitude, but block such people....for the sake of your readers :)
- June 8, 2010 at 3:57 PM
Great going... Bipasha! She is indeed an intelligent woman. A lesson taught to every lady who knows about this incident.
Ps: I seriously feel you should start comment moderation:)
- June 8, 2010 at 5:08 PM
- Pooja Rathore said...
About bips - it reminds me of your line Act like a victim and you will be treated like one bips did not act like a victim and thank god nor was she treated like one.
Liked your posts on rajneeti and spiritual guru srisri.....
About guru i will share a lexigram - spell the word guru - Gee u r u you are your own guru.
- June 8, 2010 at 5:57 PM
- Another Kiran In NYC said...
About AOL... I have met people who have very good things to say about thier interaction with the movement and marketing program. On the other hand, I have also met others that break out into a bad allergic rash even remembering thier experience with the Giggling Bearded One. Those are signs of a great Marketing program. Gets a huge reaction either way! Light headedness from hours of forceful breathing along with a genuine desire for world peace. Winning combination yaar! Wallets and hearts open wide. Win Win for everyone.
Maybe that Nobel Peace prize nomination was warranted. That bechara Prize has been handed out like so much "chana sing" in the last 20 years to random useless people. This nomination atleast honored the prized skills of... identifying what world peace is, high ambition, mass psychology, efficiency in identifying target Markets and deal closure. So, it's all good na?
Bipasha behaved like a grown up.
Yes there are different laws for the Nehru Gandhi family. The Laws of Sycophancy. Those were enacted by parliament soon after Independence. Did'nt you know?
Sonia is a big girl. However like a naughty child she chooses to allow her Congress lawyer/spokesperson/whatever to take home the ball (in this case the book) in a fit of pique and not allow his friends to play only because some of the players forgot the rules of sycophancy. Maybe she should have taken the ball home herself instead of by proxy. Indira would have... yeah taken it home and locked it up! But then Sonia is less durgalike but much, much smarter.
- June 8, 2010 at 7:45 PM
- Sidhusaaheb said...
Even in 'non-vibrant' democracies or dictatorships, it's hardly possible to impose bans or censorship that can not be circumvented, with technology being what it is in this day and age.
- June 9, 2010 at 12:38 AM
- 姿思穎穎 said...
說「吃虧就是便宜的人」,多半不是吃虧的人。 ............................................................
- June 9, 2010 at 4:28 AM
- Black said...
Yep, that's all it actually takes to 'uncomplicate' such controversies. Good one Bip !!
- June 9, 2010 at 9:50 AM
- Abhid-d said...
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- June 9, 2010 at 10:34 AM
- Buzzintown Blogger said...
Hi Shobhaa
Liked Bips attitude...its nice to see someone as honest as her in the Bollywood industry otherwise full of hypocrites. Everyone has a past and we all make mistakes at some point of time.
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- June 9, 2010 at 4:09 PM
- Theyoginme said...
When a group of followers get this riled up about a guru you wonder if perhaps AOL (I like that term) has become another 65 country reaching cult...I would have expected them to have taken much more deep breaths to obtain so much more calmness from their sudharshan kriya practice
- June 9, 2010 at 7:26 PM
- Theyoginme said...
PS Shelton you really need to get a life and seek some badly needed therapy.
- June 9, 2010 at 7:28 PM
- Shelton said...
dear shobha i have nothing to do with art of living or sri sri.
My staunch catholic background teaches us not to personally attack or indulge in character assasination. Your frequent yellow journalism on various personalities has really hit a high.
You have done that on Sri Sri who is like Jesus to me though i have never seen him or met him personally. You will very soon be the Mary Magdelene to Sri Sri.
Atleast at 62 get some maturity OR simply apply some anti-wrinkle cream on your wrinkled 62 year old pussy to tantalize those Mumbai`s rich and famous bizmen.
- June 9, 2010 at 11:53 PM
- Shelton said...
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- Shelton said...
- June 10, 2010 at 12:06 AM
- Sushil Kumar NRRF said...
I saw Rajneeti couple of days back,and really njoyed it...It is a really hard-hitting commentary on where Indian Politics and Politicians have reached ,today...its the nadir..
..the storyline and direction are taut and suspenseful. The only drawbacks as I see them are - [a] Katrina kaif is a total misfit in her role[all the others were just right espl:y Manoj Bajpai and Nana Patekar. [b] A Lot of factual errors have crept in probably in the enthusiasm to keep the story-line taut.But these can be glossed over...Worth a repeat viewing.
- June 11, 2010 at 12:14 PM
- james said...
Rajneeti- Manoj Bajpai- too much overacting, ajay devgan- always the same in every movie!, katrina- terrible! That said, Ranbhir, Arjun, Nana all excellent imho james
- June 15, 2010 at 8:11 PM
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Monday, December 07, 2009
First Best Friends
37 comments:
Great story. I had a similar best friend. We looked a bit like twins, which was greatly helped by the fact that we both had red hair and were the same size, and we wore a scool uniform, and after school we canged into the same jeans rolled up and kept on our uniform blouse and sweater. But she had only one sister, while I had 6 brothers and one sister. Her house was all serenity while mine was rather chaotic.ReplyDelete
Thanks for grounding me in this crazy, busy season! Best friends are the best gift of all!ReplyDelete
- Anonymous10:52 AM
First of all, dear Carol,ReplyDelete
I'm so happy to be able to say that you are one of my dearest friends.
This Friday night I'll be having dinner with my absolutely oldest friend. Our parents used to double-date long before either of us was a twinkle in either couple's eyes. As kids in S. Jersey, he & I vaccinated chickens (yes; yuch) together, for spending money.
I don't think we'll be ordering chicken for dinner this Friday.
Thanks for the nostalgic post.
What a beautiful post!ReplyDelete
First friends are so special. I've loved watching my children enjoy theirs. And it gives me the chance to get to know fun, interesting young people!
I lost my first best friend a couple of years ago. We were both diagnosed within two years of each other. I made it through, she didnt. I miss her terribly. We kept in touch throughout our lifetimes, through marriages, children, divorces, successes and disappointments. The only thing I have to remind me of her is her baby pillow which I keep in my bed and hug every night.ReplyDelete
Lovely, Carol. Oh yes, still in touch. I received my now-traditional email (it will be followed up with phone call) warning of: "I just mailed your Christmas box. Do not open it until at least Xmas Eve. I will find out if you do. I always do because you cannot contain your excitement & msg me. I'm warning you...." Plus we have others in this group...esp one who is now in Louisiana. And others. We've not been able to visit in a few years, but hope to next year. I cannot imagine life without them.ReplyDelete
What a lovely story. Big smiles. I am glad to say I have the luck of being close still to my first best friend. Beautiful story that absolutely captured what that is like. :) Gorgemous.ReplyDelete
Great post. I don't have contact with my first best friend, but my best friend and I have been friends for over 30 years. . . girlfriends - such a treasure.ReplyDelete
What a adorable post! Loved to read and see it! Really great!! Tell us more!ReplyDelete
Bonjour Carol. What a charming post. The first image is mu favorite. Friends are so important, I've known my best friend for nearly 30 years. Thanks for reminding me not to lose sight of our precious friends, which are so rare these days. Hope you have a fabulous week!ReplyDelete
wow, thanks for sharing with us. My first best friend was friendS. They were twins, Brenda & Linda. We lived next store to one another, and were never seperate. Though it was always hard come drive-in movie night at our house, because we could only bring ONE friend. The other would cry, even though they would get a turn next time. We stayed friends until about 6th grade. They figured out they were a grade older (though only 4 months dang it!), and moved on without me. We see each other every few years, but I still have the best memories.ReplyDelete
Either very small windows on Maille...ReplyDelete
or exceedingly fat cats...
LOL Love this either way.
such a jolie histoire ;) I am still in contact with one of my best friends from high school...we recently went to see Deep Purple together for old sakes ;)ReplyDelete
That photo said it all.ReplyDelete
BEST Childhood Friends.
I heart this story/post! It brings back memories.ReplyDelete
Now, when do we have dinner at Barbara's home, haha?
I love your blog...
Helas! Non! Her name was Terry and I knew her when she was 4 and 5...then she moved away. We buried lots and lots of time capsules...bottles and cans with messages inside. What I wouldn't give to know what we said!ReplyDelete
Lovely post! My first best friend is still my BFF, after 46 years. Since I'm an only child, she is my best source of childhood memories. And young married memories. And menopause memories in the making!ReplyDelete
Wow what a coincidence this could have been about me and my best friend Barbara - how weird is that?ReplyDelete
- Nik from Brisbane, Australia4:59 AM
Oh this was such a beautiful post to come home to, brought back memories of my friend through school, we were partners in crime, often staying at each other's homes, sleepovers when we were at high school, giggling over boys, she married at around 20, I'm 45 and not married, she has 5 children, I missed that boat! Our lives drifted apart some years ago but oh I can remember such beautiful memories of Robyn. Joy, Laughter and Love. 2 weeks to go until xmas in Paris, BisousReplyDelete
Thank you for remembering me about my very best friend. So lovely post.BisouReplyDelete
- Anonymous9:33 AM
What a lovely story/memory.ReplyDelete
Growing up, I was able to find a best friend in Laurrie. Her family moved to the Boston area from Nancy, France for business. She was and still is my "French sis". Laurrie now lives in Paris with her husband and three gorgeous children. We hope to have our families meet, for the first time, in Paris one of these fine days.
Thank you for sharing, Carol.
Such a wonderful heartwarming paen to old friendships!ReplyDelete
When I met my first best friend again after 17 years (I had moved to the States and did not return to Rome for all those years), after we had spent the evening together, we continued talking for hours until 3am, next to her Vespa, never realizing it was that late (or early in the morning).
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I start every morning with your delightful and inspiring gems. I lived in France for 4 years (3 in Paris), and 3 years in Italy. So, you can imagine the nostalgia I feel.ReplyDelete
My husband and I own a natural foods market with an adjoining cafe-creperie in a small town in Washington State. I am reliving all my favorite European food memories through my store, inspiring customers to try things that they can barely pronounce, but are delighted to be exposed to. Food exploration is a great way to travel. You often feature foods and ideas that have led me to acquiring them for my store. Thank you for allowing me to relive my Paris nostalgia every morning.
Just a quick note- You have probably already heard this by now, Wednesday's, "L'avant Comptoir" featured crepes of the day with "dinde" being the main ingredient...The transaltion is turkey. ("canard" is duck.) Simple mistake. I will have to try this crepe idea in our creperie.
Thanks again for your daily posts.
What sweet memories :)ReplyDelete
I grew up in the South (USA) and had one little boy who was my best friend. He stuck up for me when other little boys would be mean, he was from a scary mean family and I guess my family appealed to him more.
He always stopped at my house first on the way home, saying hello to my mother then walking on alone to his house at the end of the long road we lived on.
I wondered sometimes if he ( as an adult) ever thought it funny, that his best friend in grade school was a skinny little girl :)


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Sunday, September 13, 2009
Greetings from Jo'Burg !
'Words on Water', the Lit Fest, kicked off on a high note. I was delighted to meet contemporary writers from this vast and intriguing country. Our dynamic Consul General Navdeep Singh, has been the driving force behind 'Shared Histories', now in its third year. Do locals love Indians? Not really. And I'm not surprised. It was the IPL that drew people's attention apna desh and that's where it remains. Sachin Tendulkar is God. And therefore the Mumbai Indians are the hot favourites. The diasporawallas are far, far removed from what is going on back in India. Their version of life in Bharat comes straight from Bollywood. I didn't want to disillusion them!
Aaaah - the khaana peena scene is outstanding. Very refined, international and imaginative.Of course, all wine lovers are aware of the exceptional wines of South Africa, it is the food that is a big surprise. But it is meant strictly for meat eaters. No ghaas phoos in sight. Imagine restaurants called 'Carnivore' and the 'Butcher's Shop'. Before, I run off ( I have a flight to catch to Durban), let me just say, South Africa ( my second visit) grows on you... and grows on you. Right now, I have a date with the lions. More in my next post. Possibly from Durban. If not, then from Capetown, for sure!!
31 comments:
- kala said...
I read your sunday Asian Age article and it is superb. And your take on shivaji statue is worth and why not a pantheon of Maharashtra's heroes and heroines including Puthlibai? Before Mayawati becomes the prime minister and have a cabinet minister for statues of Mayawati and co.
- September 13, 2009 at 4:39 PM
- The Panorama said...
Oh I hate when that happens and you lose all that you have written!
Sad to know that Nelson Mandela is so frail he can't have visitors...the world will wake up with eulogies when he is gone, I suppose.
- September 13, 2009 at 5:12 PM
- Maddy said...
Would you remove that word verification please!!
- September 13, 2009 at 5:54 PM
- cmpershad said...
"the internet in South Africa is slower than a carrier pigeon!! I swear "
There is an old saying in hindi- nahi mamoo se nakta mamoo sahi. so, instead of nothing, slow internet is ok :)
bye- see your from Durban or capetown...
- September 13, 2009 at 7:59 PM
- obssesor said...
U going to Kruger?
- September 13, 2009 at 10:01 PM
- shafinaaz said...
Hi Ms De
Welcome to SA. Sadly, I missed the Johannesburg Fest as I am out of town; would have been great to meet you in person. Alas, I hope to catch the reviews in the next few hours.
Durban is stunning. Take in sights and hope you have a blast. You'll be sure to satiate your tastebuds with foods more to your liking, perhaps. Tell them to suss out Jaipur Palace, Little Gujerat (if you're adventurous!) and anything else your hosts can recommend.
Kind regards
- September 13, 2009 at 11:53 PM
- mahatru said...
I agree Maddy
This word verification really sucks......
Enjoy your stay and do keep posting
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- September 14, 2009 at 1:28 PM
- numerounity said...
Oh and I guess there is level 2 khatron ke khiladi getting shot at cape town...Wild card entry?
Will love to see you on show rather than some of those zinghy-binghys...any plans as such?
- September 14, 2009 at 4:01 PM
- Jogeshwar said...
Do they really believe in the version of life in India that Bollywood portrays. I'm confused why didn't you want to disillusion them?
- September 14, 2009 at 7:51 PM
- *Aham* said...
wow! nelson ki saamne waali khidki... thats such a wonderful place to be in. Im sure, you will shrink in disappointment if you dint get to meet him. Im praying. praying for you...
glad to hear trhat words on water kicked off well. :) I love the title of the fest "words on Water" so simple yet so thoughtful.
ohh Maasahaaari giri is fine. But Butchers shop and carnivore sounds scary.
Tendlya is playing quite good i hear, I wonder what excites people so much in cricket. people make orgasmic sounds when tendlya plays.
The Ball-in -hood is more famous than Bollywood.
- September 14, 2009 at 8:41 PM
- Sidhusaaheb said...
Writing offline and then posting the text online can be an option.
- September 14, 2009 at 9:03 PM
- Ketaki... said...
Sigh! Some people have all the fun.. :P
- September 14, 2009 at 10:21 PM
- maglomaniac said...
Oh dear,it is such a pain to see your hard written words visibly lost in oblivion.
Sad you couldn't meet the Gandhi still alive.
And hey butcher's shop seems wonderful to me.
M out with my canines(and incisors tooo:) ...
- September 14, 2009 at 10:45 PM
- Madhu said...
Ms. De, I had been looking at your blog for some time now and every post of yours is great.
I have a request; I feel very strongly about woman's issues (and I believe you do too). I am wondering if you could write your opinions about Orgasm between men and women. A friend of mine says "Men Don't owe an orgasm to women" and of course to contradict that I wrote the reason why "men owe" an orgasm. I do understand that "owe" is too strong a word...but I am very interested in knowing your views about this.
- September 14, 2009 at 10:47 PM
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Yeah i agree with one of your commenters. Writing offline and then later on posting it online would have been a much better idea. Anyway, hope to see your post (completed one, though) in the near future.
And I must say some 'words on water' sounds so thoughful.
- September 14, 2009 at 11:26 PM
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- September 15, 2009 at 12:18 AM
- kala said...
I dont believe that USA does not know as to where its military and other aid is going. The name given is fight terrorism but the actual aim is to terrorise India. It is not a surprise to anyone. Now there will be hot denials and some more aid will flow to Pakistan.
And swiss government says there is no black money. Then why there is so much secrecy?
- September 15, 2009 at 3:33 PM
- Madhu said...
Kala, what are you talking about?
- September 15, 2009 at 7:23 PM
- sanjuayyar said...
Oh yes, Carnivore is a fantastic place. There's a tiny flag on your table and they keep serving you myriad varieties of meat until you give up. And to signal that you're done, you need to put the flag down which means 'I surrender'. Already salivating.
- September 16, 2009 at 3:22 PM
- Balvinder Singh said...
Shobhaa thanks for taking us blokes along with you on your foriegn sojourns. How goose bumpy you would be feeling, staying next door to Nelson Mandela.
- September 16, 2009 at 3:54 PM
- naina said...
Ms De, have you seen this?
Pretty shocking how mainstream media has plagiarized so relentlessly from a blog that you once declared "rocks".
Would love to hear your take on this.
- September 17, 2009 at 12:33 PM
- kala said...
Congress suddenly discovered the virtues of cattle class. Tharoor felt he was not such a holy cow. Atleast a beginning is made. How about travel by bullock car(t)?
Australians or Melbournites are at it again bashing Indians. That seems to be their latest sport. Can we call them bashers?
A Gujarat lawyer decided drinking and smoking women have no fundamental rights. His name is prajapati. Can we call him prajapathetic.
- September 17, 2009 at 3:36 PM
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- September 18, 2009 at 12:45 AM
- tash said...
Greetings from South Africa.
My name is Natasha and I am a second generation South African Indian. My grandparents immigrated here from a little village in Gujarat. Like many other Indian immigrants, they assisted in the freedom struggle in this country.. And fought for those who were oppressed.
It is sad that the South African Indian people are so out of touch with India. I've noticed that the longer they've been in SA (i.e. the greater number of South African generations) the more out of touch they are - AND the more they view bollywood as India and Indian culture!! I must however point out, that each Indian area (in the apartheid era, racial groups were all give separate areas to live in) a mandir and a mosque exists. Extramural Tamils, Gujarati and Madressa classes are held.
I personally have Typical Indian grandparents :) I've travelled to India numerous times and stayed in our village. And yes, the first time i went, it was a cultural shock!
Even though I've been born and raised in South Africa. India will always hold a special place in my heart. My ancestors are from there, and my Guru, Sri Sri Ravi Shankar resides there. I am grateful to have this background, and rich cultural heritage.
PS: I've never entered the butcher shop, or Carnivore resturant... all that meat makes me squirm.
Try out resturants like 'Wang Thai' or 'Moyo' or even 'Giovannis'... hmmm
- September 18, 2009 at 12:31 PM
Always enjoyed your newspaper articles, above all I admire your 'don't-give-a-damn' attitude.... never knew you had a blog. I am glad I stumble upon it today.
And enjoy SA!
- September 18, 2009 at 9:49 PM
- ms said...
mz de, such a relief to read your post, while we are upto our gills with chinese/pakistani/mayawati/naxalite/maoist threats. enjoy. what do you think about this tharwittergate? please tell.
- September 19, 2009 at 7:52 AM
- Prasun Kulshrestha said...
MAMi liked reading you in this month SAVVY MAGZINE...and yes, u looking pretty thr...ahem ahem
- September 19, 2009 at 7:16 PM
- Latha said...
that was very nice of you tash. Nice to hear an SA born Indian talk her mind.
Why don't you write a book on your cultural shock like how many others do. Would be great reading.....
- September 19, 2009 at 10:45 PM
- rupal said...
i am really suprised that african dont love indians,but,they do love cricket SPECIALLY SACHIN....I think we should change our country's name by INDIAN rather than INDIANS...India is only famous for cricket only????
have a good time.
- September 19, 2009 at 11:44 PM
- maha said...
Enjoy the trip....
Work from home India
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Saturday, March 29, 2008
To Clarify
I have never been raped; however, I have grown up as a woman and experienced all that this entails: catcalls, sexual harassment, inappropriate gestures and innuendos from a very young age. I have had unpleasant encounters with men three times my age and felt violated more than once. And I am only eighteen.
It has been widely reported that nearly 1 in 4 women are raped during their lifetimes. And most rapes don't occur in an empty alley, committed by a gun-wielding stranger. The vast majority of rapes are acquaintance rapes, and it is these occurrences where women are left with the most of the blame. Look at how she was dressed, she obviously wanted it. We slept together before. If she got that drunk, it was for a reason. But she was flirting with me at the bar; why else would she have talked to me?
Many of the posters have emphasized that most men don't rape, and that is obviously and thankfully true. However, the existence of rape cannot be ignored; it is real, and the danger to women is everywhere. It is hard for a man to realize the powerful, semi-unconscious fear that pervades most women's lives. Women can't comfortably study at the library after dark. Women are warned to avoid parking cars at the far end of the lot. Women shouldn't run in parks alone. Women are even warned against pulling over in a secluded area if a cop is flashing his lights, for fear he is an imposter. To follow all the restrictions, warnings, advice, and guidelines is to limit the living of one's life.
While I am not advocating going to a bar alone, dressed provocatively, chatting with strangers, and downing a few shots, I am also not saying any woman who does should be blamed for the actions of the men who surround her. These men are autonomous human beings who have control over their biology. They are not sex-crazed animals, insatiable in their lust for women. They have the ability to ignore the woman or put her in a cab. If they choose to do otherwise, it is solely their decision and solely their responsibility.
Please read here to see where this discussion started.
Also, please visit Men Can Stop Rape.
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You are right, it isn't fair to women and they are hardly to blame. I think there should be more general education about this. Not just for the females but the males too. "72% of rape victims know there assailants. 38% are a friend or acquaintance. 28% are an intimate. 7% are a relative." That is sad. "More than 50% of all rape/sexual assault incidents were reported by victims to have occurred within 1 mile of their home or at their home." More sad news. That info came from,
RAINN There are allot of sad stats on that website. Rape is horrible and we should be discussing how to stop instead of playing the "blame game."
- March 29, 2008 at 3:26 AM
On the RAINN site there is a portion dedicated to protecting yourself too.
- March 29, 2008 at 3:28 AM
- JPR said...
Nicely put. There's also that population of good guys who will always pick up their phone if you need a walk home.
Take-home lesson, while women aren't to be held responsible for being raped, there are also a variety of ways to protect oneself... and i think those can be applicable across gender, station in life, etc.
- March 29, 2008 at 10:07 AM
- Amelia said...
Great post, Kate.
This really is an important topic that touches the lives of all women, and I am very pleased to have given people this forum to talk about the subject.
We need to get together and try to come up with some ideas for action on this topic.
- March 29, 2008 at 10:24 AM
- Amelia said...
Also, thanks to Colt. I added your link under "Feminist Links" on the blog.
- March 29, 2008 at 10:38 AM
Ok, I'm sure i am one of these commenters, so I will clarify myself. I do not think women are to blame. I also realize the majority of men would never do such a thing. I think just like you that girls SHOULD be able to do what they want, but this is not a utopia, so they must protect themselves from the idiots out there. It is just like locking you doors. Girls, you do send a certain cue to guys with how you are dressed, If you don't like the response, wear something else. I am not against an effort to educate men, as long is it is not taken to the level of being disruptive. But women also need to be reasonable about protecting themselves. I'm not sure how alot of liberals (perhaps not the ones in question on this site) can be so upset about victim-blaming in some crimes (rape) but do it for others (if somebody steals your stuff it is only because they are oppressed by society). So, my point is, to all the girls out there, there are consequences to the way you act/dress, and you need to think about those. and to the men, Don't be a jackass.
- March 29, 2008 at 11:59 AM
Also, In the Victim-Blaming post, The stats are obviously referring to just random rape, or at most somebody met in a bar type stuff, not date rape or acquaintance rape, which is a whole different ballgame, and seems to be alot of what you are discussing in this post. Not to demean one of the other, but i think the two should be separated for the sake of discussion. Both are bad, but there are differences in the way they happen, who typically commits them, and the level of precaution a woman SHOULD have taken.
- March 29, 2008 at 12:04 PM
- Amelia said...
Tyler, in your comment you said, "I am not against an effort to educate men, as long is it is not taken to the level of being disruptive."
Disruptive of what, may I ask? Education does not typically disrupt anything except for the normalities of society. Like, for example, when women's studies started being taught at universities, giving women a subject of study to help unify them in a way that had not previously been possible.
So what would you be afraid of this education disrupting, Tyler? The natural progression of a society where women have to live in fear when they go out, and have to be extra cautious about how they dress? I would like some clarification, because that is certainly what it sounded like to me.
- March 29, 2008 at 12:05 PM
Yes aimee, I meant disruptive of life. I don't care what kind of advertising you put out, or anything like that. An elective class is just fine. But the second you institute a law, or require a class that disrupts me from my life as it is, is the second I get extremely upset and declare you took it to far. Do you lock your doors when oyu leave your room? or theoretically, would you leave your keys in your car? It is the exact same issue about rape.
- March 29, 2008 at 12:24 PM
- judgesnineteen said...
I just put up a post in response on my blog.
- March 29, 2008 at 4:40 PM
If you act like a 10 cent whore, you will be treated like a 10 cent whore.
- March 29, 2008 at 6:10 PM
- Oswald said...
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- March 29, 2008 at 6:42 PM
- Ryan Capuano said...
I'm proud of you, Katie.
Tyler, they should have had some kind of discussion about this kind of thing in your high school health class, like they had in mine. Somehow, they need to institute some kind of education on the issue, because a lot of people really have no idea. And that's probably the best place to do it.
And how is locking your keys in your car the exact same issue as rape? How is that even in the same ballpark?
- March 29, 2008 at 10:52 PM
Tyler- I am confused about why education or reform is not supposed to disrupt our lives. Reform (and the education that go along with it) by definition changes the way we live and the world we live in. How are we supposed to stop the social forces that cause rape if we don't change the way our society functions? Why would laws that punish rape more severely be bad? Why would classes that educate us all so that men are less likely to feel entitled to rape and women know how to protect themselves better?
Basically, if we want things to change, they way we live can't stay the same.
Kate and Amelia - I love the show and the blog. You women are amazing and I admire you so much.
- March 29, 2008 at 11:06 PM
- Tyler said...
Ryan- Taking precautions against being raped is the same as locking your doors and car. Not rape itself.
Martha- Pure and simple, Do not infringe on my rights or reasonable expectation of freedom, and I don't care too much. Also, What I said was I would be a fan of education that didn't disrupt my life. Disrupt means infringe upon me as a normal guy who likes my freedom.
You people should read a little closer.
- March 29, 2008 at 11:28 PM
- Amelia said...
Tyler, your idea of education about rape (preventing it, its causes, or whatever) infringing upon your freedom, still baffles me, honestly.
I do not understand why you feel so strongly that educating the country about a devastating crime that is, among other things, largely about power relationships, would limit your freedom.
I really just don't understand it.
- March 29, 2008 at 11:37 PM
- Amelia said...
It's almost as if, Tyler, you are stripping validity from the rape argument, as if it really isn't a problem, by not wanting widespread education about the issue to happen and feeling threatened by it.
- March 29, 2008 at 11:38 PM
- Tyler said...
I'm just saying, if the goverment were to send me a letter saying "please attend this mandatory anti-rape class, under penalty of law" i would be extremely upset.
- March 29, 2008 at 11:43 PM
Conceal and Carry Baby!
- March 29, 2008 at 11:54 PM
Just like the letter that says go to school under penalty of law. The same school that should be teaching people about rape in the sex-ed class.
- March 29, 2008 at 11:56 PM
- Ryan Capuano said...
Never thought I'd be agreeing with Colt, truth be told. I take back my comparison of you to the other Colt I knew.
Tyler, it's not mandatory that anyone go to school. But most people do indeed go to school. And even though sex ed is still far from perfect in a lot of parts of the country, rape prevention should be introduced in these classes, like it was in mine.
- March 30, 2008 at 12:09 AM
- Tyler said...
Ryan, I mean outside of school. And you are flat-out wrong. The only way to get out of going to school is to be home-schooled, which in theory you are still in school. Please do not attempt to argue education with me. Our High School health classes were an absolute joke. I never meant anything about sex-ed in school. I was referring to a reeducation type program, where all men were required to attend or something.
- March 30, 2008 at 12:18 AM
- Jezabel said...
I don't know what types of sex-ed classes you guys had, but I know at my high school we had a few weeks out of health class devoted to sex, pregnancy and rape. Thing is, when we discussed rape, it was discussed how to prevent it. Suggestions included: not drinking with people you don't know, not going to clubs alone, not dressing like a two dollar hooker, not walking by yourself at night, not taking drinks from stragners, not leaving your drink unattended, and not being oblivious to your surroundings. They aren't teaching women to be paranoid nuns, they are teaching women to be cautious. Being cautious and having your freedom limited are two different things. Locking the door to your house when you go to bed every night is a suggestion, as are all of the above. You don't have to follow them. It's just reccomended that you do. Creating a program for men would just be a waste of government tax money for something that is just going to flop. No one will go. And if they do make it required to go, no one will take it seriously - just like going to traffic school after you get a ticket. No one honestly pays attention, they just go out and speed again. People do not change. It's a fact of life.
- March 30, 2008 at 12:36 AM
People change. Thats a fact.
- March 30, 2008 at 12:40 AM
- Amelia said...
Jezabel, the problem is that sex-ed differs from one school to another. In my health class, only a portion of which was actually dedicated to sex (and that merely focused on listing contraceptives and their effectiveness), and we never really discussed rape or rape prevention or why rape happens or the psychology of rapists or anything practical.
I would never suggest making rape education a merely male issue. In order to work toward a solution for this problem, men and women need to work together. I would not suggest the government spend money on wrangling up all the men and forcing them to go to rape-prevention classes. Not at all.
It would be wonderful, though, to mandate that it be discussed in a thorough, practical manner in all sex-ed classes, which currently is not the case. Why not? Men and women have to go through sex-ed in public school. A well-thought program, with a section on rape and its prevention, when used in a public school setting, would be able to reach a good number of men and women, and could possibly be very effective.
- March 30, 2008 at 12:45 AM
- Tyler said...
actually, the federal government has attempted to mandate what is taught, and it isn't rape prevention. it is math and science. Thanks to the lovely little law we call NCLB.
- March 30, 2008 at 12:58 AM
- judgesnineteen said...
"People do not change. It's a fact of life."
Explain to me why we can teach women how to be careful and they'll change, but we can't teach men how to be careful (to get consent), because they won't change. There are some rapists who will never change, I agree. But not all people who rape do so because they're crazy monsters. A LOT of them do so because they don't know what the rules are, what makes rape, how it makes the victim feel, etc.
- March 30, 2008 at 6:21 AM
- judgesnineteen said...
But honestly, I think it's more than education in sex ed class that we need. We need a societal change in values. We need organizations like Men Can Stop Rape (gosh, I wonder why they named it that if women can stop rape by just not being so irresponsible). We need guys to speak up to their friends and say that affirmative consent matters, because it's been shown that guys will listen to their male peers and that their perception of their friends' ideas on consent will influence their own. All of those are types of education, but they need to take place not only in school, but in church, at home, among friends.
- March 30, 2008 at 6:26 AM
- Amelia said...
I definitely agree with you, judgesnineteen. A societal change in values is what we need. Your ideas are excellent.
- March 30, 2008 at 10:29 AM
- lindabeth said...
Hey ladies (the writers), don't be discouraged. There are many many misunderstandings about rape, and Colts stats I think really nail that one home.
Many people think that rape happens in an isolated public space, if you're wearing certain clothes, if you're particularly attractive, etc. These assumptions make it easy to a) blame women, and b) keep women "in their place" (ie not traveling independently, not having the freedom to behavior or dress or go where they want to).
But as Colt writes, 72% know their assailants. And when that is the case, it must change the way we think about rape and what it is.
And about protecting yourself, sure, of course. When I'm out I NEVER leave my drink unattended. I don't ever get really drunk unless I'm in a place I feel safe and where there are people who will ensure I get home safely. I have had experiences in my life where someone I trusted picked me up from a bar because I was too drunk to drive and then as I was half-passed out, raped me.
OF COURSE, we should encourage precautions. But that doesn't ever mean that if it does happen, rape is ever the woman's fault.
And yes yes yes to the idea that we need societal change. I think part of the rape problem seriously has to do with men's response to women's equality and the persistence of objectification. It's easy to rape someone if you don't see them as a person with agency. We also need to combat the myths and stereotypes and jokes around rape, and stop excusing their representations in advertising especially. Not to mention the incredible frequency that sexual encounters are "promised"/made promising in alcohol ads.
- March 30, 2008 at 2:52 PM
Thank you, thank you, thank you for that! You rock for writing this post. "Gray rape" and date rape are important issues feminist leaders on college campuses need to take on.
The key, I believe, is to teach young men to deconstruct their masculinity and understand the messages they are faced with everyday about how women are viewed, what defines a man and such ...
I'd LOVE to work together with your campus on this issue!
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I delayed this post a day and promised it would be my most arrogant in ages, maybe ever. How's this for a start: It's going to be the most arrogant of all time. Why? I've already baked the cake. I'm just waiting to serve you a piece.
This year more than any other, I took it upon myself to leverage the incredible level of influence you, Arrogant Nation, have given me to completely expose to the universe everything we've always known UCLA to be. I could sling adjectives and nouns to try and describe at length, but I'll leave it at UCLA is that tattle-tale, snot-nosed tool on the playground who tried to tell the teacher on you, but got his ass jumped in the parking lot in front of a bunch of hot chicks and years later, regardless of whether he ended up a butcher or a businessman, knows that he probably deserved it for going out of his way to be such a perfect punching bag.
I am hell with a pen and you knew I was going to let missiles fly. You knew I was going to pull out all the stops. And I did. And it worked. It worked enough that SportsCenter made the story of UCLA "banning" our freaking marching band from stabbing a sword five inches into the 50 yard line a national punchline, not just a local embarrassment.
Let me clue you in. When ESPN decides to air a story about you banning a marching band, the whole country sees you for that tattle-tale nerd on the playground. The country wants you to get jumped behind the playground. That's because college football is about traditions or it would be the NFL. It's about you pissing off your rival and your rival pissing you off. The best part? Right after, you get to play football against them. For a school that claims to be academically prestigious, you are really missing the point. I understand though. Basketball started and as bandwagon football fans, you are probably only half-paying attention.
When Notre Dame issues a statement that they've never banned USC's 41 year tradition that is a hallmark of the mise en scene of college football tradition (that a Bruin would never understand), they are saying that you guys don't get it. When Notre Dame is giving you lessons on "getting it", drown yourself in your dorm toilets. Notre Dame is the school that grows their grass longer to slow USC down. They don't have an issue with our drum major stabbing their 50 yard line and they have lost as much as you have to us in the last decade or so.
Let's get down to it.
Tomorrow is the day. Kudos to our cuddly, football-deficient friends renting in Westwood in the shadows of our Bel-Air Trojan homes. They have created the perfect confluence of factors to actually make us care this year. And their mascot not only is a bear, but a total pussy who brings his girlfriend to football games. I know a fan is going to come on here and tell me they are brother and sister or something. Let me cut you off. I don't give a fuck.
It's better than the bear statue on campus who looks like he's midway through getting a catheter put in:
The thing is, no matter what they would have you believe, they aren't proud of this. Not the Bruins I know (of the non web troll kind). They think their AD is stupid for this. They didn't want to get us fired up for the game.
UCLA as an athletic department just has no concept of PR, advertising or general self-respect. Before you respond, consider that Bruin Nation, the "blog" that was petitioning for UCLA to ban the field stab in the first place spent most of last year trying to get AD Dan Guerrero fired for all the things they embody themselves.
From down the street in the "hood" as they'd call it, we can see it pretty clearly. You're whiners. You are the guys that ditch practice as a tradition (true). You are the guys who carried a coach you fired off the field (true). You are the guys who petitioned the NCAA to play in a bowl with a 6-7 record despite knowing that would tie you with North Texas for worst team to be invited to a bowl (true). You are the guys who then lost that bowl and own the solo distinction as "worst team ever to play in a bowl" at 6-8 (true). That was last year (true).
You are the guys who print a newspaper ad that says "the football monopoly in Los Angeles is over" just because you hired a coach who ended up losing every game he coached against USC (true). You are the guys who had a coach who issued the statement "the gap has closed" between our football team and your intramural team only to lose 50-0 (true). You are the guys who replaced that coach with a coach who used the murder of two USC grad students as a recruiting ploy in an LA Times interview saying "murdered two blocks from campus" even though the only murder two blocks from campus was 50-0 (true).
You are the guys who literally let a coach "wave a white towel", the international signal for "stop shooting at us", as a pump up during games (true).
You are a PR nightmare with a football problem.
Look, none of us are proud of the kid who deflated balls to try and help USC win a game. Frankly, it made me sick. I am glad they fired him and in a way, I am glad we lost because I'd hate to win that way. When we beat you tomorrow, we'll play Oregon at Oregon for the title and we'll make it right, win or lose.
None of us are proud of what Reggie Bush and his family did, even if none of your seasonal fair weather football fans understand what happened. Let me help.
Still, we didn't like taking down a Heisman. I am making a point that when we do wrong, it's bad and we can own it. Who owned sanctions more than I did? How many fucking shirts did we sell? When life hands me lemons, I sell them and buy a yacht. In space.
The thing is, we can still be proud of our school because we're not the kind of wimps who ban marching bands from their traditions just because in a year where you don't have to play Washington or Oregon, you find yourself 8-2 and decide this year you DEMAND respect damnit! Never mind the country still remembers this rivalry more for 50-0 than anything else, so this whiny sanctioning of a band makes you look, what's the medical term? Butt hurt.
Take it from me, scoring a touchdown this year will go a lot farther in gaining respect (a point even SportsCenter made, yeesh) than sanctioning a fucking marching band like the narcs you are. Why don't you report the kid smoking weed in your dorm while your at it? Tackle the kid stealing a piece of gum from 7-11.
So, in a year where it'd have been enough that you are 8-2 and we are 7-3, that you are ranked higher than us in the AP and that the winner of this game goes to the Pac 12 Championship, you decide to toss me a match in the dry hillsides of Southern California. Our fan base has waited all year for a unifying moment, for what this season that started with national title hopes means now that we're not playing in that game no matter what we do to you.
The Bearfighter reminded them by using that match to light a molotov cocktail and set the Southland ablaze with his super-strong arm because he tossed the bottle from the Pacific Northwest.
I decided to burn this motherfucker down and it started with a tweet:
Not that tweet, but a string of tweets just like it.
Then everyone caught on…
What continued was me just tweeting under the #UCLArequests hashtag made up examples of other things your school requested now that apparently marching bands can hurt your feelings.
To say it went viral would be like saying Outbreak was about the sniffles. Former USC players, sports bloggers and all of Trojan Nation participated posting #UCLArequests at a clip of something like 3-5 tweets a minute. And it hasn't stopped. Two days later.
It became a trending topic in Los Angeles. It's led to media coverage. It's got our whole fan base in an uproar and more than anything, we've gotten a lot of good laughs at your expense, which we usually have to wait to get when you do things like BAN FUCKING MARCHING BANDS YOU WHINERS.
Matt Leinart came out of retirement to retweet something from my homie Alex Holmes who got over 400 RTs on his post, which I'd argue is more RTs than UCLA has gotten about their football team across all tweets all year.
Can I back that stat up? Fuck you.
The point is, the hashtag and meme went viral because no one has any trouble seeing what you missed: you sanctioned a marching band and confused college football for politics. Some sick part of me will be fine if you win because maybe you will learn to respect the sport. That, again, starts with scoring a touchdown this year. And teaching your quarterback not to throw up TWO victory v's when you have a big win.
So, now it's about a football game. You've lost 12 of 13. You would need to win every game for two decades to even call this a rivalry (or at least take down the PCC champion banners you hang like they were national titles, I feel like if we listed all our PCC to Pac 10 titles we'd need more room than a stadium wrapped around 100 yards offers).
You'll get your chance, Saturday Bruins. You'll get your chance to defend that sacred home field that you never cared about until the Pac 12 put us stabbing your logo in it's Pac 12 Network promo reel because it fired people up.
You'll get your chance to defend your stadium that is closer to our campus than yours.
You'll get your chance to defend a stadium that has your name written in paint on the grass and our name written dozens of times in bronze plaques on the wall of champions outside.
You'll get to defend your home stadium that the country associates more with us, but sure guys, show that pride…
I'm skipping my normal format.
Prediction: We win. Don't care how. You already disrespected the good part of the sport. Instead of trying to ban steroids in baseball, you chose to ban "Take Me Out To The Ballgame".
Congrats. See you tomorrow.
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Friday, March 03, 2006
Friday's Games to Watch
Bradley vs. Creighton
Braves need a win to have a chance at a bid. Bluejays need a win or else they will be sweating it out next Sunday. Biggest game of the night.
Evansville vs. Southern Illinois
Aces have a nice little three game winning streak going. Could they beat the Salukis again?
Northern Iowa vs. Missouri State
The loser of this one should still get an at-large bid, but it would be a tough 9 days waiting around to hear their name called.
Lipscomb vs. Gardner-Webb
Winner of this one is the favorite to take the A-Sun title.
Seton Hall at Pittsburgh
Win for Hall makes the a lock for a bid regardless of the Big East tourney.
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I read all these people complaining about how some teams don't have tough ooc schedules i.e. florida state....which is a fine argument, but you can't use that for a basis as to why the MVC should get at least 5 bids, because the only team in that conference that played tourney teams ooc was northern iowa, who beat iowa, lsu, and bucknell, the rest of the teams in that league play bad teams 80% of the season. Southern Illinois should not make the tourney unless they win the conference tourney....any team with 10+ losses from that conference should not be in, when you lose to Montmouth, Alaska Anchorage, and St. Louis with no good wins ooc, there's no way you deserve a tourney bid...the only reason they're being mentioned is because they've won a couple games in the tourney over the last few years, thats a dumb reason, your selection should be based on what you do in the current year, just ask MD last year, who beat Duke twice and didn't get in, and has done very well in the tourney for years, so the committee would be hypocritical to give the salukies a bid after a very weak season
- Eric Z said...
Look, if you want to make the argument that Southern Illinois shouldn't be in because of their bad losses, that's fine - and that's a valid argument.
I think your 10 loss argument is bogus, however - if you don't want to take a 10 loss team from the MVC - the 6th rated conference, then you're not taking a 10 loss team from the 7th rated conference, are you? Goodbye, Arizona, then.
But your SoS argument, which is essentially that "no one is playing tournament teams, so basically they are all equal" is misleading. The non-conf Strength of Schedules are NOT equal.
Here are the records and SoS for non-conference games of these bubble teams:
Team A: 8-1, SoS #42
Team B: 8-3, #78
Team C: 9-1, #39
Team D: 7-2, #85
Team E: 7-3, #114
Team F: 7-2, #136
Team G: 10-1, #278
Team H: 10-1, #317
Do I really have to tell you which teams are the MVC teams and which are the major conference teams (Fla St and Colorado)? The difference is large.
One more thing: have you looked at the records vs. the top 50? Florida St has had 6 games vs top 50 opponents -they have won 1. Southern has had 10 games vs top 50 - they have won 6. Hell, Bucknell has more top 50 wins than Fla St.
The point here is not to say Southern is clearly ahead of Fla St - they aren't. But it's to show that they are very close as we go into the home stretch.
And, again I ask - if you are against having 5 MVC teams in, who then are you putting in? Did you watch Syracuse last night?
- Bracketology 101 said...
There is still a very good chance for the MVC to get 5 bids if things go their way this weekend in the conference tourney. Wichita State is in regardless of what they do this weekend. The winner of the Missouri State-UNI game is a lock and the loser will still most likely get a bid barring a lot of upsets. If Creighton losses they can still get a bid too. If SIU can get to the finals (so they would have to beat the winner of the UNI-Missouri State game) then they will get a bid. If Bradley can beat Creighton then they will right in the mix for a bid as well. So obviously there is a lot of basketball left to be played. Six bids might be impossible though. If Southern Illinois and Bradley both do what they need to do to get bids then they might just end up stealing a bid from Creighton or the loser of the UNI-Missouri State game (obviously what goes on throughout the rest of college bball will matter too).
Maryland choked down the stretch last year. They lost 3 times to Clemson. The Terps were 3-7 against teams that made the big dance. They were 3-7 in their last 10. Maryland also lost to Va. Tech who was 112th in the RPI. Maryland did not belong in the big dance last year. They fell apart at the end of the year against NIT teams. Maryland was only 3-7 against NCAA teams. Terp fans really need to quit crying about last year.
I agree with the fact that MD choked down the stretch, and didn't win games they needed to, hence why they did not get a bid....trust me, i'm not crying about it, to me, the fact that a bubble team can sweep a 1 seed, they can play with anyone in the country, and could make a special run in the NCAA's, but for some reason, we're all about these mid majors in recent years....this year especially, i just don't think those programs have an honest shot at making a long run in the tourney, last year's MD team(not deserving of a bid) had a better chance of beating high seeds than any of these mid major at large's who win 20+ games beating 6 teams who's RPI is like at best #30, and then people make this argument about top 50 RPI wins, when none of them come against top tear teams, who really cares if you beat so so teams that happen to have some computer ranking better than 50....so this year, FSU hands down would have a better shot at upsetting high seeded teams than a team like Bradley, while these teams may win a first round game, i guarantee by the end of the first weekend, there might be one left, so i guess CBS, NCAA both love these cinderalla stories, but as a big cbball fan, would rather see the best teams, with the best chance of parody in the tourney...we all know if any of those MVC teams played in the ACC or Big Ten or Big East, we wouldn't even be talking about them right now, just think about it....
No team that lost 3 times to Clemson deserves an at large bid. that MD. fan needs his mommy to hand him a kleenex
What will happen if BYU wins the MWC tournament? The Cougars look poised to take the crown.
- Eric Z said...
What, then, is your criteron for picking the best 34 at-large teams? Does "best" mean:
- capable of beating higher seeds,
- consistently playing at a higher level than other teams
I think the committee has a different definition of "best" than you do.
And I really have to disagree with your last statemnt. We have no idea where N Ia, or S Ill, or Creighton would be if they were in a big conference.
Yes, they'd have to play Duke, UConn, etc., but they would also get home games vs. the middle of the pack teams (Maryland, Syracuse, Wisconsin) that can't play on the road.
And we do have a few examples from this year:
N Iowa winning vs Iowa and AT LSU
Creighton beating Nebraska
Bucknell beating Syracuse IN SYRACUSE
(and then there is Wichita's 55-54 loss to Illinois on a neutral court).
These teams would then finally have the chance to play games at home. They're not going to be on the road for all 16 games in conference.
Given that, it's reasonable to think that these teams could finish 9-7 or so in the ACC, Big Ten, etc.
If you don't think so, then why don't we just invite South Florida, Penn St. and Virginia Tech to the big dance and call it a day.....
- Pikachu732001 said...
To the FSU-is-better-than-any-MVC-bubble-team koolaid drinker, in the words of the late Ronald Reagan, "Well, there you go again".
We get you anti-MVC spiel, and we disagree with it(at least I do). Call me when you beat Miami, in Miami which if they don't, makes it harder for them to be actually in the field, barring an ACC tourney run.
ok.....if you want to leave them out if they lose to miami on sunday with an 18-9 record and 8-8 in the ACC, thats fine.......as long as you think that Southern Illinois and Bradley or Creighton should not get in as well, because all 4 have similar overall records, SIU, Bradley, Creighton teams have no top 25 wins, while fsu beat duke once, and outplayed them twice.....comparing conference records is invalid because Drake, Indiana St., Illinois St. and Evansville are not even close to Wake Forest, GT, Clemson, and Virginia Tech
I've been comparing UCLA and Georgetown this week, especially in light of the number of brackets that have them meeting in the second round (UCLA a #4 and Georgetown a #5). If you look deeper than the RPI number, Georgetown appears to have a stronger (or at least as strong) resume. I can understand many people have them winning the PAC-10 tourney, and factoring one or two more quality wins I can certainly consider them ahead, but look at the profiles right now:
Record 23-6
vs. RPI top 100: 7-5
Top 25 (RPI) Wins: 3 (Arizona x2 (19), Nevada(25))
Losees outside Top 25: 4 (Washington (29) x2, Cal (62), USC (110))
Record 19-7
vs. RPI top 100: 8-7
Top 25 Wins: 2 (Duke (1), Pitt (7))
Losees outside Top 25: 1 (Vanderbilt (60))
It certainly appears to me that you can't rank UCLA higher on quality wins, nor can you rank them higher on bad losses. The only justification I see for ranking UCLA higher is their better record, which in this case is merely a function of:
1) UCLA has played 3 more games
2) UCLA has played 17 teams with RPI 100+
These are just my thoughts, I'd appreciate other's opinions.
- RT Miller said...
3 points:
1: the rpi looks less credible every year.
2: I'll take WAKE, Ga Tech. Va. Tech, & Clemson (bottom 4 ACC)anytime versus any 4 MVC teams you want to pick. I'll take them regardless of who the home team is!
3: if the 6 teams that are being considered for NCAA births from the MVC played Duke twice instead of Drake (laugher) twice: what would the outcome be? How about next year we have an MVC/ACC challenge played exclusively in MVC arenas? That would let all you mid-major, mid-westerners know what major basketball is really like!
I prey the selection committee gives us some 1st round ACC/MVC match ups!!!
RT Miller!!!!!!!!!!!
finally someone agrees with me on here, for a while i was thinking only Mid major fans were on this blog, nice to know someone out there agrees with me
Great win for Bradley today. It will be a long 9 day wait for Creighton but I think they will get in as an at large.
If Creighton is in, Bradley has to get in then, regardless of whether they beat the Shockers tomorrow. They beat Creighton 2 out of 3. SOS will be almost identical. Wins vs top 50 will be better. Last 10 record is better. RPI will be almost identical. How can you let in Creighton without Bradley too?
Is there a chance Stanford could get in ahead of Cal if they finish ahead of them in PAC 10 standings? Cal has a very poor resume. They have 3 top 50 wins but also have 3 very bad losses. Nobody who loses to Arizona State & Oregon State belongs in the bracket!! DO you think they should Chris/Craig?
- Bracketology 101 said...
The Bradley win today makes it much more difficult to put Creighton in without Bradley, but not impossible. Bradley has played much better of late than Creighton (8-2 last 10 games vs. 6-4), and beat Creighton twice. On the other hand, where Crieghton has a slight advantage is in their OOC wins. Creighton beat George Mason and Nebraska OOC, which is better than Creighton's wins over Western Kentucky and DePaul. Creighton was also a game better in conference and will have an RPI that is slightly higher (8 or so spots in the end probably). There is still a lot of basketball to be played, but right now Bradley is looking better and better (an absolute lock with one more win), and Creighton has to hope their late season struggles are overshadowed by some good conference and pretty good OOC wins.
The Cal-Stanford argument is a good one. If Stanford beats UCLA and Cal loses to USC, Cal would probably still have the slightest of edges going into the Pac-10 tournament for a couple reasons: Cal would have one more top 50 win than Stanford, Stanford would have worse "bad" losses (UC-everyone is worse than Oregon State and Arizona State), and Cal would have the best win of the two - a win at UCLA, where Stanford lost big. Remember, there is also a chance that these two teams could play in the Pac-10 tourney, which if your scenario unfolded, would obviously be an elimination game for both.
You ACC guys are a farce. Back up your arguments with facts instead of throwing bombs.
As for Bradley, huge win. They also played a portion of their schedule without O'Bryant, which is when they tanked. They are hot, and if they do beat Wichita, they are in. A team no 2 or 3 seed wants to see in the second round.
Nice job Syracuse.
Seton Hall is in!
rt miller...
I did not know the NCAA gave birth ???
Northern Iowa & Seton Hall punched their tickets for the big dance. I still think Creighton will get an at large. If SIU & Bradley both lose tomorrow, IMO they are both out. I have been crunching the numbers & Colorado is not going to make it.
- Bracketology 101 said...
UNI is definetly in now. SIU needs a win over Wichita or they are done. Bradley though might be in regardless now. They took 2 out of 3 from Creighton, split with Missouri State, and already beat UNI twice. With the way Bradley finished they are ahead of Creighton at this point. Missouri State should feel pretty safe. They split with UNI, Creighton, Bradley, and SIU in the regular season and didn't have any bad losses so they are in. Creighton has to chear hard for Wichita to beat SIU tomorrow because if the Salukis can pull off the upset tomorrow they will be ahead of the Bluejays because of the head to head sweep and given the fact that they are in the tourney championship game. At this point I think the order is 1. Wichita State 2. UNI 3. Missouri State 4. Bradley 5. Creighton 6. SIU. The conference is looking good for 5 bids right now but that sixth bid will probably get squeezed throughout the rest of championship week.
I see a lot of talk on this board about the merits of "good wins" vs "bad losses." To me, "good wins" should be given much more weight than bad losses. Seton Hall is a good example. In their last 6 games of the season, they played West Virginia, Notre Dame, St. John's, DePaul, Cincy and Pitt.
They went 3-3. The 3 wins were 2 top 10 RPI wins and 1 top 25 RPI win. The three losses were bad losses. If they had beaten the bad teams and lost to the top teams, I think they would still be on the bubble. Beating 3 top 25 RPI teams in the last 3 weeks of the season is an indication that you can compete with the quality of teams that will play in the NCAA tournament. There are no "bad losses" in the NCAA tournament at the seeding that Seton Hall will get.
Good wins, (ie handing Pitt there only home loss of the season) speak volumes about the ability of a team to step its level of play to compete in the NCAA tournament. A team like Colorado, that generally takes care of business, but can't beat anyone on the road and rarely beats a team ahead of it in the RPI, is little threat at tourney time.
Seton Hall walks in with win over Pitt. Now lets hope the committee does the right thing with Syracuse and sends them to the NIT. Talking head Majerus said Thursday night that the Orangemen deserve to get in because of his respect for Jim Boeheim. What criteria is that? Plus, if you listen to Bilas and Digger on ESPN they have everyone getting in -- The tournamet will have 90 teams.
I agree, give me a team with 5 good wins (including a couple of good road wins) and 5 bad losses, over a team with 0 good wins and 0 bad losses. There are no home games in the tournament, and any win is a good win.
Syracuse would save their season with a win over Nova tomorrow. Have any of you actually compare Seton Hall & Syracuse Big East schedule. Seton Hall had much easier home-home games.
Seton Hall Syracuse
Rutgers UConn
St. Johns Villanova
South Florida Cincinnati
While Seton Hall got to play bottum feeder 2 times, Syracuse had to play 2 #1 seeds twice & a very good Cincy team
Hey Genius.
Seton Hall BEAT Syracuse by 6 AT Syracuse.
Did you compare their schedule to Syracuse. Seton Hall played St. johns, South Florida, & Rutgers twice. Syracuse played UConn, Villanova, & Cincy twice. Records can be very deserving. But who care that Seton Hall played the cupcakes twice? right "genius"?
Why would you bother analyzing two teams schedules in the same conference to determine who is more deserving, when the two teams met head to head, and Seton Hall BEAT Syracuse ON THE ROAD.
Not only will Seton Hall BEAT Syracuse straight up on the road, but they will finish 2 games ahead of Syracuse in the Big East, but they have 5 top 50 RPI wins to Syracuse's 2 top 5 RPI wins.
If Syracuse had a tougher schedule than Seton Hall, wouldn't that mean that they had MORE opportunities for quality wins?
How is it that Seton Hall has 5 top 50 RPI wins if Syracuse had so many more opportutnies. This is another case of misplacing the importance of good losses over good wins.
Luckily, since the Hall and Cuse played each other head to head, you can actually see how they match up against each other. The fact that Seton Hall took the Orange to the woodshed in the Carrierdome says it all. If you can't understand that, you should stand in a corner with a dunce cap on.
FSU should be in after today's win, but a loss to Wake in the ACC tourney would put them out, and deservedly so. I think they have bumped Syracuse and Creighton to the NIT unless the deacons pull the upset.


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Oddly Delightful Museum Opens In Former Gitmo Detention CenterPosted: September 9, 2012 Filed under: Museum News | Tags: Gitmo, Guantanamo Bay Museum of Art and History 2 Comments
Fiction reveals truth that reality obscures. — Ralph Waldo Emerson
On August 29th, the Guantanamo Bay Museum of Art and History officially opened its doors in the former US detention center in southeastern Cuba. Dedicated to remembering the infamous prison, the museum features exhibitions of conceptual artwork in addition to essays created through its critical studies center.
Well, sort of. The Gitmo Museum is a critical fiction of sorts, an attempt to reach truth by coming at it obliquely but thoughtfully. Although Barak Obama officially signed legislation that would shut down the detention center in Guantanamo Bay in 2009, it's still open. In a Senate hearing in January of 2011, Defense Secretary Robert Gates said, "The prospects for closing Guantanamo as best I can tell are very, very low given very broad opposition to doing that here in the Congress."
The outrage prompted by initial coverage of the human rights abuses in Gitmo has died down in the ensuing years and tide of bureaucratic complexity. But this team of artists and thinkers is using a creative fiction to cheekily re-open the conversation.
There is an undeniable psychological power associated with place, a sense of connection across time. The Gitmo Museum's brilliant digital appropriation of physical space, though a fiction, plays off of this power of proximity. The site generates a greater emotional impact by giving the impression that these artworks inhabit the same physical space as the atrocities they address. The subject matter is unabashedly serious and dark but its presentation and fictional container render the overall effect oddly delightful.
Learn more about the Guantanamo Bay Museum of Art and History (and plan your visit?) here: http://www.guantanamobaymuseum.org/


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