General An honest Gujarati guy

[Mrloveday]

Those whosoever says anything bad about Gujatis or Indians

Gujarati Taqiya : If Gujaratis get called for their Scamming Bania behaviour, show it as an attack on India and Indians.

Saar they are not attacking Chor Adani but India Saar.

 

[Bilal9]

Gujarati Taqiya : If Gujaratis get called for their Scamming Bania behaviour, show it as an attack on India and Indians.

Saar they are not attacking Chor Adani but India Saar.

This is not a "hate speech" issue.

I said that this is "derogatory" to a specific group, namely Gujaratis. This platform will not be used to put down a specific group.

That is a subjective thing sometimes. Some things are mentioned between close friends but are unwelcome from strangers.

For example in polite company, I never mention the word "Gujju" which I feel is a slightly derogatory "slur".

If someone calls me a "Bong" I probably will not mind but coming from people I don't personally know - this is unwelcome.

Some gujaratis may be okay with being called "gujju" but I will err on the side of caution. I always use respect as a preamble.

If someone calls me a "Chaddi" or "Lungi" I definitely will mind, because there is mal-intention involved - to make someone feel small and insignificant, something lesser than respectable and a put-down. That is a "serious" slur, unwelcome in any conversation, even in forums.

I correct myself too - if one Hindutva person says something hateful, not all Hindutva believing Indians are guilty. There is difference between Hindus and Hindutvas of course. Hindus are a much larger group.

In this specific instance - there is intent to "typify" Gujaratis as selfish (or "baniya"), whether it is coming from a "Gujarati" himself or not is irrelevant, people on the Interwebs can pretend to be what they are not. We have to look at the intent of the message, which in my mind is "unwelcome" usage.

We desis have to realize that our habit of extrapolating behaviors of one Gujarati - to be the behavior of all Gujaratis, is wrong.

Even if we say something at the heat of the moment - we should apologize.

Allah/Bhagwan/Uparwala watches all - be respectful. Or be ready for the consequences.

Every person of a group is an individual. Acknowledge them as such - with respect.

As they say in Bengali "Sudhar jao - sudhar hone se paisa nahi lagta". Sorry about my Hindi/Urdu.

 

[Sharma Ji]

Can we use the term 'mulls' for muslims ?

 

[Bilal9]

Can we use the term 'mulls' for muslims ?

Well depends on context of use of the term.

If it is commonly used as a put-down (not just by you but in general use by society in India), then it is unwelcome.

If it is not a put-down - then all good.

The standard I use is - when you use the term against a person, how they perceive it (welcome or unwelcome).

Respect is always a pre-amble to personal interactions.

For you young guys - I always use one single example.

If there was an attractive young twenty something Muslim girl from Bangladesh (a potential mate for you), could you say "Bong" or "Chaddi" as a slur to her face? Or even "mull"?

That is the standard I'd use for everyone, yes even in a forum like this.

सोच लीजिए एक बार

 

[Krishna with Flute]

Gujarati Taqiya : If Gujaratis get called for their Scamming Bania behaviour, show it as an attack on India and Indians.

Saar they are not attacking Chor Adani but India Saar.

You see, when you opened this thread, many people voiced opposite view. None of them was Gujarati. That is called soft power. The person who twisted about is Gujarati. When Billa said that he will not allow this racist thread, I as a Gujarati opposed him. That is the difference between people like you and us.