Cecil Pinto <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Only once is Chardo mentioned. In all other cases > Brahmins are made the scapegoats of the (highly exaggerated in my opinion) 'caste' problem among > Goan Catholics. Aren't there any other castes? And > strata within castes? > > I could be wrong here but is Cornel out to simplify > the whole caste problem as being Brahmins versus the rest, with the Brahmins being the bad guys. Or > are there more layers to understanding this issue? > Mario replies: Cecil, what more is there to understand about this issue? It is like trying to understand racism, or nazi-ism, or apartheit. May I suggest that we all quit trying to put a happy face on Catholic casteism, by discussing it as if it were some benevolent and harmless system in the context of Christianity. That, in my opinion, is giving it a respectability that it doesn't deserve. Why don't we just denounce it as we do racism and nazi-ism and apartheit and stand up and be counted as opposing it every time it raises its ugly head?
Regarding the emphasis on Brahmins in Cornel's quotes, my inclination is to believe that there are far more quotes and examples available about Brahmins than there are about Chardos, that's all. Cornel is on record as opposing all casteism, so I would not try to find some hidden insinuation in his examples. >