Jorge, For as long as you put the blame on colour instead of culture you will not be able to figure out why certain tribes live more comfortably than other.
The colour of mourning in the east is white instead of black, so what? In China whites are western devils (saikwai). Everywhere the other gets a slightly less than kind caption (gipsy/payo, euskaldun/maketo, roman/barbarian, bharati/farangi); that's human nature (innate software). Do you know the meaning of 'vigarice' or 'judiaria'? Are we supposed to limit our everyday talk to politically correct utterances to please the mullahs? You know, I know, that "white" Europe is not the continent where the plight of dark/wheatish skinned people is worst, quite the contrary to be honest. The racial connotation exists mainly in your mind as part of your own varna mind set. Why can't you be just a human being? Cumprimentos Arjun From: George Pinto <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> --- samir_kelekar <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > The concept of black smoke, white smoke to indicate the election of the Pope is quite funny. Samir, There is a language and race element being overlooked. One can ask why is black smoke chosen to signal failure (non-election of the Pope) and white smoke to signal success. Why not the other way around? One finds racial connotations in the use of language, as in "black death" to describe the plague. On the other hand to soften, even forgive a falsehood, is called a "little white lie". To commit certain crimes is considered a "black mark" on one's record. Why not "white mark"? This is to associate black people with crime. There are many other examples. It is unfortunate we do not pay attention to language, especially its hidden racial, sexist, aegist overtones. Yes, black smoke to denote failure is not outside our racial prejudices, including the Vatican's bias for reserving its highest honors of Popes, saints for Europeans (whites). Regards, George