--- Elisabeth Carvalho <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I fail to understand how Konkno can be interpreted > as a derogatory word. It means "Hindu" and nothing > more. > > Looking at the word closely, I can assume its > etmology comes from the word Konkan. > Mario observes: > Elisabeth, a) If "Kokno" comes from "Konkan" then are we all Koknos, not just Hindus? b) I'm not sure that "Kokno" is what Manoj found derogatory, or the context in which it was used. I say this because of his statement, "...i am a hindu (goan kokno)and when i read hindu word being used in a derogatory manner,i really feel bad." Maybe Manoj can clarify. > I would support any reasonable request or complaint by a non-Catholic Goanetter - with an emphasis on "reasonable". As far as I'm concerned I'd like to hear a lot more from them. This forum is not just for Catholics. > Elisabeth writes: > > I also don't understand how the word "b**** b**" was > thought to be derogatory. > Mario observes: > I did not take it as such, even though it was addressed primarily to me, a) because Carmo always followed it with "Do nothing" in parenthesis, and b) the description did not fit. > I think it was Jose who first objected to the term and caused the Goanet moderators to blink. > Elisabeth writes: > > I don't know about you Bardezcars but we Shastikar > use it as a team of total endearment. Ofcourse we > are a gay people. :))) > Mario observes: > As a Bardezcar, I had NO IDEA that Sashticars were "gay":-)) If I were you, I would reconsider the use of that word in it's popular modern usage. >
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