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Visit http://www.garcabranca.com for details/booking/confirmation. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > Hello Cornel, > You have taken offence at my dislike of what you > said > that you are 'wheatish' in colour,and my subsequent > response in a joking manner! Do you not see my > 'smiley'?? You are so outraged like the Mullahs at > bare statement of fact. As you can read below, it is > Victor Rangel who pulled you up for trying to go as > wheatish, and I only seconded the same in a humorous > manner. > > Do not worry Cornel, I am also dark skinned, may be > as > much as you; but that shouldn't worry us; because > the > Europeans recognise only three skin colours by and > large: White, Black and Yellow! There is no 'brown' > in > this vocabulary! That's why we should not want to be > brown; only Indian. Whether we are white, or brown > and > not black is for others to say, if at all. That is > the > best way to self respect. If we do not respect > ourselves then nobody else will. > I hope this thesis will help you calm down and get a > good nights sleep! > Regards! > Nasci Caldeira > > ------------------------------------------------ > > --- Nasci Caldeira <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > --- Victor Rangel-Ribeiro <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > wrote: > > > cornel <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > Hi Victor > > > Your info that your "brown" son was listed as > > > "white" as late as 1959 in New > > > York was quite surprising to me. This is in > > relation to everything I had > > > read about the USA, when at that time, > convulsions > > > about 'race' were > > > extensively reported in the media. I do know > > however that, the issue of > > > 'race' was played out quite differently in > > different parts of the USA. > > > PS Victor, I have always been uncomfortable and > > > embarrassed by the Indian > > > usage of "wheatish." > > Victor wrote: > > > Well, Cornel, those of us who claim to be > > "wheatish" in complexion are > > > trying desperately hard to avoid admitting that > we > > > are brown....Which we are. Regards, > > > Victor > > > > > Nasci responds: > > Cornel,:-), :-) > > How dare you try to 'go as wheatish' when I see > you > > with Gabe and Co. in a photo published thru goanet > > some three months ago! In that pics U are so dark > > that > > I thought you were Idi Amin's bro'.:-) :-) Until I > > looked again and found that it was you, the > 'thinks > > great' Cornel! > > You should know that there are two main 'races' > > prevalent in India; the Aryans and the Dravidians; > > In > > Goa which is situ at the border between these > > racially > > 'settled' places. there have been both the races. > > The > > dark coloured Goans are Dravidian as abound in > some > > parts of Goa and to their East; and the 'fair' > > skinned > > are the Aryans, and of course thare are some > > mixtures > > thereof. Are U trying to go as wheatish, knowing > > that > > your ancestry is a mix of Aryan and Dravidian? > Just > > a > > thought! So you are skin colour conscious, after > > all! > > > > Nasci Caldeira > > Melbourne, Down Under. > > > Send instant messages to your online friends > http://au.messenger.yahoo.com > Send instant messages to your online friends http://au.messenger.yahoo.com _______________________________________________ Goanet mailing list Goanet@lists.goanet.org http://lists.goanet.org/listinfo.cgi/goanet-goanet.org