[Goanet] Fair and Lovely culture

2008-04-02 Thread Mario Goveia
From, Carvalho elisabeth_car at yahoo.com Mon Mar 31 02:12:07 PDT 2008 > Where is the question of our own culture being under threat by the West, when Bollywood Item girls prance about in shorty-shorts at cricket stadiums gyrating to the delight of sweaty men, our cosmetic counters are giving way f

Re: [Goanet] Fair and Lovely culture

2008-04-02 Thread Frederick Noronha
Selma, have you come across Frantz Fanon: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frantz_Fanon Specially 'Black Skin, There just could be deeper issues here: QUOTE: Frantz Fanon (1925 –1961 ) was an author from Martinique

[Goanet] Fair and Lovely culture

2008-03-31 Thread Carvalho
Speaking of Goan culture, I watched the NDTV debate held in Goa to discuss the case of Scarlett Keeling. It was held on the beach, in attendance was Remo and a motley crew of other Goan celebrities. I was shocked to hear the parochial arguments put forward during the debate, the most prevailing of