[BretLudwig]

((The caste system was to preserve the remnants of the race-perhaps those
wiped out by the Black Sea Flood- that fathered the Brahmin, the Aryans,
the Solutreans, and probably the Parsis as well. However, today it serves
little good purpose. India should reorganize by IQ and sterilize all those
under the mid 90's. Darwin is not mocked!-Bret.))


Indian Racism

"The Washington Post runs a cheerful, upbeat article on the pervasive
discrimination in the huge Indian film industry:

Bollywood No Longer A Dream Too Far for India's Lower Castes

Today, a trickle of actors, dancers and screenwriters from India's
lower and middle castes are trying to break into a formerly impenetrable
star system, full of actors from Bollywood royalty and other insiders
hailing from high-caste families. New drama schools are training Indians
from all castes. And Bollywood is starting to tackle more serious plots
that could potentially star low-caste actors.

"Will you get more attention if you have the right surname and are
part of an entrenched star family? Of course," said Anupama Chopra, a film
critic and author of several best-selling books on Bollywood. "But there is
increasing space now for a booming Bollywood film industry, and there's a
feeling that if you are talented enough, well, maybe you will get noticed,
no matter what your family ties are."

Across India, Dalits [a.k.a., Untouchables] and members of other low
castes [actually, Dalits don't even have a caste -- being low caste would
be a massive promotion for them] are struggling to gain access to quality
education and better-paying jobs. The economy is booming, and Indians of
low caste -- often identifiable by their surnames, birthplaces or parents'
status -- want to share in the wealth, or at least the opportunity.

Some aspiring actors from low castes say their confidence is growing.
There is more social mobility than ever before, they say, and Bollywood is
experiencing its share of change.

"It's something new in the air for young people in some parts of
India," said Trisha Karmakar, 24, a member of a lower caste who moved to
Mumbai from the poor, densely populated state of Uttar Pradesh. "It's a
feeling that at least there's a small chance for lower castes and not just
for the star kids who have their godfathers and always get the callbacks."

Karmakar, speaking one recent day in a neighborhood of acting and
dance schools, beauty parlors and pawnshops, said she has yet to land a
role. But she said she is close to breaking into TV soap operas.

Well, don't call us, we'll call you.

As far as I can tell from reading the article, The Washington Post
couldn't actually find an Untouchable, of whom there are 160 million in
India, who has acted in a Bollywood movie. The closest they could come was
the following:

"One of Bollywood's most beloved stars, Shahrukh Khan, is a
middle-class Muslim with no film industry connections. He is often cited
as an example of how charisma and sex appeal can trump connections and
religious background in a country where Muslims are a minority."

Which doesn't seem very close at all.

But the fact that 160 million Untouchables are virtually shut out of
India's most famous export industry is not the point, according to the
Post. We shouldn't be thinking that the Bollywood tolerance glass is half
empty (or, to be picky, 99.9% empty). The point is that the glass is full
... of Hope. And Change. Change and Hope!"

http://isteve.blogspot.com/2008/04/indian-racism.html

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[Clyde Slick]

On 27 Apr, 17:18, "BretLudwig" wrote:
((The caste system was to preserve the remnants of *the race-perhaps those
wiped out by the Black Sea Flood- that fathered the Brahmin, the Aryans,
the Solutreans, .....

the SoulrTains are one of Bratzi's favorite racial subgroups.

[BretLudwig]

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by Clyde Slick Apr 27, 2008 at 02:47 PM

On 27 Apr, 17:18, "BretLudwig" wrote:
((The caste system was to preserve the remnants of =A0the race-perhaps
tho=
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wiped out by the Black Sea Flood- that fathered the Brahmin, the
Aryans,
the Solutreans, .....

the SoulrTains are one of Bratzi's favorite racial subgroups.


Yes, I matriculated at the ashram of Sri Don Cornelius.

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[Clyde Slick]

*Yes, I matriculated at the ashram of Sri Don Cornelius.


some kind of Soultrain dance?
C'mon Baby, Do the Matriculation.

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