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Re: ARTICLE: Protest the Gap!
In article <ghenDxu5oA.5G5@netcom.com>,
N. Tiwari <ntiwari@rs3.esm.vt.edu> wrote:
|>Vivek Sadananda Pai wrote:
|>>
|>> Jai Hind, everybody!
|>>
|>> I went shopping yesterday with a friend, and I noticed that The Gap,
|>> in their recently created line of scents, has a new fragrance called
|>> "OM - the sixth scent".
|>>
|>> Now, rather than worry about who's "deficiting" in our "tamples" in
|>> Pakistan or what Reuters says about a Shivalingam, here's a direct,
|>> down-to-earth way to flex some Hindu brigade muscle - go to the gap in
|>> your homespun dhoti (saffron preferred), politely explain to the
|>> manager why you feel that "OM - the sixth scent" is offensive to you,
|>> and on your way out the door, pat yourself on the back for being a
|>> proud Hindu.
|>>
|>> Also, if you're taking an American Hindu friend with you to protest,
|>> make sure that they use their "official" Hindu name, and have them
|>> carry them namakarana certificate in case the manager asks for it.
|>>
|>> -Vivek
|>
|>That is a good as well as a serious issue. The issue of trivialization
|>of Hindu symbols has been in practice for a long time. I agree with
|>Vivek_ji on this count.
Actually, while I was being tongue-in-cheek, I do find it humorous
that the campaigns that I've seen led on the internet usually aim for
the small fry rather than anything meaningful. I believe that the
charge to get news agencies to stop referring to "AUM Supreme Truth"
using the term "AUM" is still on the Hindunet pages, but really -
which do you imagine is longer lived - one small-time Japanese cult or
fragrances at the Gap?
Also, nobody's ever mentioned the corruption of the word "avatar" that
will soon become the predominant use of the word. Every online service
will, in the near future, give their users the option to "create"
their very own "avatars".
However, the Hindu world gets all abuzz when a newsgroup doesn't
contain the word Hindu in it.
Yeah, makes sense to me.
-Vivek
