tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6951642.post7514004397432065282..comments2024-03-05T13:32:24.601-05:00Comments on got milk?: Disturbing article about Hindu widowsUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger19125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6951642.post-9521790154669922892007-07-12T15:13:00.000-04:002007-07-12T15:13:00.000-04:00Wow! I knew that Americans were hated, but now I ...Wow! I knew that Americans were hated, but now I am being condemned for something I didn't even know was written, until just now! And even though I am still fighting hard to get us out of Iraq, by supporting those that don't want us there, I am lumped into the "money-grubbing, me-me-me american" steroetype, that is just as bad as getting facts wrong in a story.<BR/><BR/>There is poor journalismValeriehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01978182432399321527noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6951642.post-90393813755770708922007-07-07T02:52:00.000-04:002007-07-07T02:52:00.000-04:00Hi Jessica!Seems like you have a full house here! ...Hi Jessica!<BR/><BR/>Seems like you have a full house here! <BR/><BR/>I did not want to comment on the article, I was just here to say "hi". so "Hi" and have a great weekend. <BR/><BR/>ZoeAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6951642.post-30703995810372040282007-07-06T20:46:00.000-04:002007-07-06T20:46:00.000-04:00This article tells more about the CNN viewers and ...This article tells more about the CNN viewers and readership.<BR/>--<BR/>This readership needs an event or a news item to FEEL GOOD about itself. <BR/>Finally, people have been found who are even more miserable than us. By God, they are Hindus and Indians - guys who talk funny and insist on being vegetarians. Who better to pick on?<BR/><BR/>Now, if only we could get our hands on that thug Osama.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6951642.post-17335512068940636502007-07-06T13:20:00.000-04:002007-07-06T13:20:00.000-04:00Jessica, You have a right to your opinions and a r...Jessica, You have a right to your opinions and a right to have empathy for anothers plight. People who actually 'read' your blog consistently know you as an individual and understand your true intent to this post.Sherri Sandershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14879070306543787416noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6951642.post-7263178797619831882007-07-06T11:28:00.000-04:002007-07-06T11:28:00.000-04:00This comment has been removed by the author.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05371376941699291320noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6951642.post-28933237294031403432007-07-06T06:19:00.000-04:002007-07-06T06:19:00.000-04:00One person named Jessica was more rational.However...One person named Jessica was more rational.<BR/>However Jessica, India is not a land of inhuman practices. Most people in this land, especially Hindus, would rather starve to death rather than kill an animal and eat its meat!<BR/><BR/>Many Americans (esp. those from CNN) would no doubt call this stupid. At least, some Indians may like to point out that India was wise enough not to get involved Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6951642.post-59007856116245215512007-07-06T05:49:00.000-04:002007-07-06T05:49:00.000-04:00Ladies and Gentlemen,We need to understand where C...Ladies and Gentlemen,<BR/>We need to understand where CNN comes from. <BR/>--<BR/>CNN spent more time covering Anna Nicole Smith. As one person noted:<BR/>"CNN, in its coverage of the former, went for 90 MINUTES without a commercial. <BR/>“[This makes] the death of Anna Nicole Smith a MORE significant news event than a State of the Union address [delivered by President George W. Bush], and Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6951642.post-88687443497716841132007-07-06T04:34:00.000-04:002007-07-06T04:34:00.000-04:00Anon (who posted the above drivel):It's obvious yo...Anon (who posted the above drivel):<BR/>It's obvious you have not read a word of the discussion in the comments section that came before you decided to play the troll here. If you have nothing substantial to contribute, please do not.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6951642.post-30305931531070204132007-07-06T04:10:00.000-04:002007-07-06T04:10:00.000-04:00A society who can thinly disguise indifference, cr...A society who can thinly disguise indifference, cruelty, and sadistic behavior, and weave them in the fabric of tradition, is without honor.<BR/><BR/>If humanity accepts, condones, and endorses these “traditional” values, then what argument could we offer if another Hitler comes along, kill millions of people in gas chamber, and his rationalization; “its German tradition you understand, I have Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6951642.post-79741230840806564732007-07-06T03:42:00.000-04:002007-07-06T03:42:00.000-04:00"What I find really interesting is how so many peo..."What I find really interesting is how so many people read the article and saw a condemnation of India and Hinduism"<BR/><BR/>Maybe this will help to make it clear why people are offended:<BR/>First point under story highlights says:<BR/>"India's Hindu widows can't remarry, are forced to shave heads and wear white"<BR/><BR/>As generalizations go, this is perhaps one of the biggest lies I have Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6951642.post-42291499564200282712007-07-06T00:12:00.000-04:002007-07-06T00:12:00.000-04:00Wow. I never expected such a response. What I find...Wow. I never expected such a response. What I find really interesting is how so many people read the article and saw a condemnation of India and Hinduism, whereas I read the article an saw a condemnation of humanity. Even though it's happening on a small scale, it's still an example cruelty, indifference, and cold-heartedness among humans. I'm still in awe of it.<BR/><BR/>Earlier today I was Jessicahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15078027953947411411noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6951642.post-40035078322046434272007-07-05T21:47:00.000-04:002007-07-05T21:47:00.000-04:00I thought an average American has below par knowle...I thought an average American has below par knowledge about other countries and cultures. But this article is TOO MUCH.<BR/>Indian culture is famous for its Joint family system, respecting elders, social descipline etc. <BR/><BR/>Now CNN has invented something new. Its like a revelation. Old people in India are on the streets !!!!!!!The oldest religion in this world,( Hinduism ) which welcomed Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6951642.post-54538939973882467452007-07-05T21:33:00.000-04:002007-07-05T21:33:00.000-04:00CNN is right. Hindus thrash their parents. OK, fro...CNN is right. Hindus thrash their parents. OK, from now on, let America keep a ban on giving immigration to these barbarious Indians. Let America bring nice people from their friendly countries like Pakistan, China, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait etc. All these countries are democratic and practice human rights !!!<BR/>After all America give Green card lottery to only those countries who train terrorists !Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6951642.post-70913491721239587482007-07-05T19:58:00.000-04:002007-07-05T19:58:00.000-04:00The insinuation that this is a common practice in ...The insinuation that this is a common practice in Hindu society in India today is completely bogus and blatantly untrue. Story on India = shocking or exotic. The editors at CNN need to grow out of the elephant/snake-charmer vision of India, seriously. The story of the destitute widows of Varanasi is one of human tragedy. But the cruelty meted out to them is an exception, not a rule. It speaks Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6951642.post-55390623882930471412007-07-05T16:57:00.000-04:002007-07-05T16:57:00.000-04:00Anonymous, I looked at the study you mentioned. It...Anonymous, I looked at the study you mentioned. It is informative about the socio-economic and demographic characteristics of the widows in Varanasi and Vrindavan. However, the study does not have a "control group" drawn from widows outside these cities (a sample drawn from all matropolitan cities in India for example), with the stattistics regarding their conditions and their socio-economic and Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6951642.post-67414688558290673432007-07-05T16:35:00.000-04:002007-07-05T16:35:00.000-04:00I just saw that in the comments section for this a...I just saw that in the comments section for this article, CNN has published a comment by someone called Rajen Patel who says "Not to mention that not too long ago, the Hindu bastards forced their widows to be burned alive with their dead husbands". This is clearly inflammatory ( the whole tone of the comment is inflamatory and fundamentalist in nature) and comments like this can cause social Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6951642.post-43223179307112227042007-07-05T16:28:00.000-04:002007-07-05T16:28:00.000-04:00This is surely some one's way to get to the next l...This is surely some one's way to get to the next level in CNN. Does not reflect the majority. I mean the 99.99% of widows. 15K out of 40Mil is less than 0.37%<BR/><BR/>And by the way, how many western families take care of their parents! Talk about the issues in own country rather than looking around to find sensitive topic around the world. Actual issue could be poverty. <BR/><BR/>If CNN is Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6951642.post-30476401457310783402007-07-05T15:21:00.000-04:002007-07-05T15:21:00.000-04:00"I think I will never cease to wonder in awe at th..."I think I will never cease to wonder in awe at the potential for cruelty, indifference, and cold-heartedness in humanity."<BR/><BR/>I agree. Especially how your country continues to bomb innocent children and women in Iraq. Ah well - guess that's too much to handle...let's focus on India instead!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6951642.post-37348237425854931102007-07-05T14:00:00.000-04:002007-07-05T14:00:00.000-04:00I think this news article does not deserve the fir...I think this news article does not deserve the first page publishing. This clearly describes how the author is representing something that majority of Indians may not even be aware of. Lack of information or over confidence in publishing. There was a movie made on this topic and I had the same opinion on that movie as other than the interesting script or good acting, it does not represent even Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com