IT'S HOT-HOT-HOT HERE, AND I JUST DON'T MEAN THE WEATHER...I GOT MAD READING THE NEWSPAPER YESTERDAY. THERE WAS AN ARTICLE IN THE INDIAN EXPRESS, MAY 21, 2008, "FRONT PAGE", ON RACISM IN INDIA. QUOTE: "IT'S ALL WHITE: TWO BLACK MEMBERS OF THIS CHEERLEADING TEAM WERE ALLEGEDLY ASKED TO LEAVE THE STADIUM IN MOHALI...DARK GIRLS OF PUNJAB TEAM WERE ORDERED OFF FIELD IN APRIL..." THESE BLACK CHEERLEADERS WERE ON A SQUAD FROM LONDON (ELLISHA NEWTON AND SHERINNE ANDERSON). QUOTE: "SHERINNE AND ELLESHA TOLD ME [JORGE ALDANA, THEIR DIRECTOR] THAT A GUY FROM WIZCRAFT HAD FORBIDDEN THEM FROM ENTERING THE GROUND. THEY (WIEPL) SAID PEOPLE DON'T LIKE DARK GIRLS HERE." THE ARTLICLE GOES ON..."ALL THEY WANT IS BIGOTRY, LIGHT-SKINNED BRIDES IN MATRIMONIAL ADS, FAIRNESS CREAMS, CASTE-BASED APARTHEID, THE FINANCIAL MUSCLES OF THE BCCI (whatever that is) TO SWEAR 'TERI MAA KI' AND 'MONKEY' IN THE SAME BREATH, AND EXPLANATIONS DESIGNED TO INTERPRET RACIST BEHAVIOR BY INDIANS AS ANYTHING BUT THAT"...
YEAH, I'M SEEING RED. I THINK I WILL GO SWIM A FEW LAPS.
THE ELECTRICIANS ARE SUPPOSED TO BE HERE AGAIN TOMORROW TO GET THE AIR CONDITIONERS "STRAIGHT", AND THE POWER MAY BE OFF FOR TWO DAYS. GUESS WE MAY BE HEADING FOR A HOTEL.
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It's so disheartening to see such blatant ignorance regarding "beauty". Did u.s. or England instill the standard for hate and hurt? Hope you're able to find coolness soon. The weather forcast always shows. Chennai (Madras) as not being as hot as the other parts of India
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