Linguistic Imperialism

#224

I remember even in the early seventies, the commentator narrating the yom-e-Pakistan military parade used words like tan man dhan qualifying the services renederd by the Pakistani soldier. Similarly just some time back I heard a bibi form Punjab(West) praising somebody as a bhala manas. Words like dukh, maa mamata all Sanskrit based are in common use in spoken langauage in Pakistan. So, what is the big fuss about?

Re: # 235
ranit #235
I always wondered about that. Is it that we are not taught about resistance in pakistan area to external invaders and british or they are just too meek? Even the chowkies never mentioned about any freedom fighters or of any people who fought the muslim invaders.
I think they are just very meeek people. The meekness shows in their acceptance of any tom, dick and harry general that wants to rule pakistan. It also shows in how they give up their freedom to any mullah who wants to throw the book at them. Try doing that to indians, throwing gita or ramayan at them. They had thrown the sankaracharya in jail without bail recently.

Behram, you should change your name to Besharam. You are a Parsi. Parsis were given refuge by hindus when the muslims kicked you out of Iran. Your ancestors would have perished and you would have vanished as a race, were it not for us hindus in India. And now you return that favor by siding with muslims and Pakistanis and calling us dark and ugly? Dont you have any sense of shame? Just goes to show that no good deed goes unpunished!!

I dont care about looks but let us compare sense of honor and bravery. Name me one Pakistani personality in the past 1000 years who fought for his people, who fought against external invaders, who stood up for his way of life or raised his voice against tyranny. It is a shame!! The only admirable Pakistani I can think of is Raja Porus who fought against Alexander. Since then, no Pakistani has every shown any resistance to any invaders. You can argue that being muslims, they did not want to fight against the Mughals. All right, but what about the British? Which Pakistani person fought against the British during the entire British rule? Maybe one, Ghaffar Khan who has been disowned by Pakistanis. Every other Pakistani person collaborated with the Brits. Even Pakistan`s founder Jinnah was from outside Pakistan.

Therefore, my thesis holds that Pakistanis are a bunch of beghairat cowards. Whenever they face any adversary, they roll over and offer their servitude. Just look at how Musharraf behaves in front of Bush like a lap dog. The Iranians, the Afghans and the Indians all deal with Bush from a position of strength. The Pakistanis just need one phone call from Colin Powell and they are willing to sell their mothers and daughters (as quoted explicitly by an US official). I am sure when Ghaznavi and Ghauri showed up, the Pakistanis showed exactly the same Musharraf type mindset by accepting servitude, converting to Islam and offering their women in order to get their lives spared.

#233, {``I am very sure if this feeling of ``superiority`` is taken from them they will start comparing the length of you know what ;) ``}

Netizen,
Then they will run into Semites who will once and for all prove to them that they are not descended directly from the Arab conquerors. :)

That`s when they will claim to be Africans.

Re: # 231

As a kid growing up in cosmopolitan mumbai, i witnessed the north indians doing the same to south indians. But that was when we were in 6-8 grade. i guess some pakistanis have still have not grown up beyond that stage.

there are a few which will time and again take satisfaction over the fact that they are very ``fair-skinned`` that an indian. i really wonder what they feel in front of a gora. by the same yardstick maybe they think that they are inferior to them.

i don`t think such posts even deserve a reply, its just a refuge of the intellectually (by chowk standards) bankrupt. i just pity them as thats what is left for them to be happy or feel superior. time and again i think about replying sarcastically but don`t feel to do.

I am very sure if this feeling of ``superiority`` is taken from them they will start comparing the length of you know what ;)

#Netizen,
You are right, Behram started it.

Netizen, #229 {``Moreover the ``good-looking`` pakis and ``ugly`` indians tug-of-war was started...``}

Netizen,
I have been following with some dismay and some laughter this assertion by Pakis that they are fairer-skinned and better looking than Indians. It is so utterly stupid, so logically ridiculous that I have tried to either ignore the boasting or just make further jokes to ridicule the basic assertion. Both Pakis and Indians are descended from the esentially same people. Some mixture here and there does not alter the basic similarity. Yes, I have noticed Atif and Romair and some others proclaim the superiority of Paki genes - especially the light-skinned aspects of the Indian subcontinent the farther west and north one moves. Strange and tragic, that the earthquakes happened in the west and the north and many of the victims were the fairest skinned of all Pakis and Indians. BaRa bol kabhi nahiN bolna chahiye - but maybe that is a Hindu proverb and not a Muslim one.

Now watch all the Pakis jump on me for saying such a thing, thus proving another proverb.

Dhobhi se bas na chala to gadhey key kaan muRoR liye. :)

While I like gadhas because they are such hardworking and unappreciated animals, I do not want any gadha jokes as a result.