a jar of denial

listenin to: 5fm

there are some things that are intrinsic to who i am-being an indian south african is one of them. i have grown into an appreciation of the good, the bad and the ugly and all its nuances of what it means to be an indian woman within the greater indian community here in sa. existing as the largest diaspora outside of india we have much good- our strong cultural roots, our deep affiliation with a sense of community and our love of family. the bad- apart from the very very many people who feel they have a very intense say on every decision you make (lets just say they mean well) there are 3 'bad' crosses that the indian community is somewhat blind to; hiv/aids, homosexuality and poverty. so what's the ugly of this? too many indian south africans believe that these are not issues that affect them or their community. and because of this, very little is done to educate people on hiv/aids, acknowledge that homosexuality has not skipped the indian gene and that there are very many areas that still exist in slum conditions. catch a wake up. if we cant' start with our own acknowledgements and communities at our doorstep how will we ever be able to contribute on a larger scale.

yet there are so many families and parents especially, who gather around those frustrating bollywood dvd's bought at low-low prices at bangladesh market. in some of them and admist the song and very long dance, there are some important messages about these issues. but i've heard so many families say, "thats a movie, not to me and not to me family". how sure are you of that?

today i like: the fact that tomorrow i am sleeping in
today i dislike: meetings... long boring meetings