tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3960293404576749034.post3602636139698258305..comments2024-02-22T03:17:33.594-05:00Comments on The White Hindu: Another Take on ClothesAmbaahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17928793933638999583noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3960293404576749034.post-23764410224385815242012-08-28T16:07:02.154-04:002012-08-28T16:07:02.154-04:00"I think at some point we have to figure out ..."I think at some point we have to figure out how we want to present ourselves to the world, put some thought behind it, and be prepared to deal with the fact that no matter what we are presenting, someone else will see it differently through their lens."<br /><br />Exactly!<br /><br />And it's funny, but I love traditional symbols. I'd be really angry is someone wanted to take traditional marriage symbols away from me! Ambaahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17928793933638999583noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3960293404576749034.post-39590166307925555532012-08-28T12:52:41.998-04:002012-08-28T12:52:41.998-04:00Yes... symbols define you still in this system.
...Yes... symbols define you still in this system. <br /><br />I have heard of Indian women who don't wear sindoor or who wear stylish clothes being told "You don't look married" because they don't wear the typical symbols of marriage. <br /><br />And they wonder why we eagerly want to take them on!!<br /><br />Taslima Nasreen thinks they are all oppressive and should be done away with: http://freethoughtblogs.com/taslima/2012/06/09/shame-on-women/<br /><br />The world is changing... I do think it is a personal choice to wear that includes a lot of factors, but at the same time our outward appearance does tell other people things - not necessarily the ones we choose to project!<br /><br />An Indian woman wearing sindoor may seem a good Indian wife to one person but a person locked up in patriarchy and who does not want women to progress to someone else.<br /><br />A white woman in a salwar kameez may look cultured to one person and a wannabe who just likes sparkly stuff to another. <br /><br />I think at some point we have to figure out how we want to present ourselves to the world, put some thought behind it, and be prepared to deal with the fact that no matter what we are presenting, someone else will see it differently through their lens. Andrea M.https://www.blogger.com/profile/03298212147072535367noreply@blogger.com