tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16761020.post559252155116372332..comments2023-10-20T21:52:36.752+05:30Comments on Cross Connections: News meeows - 6Farzana Verseyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06891229615361937135noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16761020.post-81714458374457241732007-07-20T14:39:00.000+05:302007-07-20T14:39:00.000+05:30T: I agree that culture is not just walking around...T: I agree that culture is not just walking around looking like historical relics, but punks qualify as pop culture; street kids don't. And I would not see any Indian even dare attempt a hovel tour in the US to understand that culture. <BR/><BR/>Chill? Don't need to. Frosty I am...<BR/>- - -<BR/>Ana:<BR/><BR/>Ah well...am trying to do my bit for the country. To be fair, such kids,as other less fortunate, are also exploited by the local media.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16761020.post-88066392592454656422007-07-20T08:26:00.000+05:302007-07-20T08:26:00.000+05:30Farzana on a tide of nationalism??? Now that is so...Farzana on a tide of nationalism??? Now that is something I have never known her to be accused of before! :)<BR/><BR/>It is not that street children in India are not part of Indian culture. (having been excluded and on the street for various reasons) My question is do street children in India get attention in the mainstream media at any other point in time other than when someone from the West is interacting with them?!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16761020.post-83999970692563021752007-07-20T01:08:00.000+05:302007-07-20T01:08:00.000+05:30Hey, cut those students some slack! You seem to be...Hey, cut those students some slack! You seem to be carried away on a tide of nationalism; what's the big deal if they do kid around with a few street children? It doesn't neccesarily mean they'll portray ALL Indian children in the same light...chill!<BR/>And by the way, aren't street children as much a part of "culture" as those in Pajeros or whatever? Just as punks ARE an element of American culture.<BR/><BR/>TAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com