Day: September 23, 2014

Litmus, Litmus On The Wall…

- Roshan

If you had to come up with one question, the answer to which would determine whether or not you could be friends with a person you’ve just met, what would it be? What would the right answer be?

I guess I would ask – are you going to pretend to be my friend and then stab me in the back when the opportunity presents itself? Because you know there’s a lot of fake friends out there and most bastards & bitches will be along for the ride and the moment when you least expect it they use details about you that they got while pretending to be your friend and use it against you. Who wants that?

Having been at the receiving end I would never want to face that again and neither have I ever or will ever inflict that upon anyone. I don’t ask much from my friends, only that you be my friend and support me when the chips are down and celebrate with me when things are going well. That’s not a lot to ask right?

So that is the only question I will ask. If the answer is “No” – then we’re cool. If it is “Yes” then my fist and your face have a date, motherfucker!

Prompt from the Daily Post at WordPress.com.

Frogs In A Well

- Roshan

It’s 2014 – and yet there are people here who still judging others on different hair styles that they think look weird and ‘against the culture’ because they choose to not look like everybody else and actually have their own personality. I’m talking about afros and dreadlocks. Are these backward thinking idiots frogs in a well? It’s disheartening to know that our people haven’t grown up at all that they criticize and poke fun of someone who is remotely different.

My parents watch this Malayalam talk show that has, in the past, had some really good topics. However they also have episodes that drive me bat shit crazy. Like this one they were watching this morning – the host had several people brought in who have “alternative hairstyles”; alternative to the regular norm that is seen in Kerala & India. There were guys into rock/metal, reggae etc and they had long hair, afros and dreadlocks. The host was teasing and making fun of these hair styles and their outfits and comparing them to mythical creatures! Really? The audience was mostly filled with old, narrow minded people who looked upon these men and a couple of young boys, as if they feared that they would catch some disease from them.

And the old ladies would say stuff like “in my time we wouldn’t have allowed them to walk on the streets like this blah blah blah” and all. “This is not our culture and/or against our culture” Well I guess that’s what people said when they introduced shirts, trousers and proper hygienic toilets to us as well! They think they are still in the 16th century. Well throw away your tvs and computers, throw away your clothes and houses and go and live in huts with holes in the ground for toilets and wear single white sheets around your waists for clothes. Get sold to a guy your father chooses for you in exchange for 2 cows or goats, or get married at the age of 8 to your spouse who is 9! Whatever! Fuck off!