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by **dechuck** » Sat, 25 Nov 2006 06:11:41

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> "Coolies!" That is how some people of Indian origin in South Africa are
> describing the BCCI cricket team.

Is that racist? Would it be racist if I called Indian cricketers "coolies"

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by **Don** » Sat, 25 Nov 2006 06:36:47

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> "Coolies!" That is how some people of Indian origin in South Africa are
> describing the BCCI cricket team.
> "I was very angry that the Indian batsmen just allowed themselves to be
> bullied by the fast bowlers," cricket official Koogen Subrayen was
> quoted as saying after the defeat in the day night encounter at the
> Kingsmead.

> "They behaved like real coolies bowing to their masters," he added.

I don't understand why the hell these morons of Indian origin even go
to
watch Indian cricketers. Why can't they stick their pussies up to their
adopted country? If India win, they will be all drooling up to their
idols
and if India lose, they will prove their real worth talking from their
arse.
I have seen lot of South Africans of Indian origin waving South African
flags when they are playing Aus. Why can't they stick to that? We
don't want another million moronic fairweather fans to be added to the
so-called Indian cricket fan club. We have enough of them already among

the billion here :).

Don [disgusted with the fans in general]

Quote:

> The Indians were skittled out for a paltry 91, their lowest total
> against South Africa who managed to score 248 for eight.

> Another spectator, Vasantha Arumagum said their entire family had gone
> to Kingsmead hoping to watch a good game but they felt let down when
> the Indians just whittled under South African pace attack.

> "We felt embarrassed that the Indians allowed themselves to behave like
> sheepish lapdogs," she said.

> Bureau Report

by **wisde** » Sat, 25 Nov 2006 06:49:01

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> > "Coolies!" That is how some people of Indian origin in South Africa are
> > describing the BCCI cricket team.

> Is that racist? Would it be racist if I called Indian cricketers "coolies"

Given the baggage of race history between people of Indian descent and
"whites", I would say that this term does conjure up racist images. If
a "white" person uses this expression against "people of color", it
would obviously generate more controversy, IMO, than when a "colored"
person uses it (just like an expression like "white trash" would
generate more controversy when mouthed by a "colored" person than when
uttered by a "white").

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