Comments on: Its not all about ‘exotic wimmin’ http://www.pickledpolitics.com/archives/2236 Current affairs for a progressive generation Sat, 04 Feb 2012 17:02:53 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 By: Desi Italiana http://www.pickledpolitics.com/archives/2236#comment-127179 Desi Italiana Fri, 15 Aug 2008 22:02:17 +0000 http://www.pickledpolitics.com/?p=2236#comment-127179 "But to be honest I can’t help feel that sometimes the whole Orientalism stuff is blown out of proportion. People like forbidden fruit, especially when it comes to attraction and sex." It's orientalism when you stereotype the 'other.' "And it goes both ways. I remember years ago I was visiting Chennai (Madras) and was told that the hottest concert ticket in town was by a British star - Samantha Fox. Heh. Guess who’s the latest piece of exotica to head to India? Erm, Jade Goody. Happy Friday!" How are both these cases reverse Orientalism and connected to the book you are talking about? “But to be honest I can’t help feel that sometimes the whole Orientalism stuff is blown out of proportion. People like forbidden fruit, especially when it comes to attraction and sex.”

It’s orientalism when you stereotype the ‘other.’

“And it goes both ways. I remember years ago I was visiting Chennai (Madras) and was told that the hottest concert ticket in town was by a British star – Samantha Fox. Heh.

Guess who’s the latest piece of exotica to head to India? Erm, Jade Goody. Happy Friday!”

How are both these cases reverse Orientalism and connected to the book you are talking about?

]]> By: Amrit http://www.pickledpolitics.com/archives/2236#comment-127173 Amrit Fri, 15 Aug 2008 21:22:42 +0000 http://www.pickledpolitics.com/?p=2236#comment-127173 Hahahahaha. Hahahahaha.

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