tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31570962.post5469243185514781508..comments2023-05-23T14:01:57.789+05:30Comments on Calliopia's Canticles: Individuality and the Poor Man's CultureCalliopiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15291737369959906567noreply@blogger.comBlogger34125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31570962.post-33136325735966627602009-04-22T19:48:00.000+05:302009-04-22T19:48:00.000+05:30I don't believe you either lol. Seriously Op, I ca...I don't believe you either lol. Seriously Op, I can't believe you're politically incorrect enough to still be talking so glibly online about something as volatile as "ethnic dilution" when just a few years ago, the word <I>ethnic</I> (followed by the word <I>cleansing</I>) got such bad press everywhere. <br /><br />And you know what, you may not have realised this before but the female of the Calliopiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15291737369959906567noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31570962.post-52634629506001997692009-04-22T00:13:00.000+05:302009-04-22T00:13:00.000+05:300011hrs...lets me rack my flea-brained brain- Sile...0011hrs...lets me rack my flea-brained brain- Silence is golden but the squeaky wheel that gets the grease.....<br />Yes we can crib, fret and fume our impatience to the rejection of being even-so-slightly out of line in our cocooned society<br /><br />I'm, however taking a cowardly neural stand on this issue.Why? becos, I really dont know which is better? To accept that ours(with all its flaws OpaHmarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07599315918607913398noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31570962.post-37118091498856105442009-04-17T14:27:00.000+05:302009-04-17T14:27:00.000+05:30Touchè. Good one there Op, yeah I think that's wha...Touchè. Good one there Op, yeah I think that's what Joe and co. have been talking about.Calliopiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15291737369959906567noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31570962.post-12901727455168782862009-04-17T00:06:00.000+05:302009-04-17T00:06:00.000+05:30Stiil after 11pm but let me just sort of reinforce...Stiil after 11pm but let me just sort of reinforce my previous comment<br />http://www.yourfunnystuff.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/01/unique-demotivator-poster.jpg<br />(Couldnt paste the pic here)OpaHmarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07599315918607913398noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31570962.post-19957135160611156742009-04-15T10:56:00.000+05:302009-04-15T10:56:00.000+05:30Well, it's not 11 pm now so do give us your best s...Well, it's not 11 pm now so do give us your best shot. As for the pencil above, it's not positioned like the others and that's what makes it different!Calliopiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15291737369959906567noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31570962.post-29652426814464020292009-04-12T23:04:00.000+05:302009-04-12T23:04:00.000+05:30Its 11pm and as much as I'm tempted to try and giv...Its 11pm and as much as I'm tempted to try and give my humble opinions on this topic, let me refrain for now but just add a little note, on the lighter side, on the motivational picture attachment...there's nothing different about that pencil in focus except that its upside-downOpaHmarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07599315918607913398noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31570962.post-43092664440590584942009-04-06T19:41:00.000+05:302009-04-06T19:41:00.000+05:30And some of the most culturally bigoted people I k...And some of the most culturally bigoted people I know are Mizos too.Calliopiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15291737369959906567noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31570962.post-67803447310075520162009-04-06T17:03:00.000+05:302009-04-06T17:03:00.000+05:30some of the most culture defying people i have kno...some of the most culture defying people i have known are mizos. go figure, huh?feddabonnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08365326300429832990noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31570962.post-54534130255511371292009-04-01T12:05:00.000+05:302009-04-01T12:05:00.000+05:30tinks, sounds to me like you're ripe and ready for...tinks, sounds to me like you're ripe and ready for the Autobahns again :P And don't worry, in a sea of zebras you'd definitely stick out like a Madagascar primate!<BR/><BR/>Yes, believe it or not, establishmentism is legit alright. Check it out on dictionary.com. It's the synonym of establishmentarianism, apparently. I knew there had to be some word for the opposite of anti-establishment so I ranCalliopiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15291737369959906567noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31570962.post-92135589361681510202009-04-01T11:46:00.000+05:302009-04-01T11:46:00.000+05:30Good thinking, philo, although it seems like most ...Good thinking, philo, although it seems like most times some cultures think their own is so perfect they can't see any good in importing a few harmless customs from another. Like the anti-V-Day antics by some extremist outfits (invariably religious ones) in various parts of the world.Calliopiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15291737369959906567noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31570962.post-13722955944763825432009-04-01T01:41:00.000+05:302009-04-01T01:41:00.000+05:30and by joe (not the one who commentated here), i c...and by joe (not the one who commentated here), i couldn't - for the life of me - decipher one word of what the lugubrious philo means!!!<BR/>(critical positions.. cultural locations... duhhhh... i'm lost!!)<BR/><BR/>no really... i must be getting from dumb to dumber? !!tinkertoonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03260602787058256894noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31570962.post-58046831642173501302009-04-01T01:34:00.000+05:302009-04-01T01:34:00.000+05:30.. and there seems to be a bug with your "choose p..... and there seems to be a bug with your "choose profile" option when posting comments.. (or is it just me?)<BR/>each time, 1st time i select google, it says cannot be posted. then i select the blank line after choose profile and voila, there it is, hanging like a carrot (ok wrong analogy... ) .. the 5 mins are over..tinkertoonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03260602787058256894noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31570962.post-89654082935663681522009-04-01T01:32:00.000+05:302009-04-01T01:32:00.000+05:30Dear Professor,Is "establishmentism" a l...Dear Professor,<BR/><BR/>Is "establishmentism" a legit word? Or you cooked it up - momo style - in your new found charm to be different? :) --> i know the momo reference might sound like i am trying to club you with a certain set, but believe me, its just cos they are mouth-watering delicious and i get to have none of it in this foren land<BR/><BR/>Oh btw, I hate folks who read styletinkertoonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03260602787058256894noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31570962.post-51251948179235949272009-03-31T00:55:00.000+05:302009-03-31T00:55:00.000+05:30Methinks having a critical position on the way our...Methinks having a critical position on the way our cultural locations hot-wire us would be the most we can do-your closing lines being most telling of this. This would hopefully sensitize us on how we configure ourselves as part of a wider community (conformity) or within ourselves (individualism) while conscious that all such positions are fraught and freighted.Philohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12155869014698128212noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31570962.post-37230858867672272982009-03-30T21:37:00.000+05:302009-03-30T21:37:00.000+05:30Joe, thanks for dropping by. Hey, I'm not trying t...Joe, thanks for dropping by. Hey, I'm not trying to carry the individual thing too far. I know there's a thin red line between conformism, establishmentism and buckling down to the system and its other extreme of iconoclasm, nihilism and eventual anarchy. But I also think there's a happy in-between which can be safely lived out without rocking the balance.<BR/><BR/>About the buying stuff, I Calliopiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15291737369959906567noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31570962.post-36336685471656521832009-03-30T16:59:00.000+05:302009-03-30T16:59:00.000+05:30My dear Calliopia,Do not carry the individual thin...My dear Calliopia,<BR/><BR/>Do not carry the individual thing too far. The best way to destroy society is to hype and glorify the individual thing. To conform? Surely no! But Rebel without a Cause? Be careful. You may end up wearing stone-washed ripped jeans, imagining that's the way to be poor. The Marlboro Man died of cancer, did you know?<BR/><BR/>Having been a teacher and student of culture Joe Pintohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09816903724816351432noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31570962.post-73456134109714620302009-03-30T11:17:00.000+05:302009-03-30T11:17:00.000+05:30mesjay, you have guts and gumption and a dogged sp...mesjay, you have guts and gumption and a dogged spirit that helps you stick to your decisions and I salute you! But my family situation dictates I stay home and take care of my sister..<BR/><BR/>tinks, think, man, think. I know you have amazing little grey cells. Puleeze don't let married life and the accompanying dal/sabji yum yum every day shut them down.Calliopiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15291737369959906567noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31570962.post-68792864580455310462009-03-29T22:19:00.000+05:302009-03-29T22:19:00.000+05:30Hey, why don't you follow my example - jump out of...Hey, why don't you follow my example - jump out of the box and become a wandering gypsy like me? [lol].Malsawmi Jacobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16398649072289630943noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31570962.post-41220314031295619342009-03-29T15:35:00.000+05:302009-03-29T15:35:00.000+05:30blink... blonk... blank´.. :)sorry my attention sp...blink... blonk... blank´.. :)<BR/><BR/>sorry my attention span on any topic has come down to 5 minutes, no reruns.. :)<BR/>so i have to go back in time to flush out the thoughts (original ones)...tinkertoonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03260602787058256894noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31570962.post-50074818240196443132009-03-28T18:09:00.000+05:302009-03-28T18:09:00.000+05:30Yeah, tinks, it's turning into quite a debate piec...Yeah, tinks, it's turning into quite a debate piece. What other strand(s) of thought come to your mind besides this?Calliopiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15291737369959906567noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31570962.post-60122431677706546032009-03-28T18:07:00.000+05:302009-03-28T18:07:00.000+05:30Gauri, yeah I guess every social class has its pro...Gauri, yeah I guess every social class has its pros and cons. Like while we're cribbing here about ours, the one you're talking about has its nasty side too - like the keeping-up-with-the Jones thing, the snobbery and one-upmanship etc. Holden sees it all pretty well.<BR/><BR/>red, the stick-with-the-herd teaching is not just part of <I>our</I> culture. It's part of every community's culture Calliopiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15291737369959906567noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31570962.post-19949023753076032092009-03-28T17:02:00.000+05:302009-03-28T17:02:00.000+05:30...sidestepping the debate on what's right and wha......sidestepping the debate on what's right and what's not, I like the pic you put up to dive into the topic...<BR/><BR/>wonder how many strands(?) of thought can emerge from this one visual.. ?!?tinkertoonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03260602787058256894noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31570962.post-17706340360863026902009-03-28T05:08:00.000+05:302009-03-28T05:08:00.000+05:30We grow up in a society which looks at unordinary ...We grow up in a society which looks at unordinary unordinarily.. (hehe.. Couldn't resist that!). We were taught to be more like others.. rual pawllo nih kan hlauh vangin.. I guess its just a part of our culture which is difficult to abandon..Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31570962.post-13163080086910541162009-03-28T01:10:00.000+05:302009-03-28T01:10:00.000+05:30yes, u r right.. the need to confirm to rules is m...yes, u r right.. the need to confirm to rules is more pronounced in classes that have to slog to reach a certain level than those who get a set business ready in a platter.. and for this class too, it's a constant race to 'keep up' with the brands, designer jewellery, their social status.. i knew a person who avoided buying earrings from the street and never travelled in a bus or auto.. may be i Gauri Gharpurehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09887888023298949657noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31570962.post-20255279662897770362009-03-27T14:13:00.000+05:302009-03-27T14:13:00.000+05:30Gauri, yes that's why I think this whole dare to b...Gauri, yes that's why I think this whole dare to be different thing rests on the affluence of a given society. Mizos or Gujjus, we're all still citizens of a Third World country so obviously we don't have the luxury of indulging our innate singularities in society at large. And to a large extent, people in wealthier societies are also taught and expected to conform to social rules and norms (Calliopiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15291737369959906567noreply@blogger.com