From: shamshoo@shelley.u.washington.edu (Shams Hasan)
Newsgroups: soc.culture.pakistan
Subject: Re: The language on SCP
Date: 5 Jan 1993 22:59:50 GMT
Organization: University of Washington, Seattle
Distribution: world
NNTP-Posting-Host: shelley.u.washington.edu
Summary: I agree, but...........
Keywords: Hang loose on the Caboose !

In article <1993Jan5.092748.30708@davidsys.com> merchant@davidsys.com (Rukhsana Merchant) writes:
>
>	In regards to the language on SCP:
>
>
>	Of late there are many crosspostings on SCI and SCP, which should
>stimulate more variety in viewpoints.  However, the news of late on 
>SCP has degraded to foul language and derogatory remarks.  Maybe, this
>is just a lone viewpoint, but in the past, the reason I have stayed
>away from SCI has been specifically just for this reason.  The mainstay
>of SCI (besides H1 visa information) is that of inflamatory remarks.
>At least with the swear words in the titles, one can avoid that particular
>posting, but it has gotten to the point that one is confronted with
>it even in posting that are following a specific trend which would
>not infer that kind of language.  I always found SCP to have better
>articles and better mannerism that are appropriate to mixed company.
>I guess, what I am trying to request, is that the language which one
>wouldn't use in front of mixed company and other people one would
>give respect to, could be avoided.
>
>Sincerely, 
>Rukhsana Merchant


Dear Rukhsana Merchant,

After reading your scincere appeal to the inflammatory and foul articles, I
am really moved to tears, as we find such trash and canine behaviour in
the areas these *gentlemen* came from, to study in the U.S with their parents
hoping that they may improve their finances in future.

But, alaas and woe is the case with SCP, SCI, and SCB that if we censor these
forums and newsgroups, there are greater dissadvantages than advantages for the
overall netters.

As I have earlier mentioned in SCI, we need to take a more amused and tolerant
view of the language used, especially if some or most of us have to visit,
India, Pakistan and Bangladesh now and then. Were we to forget the reality of
trash (eg Bhangies and Chamaars) back home, whome you will surely encounter as
they are now sending their children abroad with new money, we would all face
a cultural shock far severe then what you normally experience vis a vis West
to East.

For your benefit and for others, I will say this: 

1)	Encourage these individuals to post more trash. You will be better
	off, knowing what to expect than when you would not, when passing
	a slum/red light area, should you get lost in a big city back home.

2)	If you were back home, and walking/driving past and found dogs 
	barking at you for no reason, what do you normally do ?

3)	There are enough bozoos and weirdoos out there who are their own
	worst enemy. Sooner or later they will take care of themselves.

4)	However, when new ones pop up, it is a brief interlude, and you
	must understand that these poor souls are lonely and destitute, 
	getting no attention from any one except on the internet. 
	In fact, as their foul language gets fouler, you can almost feel the 
	desperation in their articles. 

5)	Lastly, do what I have done at UW. Ask local Americans to get
	involved in at least viewing these posts, and you will find some 
	of them are really curious about India, Pakistan, and Bangaladesh,
	as they know very little about people from there. They seem to be
	very interested in this Hindu/Muslim thing, especially after the
	destruction of the Babri Mosque.


Oh, and I almost forgot, dear (B)hangies and (CH)amaars, please carry on....
You naughty, naughty little things....


Best Regards,
Shams Hasan.
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