Topic started by Brahmin (@ 203.200.15.20) on Thu Sep 6 09:47:27 .
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Why r Brahmins targetted in Films ? They r potrayed as traitors. In most of the films they tease abt the brahmin culture. Is it because they r quite and don't react to all these ? I am sure if any other religion/caste was treated the same way there wd have been an uproar. I do agree that in olden times other castes faced lot of problems because of Brahmins, but, that was past. Brahmin community contributes a lot to the society. They r intelligent and nearly half of them are poor or from middle class families. But they don't enjoy any relaxations based on the financial background. Is there anyone to share my views?

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• From: Surya (@ cache-ntc-ad02.proxy.aol.com) on: Wed Mar 3 21:14:00 EST 2004
  
  Look all this stuff about the bramins torturing the lower caste people, i agree, but bramins were not the only ones, There are other castes that did way way worse things to lower caste people than bramins. LIke BRAMIN said, the bramins are quiet, and don't say anything. The people that taget bramins only are just cowards because they are scared to target castes like say, thevars or any other castes, becuase those castes don't take crap from these people. So the people who target bramins alone are just plain cowards who pick on peopel who can't defend themselves very well.
  
  
• From: Shakthi (@ 203-195-199-244.now-india.net.in) on: Thu Mar 4 00:56:52 EST 2004
  
  surya,
  
  I agree with ur post...........but one thing, why only brahmins, make a big issue if their caste is being used in any sort of character? If every caste start objecting about their caste being portrayed ill, then we shall have only panchatantra stories to be safe.
  
  Lets be sportive!!! and see a picture as picture!
  
  
• From: geno (@ 61.1.202.47) on: Thu Mar 4 14:53:06 EST 2004
  
  Whatever happened to the knowledgeable sugrutha?!!
  (>>From: Sugrutha (@ 65.11.240.45) on: Tue Sep 11 >>)
  
  
• From: Surya (@ cache-ntc-ad02.proxy.aol.com) on: Thu Mar 4 20:51:40 EST 2004
  
  ///but one thing, why only brahmins, make a big issue if their caste is being used in any sort of character?///
  
  Thats not a problem. If its in one or two movies thats ok, but the problem is that in movies bramins a repetedly tageted. Why, We are all hindus. we should unite, not crtisize eachother
  
  
• From: vijayakant (@ 61.1.250.84) on: Tue Mar 9 02:23:02 EST 2004
  
  Dear friends,
  Brahmins have never wilingly exploited the lower castes.This was forced by the dreadful "Manusmriti" created by an evil minded person called "Manu".Much of the exploitation consisted of "Ostracism or keeping away " of the Lower castes.This is bad enough but brought more so by ignorance both on account of the brahmins and the other castes.
  The lower castes too did not help the matter.If you look at it impartially lower castes have poor hygene values ,very little desire to learn sanskrit or Vedas and a very different ( Tamasic" form of worship) from brahmin worship (Sattvic). Lower castes are non-veg while brahmins are veg.Lower castes slaughter animals as their form of worship.Drinking,smoking,non-veg are abominable to brahmins but permissable to lower castes .
  It is because of these fundamental differences that it is very difficult to reconcile the caste issue.
  Hence the noted visionary Bodisattva Dr. B.R Ambedkar gave us the worlds' best constitution.Let us follow it and throw the "Manusmriti & Sashtras" into the dustbin.Let there be no caste system.Let Non-veg/veg be a matter of personal choice and not an institutional enforcement. OR Let Hindu society be a multi-caste society with no hatred or exploitation between the castes.
  
  Please let me know your response,
  
  Love you all,
  
  Your's sincerely,
  Vijayakant
  (vijayakant@rediffmail.com)
  
  
• From: worldbrahmin (@ 61.1.201.51) on: Thu Mar 11 13:55:26 EST 2004
  
  brahmins are changed nowadays... they are not like the ppl who had lived ages ago. its the attitude of unity which is needed now. when someone critises us,.,we just dont care and go on lookin after our job.. when i asked my mom abt that she told " if u throw a stone on cow-dung.. it wud stain the clothes one wears.. so its better to just ignore it". the same applies for those ignorent and stupid ppl who think brahmins are some kinda freaks.
  
  
• From: Surya (@ 169.199.224.1) on: Thu Mar 11 15:20:47 EST 2004
  
  ///its the attitude of unity which is needed now///
  Great sentence worldbramin. WIth these fanatic muslims blowing hindus to bits and these christina missionaries converting ppl in masses by giving money, hinduism is crumbling. We all need to unite to stop these atrocities!! Hindu Unity!
  
  
• From: Surya (@ 169.199.224.1) on: Thu Mar 11 15:21:35 EST 2004
  
  correction. christian
  
  
• From: suresh (@ 61.95.227.157) on: Fri Mar 12 03:20:28 EST 2004
  
  :-)
  
  i dont know in which movie, brahmins are criticised... can anyone name it please for me ?
  
  BTW
  // A person is called brahmin if he know Brahma Tatwa //
  
  - what is brahma tatwa ?
  
  :-)
  
  

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