tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12564073.post115240151492330294..comments2023-10-05T12:35:17.237-04:00Comments on a reader's words: Desireaderswordshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05536082441634566406noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12564073.post-1153716198699079702006-07-24T00:43:00.000-04:002006-07-24T00:43:00.000-04:00Propeller: I understand the attachment to the word...Propeller: I understand the attachment to the word "Indian" and by no means would I like to suggest that the word "desi" denies Indian- ness (or any other nationality in South Asia). But I do feel that there are unifying aspects to all of these countries, that this term pretty much sums up.<BR/><BR/>It is also interesting to note the non- English, almost subaltern, nature of the word. <BR/><BR/>And finally, it is very convenient.<BR/><BR/>Polaris: That problem would also be with the term "Indian" or "Pakistani".readerswordshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05536082441634566406noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12564073.post-1153681300020845982006-07-23T15:01:00.000-04:002006-07-23T15:01:00.000-04:00Bhupinder, My problem with the word "desi" is this...Bhupinder, My problem with the word "desi" is this: While demolishing the boundaries between you and Sahir, it clearly disintguishes the two of you from the rest of the world. I am very familiar with the Indian and Pakistani student-speak on university campuses, and in a vast number of cases, the former connotation ("he/she is also a desi") is used without paying attention to the involuntary emergence of the latter ("he/she is one of us" thereby defining, however loosely, "us" and "them").Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12564073.post-1152504215095421962006-07-10T00:03:00.000-04:002006-07-10T00:03:00.000-04:00Desi is a convenient tag used by the people pushin...Desi is a convenient tag used by the people pushing the South-Asian concept.<BR/><BR/>Here are my takes on the south-asian tag. This applies to the desi tag too.<BR/><BR/><A HREF="http://clorange.com/the-south-asian-tag/" REL="nofollow">The South Asian Tag</A><BR/><BR/><A HREF="http://clorange.com/asian-gang-guilty-of-racist-killing/" REL="nofollow">killing</A>Trackerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09560704307308713896noreply@blogger.com