Racism? Not quite..

I personally think we South Asians are taking the matter of racism too far. I want to mention two events that had taken place last week that prove my point.

Pakistanis are, in general, a violent and terrorist-sympathizing nation. The supporters of their cricket team are the rowdiest the sport has ever seen. If they begin pelting debris at the South African team, that too in South Africa, is their behavior not animal-like? Why was Herschelle Gibbs punished for stating the obvious truth?

Second, about the Shilpa Shetty on Big Brother issue.. Again, some of the comments made about her were simply mean ones and could have been said about anybody (without any racist intent). It also serves to mention that Bobby Darling, a small time transvestite and gay bollywood actor, faced discrimination based on sexuality on India's version of the show.

In my opinion, a nation like India, which has prejudices, based on a really illogical system of castes should just not point fingers at others when their own house is not in order.