Indian Men
I hate Indian men. They are the worst. Just when I think I've found a place for myself and that I'm a full human being, an Indian man shows up to remind me of the opposite. Thanks, I really needed that reminder.
Seriously, when I'm in public and I just want to be, an Indian man has to come a ruin it for me. They make me want to puke. Everytime I see one, I throw up in my mouth a little. They're just so...nasty, sleazy, disrespectful. Becka and I were sitting in the park one day minding our own business. Usually, you would leave people alone, and had Becka and I been Indian women, the men would not have bothered us. But because we look different they kept trying to talk to us. I told him very nicely, "Please, we just want to be by ourselves. We don't want to talk to strangers right now. Please leave us alone." and then he keeps trying to talk to us while his friend pulls out a phone and tries to take a picture of Becka. "Don't take a picture of me." and he bends down and gets closer to get a picture right in her face.
Really, how much more obnoxious, rude and disrespectful can you get? Who do they think they are? What makes it ok in their tiny brains to completely disregard the wishes of another human being and intrude upon their time? It's not even like they weren't getting a hint. There was no hint. There was a very direct and clear message that they decided was irrelevant because it was coming from a foreign woman. And they can get so, so much worse than that.
And just when I want to hate them all forever, the father of the family that I'm staying with comes with me at 6:30AM to the bus station to buy me chai and wait for the bus with me. How can some of them be the most horrible creatures on earth and some of them be the sweetest human beings ever?
Seriously, when I'm in public and I just want to be, an Indian man has to come a ruin it for me. They make me want to puke. Everytime I see one, I throw up in my mouth a little. They're just so...nasty, sleazy, disrespectful. Becka and I were sitting in the park one day minding our own business. Usually, you would leave people alone, and had Becka and I been Indian women, the men would not have bothered us. But because we look different they kept trying to talk to us. I told him very nicely, "Please, we just want to be by ourselves. We don't want to talk to strangers right now. Please leave us alone." and then he keeps trying to talk to us while his friend pulls out a phone and tries to take a picture of Becka. "Don't take a picture of me." and he bends down and gets closer to get a picture right in her face.
Really, how much more obnoxious, rude and disrespectful can you get? Who do they think they are? What makes it ok in their tiny brains to completely disregard the wishes of another human being and intrude upon their time? It's not even like they weren't getting a hint. There was no hint. There was a very direct and clear message that they decided was irrelevant because it was coming from a foreign woman. And they can get so, so much worse than that.
And just when I want to hate them all forever, the father of the family that I'm staying with comes with me at 6:30AM to the bus station to buy me chai and wait for the bus with me. How can some of them be the most horrible creatures on earth and some of them be the sweetest human beings ever?
posted by Jenna Furley | 3:55 AM
1 Comments:
your observations are so correct. most indian men do appear to behave like primates in front of 'foriegners'. this is mostly because they take your 'request' to actually be an invitation. Hve you seen an indian woman admonish someone? You do have to be rude somtimes. so it is actually a culture thing.
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