January 02, 2007
Off we go thenBlog
GAY GAY GAY GAY GAY GAY GAY.
phew There we go, I just had to get that out of my system.
Oh hang on. Gay Pakistani male! Gay Pakistani male!
Right, I think were done on that front.
And on this particular front as well. My time at Sepia Mutiny hasat long lastcome to an end, and I can say without a single doubt that Im glad I got to close out 2006 on such a bright note. It has been an experience, tumultuous and otherwise, and at the risk of loading up on the frommage, I think Id be the poorer without it.
It gives me hope, sometimes. This communitybecause thats what it is, a community, not just a place to write about brown-people-stuffisnt just dynamic and interesting and occasionally thought-provoking; its all of those things AND the whole damn bag of chips. It thrives on everything (clusterfucks be damned!and secretly enjoyed!), and it makes me glad that I was incredibly, incredibly wrong when I thought to myself at its inception, wow, I wonder how long itll take for that site to tank, its a good idea, but I just dont think enough people will be interested.
In case you were wondering, its taking me a while to write this post because Im single-finger-typing while trying to get my ankle out past my molars with the other hand.
It was one of the things I felt most keenly while at university in the US. A lot of us homeland desis tend to automatically assume that just because we were born in South Asia, were somehow better-informed and more capable of analysing/providing information about the region than people of desi origin who werent necessarily raised there. And I cant speak for everyone, but some of us also felt very marginalised in the sense that we didnt think or feel that we had enough of a presence to be a viable social group beyond the simple stereotypes (OK well, I like men and make no bones about that so I definitely stood out, but you see where Im going with this) that everyones so well-aware of.
And once again, I was wonderfully, gloriously, terrifically wrong. The mould has been broken, the restrictions shattered and a bhangra danced all over them while Amitabh comes out of retirement once more to chew the scenery and Nusrat’s voice soars.
Its utterly delightful, it really is.
sin on January 2, 2007 03:00 PM in Blog · T·r·a·c·k·b·a·c·k address · Direct link · Email post
We salute you too, Monsieur Sin.
:(
see you back at your place?
Ah a little Sin will do all of us good, I will be checking in for my usual dose of Sin on your home turf. It's been a pleasure. But why do you want to be the gay? ;-)
Farewell Sin. I think I recall you saying you're going into finance. Best of luck. Hope you make a lot of money and buy a log cabin. I wanted to comment here because I failed to comment on any of your previous posts. I usually poke my head in during the political debates, and you don't seem to have any interest in Bush. ;-)
Damn, that seemed quick. I never commented on any of your posts but not for lack of thought provoking material. Sometimes I just can't seem put my thoughts together in a coherent way or more likely, everybody else said what I felt/thought, only better.
already?? :(
I immensly enjoyed your writings; your words got that whip to cut across continents, cultures and stereotypes. I learnt a lot about other side of desh and its been very refreshing to read your perspective. Good luck with your future endeavors.
Keep It Fabulous Sin!
I really enjoyed your posts, Sin.
Farewell.
Thanks for saying this, sin.
Glad I didn't have to say it. I couldn't have done it so smoothly, i.e., without quarreling with someone.
May be you can tell us why the post you made (with the animated and Indianized version of 12 days of Christmas song) disappeared with in few minutes of posting?
See here.
It seems like it went by so fast! Thanks for the posts, sin, they were wonderful!
Great posts, Sin.
Sin,
I'll miss you, please don't go.
SM,
Are you guys kicking Sin out because it seems like you are :D. BTW after him who is going to represent Pakistanis?
I'll swing by your site for a visit! :)
Beyond what the intern pointed out...sometimes it's helpful to do a search of the archives before assuming the worst.
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You will be missed; I loved having you here.
booo. I miss already. :(
What?! It's only been a week since you started! Well, I'll be reading your regular blog. Best wishes.
Anyone care to inform those of us not in the know the location of Sin's "regular blog"? (sorry if the answer to that is obvious and I'm just too dumb to see it)
Here it is!
:D
YOU are utterly delightful, you really are. You'll be missed!
Sin, you'll always be the Siegfried to my (Arundhati) Roy.
Don't ever stop being fabulous and please stop by from time to time.
Sin, thank you for your brilliantly written, insightful, and frequently highly entertaining posts. No doubt the sexually-confused monkeys in the basement were also grateful to have someone to cuddle for once ;)
So long, Sin. I've become a newly recruited fan of your regular blog. :) Happy new year