tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23094601.post2410316359335284571..comments2008-01-23T18:33:18.759+05:30Jainhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13809462743435184312noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23094601.post-33483994371449093802008-01-23T18:33:00.000+05:302008-01-23T18:33:00.000+05:30So does naming a monkey 'Symonds' constitute racism as well?<BR/>What do all the Thomas'es feel when a dog is christened 'Tommy'?<BR/>And while everybody is exercising his right to be offended, including those who ran-sacked NDTV's Ahmadabad office, when do I get my 15 seconds of fame? When do I get to call someone racist? Humko bhi effigy jalana hai...uuunnnhhuuuuuu :(Swamy Saran Atulhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08918156229999918373noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23094601.post-91597174769763905442008-01-19T12:10:00.000+05:302008-01-19T12:10:00.000+05:30yup fair deal... ;)kapsiihttp://naggers.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23094601.post-47373821030427718692008-01-19T11:36:00.000+05:302008-01-19T11:36:00.000+05:30Then its final...<BR/>We Hate BCCI.<BR/>We love bhajji.<BR/>Fair deal.Jainhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13809462743435184312noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23094601.post-21279396046820088092008-01-18T23:00:00.000+05:302008-01-18T23:00:00.000+05:30Choose between the red pill and the blue pill... <BR/>if it is blue then read on... <BR/>The Monkey controversy was not fully explained to us Indians, Indian Media kept it away from us maybe cause they needed all the TRP's they can get, BCCI too had monetary/political reasons to think of.<BR/>When Aussies were in India, there had been a meeting between Symonds and Bhajji that the MONKEY word WILL NOT BE USED. Those who don't know, Monkey is a racial slur for people of African origin, one of Symonds parents is from Jamaica, hence it is clear that he would be hurt.<BR/>Bhajji denied having the meeting & in one statement Chauhan acknowledged that the meeting had took place and then Chauhan went back on its words saying the meeting never took place. However, I do believe that Bhajji might not have used the word Monkey, but I am now sure that he had done it in the past and had been warned. <BR/>I do not feel bad for Aussies, I feel bad for Symonds... I believe cricket should be free of such stuff... but the onus is on ICC as to how it reacts.<BR/>BCCI had monetary considerations to think of, Aussies are their biggest bet to rival ICL, Aussies have major endorsement contracts with India, most of the cricketer's agents are based in Australia... BCCI would have lost huge money had it stuck to its tune... BCCI thinks it played cleverly, but infact, they made a fool of themselves... <BR/>Check out my blog for more as I think I have written too much here... http://naggers.wordpress.com and also check out Don's blog too, forgot the address, but link is there on my blog...kapsihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18150603589262743462noreply@blogger.com