;-) Kenzi, you are truly a magical person. i got so much from this! n/t
Posted by Meena on June 11, 2003 at 00:23:38:
In reply to: Re: Thanks, kenzi for the thoughtful discussion...more... posted by Kenzi on June 10, 2003 at 13:06:16:
: It has been a thoughtful discussion, and no flaming!:
: I hope none of your Indian clients find out that you are a pagan
: tree-hugger doing their wedding mehndi...cuz that they can't find
: out from your name! It's great how we CAN change and choose
: what we want, while still remaining part of a particular culture;
it
: forces people to stop judging by names or skin color, and just by
: our actions. Eventually enough of us will intermarry so that race
: will no longer be obvious and we will all have to engage in
: coversation before we can make any assumptions about each
: other.
:
: The very first henna gig I did for an Indian family I was hired by
: the sister of the groom. When I was getting ready to leave she
: paid me and said something quietly about never wanting to hire
: an indian mehndi artist, sort of as an aside. I said "oh, why is
: that?" and she mumbled something that I didn't hear and
: wouldn't repeat it when I asked. I wonder to this day why that
: was.
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