Posted on 09/18/2013 8:56:08 AM PDT by newb2012
Some stuff still leaves me puzzled here. How can a 'Bollywood 'dance sequence be considered 'Miss.America's' talent? If someone’s born an American and claim to be all American, wouldn’t they have some original American talent to show and win the prestigious Miss.America title? Does a nation have to become so diverse that it'd loose its own identity? The most sad part is the dance number the winner performed - in no way shows how beautiful Indian fine arts are either. I find the performance to be more of mockery of classical form of the art.
I don't honestly think that any girl of non-Indian descent would have been crowned Miss.India in India or for that matter in any other country. Sonia Gandhi is from the Gandhi family which is still India's first family. Gandhi’s family had been loved and kept on high pedestal by the people of India through her fight for independence and thereafter. They celebrated the family's political victories and mourned each time they lost a Gandhi to extremism through generations. And each time they elected someone from the family to succeed their deceased leader. Yet, because of her Italian origins, Sonia Gandhi is taking a back seat when it comes to leading the country unlike any other person from that family. And that decision is expected and respected by the nation and most leaders.
Each country has its own talent and people capable enough to represent and lead the country. It is important for America to remain America and India to remain India. It’d be lovely see people from any country to stand their ground and take pride and humility in what and where they are from and represent their own country in its originality with its strengths and setbacks. We dont want to see ‘Miss.The Most Diverse Nation On The Planet”, but certainly love to see Miss.America without having to miss America.
Jazz has African and European origins. The blues have African origins.
Both were "imported" to the US.
“Would you have considered an Irish jig or Italian opera aria equally offensive? A nice German polka?”
Maybe he wants to see some LIV twerking?
Sorry, I mis-read the date.
And, by the way, how does missing traditional American culture and norms make one a racist?
"Traditional" American culture and norms have been almost entirely imported from other countries. So, why is Indian culture any different?
What is traditional American culture? We’re a country of transplants, we borrow from all over the place, almost everything we consider “American” has origins elsewhere.
Now that I’m thinking about it, ragtime (music) might qualify as uniquely “American.”
You know, most of the “American” music I hear on the radio these days is crap.
So, most of the stuff I listen to would not be considered “American” music. Its music.
I wonder what they think about the virtues of “diversity”
I’d rather focus on things like the imposition of Sharia law which does damage America.
This situation reminds me of our current “American” president.
How does one who was supposedly born in Hawaii to a Kenyan father and who grows up as a bi-racial muslim child in Indonesia and later in a condo in Honolulu get off claiming he is American?
Strongly disagree with you. How many generations do you think someone needs to be in America to be a ‘real American’? I think Ted Cruz is pretty American, but the Rev Wright is not.
I don’t think the new Miss America is particularly good looking, but she has every right to compete and win in America.
I believe the United States should welcome all foreigners in this country, provided they can speak our native language: Apache.
Steve Martin
“And BTW, are you also offended by bagpipe music?”
Every sane person is.
You are such a raving racist! (Or so the Left would call you in response to that post!)
What nonsense. The Blues were not imported, it started here just like Bluegrass, Country & Rock n Roll. (<-———AMERICAN CULTURE)
By the way, having a defined culture doesn’t mean the absence of foreign influence. Japan is doing just fine without displacing their own people. They take the good & keep out the bad.....like rational, thinking people.
And lets be honest - she is truly beautiful! While I was pulling for Miss Kansas, the bowhunting, tattooed, contestant...
SeekAndFind - your post is a great example of why FR needs a “like” button!
It did originate in the US, but was derived from European marches and African rhythms.
Total nonsense. Both are American cultural creations, built upon influences from elsewhere. Same goes for bluegrass, with its celtic influences.
Well, I don’t watch these things. But if she really did a good performance, then I don’t think it’s a problem.
I don’t watch many movies either, but on the whole I think Bollywood is better than Hollywood, in its current corrupt condition.
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