sohum
Executive member
The reason the convicts is okay is because The Ashes is the oldest and biggest rivalry in cricket and many of the stereotypes and banter that exists today is simply an outgrowth of that. I think I'd struggle to find an Australian take offense to the term "convict" in the middle of an Ashes discussion. In contrast, if I went up to a random in Australia and called him a convict with no context whatsoever, I'd probably get my face bashed in and create headlines in the 45 news channels in India.Now we are getting somewhere!
So how are issues such labeling Indians as effigy burners, differ from labeling all Australians dirty convicts just because we don't have strong religious believes? I don't understand how they are connected?
Effigy burning, in contrast, is something that has only been around for about 5-10 years. There has been the odd incident at Eden Gardens where crazy supporters have burnt a whole stand down when India was losing. Perhaps in time it will be okay, but right now the tone it is presented in appears to be to put down the country, especially if it is provided in a context where other social issues are ridiculed.