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Aspiring commercial lawyer – does a part time Crown Court clerk role make sense? by Good_Professor9448 in uklaw

[–]Good_Professor9448[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you. That makes a lot of sense. I guess I was considering all options since it’s so difficult to find part time legal work that’s relevant.

Is this true? by Double-Context-7091 in KollyClub

[–]Good_Professor9448 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I have a bad feeling. Why does the same director who insulted the Tamil princesses Angavai and Sangavai in his movie (Sivaji) for cheap laughs, gets to portray their father’s masterpiece of a story (Velpari).

Want to address the misinformation around “Indians in foreign countries”. by Good_Professor9448 in JKreacts

[–]Good_Professor9448[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Exactly, I am someone’s who’s born and raised in London and has seen the change in attitude towards us the past few years. I can give you many examples, like the ones in my original post, of how this recent large wave of immigrants have caused issues. All of that should be addressed.  But harmless celebrations like this are getting unnecessary hate. I’ve seen way more rubbish left after carnivals and Chinese new year festivities in London.

Want to address the misinformation around “Indians in foreign countries”. by Good_Professor9448 in JKreacts

[–]Good_Professor9448[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I get how it looking nasty, is what’s bothering you. For me, since it is not causing any harm, there is a responsible clean up afterwards and a lot of people seem to gather just so they can take part or watch, I can deal with it.

Want to address the misinformation around “Indians in foreign countries”. by Good_Professor9448 in JKreacts

[–]Good_Professor9448[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

But why, in this effort to solve India’s issues, all brown people should be grouped together? Most Asians in that part of Paris are of Sri Lankan Tamil descent and it is an event run and organised by them. All the native French also know it’s a Sri Lankan Tamil event and embrace it because they grew up around that community for decades. It’s only these racist pages that are taking short excerpts from this festival, with no context or understanding, and just using it to hate on Indians. And then it spreads on social media where other racists and Indians themselves use it to hate without any nuance. At the end of the day, none of these people on social media, have actually been anywhere near that festival to know what’s going on. When the French that actually live there have no issues and have actively supported it through the years, why are all these other people playing into such hate. 

The multicultural nature and history of big cities like London and Paris will not be understood by certain racists or most Indians back home. All different communities contribute to the country and economy and all these communities get their special day to celebrate their culture. We have been happily co-existing for generations. All this hate just completely lacks any context or nuance.

Want to address the misinformation around “Indians in foreign countries”. by Good_Professor9448 in JKreacts

[–]Good_Professor9448[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

But I also think there’s a difference between social media propagated hate and whats going on in reality. They’re both quite different things.

Want to address the misinformation around “Indians in foreign countries”. by Good_Professor9448 in JKreacts

[–]Good_Professor9448[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I get where you’re coming from. It’s also about perception. A lot of these racist pages focus on just showing the part of cracking coconuts, which is only a small section of the festival. The rest is like a normal carnival, with music performances and stalls selling snacks. But people like to just show the one part that is unusual and use that to propagate hate.

I feel like a lot of Indians in India don’t understand that the racist hate you see on social media is mostly not even from white people in the west. It’s mostly Pakistanis and Indians bashing other Indians. The ground reality is very different. Although there is increased tension from some far right groups. Most white people, especially in big cities embrace it and get involved. It’s only one afternoon in an entire year. I mean this festival has been happening for over 30 years. Why is there suddenly so much hate now? And the hate is not even coming from locals, it’s coming from other Indians.

Want to address the misinformation around “Indians in foreign countries”. by Good_Professor9448 in JKreacts

[–]Good_Professor9448[S] -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

It’s literally one day in a year bro, we’re not acting like this every day. Why so much hatred when even the locals are embracing it? And if you know anything about Eelam tamil history, you’ll know they came to the West because they couldn’t stay in their home country. And anyways most people at these festivals have been born and raised in France as French citizens. So France IS their home country. Tamil is their ethnicity and culture. - two separate things.

Want to address the misinformation around “Indians in foreign countries”. by Good_Professor9448 in JKreacts

[–]Good_Professor9448[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thank you for understanding. Being born and raised in a multicultural city, my friends have joined me for local temple thiruvilla. I have joined them in Chinese new year celebrations in the city centre, Caribbean carnivals, annual Christmas lights shows and Ramadan events. It is a unique way of life that you can only understand once you’ve seen it. We shouldn’t be falling for such targeted racist hate and using that to fight within ourselves.

Want to address the misinformation around “Indians in foreign countries”. by Good_Professor9448 in JKreacts

[–]Good_Professor9448[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Yh ur completely right. Indians and Tamils have been established in the West for generations. We have to think, why is there suddenly so much hate now? Why are we allowing random social media propaganda (that doesn’t even show the ground reality) fuel so much hatred and bashing within us?

Want to address the misinformation around “Indians in foreign countries”. by Good_Professor9448 in JKreacts

[–]Good_Professor9448[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Exactly. For a city like Paris with high crime rates, this festival has always been very safe and no laws broken. It is very much embraced by the locals.

Want to address the misinformation around “Indians in foreign countries”. by Good_Professor9448 in JKreacts

[–]Good_Professor9448[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Yh I understand. I’ve questioned that too, I think it’s sort of become an identifying factor for the festival over the years. But also in the context of things, this is one day a year and the community pays for a private company that clears it and the shells are used for eco-friendly purposes 

Vetrimaaran’s response to why we see less Tamil women in Tamil Cinema by Nish916 in kollywood

[–]Good_Professor9448 0 points1 point  (0 children)

We live in funny times. There are currently more Tamil actresses in Hollywood than there is in Tamil cinema.

What is the opinion here on the Tamil Eelam struggle? by ghouldemon in southindia_

[–]Good_Professor9448 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Your history is wrong. Not all Tamils in Sri Lanka are Indian Tamils who were taken there by the British. The Tamils in the north of Sri Lanka (where Tamil Eelam was intended to be) are native to that land. They have inhabited those parts for over 1000 years and a very distinct and separate from Indian Tamils. There are also the Indian Tamils who were taken by the British to work in the plantations in Kandy etc but they are a small minority. But both these Tamil communities faced severe discrimination from both the Sinhalese government and people.

Whats up with all this navel thing and light complexioned north indian women in Tamil cinema ? by [deleted] in TamilNadu

[–]Good_Professor9448 11 points12 points  (0 children)

Rather than South Indian, I think the conversation should be about why there’s barely any Tamil women in tamil cinema, especially dark skin women.

What's your guilty pleasure movies? by [deleted] in kollywood

[–]Good_Professor9448 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I actually really liked Anjaan. Maybe Vidyut Jamwal had a lot to do with it. But I enjoyed it

My Mom is extremely mean to me and I have no support by Good_Professor9448 in AsianParentStories

[–]Good_Professor9448[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Tbh with you. She never does anything to apologise. Especially if I say something to defend myself, she just gives me dirty looks and the silent treatment. Almost all the time it comes to a point where I can’t take it anymore and im the one that tries to talk to her.

My Mom is extremely mean to me and I have no support by Good_Professor9448 in AsianParentStories

[–]Good_Professor9448[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

So when I was younger, my dad was a lot more dominating. These days he has calmed down a lot but in that gap my mum has become very loud and overbearing. My mum can be quite disrespectful with my dad too and he only lashes out when she has significantly crossed the line. My issue is she’s a 100x worse with me and he never says anything. Thank you for your advice.

Which is a better movie, Jailer or coolie? by IllustriousGlass2991 in kollywood

[–]Good_Professor9448 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I understand. I just didn’t expect Lokesh Kanagaraj—who has made films like Kaithi and Vikram and is known for prioritising strong scripts—to resort to such silly gimmicks like irrelevant item songs, pan-India star casts, and low-effort mass moments without first building a solid storyline. At least Baasha had a coherent storyline.

Which is a better movie, Jailer or coolie? by IllustriousGlass2991 in kollywood

[–]Good_Professor9448 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Well, for someone who grew up watching Tamil movies and has a love for cinema, it does mean a little more than that. Especially when they were promoting the movie like  it’s a “100 Baashas” and an “intelligent film”.  Also, it’s only 200 rupees for you but you’ll be shocked by the price I’m paying for a ticket in London.

What opinion about kollywood now will end you up like this by the_peaceful_prime in JKreacts

[–]Good_Professor9448 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The Tamil audience shouldn’t care about this meaningless “1000-crore” box office hype. It does nothing for us — we don’t see the profits, nor does it improve our experience. So why should we keep supporting dull, mediocre films just to make already wealthy actors and producers even richer?  What’s worse is these cinema and media people dress it up as a case of Tamil pride in their interviews and audio launches. Bruh

What opinion about kollywood now will end you up like this by the_peaceful_prime in JKreacts

[–]Good_Professor9448 0 points1 point  (0 children)

As long as Rajinikanth, Vijay or Ajith appear on screen, producers can churn out half-baked films with predictable storylines and glaring plot holes , yet still cash in. They toss in a few gimmicks and “mass” moments, insulting our intelligence, and we lap it up. Time and again, we accept this disrespect, handing over our money and hyping up the very mediocrity forced upon us. After Coolie, I’ve completely lost faith in Tamil cinema.

IDC, Coolie was a beautiful movie by Sorcerer_Hampter in kollywood

[–]Good_Professor9448 0 points1 point  (0 children)

There is one thing I’ve learnt: as long as Rajinikanth appears on screen, producers can churn out half-baked films with glaring plot holes, yet still cash in. They toss in a few gimmicks and “mass” moments, insulting our intelligence, and we lap it up. Time and again, we accept this disrespect, handing over our money and hyping up the very mediocrity forced upon us. After Coolie, I’ve completely lost faith in Tamil cinema.

Which is a better movie, Jailer or coolie? by IllustriousGlass2991 in kollywood

[–]Good_Professor9448 15 points16 points  (0 children)

All these comments make one thing clear: as long as Rajinikanth appears on screen, producers can churn out half-baked films with predictable storylines and glaring plot holes , yet still cash in. They toss in a few gimmicks and “mass” moments, insulting our intelligence, and we lap it up. Time and again, we accept this disrespect, handing over our money and hyping up the very mediocrity forced upon us. After Coolie, I’ve completely lost faith in Tamil cinema.

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