Comments on: Cultural Transfer with Holi Inpired Banzai Squirt Gun? http://interculturaltalk.org/2009/06/16/cultural-transer-with-holi-inpired-banzai-squirt-gun/ Stereotypes in Advertising, Intercultural Communications, Multicultural Parenting Mon, 12 Dec 2011 22:29:00 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: Gori Girl http://interculturaltalk.org/2009/06/16/cultural-transer-with-holi-inpired-banzai-squirt-gun/comment-page-1/#comment-2407 Gori Girl Thu, 25 Jun 2009 13:59:27 +0000 http://interculturaltalk.org/2009/06/16/cultural-transer-with-holi-inpired-banzai-squirt-gun/#comment-2407 As far as Holi goes - well, it's pretty much just an excuse to ambush your friends and have a fun time getting really dirty. So no worries about offending Hindus on it (unless they're fundamentalists, but those people aren't worth worrying about offending). With other religious events, I do agree that there's a line to be walked in accidentally making inappropriate connections or remarks - but I think that as long as you approach the conversation in good faith and are open about your lack of knowledge, then, again, anyone who gets offended is overreacting, and probably not someone you should be that worried about offending. As far as Holi goes – well, it’s pretty much just an excuse to ambush your friends and have a fun time getting really dirty. So no worries about offending Hindus on it (unless they’re fundamentalists, but those people aren’t worth worrying about offending).

With other religious events, I do agree that there’s a line to be walked in accidentally making inappropriate connections or remarks – but I think that as long as you approach the conversation in good faith and are open about your lack of knowledge, then, again, anyone who gets offended is overreacting, and probably not someone you should be that worried about offending.

]]> By: shoss http://interculturaltalk.org/2009/06/16/cultural-transer-with-holi-inpired-banzai-squirt-gun/comment-page-1/#comment-2406 shoss Thu, 25 Jun 2009 06:15:40 +0000 http://interculturaltalk.org/2009/06/16/cultural-transer-with-holi-inpired-banzai-squirt-gun/#comment-2406 See, that final concern about the cultural connection was that slight nagging/concern about offending. What if as an 'outsider' I didn't fully understand the significance of Holi--if there was something particularly religious about it that would make it 'inappropriate' to make connection to a commercial product. But, then, I always say we're bound to make mistakes and sometimes offend by being willing to be open and engage in new experiences and relationships, so I'm delighted this isn't one of those times! See, that final concern about the cultural connection was that slight nagging/concern about offending. What if as an ‘outsider’ I didn’t fully understand the significance of Holi–if there was something particularly religious about it that would make it ‘inappropriate’ to make connection to a commercial product.

But, then, I always say we’re bound to make mistakes and sometimes offend by being willing to be open and engage in new experiences and relationships, so I’m delighted this isn’t one of those times!

]]> By: Gori Girl http://interculturaltalk.org/2009/06/16/cultural-transer-with-holi-inpired-banzai-squirt-gun/comment-page-1/#comment-2402 Gori Girl Wed, 24 Jun 2009 15:14:09 +0000 http://interculturaltalk.org/2009/06/16/cultural-transer-with-holi-inpired-banzai-squirt-gun/#comment-2402 Wow - that gun would be a blast at a Holi celebration! Although it doesn't seem like the color sticks as well as the color traditionally used. I don't know why you should've kept your cultural connection to yourself - it seems perfectly reasonable to make those sort of connections in daily life. Wow – that gun would be a blast at a Holi celebration! Although it doesn’t seem like the color sticks as well as the color traditionally used.

I don’t know why you should’ve kept your cultural connection to yourself – it seems perfectly reasonable to make those sort of connections in daily life.

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