News, Gandhi, India's God-Like Founding Father, Was Bisexual, According to New Book (invasion, March)

[NJBest]

Originally Posted by EuroTrashed

He was also a staunch racist (towards blacks)

Obviously you've never heard of Martin Luther King Jr.

It amazes me how poorly educated some are.

[SNEwx_46]

highly doubt Gandhi was bisexual. and there should be a separate thread for Gandhi's views toward race, instead being off topic imo.

[Dane_in_LA]

Originally Posted by jackmccullough

Assuming for the purpose of discussion that this book is correct, and he was gay or bisexual, I have only one question about that:

So what?

Pretty much sums it up.

[oz in SC]

The book also discusses his racist attitudes towards blacks.

[Mistertee]

Originally Posted by DahomeyAhosi

If Ghandi found his way to be "above" violence he could've certainly found it within himself to be above racism. Each individual is responsible for his/her own actions. I don't fault the British for this man's shortcomings.

Here is one of the racist quotes attributed to him:

"Ours is one continued struggle against degradation sought to be inflicted upon us by the European, who desire to degrade us to the level of the raw Kaffir, whose occupation is hunting and whose sole ambition is to collect a certain number of cattle to buy a wife with, and then pass his life in indolence and nakedness." - Ghandi

I'm glad he made the logical choice and returned to India so he could escape from us "raw Kaffirs." FYI Kaffir is the South African equivalent of the n word. Ironic that MLK idolized him.

Unforunately, the prevailing view at this time was such. Society molds you the person you become, or at the very least heavily influences your views. African American and South Americans were different in many respects. I am sure if he saw and spoke to African American, he would have come ot different conclusion.

[Currency Pair Crocodile]

Gandhi is India's founding father?

God-like?

Hey, which stoner wrote that

[oz in SC]

Originally Posted by Mistertee

Unforunately, the prevailing view at this time was such. Society molds you the person you become, or at the very least heavily influences your views. African American and South Americans were different in many respects. I am sure if he saw and spoke to African American, he would have come ot different conclusion.

He LIVED in South Africa for over 20 years,he met quite a few blacks.

[Mistertee]

Originally Posted by oz in SC

He LIVED in South Africa for over 20 years,he met quite a few blacks.

I meant South Africa and you are right but I was referring to the fact that he never met African Americans who carried themselves differently. AA's were educated to a degree and were forward thinking, unlike the South Africans at the time, who lived a very primitive existence.

[dorado0359]

Originally Posted by Mistertee

Racist? Funny, considering how India has ppl who are darker than Africans lol.

But those darker skinned indians are at the bottom of the social order, discriminated against and treated like social outcasts?

[NJBest]

Originally Posted by dorado0359

But those darker skinned indians are at the bottome of the social order, discriminated against and treated like social outcasts?

That's true... from my visits to India. Skin color matters. Dark Indians are lowest while the lighter Indians are the highest.