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geek tragedy

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3. Yet another reason to not travel to India.

Reply to gollygee (Original post)

Mon Oct 19, 2015, 05:30 PM

Oct 2015

On the other hand, at least they didn't get firebombed because of it.

Yeah, yeah insensitive blah blah appropriation.

That doesn't provoke violence amongst civilized people

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Australian couple mobbed in India over Hindu deity leg tattoo [View all] gollygee Oct 2015 OP

Not too bright of the tourists. hobbit709 Oct 2015 #1

this could become an interesting thread Kali Oct 2015 #2

Nah we have to change our names. Kalidurga Oct 2015 #9

not me Kali Oct 2015 #10

That's cool then you can keep your avatar also Kalidurga Oct 2015 #11

meh in general if people act respectful, it is fine and most people LIKE that you are interested in Kali Oct 2015 #12

Yeah I would never sell trinkets Kalidurga Oct 2015 #13

heh, an interesting thing that caught my eye a few years ago when I was in Germany Kali Oct 2015 #14

Yep Kalidurga Oct 2015 #16

oh yeah, especially hearing people play together that don't speak the same lanuguage Kali Oct 2015 #19

Yet another reason to not travel to India. geek tragedy Oct 2015 #3

Agreed. Superstition is bunkum. All superstition. hifiguy Oct 2015 #5

I'd be on the next plane back to Australia hifiguy Oct 2015 #4

this is a problem with religious nutters, not appropriation nt msongs Oct 2015 #6

Long pants would have solved the problem. NV Whino Oct 2015 #7

Sick and tired of whiny ass religionists Jake Stern Oct 2015 #8

This guy may have been justified in not expecting to be threatened, Hortensis Oct 2015 #15

Religion again. Arugula Latte Oct 2015 #17

This story comes down to religious intolerance by a mob Bucky Oct 2015 #18