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BWA-HA! "Jan Brady" - Your insult that broke the fights between us back in 2009. Marsha! Marsha! Marsha!Rocket Surgeon said:I look forward to your monkey brains smeared on this thread!
Just don't go all Jan Brady on me!
For anyone who doesn't get the joke, here's a visual aid:
Noted and logged but I like to use "smilies" and try to be polite when it's deserved.Rocket Surgeon said:...and knowing neither of us require smilies or apologies
Anyway, you've mentioned a couple of times that "Chatter Lal's proclamation of Pankot Tradition" is a sign to the audience that the dinner scene isn't "normal" and, therefore, shouldn't be offensive.
Indeed, Chatter Lal does announce the Maharaja as the "Guardian of Pankot tradition" but Pankot isn't just the palace, it's an Indian STATE (albeit fictional). In those days, the size of a maharaja's state/kingdom could vary from small to large. Judging from the size & rich splendour of Zalim Singh's palace and number of guards within, it's safe to say that his area of rule was relatively extensive and most likely included the village of Mayapore and several others.
All of this to say: If that type of meal was a Pankot tradition, then having Eyeball Soup and eating Living Baby Snakes would be a REGIONAL tradition and not confined to just the palace nor the (fictional version of) Thuggee. Hence, those 4 words of dialogue CANNOT be used to further the "not racist" view because they don't stand up under scrutiny.
(It's also possible that the dinner guests are not Thugs but I'll save that theory for later.)
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