Rumi Nations

I think 90 percent of males will side with Dawkins in this. And 90 percent females will agree with Rebecca. That seems to be just the nature of this particular debate. This incident has sort of exposed some sort of a seismic fault-line in ho w males and females look at certain events. To summarize the events as far as I know: 1) Rebecca had an awkward experience in an elevator and shared it with the world. She advised men that this is not how one should go about this. I am wondering if Rebecca is a relationship expert or does she proffer relationship advice on her blog? But since it's her blog, she is free to share her personal experiences. 2) Now Dawkins picks up Rebbeca's anecdote and belittles it. Clearly, he burnt his finger in doing so. Dawkins' take on Rebecca's experience is interpreted by males and females. This is where all sorts of complexities enter into the picture. When females talk about Rebecca's experience, they are also speaking fro...

Movies as fantasy and movies as reality. It's the relentless depiction of reality that is so awe-inspiring about Ray's films. The tears shed somehow appear real and affect you deeply. Ray in fact raises expectations so high that I feel like I must point out the only things that I felt were missing: a clothesline and the location of the bathroom in the house. I am curious where the family would have hung its clothes to dry and if they had a common or shared bathroom or an exclusive one. To talk about the particulars of the story and the characters involved, the couple at the center of the story seems pretty grounded. It's a family in some financial trouble. This necessitates the daughter-in-law to get a job which is considered shameful in traditional society. So a generational battle ensues between the old-fashioned old man and his son and son's wife. We see how holding a job changes the lady in various ways — above all making her confident about dealing wit...