tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7205157387819958650.post7737700957315314426..comments2024-03-13T06:55:06.760+05:30Comments on Meanderings and Reflections: SHIT!!! Yes, you read it rightS. Susan Deborahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08885957854901839400noreply@blogger.comBlogger51125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7205157387819958650.post-9899960240061035272011-11-23T17:21:02.458+05:302011-11-23T17:21:02.458+05:30I wish i was:-)I am having my quarter life crisis:...I wish i was:-)I am having my quarter life crisis:-),I work as a technology consultant in my hometown,Bangalore:DArumugamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17687211004217642608noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7205157387819958650.post-25460177066382114542011-11-23T09:15:25.250+05:302011-11-23T09:15:25.250+05:30Quite true, the back scratching. Good to know you....Quite true, the back scratching. Good to know you. What do you do? Are you a student?S. Susan Deborahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08885957854901839400noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7205157387819958650.post-9901106507656684272011-11-22T22:46:52.746+05:302011-11-22T22:46:52.746+05:30Thats because I love to read more than I love to w...Thats because I love to read more than I love to write:-)<br />I love to comment,engage with interesting poeple via their blogs,discuss common passions,understand different POV's,and learn from people from different walks of life:-)<br /><br />And i feel free of all obligation and mutual back scratching:DArumugamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17687211004217642608noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7205157387819958650.post-91707019874527899832011-11-22T13:13:49.784+05:302011-11-22T13:13:49.784+05:30I promptly checked Flipkart and have added the boo...I promptly checked Flipkart and have added the book to my wishlist. Shall procure it once I have some money on my card. <br />Many of my friends in UK, have tried asking me, albeit gently, as to how we Indians use our hands. I always reply: The most personal act always has a personal effect!<br /><br />Aw, we're actually having a conversation on shit!!! Funny, yes.<br /><br />Thanks for coming back Arumugam. I checked your profile. Seems that you don't have a blog. Why so?S. Susan Deborahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08885957854901839400noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7205157387819958650.post-5098537307890488832011-11-22T10:16:16.786+05:302011-11-22T10:16:16.786+05:30I heard of the book while trawling through the net...I heard of the book while trawling through the net and landed on a site Poopreport.com. BTW,the site has the most funny tagline I have heard in a long time'The No 1 source on No 2':D<br /><br />Do check out the amazon reviews as flipkart doesn't have a review system in place yet(at least not for little known books) The book is incredibly diverse ranging from the popularity of Japanese Bidets where people dont have to even touch err..themselves.(Even the Indian method finds a mention) to toilet paper manufacturers who have to sell a product without inviting the customer to picture its use,hence the detour through fluffy clouds and teddies:DArumugamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17687211004217642608noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7205157387819958650.post-45686749272882903592011-11-22T09:27:33.105+05:302011-11-22T09:27:33.105+05:30Arumugam:
Welcome here and glad to have you join ...Arumugam:<br /><br />Welcome here and glad to have you join the discussion. Now that you have mentioned this book, I am curious to know what's inside it. <br />You are quite right when you mention that the bathroom is quite an off limit space. In fact, I reckon that the bathroom is more personal than the bedroom!<br /><br />Thanks for stopping by and lo! let me go to flipkarto check for the book.<br /><br />Joy always :)S. Susan Deborahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08885957854901839400noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7205157387819958650.post-50310403515424572592011-11-22T09:25:25.224+05:302011-11-22T09:25:25.224+05:30Age:
But Age, shit is something that has never or...Age:<br /><br />But Age, shit is something that has never or rarely been addressed. We shie away from it as it is not very pleasant or aesthetic. And having said that all, I'm also repulsed by shit.<br /><br />Thanks for this comment, Age. Glad that you joined this conversation.<br /><br />Asif:<br /><br />I'm glad you took time out for this comment. This subject is highly debatable and this forum of comments is quite interesting. Thanks for coming by, Asif.S. Susan Deborahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08885957854901839400noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7205157387819958650.post-68283322624949125422011-11-21T22:25:35.347+05:302011-11-21T22:25:35.347+05:30New to your blog,but I am already bookmarking this...New to your blog,but I am already bookmarking this site:D<br /><br />I had read a book by a Dave Praeger titled "Poop culture:How America is shaped by its Grossest national product". <br /><br />Believe me when I say this,it was the most fascinating book I have read in ages partly because the topic is so off limits..Sex has come out in the open,Movie cameras have gone into the bedrooms but not the bathroom.Can you recall a single movie showing the handsome star taking a dump?The book gave me the answers to so many of the questions you raise...Arumugamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17687211004217642608noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7205157387819958650.post-31090457042529062392011-10-12T21:40:29.011+05:302011-10-12T21:40:29.011+05:30As a child, I used to live in an illusion that ART...As a child, I used to live in an illusion that ART is anything with which we can describe or paint or sculpt something which is actually more beautiful than the actual one. In short I used think expressing something in a better way was ART. With this illusion I used to try and sketch the broom stick witches with pretty faces(I don’t know how successful I used to be then :P ). As I grew up I realized that ART is anything or any form brought forward to show what is present in our brain(our imagination). The way in which you transfer the content present inside you to any form which can be read or heard or viewed or which can even be smelled or even can be tasted is an ART.<br /><br />So ART is not simply what you see or what you hear or what you smell or what you taste directly. What feelings the artist is trying to show, what ingredients he is using and how he is improvising and what message the artist is trying to deliver etc etc are the things we need to understand to really enjoy a particular art. Sometimes we need to try and understand what was going on in the mind of the artist at the time of creating that particular art to understand the feelings of the artist and the art in a better way.<br /><br /> <b>ART IS VERY EASY <i>‘TO BE LIKED’</i> OR <i>‘NOT TO BE LIKED’</i> BUT VERY COMPLICATED TO UNDERSTAND.</b><br /><br />Every ART need not have the same effect on every person as the perception differs from person to person. You see every person is unique.<br /><br />If you go and show the same documentary to a human scavenger, it may not shock him/her but definitely he/she will not have any problem in watching it. Not all people can enjoy a particular art. Only who feel connected can relish the beauty of the art in its true form.<br /><br />Personally speaking, I’d like to watch the film to see the depths of the imagination of the director and to understand the un told words of the director.<br /><br />Showing death is mysteriously complicated. I find his imaginations irresistibly curious.<br /><br />Susan, thanks for sharing such a thought provoking subject :)Asifhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08547129183292607530noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7205157387819958650.post-26488260385105321982011-09-18T16:59:34.304+05:302011-09-18T16:59:34.304+05:30First off, I do think we live in parallel universe...First off, I do think we live in parallel universes. Just recently, a Filipino film was shown that told the story of an actress who got submerged in a septic tank full of shit! What's with shit that Asian filmmakers are attracted to nowadays? :))<br /><br />To answer your questions: No, I wouldn't want to see it. I'm as squeamish as you in that regard. Death is acceptable because there's such a thing as "beautiful death". But there can never be beautiful shit!<br /><br />So is it art? Well, we all have different definitions of art. Mine is that it can be interpreted differently but generally inspires. In the end, if the audience is inspired, then it may be art! I wouldn't wanna find out though, haha!AJhttp://ajpoliquit.wordpress.com/on-golden-bond/my-grandfather-the-hero/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7205157387819958650.post-33724946863027040752011-09-16T16:52:55.865+05:302011-09-16T16:52:55.865+05:30Myrna:
Glad to see you. His goal is to disturb pe...Myrna:<br /><br />Glad to see you. His goal is to disturb people from their comfort zone. I guess, for some, art is only beauty.<br /><br />Joy always :)S. Susan Deborahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08885957854901839400noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7205157387819958650.post-2440551244311112632011-09-16T00:23:27.468+05:302011-09-16T00:23:27.468+05:30No. Don't think I'll be looking up this d...No. Don't think I'll be looking up this documentary. The artist achieves his goal - to disturb. I was disturbed just reading your post.<br /><br />There are so many facets to art it's hard to appreciate them all. I like the art that makes me think, that teaches me something or that I just purely enjoy because of its beauty.Myrna R.https://www.blogger.com/profile/15088915165678737118noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7205157387819958650.post-35328358558878295392011-09-14T13:38:36.636+05:302011-09-14T13:38:36.636+05:30DUTA:
You should visit India and see things for y...DUTA:<br /><br />You should visit India and see things for yourself.S. Susan Deborahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08885957854901839400noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7205157387819958650.post-35602129720259634802011-09-14T13:38:10.488+05:302011-09-14T13:38:10.488+05:30Dulce:
Death is definitely more artful.
Glad to s...Dulce:<br /><br />Death is definitely more artful.<br />Glad to see you here, Dulce. Been some time now.<br /><br />Steve:<br /><br />Is your view of art one-sided? When we can accept the natural human body (read nudity), why don't we see shit also the natural process of the human body?S. Susan Deborahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08885957854901839400noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7205157387819958650.post-24314450625178701672011-09-14T13:36:22.337+05:302011-09-14T13:36:22.337+05:30Larry:
I am not forcing you to watch this, dear L...Larry:<br /><br />I am not forcing you to watch this, dear Larry.<br /><br />Ha Ha.<br /><br />Karen:<br /><br />It is something hard to digest but the thought of earning money made her take up that 'government job.'S. Susan Deborahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08885957854901839400noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7205157387819958650.post-44435542739978340412011-09-14T13:35:02.824+05:302011-09-14T13:35:02.824+05:30Hilary:
What an insightful comment, Hilary. You s...Hilary:<br /><br />What an insightful comment, Hilary. You seem to be an observer of cultures, which is wonderful. Your openness and views are much appreciated.<br /><br />Vinay:<br /><br />I was thinking of Bakka as well when I was viewing this documentary.<br /><br />Please read the reply to Jim.S. Susan Deborahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08885957854901839400noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7205157387819958650.post-84303223259559990122011-09-14T13:32:59.673+05:302011-09-14T13:32:59.673+05:30Pam:
Sociological also is a bit shaky for me.
Zu...Pam:<br /><br />Sociological also is a bit shaky for me.<br /><br />Zuzana:<br /><br />You offer a very pragmatic take on this, dear Zuzana. Liked your candid comment.S. Susan Deborahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08885957854901839400noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7205157387819958650.post-48481568896884085392011-09-14T13:32:01.016+05:302011-09-14T13:32:01.016+05:30Bongo:
Sad, yes.
Shivani:
Good to see you here....Bongo:<br /><br />Sad, yes.<br /><br />Shivani:<br /><br />Good to see you here. You are a different breed, Shivani. Good to know that. <br />You know, our shit is fine and our children's shit is fine but what about the shit of the man on the road who is unknown to us?S. Susan Deborahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08885957854901839400noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7205157387819958650.post-36207332407522253392011-09-14T13:30:33.940+05:302011-09-14T13:30:33.940+05:30Myriam:
Splashed paint!!! Sounds cool.
Nelieta:
...Myriam:<br /><br />Splashed paint!!! Sounds cool.<br /><br />Nelieta:<br /><br />Sometimes crude reality is shocking and distasteful.S. Susan Deborahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08885957854901839400noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7205157387819958650.post-59426797329793715322011-09-14T13:29:35.819+05:302011-09-14T13:29:35.819+05:30Brian:
Hope you got to see the trailer.
Betty:
...Brian:<br /><br />Hope you got to see the trailer.<br /><br />Betty:<br /><br />Interesting?!?! NO. Yikes: yes. But the film does convey some bitter truths.<br /><br />Steve:<br /><br />Some social issues have to be highlighted, Steve and I guess, that's what he did.S. Susan Deborahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08885957854901839400noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7205157387819958650.post-4643151357548694722011-09-14T13:28:06.084+05:302011-09-14T13:28:06.084+05:30Savira:
You are an exalted being. I salute you!
...Savira:<br /><br />You are an exalted being. I salute you!<br /><br />Sethu:<br /><br />Glad to know that you have read about this film. Have you seen it? India has many such obscure pockets, Sethu. What to do?S. Susan Deborahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08885957854901839400noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7205157387819958650.post-70720928367326941132011-09-14T13:27:00.226+05:302011-09-14T13:27:00.226+05:30BM:
The outcome was that many people were made aw...BM:<br /><br />The outcome was that many people were made aware of a situation like that. the government took note. People began protesting such inhuman jobs.<br /><br />Usha:<br /><br />Glad that you have watched the documentary. You're right in saying that filming itself is an art.<br /><br />Welcome here, Usha and thanks for your observations.S. Susan Deborahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08885957854901839400noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7205157387819958650.post-66668270830042701702011-09-14T13:24:49.392+05:302011-09-14T13:24:49.392+05:30Colleen:
Can't art shock us, Colleen? SHould ...Colleen:<br /><br />Can't art shock us, Colleen? SHould it only induce lovely feelings?<br /><br />Jim:<br /><br />No that place is Kerala, my husband's place. This incident is in Tamil Nadu- my place. <br />Jim, after the documentary was released, the government took stock of the condition and people began protesting the issue. Now the woman is employed as a sweeper, not a great change but a definite change to cleaning shit.S. Susan Deborahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08885957854901839400noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7205157387819958650.post-86505166901776483862011-09-14T13:21:55.680+05:302011-09-14T13:21:55.680+05:30Jan:
Even diapers are alien to me. Let's wait...Jan:<br /><br />Even diapers are alien to me. Let's wait and see.<br /><br />Yuvika:<br /><br />Even I'm not sure Yuv.S. Susan Deborahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08885957854901839400noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7205157387819958650.post-78283225375542826982011-09-14T05:25:35.522+05:302011-09-14T05:25:35.522+05:30I'm speechless. I've never heard anything ...I'm speechless. I've never heard anything of shiting in the open and and the job of cleaning shit manually in India .<br /><br />I think the documentary on this topic is important. Art or not art - that's not the question. Life and what kind of a life is.DUTAhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12979375799258978432noreply@blogger.com