Comments on: Namaste Mofo hits the Urban Dictionary http://www.namastemofo.com/2009/03/namaste-mofo-hits-the-urban-dictionary/ Irreverently REVERENT yoga slogans... on shirts. Wed, 08 Sep 2010 12:08:33 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7 hourly 1 By: Erin http://www.namastemofo.com/2009/03/namaste-mofo-hits-the-urban-dictionary/comment-page-1/#comment-32 Erin Sun, 03 May 2009 20:07:34 +0000 http://s54622.gridserver.com/?p=105#comment-32 Thank you, Rohit, for your comment. I appreciate your view and the energy it took to find me and post your viewpoint. As I have staked out some space on the web for my views, I'm also respectful enough of those of others (see FAQ & WTF pages, and also my post above) to give yours some air space here too. Namaste, E. Thank you, Rohit, for your comment. I appreciate your view and the energy it took to find me and post your viewpoint.

As I have staked out some space on the web for my views, I’m also respectful enough of those of others (see FAQ & WTF pages, and also my post above) to give yours some air space here too.

Namaste,
E.

]]> By: Rohit http://www.namastemofo.com/2009/03/namaste-mofo-hits-the-urban-dictionary/comment-page-1/#comment-31 Rohit Fri, 24 Apr 2009 04:32:57 +0000 http://s54622.gridserver.com/?p=105#comment-31 To the owners of this company: I must say that your product is highly offensive to Hindu culture. If you had even the slightest respect for the purpose and meaning of yoga then you would have thought twice before creating such a product. You have paired holy and ancient Sanskrit words next to modern day American trash street talk. And you market this irreverent mix on T-shirts, which you then sell to people to parade around in public and at yoga studios. Did you ever consider the impact you would have on society when you conceived of such a product? While insulting and mocking Hindus, you normalize this sort of cultural jabbing among people. How can you place the lotus flower on a Middle Finger???? What would people say if a company placed a Christian Cross, or sacred words such as "amen" on shirts next to offensive words? You may argue that you have every right to produce this garbage, and that you do. But I must submit that you are promoting cultural ignorance. To the owners of this company:

I must say that your product is highly offensive to Hindu culture. If you had even the slightest respect for the purpose and meaning of yoga then you would have thought twice before creating such a product.

You have paired holy and ancient Sanskrit words next to modern day American trash street talk. And you market this irreverent mix on T-shirts, which you then sell to people to parade around in public and at yoga studios. Did you ever consider the impact you would have on society when you conceived of such a product? While insulting and mocking Hindus, you normalize this sort of cultural jabbing among people.

How can you place the lotus flower on a Middle Finger???? What would people say if a company placed a Christian Cross, or sacred words such as “amen” on shirts next to offensive words? You may argue that you have every right to produce this garbage, and that you do. But I must submit that you are promoting cultural ignorance.

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