forehead marks (humor)
GAIL at utxvms.cc.utexas.edu
GAIL at utxvms.cc.utexas.edu
Thu Jun 13 21:13:11 UTC 1996
On Wed, 12 Jun 1996, Bijoy Misra wrote:
> On Wed, 12 Jun 1996 aditya at icanect.net wrote:
>
> > Q. What does that red dot on women's forehead mean?
> > A. Well, in ancient times, Indian men used to practice archery
> > skills by target practicing by aiming at their wife's red dot.
> > In fact, that is one of the reasons why they had many wives.
> > You see, once they mastered the art of archery and hit the
> > target....
> >
> I don't find any humor in above. It's disrespectful to women..
>
It certainly is humorous and not at all disrespectful to women. As a
*woman* I simply don't see why it can't be taken humorously -- unless
irony is something you don't appreciate.
Gail
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