You certainly rounded out all the stereotypes here, and it's interesting that most of us recognize the behavior you're describing... except for our own group. The behavior isn't always true for every member of the group, but it often is.
I wouldn't say that agnostics can't be bothered, exactly. I think most of us truly do not believe a higher power exists... but we're okay with YOU believing that, or not, whichever the case may be.
And with combining Ganesh with Buddhism, if you want to. :)
I love this piece for the way it manages to make folks (including me) nod along and smile and laugh and then, at one point or another, wince, because heeeeey that judgement is being pointed at us (me) now. It's a perfect fit for the prompt, and some stellar writing to get so many disparate people (including yourself!) in there.
<3 you THIS MUCH for that one. But no, I don't think you need to bash "all" because otherwise I (Jew) have somehow escaped your notice and i will not ask my Hindu friends how they feel. There are too many anyway for "all" to be meaningful. So you select the ones you want to cut and that's OK but I think the grouping at the end is the weakest bit of an otherwise good and personal entry. I also think this would work as a spoken word piece.
It's funny, I have negative feelings about individual Jews I know but I don't think I have a negative overall-Jewish stereotype, so it didn't occur to me! I don't know enough yet about Hinduism to know whether my negative stereotypes are rooted in religion, Indian politics/caste/class/tribal issues, or a mix, so I left it out, along with the Jains and the Sikhs :) Thanks - I should consider doing this one live!
One of the things that I like about how you approached this is that you are talking about politics and religion at the ground level. I think people often separate their beliefs from the effect those beliefs have on other people. How awful must it be for children who are discovering things about themselves to know that they'll be rejected by their parents if they reveal what they're discovering. How awful is it that there would be a community of people there to support the parents who cast out their child? The insistence on adhering to the belief at the expense of real humans is shocking and appalling to me
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I wouldn't say that agnostics can't be bothered, exactly. I think most of us truly do not believe a higher power exists... but we're okay with YOU believing that, or not, whichever the case may be.
And with combining Ganesh with Buddhism, if you want to. :)
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I started as an agnostic, but I think seeing daily faith practices in Asia influenced me quite a bit.
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<3 you THIS MUCH for that one. But no, I don't think you need to bash "all" because otherwise I (Jew) have somehow escaped your notice and i will not ask my Hindu friends how they feel. There are too many anyway for "all" to be meaningful. So you select the ones you want to cut and that's OK but I think the grouping at the end is the weakest bit of an otherwise good and personal entry. I also think this would work as a spoken word piece.
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