08-13-2020, 01:12 AM
(08-12-2020, 10:04 PM)BmorePat87 Wrote: I’ll take your word on it, though the way you have it written looks close to how she pronounces it. The emphasis seems to be in the same place, unlike the “kuh MAH lah” pronunciation, just with the first two syllables closer together.
What would the kuh muh rhyme with?
As to the rest, I think it’s a bad idea to try to dictate the authenticity of others culture when you admittedly don’t know much about their history.
Kuh muh would rhyme with "uh uh", whereas comma would rhyme with "Ah uh."
As to the authenticity, my point isn't that she never had an affiliation with the culture, it's simply that it's not emphasized except as a passing claim at the time of politics. It might be a harsh statement, but honestly I can't recall any authentic association with Indian culture nor any mention of any issues of interest specific to it. It's not necessarily as limited an association as say Elizabeth Warren's with Native American culture ( I know she has some fraction of the DNA), but not much more than that. I do not intend to mention Warren as Trump does, but simply to draw a comparison here. Perhaps, rather than question her authenticity, I'm stating my opinion that her cultural associations resemble those of a black woman politician with just a coincidental Indian link than one who has deep associations with Indian culture or even wants one. I hope I'm wrong and too cynical. But politicians painting an image different than reality is unfortunately more rule than the exception.
Ultimately, it's only my opinion and not something that affects the ticket. I don't necessarily want this to become a topic of national conversation at least in the manner that we've discussed so far. If the Indian American community claims her (or does not) as one of their own, then it will be a national conversation potentially. Otherwise, I'd just like to leave it at that.