Say THAT five times fast. Anyway, am I the only one who had a terribly silly Auntie refer to her kids’ naughty bits as their “shame shame”? Thankfully, my parents always said, “that…you know…” while vaguely nodding in my midsection’s general direction or “kundi“, which is optimal compared to what Silly-Auntie called it. Way to instill healthy feelings about one’s body, there. Obviously anything labeled “shame” is going to be thought of positively. Oh, wait. We’re desi. My bad.
Aside: At one of the best Kahani workshops ever hosted in DC, somehow one of the writing exercises (d)evolved in to a brief discussion of what one was taught to call their “shame shame”, after Turbanhead’s adorable youngest sibling read aloud her draft, which mentioned how she referred to that area as…wait for it…wait for it…
…her happy-no-no place.
Ah, I love wannabe fiction writers and their fantastically fecund minds. 😀
I swear I had a point…but it’s Friday and I’ve missed happy hour…what…was…I…OH YES! Shamita. Dear sweet Shamita. Shamita whom I had never heard of before yesterday, who is younger sister to the woman whose effigy was still a top-seller, as of last week. I’m referring to Big Brother star and Richard Gere-magnet Shilpa Shetty, of course.
Well, Shamita pulled a Britney, though in my day, it was called a Basic Instinct. She showed up somewhere all of two of you care about in a mini-dress without her chuddies on (Thanks, UberDesi). That’s the big deal. Hahaha. Now you know. Yo slick, blow.
While you do that, I’m going to ponder whatever happened to Bel, Biv and DeVoe and whether one should trust a big butt and a smile (I’m inclined to say yes, but I’m biased). Happy Weekend, y’all.
;-( T&V instead of T&A ;-(
red star man is on her thing-a-ma-jig
I also had an auntie call it a “shame shame”…in fact there was a whole rhyme that she would say if anyone exposed themselves:
Shame shame puppy shame All the donkeys know your name!
I really don’t know where or how she came up with that one…I never did understand how the puppy was supposed to be involved. Bizarre.
Friend of a friend called it her “down there area.” She was still a virgin in her 30’s.
I think we should keep the posts somewhat intellectual and less bollywood gossip.. I have not learned anything of value from this post; but I too have heard that shame shame rhyme..
Anna, I followed the links… Yes, I own up. I did it. And when I got to Shamita’s picture, I went, for the first time ever – Man, she has really nice eyebrows. 🙂
But, there must be more to the story. What’s the ‘full’ scoop on this, does anyone have it?
While the concept of shame, and the sense of shame about the naked human body and its parts exists in all human cultures, it is especially strong in South Asia. It is also tightly wound up with a more general sense of shame, and titles such Shame by Rushdie and Lajja(“Shame”) by Nasrin reflect both its extraordinary pervasiveness in South Asian cultures and its vivid descriptiveness as a metaphor.
The homonymic ‘sharam’ in Hindi/Urdu/Punjabi/other languages is also a synonym for shame.
And it’s gender-neutral – little boys are also taught to be ‘ashamed’ – that is their soo-soo and also their shame-shame.
Demystification. Disinhibition. Talk it. See it. Think it. And do not be ashamed. Way to go. Thanks, Anna.
after seeing this picture, i tried getting my mom to offer a proposal to shamita on shaadi.com. but she was nowhere to be found. what a shame shame 🙁
If you want the NSFW version, we have a link over at UberDesi. Yeah I know, we are those guys your momma did not want you to meet.
I thought that Shetty was the one who was all I am a good Indian who doesn’t do these things that these westerners do. Oh well, we’re all hypocritcal
I adore Sharon for her Happynonoplace. Um. not literally.
I’m planning to fedex Braun shaver to Shammy. Anyone has her Bombay address ?
I think we should keep the posts as varied as they are, so everyone finds something they like.
And I have never learned anything of value from your comments, but it’s all good. 😀 More tolerance, less shame shame.
Machan, You did see the picture right?
My question: Where are the effigies? Paging Ubermetromallu. Do we have a few in stock, I could swing by and pick some up, just for the heck of it.
If not for her forgetting her knickers, someone should be burning something because of this. It’s not me, but the logic that dictates this.
Wow, I have been away from India for a LOOOOONG time if hot young C-list Bollywood hangers-on can go around flashing their vajayjays…
Imagine if Richard Gere had been the one accidentally lifting her skirt up instead of her own ‘oops, did I flash that?’ hand…
I’m guessing her behaviour will be blamed on the influence of bad white people like him who go around kissing people and doing crazy shit like that…
And I’m also guessing she is in BIG trouble with her Mummy…with one lift of the skirt, so many eligible biodatas just whoooooshhed away… :p
I think she is jealous of her sister since Shilpa is getting more fan base…But trust me .. this gal can come to US and join Sunny Leone camp as intern ! She got some good future here in US than in India..
Thank you! Ugh…someone should start Indian Brazilian waxing! Actually, is that done there?
Mango pickle! Paging MANGO PICKLE! 😀
In case some of you are new and don’t remember her– “Mango Pickle” was the handle of a very fun commenter who was consumed with all things hair-removal-related. It sounds weird but it was mad cute. 🙂 I hope she comes back one of these days, she’d love the recent furriness on SM. 😉
Purrrrrr!
MEOOOWWWWZA!
they’re like ashley and heather simpson, except, as russel peters would point out, both are hairier
by the way, is Shame Shame a pronoun?
When we were kids, we used to call it “USA” Under Skirt Area 🙂
Wow, I wasn’t reading carefully and I thought it was Shilpa with a few extra pounds. They look so alike!
Hee 🙂
lol anna is so adorable with her little eccentric observances.. Mahn no actress in the world would take having inhibitions as a plus point..how much do these people even care about “accidentally” showing their em goodies?!
”chachaji: While the concept of shame, and the sense of shame about the naked human body and its parts exists in all human cultures, it is especially strong in South Asia”
Chachaji, I think you have a point there…South Asia and East Asia have a strong ‘shame’ and ‘honor’ based societies…social constraints are imposed based on ‘shame and honor’ on the younger generation to uphold certain values.Every action is evaluated based on whether it brings shame or dishonor to the family.In the case of boys,witness the pressure to do well in school or it will bring shame to mummy and daddy…or for girls, marrying outside clan/caste bringing shame to family/clan/
Most of the time, If these values are broken,for eg.elopement with a lower caste boy or marrying outside the faith, the shame that is brought on the family can only be redeemed through punishment often by killing the person involved…you just have to read the newsreports coming from south asian,west asian diaspora in the UK/europe/US or India
while it was nauseating to hear Shilpa defend Richard Gere saying it was Ok for him to kiss because it was part of ‘HIS CULTURE’, I wonder if she will defend her sister flashing pubes in public as a part of ‘Her Culture’
Shame-shame can be an adjective and a noun. Is sort of used in the same sense as the phrase Down There or You Know What.
And yeah, Shamita looks a LOT like her sister!
Glad I was not the only one who noticed that. I actually thought it was a picture of Shilpa before I saw Shamita’s name.
I think the industry is changing in India because this picture would not have been published 10 years back. They also publicized the kiss between Kareena Kapoor and her boyfriend Shahid Kapoor.
Now, how long do we have to wait to get our own Linday Lohan?
A friend of mine dated her in high school. Pity he died in a car accident.
Dont remember the flat number, I have been to her house 5 years ago. Its a bldg called Aditya in MHADA Andheri
It took me years to figure out that when my guju mom was saying “sem-sem” as in “Don’t run around sem-sem” or “sem-sem kem fareche?” it was probably related to the word “shame”
This is not just Shamita without her chaddis. She’s doing this on purpose. Anybody notice that she’s got dress intentionally pulled up. Who’s there at exactly the right moment to take this picture? Shamita and the photographer are working together on this.
Gawd, we need some pu$$y control in the USA. USA reminds me that there was a whole series of such acronyms as kids – Russia, Japan, Paris, etc etc. All of them pretty lame but perverted enough to have a following.
A great week for Indian girls!
Apropos a recent running joke on SM, ANNA will be relieved to hear of the conclusion of a great moral dilemma that had been of concern to us all. A breathless friend forwards me the best news he’s heard in ages:
Sunny Leone Renews Vivid Contract, Will Perform with Men(link)
(slightly NSFW)
Now I exactly know why Shilpa and her mom visited all temples in her native place…to pray for her sister 🙂 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ji_Q60VdJAg&eurl=http%3A%2F%2Fwww%2Edaijiworld%2Ecom%2Ftvdaijiworld%2Ftvhome%2Easp%3Ftv%5Fid%3D279
Right. Super googling has allowed me to see that picture uncensored and sans red star. All I’m saying is that it reminded me I need to mow the lawn in my front garden.
No need to super google my brotha, we already have the link. Just head on over to this post on Uberdesi.
I must not lie I had to take a peek at the non censored,somewhere Sharon Stone is plotting an encore.
Always intrigued me that one of the Punjabi terms for the penis is also the same word used for a parrot; seems very similar to the way “cock” or “pecker” are used in English. Is there something inherently avian about the male member? Does this lead to acute embarassment in Punjabi bird sanctuaries? Do Punjabi’s read
in a totally different light to other audiences? And am I the only one who has nightmares about the thought of a talking penis asking for a cracker?
You think that’s scary…try visualizing a parrot in your pants!
This is shameful Anna. Please keep in mind that this girl is someone daughter too. Think what your dad would have gone through if this was a picture of you? I can’t beleive that you of all people would post this.
Dear Dad,
A few things…
1) You are so right; it is shameful, for HER.
2) I do agree that this is someone’s daughter and they must be terribly upset, which leads me to…
3) my own beloved Father, who taught me that ladies keep their damned legs together…and they wear knickers.
4) He would have gone through nothing, b/c I, while shameless and a camera-whore, am not and never will be THIS shameless.
5) I can believe that I of all people would post this, because it was funny and that title was too awesome to go to waste. Besides, several of our readers sent it in as a tip/News item.
Now it seems from your IP that you’ve never commented here, so I’ll take your reprimand with an entire case of salt. 🙂
to post #41.
Why do I have the feeling that “The 40 year old virgin” was based on your life?
And to answer Anna’s question, I think one of the members of Bel, Biv,DeVoe, is a real estate agent for ReMax or something.
Also on the theme of Bel, Biv, Devoe, I remembered my favorite scene from “Srubs”
Here is Turk dancing to “poison”
http://youtube.com/watch?v=fvVZegDnbJU
That was AWESOME! 😀
It’s just sad Anna. Didn’t expect it. Regardless of what she didn’t wear and how tempting the headline was, it isn’t right. I hope you think about this. I have not commented before but do read regularly. I said I didn’t expect this from you because you too have been a victim of a sexual assault in the past. Spreading pictures like these is truly shameful, especially when posted by a women.
This is old news in the motherland i think. I saw this pic in a trashy tabloid while i was passing the time in a hair salon in delhi in early march.
Folks – This is just a promo for Karan Johar’s new family friendly film about two sisters seeking love in a big, bad world. It is called Kabhi Coochie Kabhi Gums.
poster “Dad”
You just took 1st place in the “dick head of the day” contest.
Your reward is a gun with one bullet to shoot yourself with.
Oh the irony.
Look ‘Dad’, you’re wrong, ANNA did nothing shameful at all. You on the other hand try to berate and brow beat into ‘shame’ a woman anonymously over the internet, like a bullying patriarch. Shamita Shetty didnt wear any panties and she went out in a mini skirt. She was photographed, and she probably half had in her mind the thought of getting some publicity. That’s all. I think the shame accrues to you for your humourlessness, old style bullying, pomposity, and the wielding of the old ‘shame’ canard towards ANNA like it’s a rusty knife of definitive argument or something. G-Dawg’s post up above might be a good place to begin your education. Stop bullying ANNA.