Feb 05 2008
Hammer, Please Hurt ‘Em
(MC Hammer, on left, and one of his neo-hippie fashion disciples, on right)
First off, no … I don't have any actual pictures here from India to upload, since I lost the USB cord for my camera somewhere in the Philippines. Sorry.
Second off, I'm not sure I would want to put any pictures of the many, many MANY hippies roaming Kerala in their 'Hammeresque' Indian 'harem pants.' These pants are ostensibly used for yoga practice, but it seems that just about every Westerner here wears them at all times of the day, despite just how fucking silly they look.
It's a bit baffling, considering that even the hottest of girls can ruin all that beauty simply by wearing pants that make her look like she's wearing a big set of diapers. It's really hard to tell if someone's got a nice ass if she looks like she's carrying around a load of shit in her pants.
And if the cute girls can look absolutely awful in these things, imagine — really imagine — just how unappealing all the aging, new-age, hippie wannabes look in them. It's just …
just … wow.
I understand the concept of wearing comfortable clothing. Trust me, I haven't worn a pair of shoes or pants in months. It's hot and humid out and things can get hot and sticky (and stinky) really fast, so thongs (flip-flops) and shorts are obviously a necessity for maintaining any semblance of comfort (and dignity). That being said, I don't see how wearing a big bulky diaper can make one MORE comfortable in this heat and humidity. To the contrary, I'm guessing there's a bit of 'hippie chafing' going on right now.
In addition, apparently nobody has told these guys that parachute pants went out when Jim Carry and Jennifer Lopez were on 'In Living Color' and Micheal Jackson was still black (well … sorta). Even then, they looked silly … and MC Hammer could DANCE in them.
These hippies in their yoga-parachute pants, though? Who are they kidding. C'mon buddy, just put on a pair of fucking shorts. Please?
Seriously, I knew MC Hammer, and you sir, are no MC Hammer.
I am a moderator of the india travel website, indiamike.com, and frankly, the way I saw the young chicky-poos dressed in cochin, kerala is exactly how foreign women should NOT dress in india.
while places like cochin and goa are foreign tourist traps, tank tops, bras hanging out, and underwear showing is not the way to respect the culture. I’m not saying that white women should wear burqas — absolutely not — but I CAN tell you that many indian men think white women are “easy”, to put it politely. #1, they get this idea from the media, and #2, from the way clueless white women dress in india. and in my three trips to india, I’ve seen a lot of clueless foreigners.
p.s.
and don’t judge yoga practitioners from what you see in kerala.
I’m a yoga teacher and I go to india every year to study. and I LOVE india….
Lin,
I agree totally. There was a French girl I met in Sri Lanka who went around in a skirt and a ‘wife beater’ undershirt with no bra, and she could not, for the life of her, realize why she was getting harassed so much - even after I told her she needed to wear another shirt covering shoulders (or at least put on a bra). Here, it’s even worse, since there’s a level of safety that they feel - like it’s ‘JUST India’, why the fuck can’t I wear revealing clothes?
Dumbasses.
As for the yoga part, I’m not saying that ALL yoga places here are bad, just that it’s a pain dealing with all the other bullshit here trying to find one that doesn’t suck. I’ve met a few peeps who have recommended places in Indo and Thailand — where I am much more comfortable — just as good.
:)
your operative word is “French”…..;)
dude, don’t let Ma India get ya down. last month was my third trip and as one of my teachers told me, I’m a native now. you might be interested in one of my recent posts:
http://lindasyoga.blogspot.com/2008/01/dichotomy-that-is-india.html
don’t know what keeps drawing me back, I just know that I need to go to India as much as I need air to breathe….besides, where I go, I’m usually the ONLY westerner, and maybe that makes all the difference…..
shanti!
Matt, I see you’e met my blogging buddy Linda. She is truly into yoga as you can tell. As far as those pants and that photo of MC Hammer, man, how could that ever have been cool?
*Still laughing at your sense of humor*