Friday, November 10, 2006
Enough Said
Eunuchs, or men who lack external genitalia, are regarded as powerless in India and traditionally make a living on tips for dancing at weddings or blessing newborns. But they are also known for extreme stubbornness and Patna, the capital of Bihar state in eastern India, hired scores of them Wednesday to compel shop owners to pay their tax arrears.
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Revenue officials accompany the eunuchs with records to settle the outstanding dues on the spot. The eunuchs get 4 percent of what they collect from defaulters.
Do you also suppose a castrated man standing before non-castrated men, with a Government Man standing right beside it all, sends a symbolic and subtle message to the business owners? Pay your taxes, or...
Hadn't thought of it that way, mft, but the implicit threat is there, I suppose.
Or Explicit, depending upon whether the Lack of Something is Nothing or Something.
JJ, JJ -- you're being phallocentric again. Tsk, tsk -- this is not PC.
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