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Thread #160996   Message #3822014
Posted By: FreddyHeadey
22-Nov-16 - 04:57 AM
Thread Name: Gunga Din. Racist or just of its time?
Subject: RE: Gunga Din. Racist or just of its time?
Anti racist.


It is interesting to see how we read this poem differently.

GUEST,Senoufou - PM 
Date: 21 Nov 16 - 01:43 PM 
... Gunga Din was only respect-worthy once he proveded himself fearless in battle...

I've always taken it that Gunga Din was constantly fearless, I've always taken this as an antiracist poem.

Within the first few lines it says
"... The finest man I knew ..."

As meself & others & BP says
Brian Peters - PM 
Date: 21 Nov 16 - 11:15 AM 
Isn't the most important line in the poem the very last one?

 "You're a better man than I am, Gunga Din!"