In Reply to: Oh my god posted by blondeeni on Wednesday, 24. August 2005 at 22:52 Bali Time:
And others.
If everybody believes the myth that everything bad that happens in Bali is done by the Javanese, and that all Balinese are perfect angels, it could lead to a situation where someone thinks that it will be safe to leave their 12 year-old daughter with anyone, so long as he is Balinese.
And that may not be the case. There are Balinese who lie, cheat, steal and hurt people.
The people who told you that the buttholes were Javanese were most likely Balinese, right? They're the ones who started the myth. It's convenient for them to have people believe it.
I don't think anyone was actually calling you a racist. They were just saying be careful what you believe, and recognise that buttholes exist everywhere and there's no need to imply that the other 100 million Javanese are just as bad as these guys. Or that every Balinese person can be trusted without question.