Every Indian likes, I am sure, the "Angry young man" but over the past I have a feeling, that most of them are becoming into one themselves and burning effigies is their forte. Be it of Richard Gere and Shilpa Shetty over an "entertaining" kiss or the noodle-strapped Mandira Bedi over a designer sari.
In today’s age where the world is going forward, the people of India seem to have another direction in their mind. While accepting, rather gladly, appalling kissing scenes in "murder" movies, they react with such vigor to simple pecks. And what is worse that they have the support of the "learned" judiciary. With multiple warrants issued, it is absurdity personified. A sari worn in the spirit of the world cup is interpreted as a defaming act of the tiranga leading to riotous protests and rallies and of course, the burning of effigies. There is so much fervor in the people, but all only for futile causes.
Now I am not asking people to take a back seat, after all it is the generation of "Rang De Basanti" but at least be rational about their acts. Where has the spirit of the Jessica Lal murder case gone?
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A well qualified thought.
What we need, today is, guardians for rightness rather than direction-less culture cops (CC). Common, for most of us are educated enough to understand what's good or bad for us.
Having said that, these CCs wouldn't stage another scene like this provided media stops giving them meaty coverage on national telecasts.
Get some sense guys. Unite to fight quota system, unemployment, ignorance towards government policies rather staging dharanas for useless stuff.
And why so much hallah gullah... the message was clear and simple: Kissing doesn't spread AIDS and I can't think of better way to communicate the message... It's another thing that neither of the involved party is HIV positive. [:)]
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