The elevators at our office have these small screens in them which keep flashing news items, stock quotes, commercials etc. So I was in the elevator yesterday and read this headline on the small screen – “India court orders the arrest of Richard Gere for kissing bollywood actress on cheek”. Of course I have read and seen the video last week but to read this headline….ugh! I think this is lame. Public obscenity? You walk thro the streets in India and you will notice the movie posters of soft porn movies with semi-nude women in suggestive poses. So that’s fine? Bollywood movies are full of “masala items” and it is not like they are R rated. I don’t give a damn about Richard Gere but I do hate the perception the world would have about India after reading such a news item. It is so hardliner-ish…argh! It is something you can expect to hear from Saudi Arabia, Iran, Syria, Pakistan… We got real problems people!! Richard Gere kissing Shilpa Shetty…WTF! The court was so fast to move on this like their life depended on it…what a load of crap.
Shiva Sena activists chase away couples on valentines day…real mature! They are worried about public obscenity? Give me a freaking break. Ever ride the buses and trains? Women are sexually harassed/molested every minute. Ask a girl/woman in India about it and they will all have their horrid experiences to share. The same activists will ride the train back and molest school girls. No, you cannot handpick places you want to show respect to women. You show it to them in all places. Richard Gere is a stupid idiot to think this will not cause a problem but to make it such a big issue only shows we are a bunch of hypocrites.
but really...who gives a rat's ass about this anyway?
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