i always thought we enjoyed a strongly rooted sense of, and respect for, freedom of expression, living in the world's largest democracy.. couple of incidences in the recent past makes me wonder.. are we acting like the pawns in an autocratic world..?
well, whatever.. the statement made by an actress about pre-marital sex, and the totally unwarranted incidences that followed, underscores the fact that there are always factions of media and society who have a natural inclination for moral policing... i would say, shamelessly bold...
everyone, including a nine year old lad knows the basic facts about AIDS.. that it is an STD.. it spreads through sexual intercourse... and that using condums would always help to prevent the spread of this monster of all diseases... such has been the reach of the awareness programess launched by media, various NGOs, hospitals, shools etc. over the past couple of decades... this being the reality, why would any one feel that their orthodox beliefs and morals are under threat when some one, a celebrity in this case, makes an innocuous comment in the same lines?
why didn't the same outfit react when a Miss Universe (World?) made the same comments in her public speech recently in one of the metros? she was also donning the role of an volunteer spreading awareness on AIDS... the only answer would be politics playing yet another dirty game.. it is hightime the media, the educated public, gave no ear to such baseless, idiotic reactions to a common man's well formed opinions on social events/evils..
so long
roy
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