<!--QuoteBegin-Viren+Apr 26 2007, 10:56 PM-->QUOTE(Viren @ Apr 26 2007, 10:56 PM)<!--QuoteEBegin-->India May Arrest Richard Gere Over Kiss
<!--QuoteBegin--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE<!--QuoteEBegin-->A court issued arrest warrants for Hollywood actor Richard Gere and Bollywood star Shilpa Shetty on Thursday, saying their kiss at a public function "transgressed all limits of vulgarity," media reports said.<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->[right][snapback]67889[/snapback][/right]<!--QuoteEnd--></div><!--QuoteEEnd-->http://au.news.yahoo.com/070416/2/134ls.html
<!--QuoteBegin-->QUOTE<!--QuoteEBegin-->Gere's kisses on Shetty's cheeks at an event to promote AIDS awareness in New Delhi sparked protests in some parts of India, <b>mostly by Hindu vigilante groups</b>, who saw it as an outrage against her modesty and an affront to Indian culture.<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->Curious there's no mention of the not small-in-number Indian islamis doing the same... Maybe they remain unnamed in these news reports because they are a 'minority' and should not be offended at any cost? Or perhaps the incidents relating to the Danish cartoons are still fresh in the international media's mind and they don't want to stir that cauldron again.
'Hindu vigilante groups' indeed. A bunch of people (including islamis) in a country of 1 billion protest and the media is all ready to make it seem like Hinduism is to blame again. How about mentioning the christo-colonial British with their victorian values who banned all public displays of affection and even Bharatanatyam dancing, so that most people are still stunted even after the Brits packed their bags and left?
<!--QuoteBegin--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE<!--QuoteEBegin-->A court issued arrest warrants for Hollywood actor Richard Gere and Bollywood star Shilpa Shetty on Thursday, saying their kiss at a public function "transgressed all limits of vulgarity," media reports said.<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->[right][snapback]67889[/snapback][/right]<!--QuoteEnd--></div><!--QuoteEEnd-->http://au.news.yahoo.com/070416/2/134ls.html
<!--QuoteBegin-->QUOTE<!--QuoteEBegin-->Gere's kisses on Shetty's cheeks at an event to promote AIDS awareness in New Delhi sparked protests in some parts of India, <b>mostly by Hindu vigilante groups</b>, who saw it as an outrage against her modesty and an affront to Indian culture.<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->Curious there's no mention of the not small-in-number Indian islamis doing the same... Maybe they remain unnamed in these news reports because they are a 'minority' and should not be offended at any cost? Or perhaps the incidents relating to the Danish cartoons are still fresh in the international media's mind and they don't want to stir that cauldron again.
'Hindu vigilante groups' indeed. A bunch of people (including islamis) in a country of 1 billion protest and the media is all ready to make it seem like Hinduism is to blame again. How about mentioning the christo-colonial British with their victorian values who banned all public displays of affection and even Bharatanatyam dancing, so that most people are still stunted even after the Brits packed their bags and left?