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Death to girls being kissed; Culture shock
Topic Started: Apr 16 2007, 03:04 PM (413 Views)
Pestiferous
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Is everyone in Britain this hysterical? Would certainly explain the BBC and this thread.

No, flag burning can consist of all sorts of beliefs, Henry - from freedom-seekers to the more rare who actually wish harm.

However, when an effigy is burned in a protest it's usually just that. An effigy being burned in protest.

Again, your "mass numbers calling for death!" claim is histrionic and unsubstantiated.

Unless you have something to back this up finally, instead of mere speculation?
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You don't have anything to back up your claims about "mere protest". I see the protests as being aggressive - mob mentality. Burning images of people and roaring hate, setting flags alight, etc.

We'll just have to agree to disagree - I think you're being naive and you think I'm hysterical.

Fair enough.
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Pestiferous
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That's what I thought. No proof.

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Evil_Henry
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You haven't got any proof! In any case, people shouting death in the same throng of people burning effigies is circumstantial enough for me.

Seeing as you're working on a circumstantial basis, second guessing peaceful intent under aggressive displays, I suppose we'll just have to wait for someone else to comment on it and go from there. :P
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You're so gullible.

BBC wanted you to be outraged - oh my GOD, all this over a kiss?! Aren't we SO much better than those backwards, outdated bastards! We won't give actual numbers...we'll just allude to lots and lots of people burning effigies and calling for death, and you guys will just eat it all up with great big spoons!

And you just walk right into it.
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It wasn't just the BBC. The two articles I provided were from Indian news sources. No articles have given exact numbers, except estimations of protestors being in 'the hundreds', and that the protests took place in several major cities.
There are no promises or assurances in any shape or form contained in the above post. Do not trust this Monkey.
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There's a stark contrast between the way the BBC reported it, and the way it was reported in the other columns.

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the same story appeared in 3 australian newspapers as well. I have no doubt it appeared in hundreds if not thousands other newspapers worldwide, not because they want us to get all outraged at em, but because people like Gere are deemed newsworthy in the same way as Britney Spears underwear or lack thereof is deemed newsworthy.
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Ho ho ho, madness revisited.

Death by conga eels

Gere faces Indian arrest warrant

An Indian court has issued an arrest warrant for Hollywood actor Richard Gere after he kissed Bollywood star Shilpa Shetty in public.
Gere, 57, kissed Shetty, 31, several times on the cheek at an Aids awareness event in Delhi earlier this month.

The court in Jaipur in Rajasthan state called it "an obscene act", after a local lawyer filed a complaint.

It was not immediately clear how the warrant could affect Gere, who is a frequent visitor to India.

Shetty, who found fame outside India as the winner of Celebrity Big Brother in the UK, has also been asked to appear before the court.


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I watched Richard Gere address this on the Daily Show last night.

Basically, anyone can petition a court to bring something to justice, however higher courts can just throw it out - the majority do.

He said it's a very small, conservative group who are pushing for this.
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http://entertainment.uk.msn.com/news/Artic...umentid=4791399


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Such cases against celebrities - often filed by publicity seekers - are common in conservative India. They add to a backlog of legal cases that has nearly crippled the country's judicial system.



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Top painter to lose home over nude "Mother India"
Mon May 7, 2007 8:57AM EDT

MUMBAI (Reuters) - A leading Indian painter is losing his home and other properties after failing to appear before a court trying him for hurting religious sentiments by painting "Mother India" as a naked woman.

Maqbool Fida Husain's paintings have often depicted revered Hindu gods and goddesses in the nude, sparking criticism from nationalist parties and activists. A decade ago, radicals even attacked his Mumbai home.

The painting at issue in the latest controversy shows a naked woman in front of a wheel resembling the one used in India's national flag. The names of some of India's states are written across her body.

A similar composition of a sari-clad woman with a wheel -- a Buddhist symbol known in Hindi as the dharma chakra -- in the background is used to portray "Mother India" in many patriotic publications.

Husain's work drew protests and several court cases were filed against the 91-year-old painter who lives in self-imposed exile in Dubai and London.

"He did not answer repeated summons from one of the courts which has now issued a proclamation to attach his properties," Mumbai police official Brijesh Singh told Reuters.

"We have pasted the attachment proclamation notice on his home and are checking if he owns any more properties."

Akhil Sibal, Husain's lawyer, told Reuters: "My client was unaware of any summons from court. Now that we have come to know we are moving to the supreme court,"

"This is a politically motivated case."

Rightwing groups have called for the arrest of Husain, whose flowing white locks and beard, and habit of walking barefoot, have become iconic in Indian art circles.

In the past Husain, a Muslim, has received support from moderate, progressive Hindus, and on one occasion a former prime minister intervened to ensure no action was taken against him.

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