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| right to speak..think again | Views: 267 |
| Oct 10, 2005 1:31 pm | | right to speak..think again | # |
devika kataria | |
One of our fundamental rights gives the right to speak
or express oneself freely to one and all. If you
thought that this holds true, well its time for an eye
opener. This no longer seems to validate in todays time. A
Tamil actress khushboo recently in an interview to a
Tamil edition of India today stated that she finds no
harm in premarital sex and that women should know how
to protect themselves from HIV and AIDS if they choose
to opt for premarital sex. Well wrong move
darhling…for this is India where politicians are more
interested to cash on subjects like these rather than
concentrate on eradicating socio economic problems of
the country.A number of Tamil political parties and
women members of the dalit panthers of India (DPI)
have taken to the “cause of Tamil women” and have come
to the forefront and are already asking the actress to
apologize in front of the entire Tamil society even
though the actress have apologized to the parties.
Where is the so-called right to express ourselves
gone.guess it has taken a backseat in “ free and
democratic India”. All the poor actress did was to lay
her opinion in front of the people. Why should anyone
face the trauma and embarrassment in front of the
society when all one is doing is to simply say what
they feel. These parties should start looking at more
important problems of he country and stop being the
morale police for once!
Private Reply to devika kataria |
| Oct 10, 2005 1:38 pm | | re: right to speak..think again | # |
Tracey Paradiso | | Hi Devika,
It really does sound as if the government is "cashing in" on an opportunity to wield power and be in the news. It's very disappointing and, as writers, a topic about which we should be mindful.
Take good care,
TraceyPrivate Reply to Tracey Paradiso |
| Oct 10, 2005 5:51 pm | | re: right to speak..think again | # |
Wendy McClelland | | Devika - It's very unsettling to hear that in so many places (not just India) that freedom of speech is in a very fragile situation and needs to be protected.
Women's opinions have been undervalued pretty much since the beginning of time, with a few exceptions (remember Christ had women around him through his life, and greatly appreciated their opinions).
It's important for those of us here in the "west" to KNOW what is going on in the rest of the world and to add our voices of support to those seeking freedom of speech no matter where they are on the planet.
Thank you for sharing this story with us.
Wendy McClelland
"I motivate people to think without boundaries!"
http://www.thinkwithoutboundaries.comPrivate Reply to Wendy McClelland |
| Oct 10, 2005 8:09 pm | | | # |
Saniya Kirpalani | | Dear Devika,
Strange that this line of thought comes from a woman from India. I do agree that politicians seems to milk a mileage out of anything- sadly khushboo – the actress in reference – has become a scapegoat.
However it is incorrect to make it sound like ‘Indian woman’ don’t have a voice- Indra Gandhi , Sheila Flather, Soniya Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi are just few names that lead our country as we breaking the final bastion of gender control and sexual stereotypic.
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