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If watching Bollywood stars like Madhuri perform (live on stage) is debauchery, then we are all debauch or at best wannabe debauches. With no sympathy for the thugs and goons of UP, I am deeply offended at Madhuri's name being associated with the word debauchery. It is again reflective of how all abuse has to have female connotations, similar to MC, BC et al. In the classical definition of debauchery a male is debauch only when he indulges in extreme sensual pleasures with a fallen woman. Why should Madhuri accept this vilification of her name by the self-styled Guardian of Morality on TV?
Why shouldn't abuse be hurled at men/politicians for their own acts of omission or commission? if Thugs have indulged in thuggery, so be it. Go ahead and call them Thugs. But why should they be called MC Thugs? As if the word thug ( a masculine word) is somehow inadequate to describe his offence, and needs an appendage of a Woman to carry the brunt of evil.
Why is an entirely political battle being fought with professional entertainers as easy targets? It is the sponsors or organizers who have to take a call, whether to hold a local fest or not. If they decide to go ahead, why hold artists accountable or abuse them for carrying out their professional obligations? Oh I would concede that maybe they made an error of judgement and shouldn't have gone to UP, but to hold them responsible for the debauchery of UP rulers is plain stupidity.
BTW it would be interesting to find out whether Tourism Department of UP went ahead and organised other festivals in their calendar before and after this one.
14/01/2014
Finally one articulate (read English speaking) representative of the SP has challenged the use of this type of language, calling it defamatory. The anchor actually went on the back foot when asked to apologise for using defamatory language. He didn't apologise but he did a good job of dodging the question and did not use the word again, despite sufficient provocation. Looks like his legal team has warned him to avoid using such language or be prepared to face lawsuits. Unfortunately the laws on defamation in the country are practically non-existent, expensive and face judicial neglect due to low priority.
Why shouldn't abuse be hurled at men/politicians for their own acts of omission or commission? if Thugs have indulged in thuggery, so be it. Go ahead and call them Thugs. But why should they be called MC Thugs? As if the word thug ( a masculine word) is somehow inadequate to describe his offence, and needs an appendage of a Woman to carry the brunt of evil.
Why is an entirely political battle being fought with professional entertainers as easy targets? It is the sponsors or organizers who have to take a call, whether to hold a local fest or not. If they decide to go ahead, why hold artists accountable or abuse them for carrying out their professional obligations? Oh I would concede that maybe they made an error of judgement and shouldn't have gone to UP, but to hold them responsible for the debauchery of UP rulers is plain stupidity.
BTW it would be interesting to find out whether Tourism Department of UP went ahead and organised other festivals in their calendar before and after this one.
14/01/2014
Finally one articulate (read English speaking) representative of the SP has challenged the use of this type of language, calling it defamatory. The anchor actually went on the back foot when asked to apologise for using defamatory language. He didn't apologise but he did a good job of dodging the question and did not use the word again, despite sufficient provocation. Looks like his legal team has warned him to avoid using such language or be prepared to face lawsuits. Unfortunately the laws on defamation in the country are practically non-existent, expensive and face judicial neglect due to low priority.
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