Comments on: Gere & Shetty Kiss: Un-Indian or Indian act?

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By: Scott

Scott — Mon, 23 Apr 2007 01:51:28 +0000

For a society who has been deeply damaged by colonialism can one think of a more offensive image of a white guy grabbing a daughter of India and forcing himself upon her? It is so symbolic. It is right in line with the image of the white colonist forcing himself upon a country and just taking whatever he wants.

Richard Gere should pay the ultimate price for this.

What bothers me however is those who would blame Shilpa Shetty for this.

Too often women victims of rape in India are blamed for what happened like they wanted the rape to happen or it was their fault the rape happened even when the truth might be that the rapists brutalized them and they couldn’t stop the rape from happening.

While of course Richard Gere didn’t actually rape Shilpa Shetty, I still see this whole “Blame the Woman Victim” dynamic in place. From what I saw from the video Shilpa Shetty did nothing to cause Richard Gere to act the way he did, and was in fact as shocked as everyone else was that he would act in such a disgraceful manner.

We need to defend this daughter of India, not blame her for this white man’s assault upon her.

By: OutOfContext

OutOfContext — Fri, 20 Apr 2007 20:36:15 +0000

I don’t think it was the kiss, but the overpowering dip that got everyone in a lather. Still, from the Hindi movies I’ve seen, you can get away with just about anything as long as the lips don’t touch.
In India, as in America, those with something to gain from outrage will take an incident like this and run.

By: White Agent

White Agent — Fri, 20 Apr 2007 07:07:47 +0000

Thank you India for giving us kissing. I have enjoyed more than my share I’m sure. Anything else up your sleeve? I wait with barely concealable excitement!

I’m trying to think of what social act, here in the U.S., would be considered “un-American”. Maybe refusing to haze and harass a young person in to a paranoiac psychosis?

By: domajot

domajot — Fri, 20 Apr 2007 06:54:06 +0000

It’s a lovely thought for India -to have contributed the kiss to the world.
Much more laudable than to have contributed dynamite, the six-shooter or the atom bomb.

India should be proud.

By: dr.e

dr.e — Fri, 20 Apr 2007 05:42:11 +0000

thank you Swaaraj. This image: Perfect.