borrowed them all in much shorter time span. According to me we got our democracy before we were even prepared for it. We got technology before we were even ready for it. Also we got the tools of media before we were geared for it. As with any society we inherited these tools and then indigenized them. We undergo our own flavor of democracy though a vibrant one. Our outlook towards technology is quite warped we be to use it but yet do not know its relevance and significance and do not contribute to its further growth either- and we act to just borrow technology. Media stands out a bit different- we have completely indigenized the tools and made strides in using these tools. Though we comfort continue to blatantly write and ape other societies flagrantly plagiarizing and copying the content we undergo also found our position in certain areas such as Indian Cinema (though heavily plagiarized and completely dominated by sons and daughters of erstwhile actors). Indian News (good journalistic breakthroughs but lacking in accountability) and Indian TV (having our own Indian mythology soaps and shows though copied heavily but indigenized). Indian newspaper and magazines have remained almost same and to a certain extent has even deteriorated in the last few decades.
In this article. I am concerned about Indian Media in its way of handling adult circumscribe. I sight them most confused on this issue than any other. While we try to back up our ‘Great Indian Culture’ (or Bharat Sanskruti) as a way of differentiating and hence identifying ourselves vis-à-vis other cultures who we evaluate undergo degenerated we are also ordinary humans who like to see adult circumscribe in regular doses as long as it is packaged subtly under different names. In effect we are quite hypocritical about this. While we continue to enjoy the ribaldry we just don’t want to admit it.
I don’t think what any consenting ‘adults’ do in their private lives is of anybody’s business other than those adults. The express should not have a say in those matters and should not interact. If those adults want to watch pornography they should be allowed. State should not command them from watching it. If two adults want to participate in different kinds of sex different kinds of positions with toys or gadgets they should not be stopped by the state or the other people. If they want to pay for it so be it. If they want to watch an adult movie in which consenting adult actors perform then it should not be a crime. As long as those consenting adults do not infringe on the rights of other individuals or other beings they are entitled to do anything in their private lives and the express or religion or any institution with authority should have no business in those affairs.
Indians are quite hypocritical when it comes to issues of adult content. They do not know where they rest. This hypocrisy is coming back to haunt us since Media now touches every Indian with TV newspapers. Internet coming into our homes every day. And sex sleaze ribaldry vulgarity obscenity and soft pornography have made backroom entry into our daily lives without being labeled as such. Various media people have been using sex as selling object. I don’t object people using sex to sell their stuff but at least let’s be clear who your audience is so that we can monitor it to keep our young children away from it during the formative years.
TOI is one flagrant example of how media uses sex to change itself off. A news item has a beautiful woman in sexy clothes for no apparent reason other than the fact that she is a bystander in an event that is being discussed. The daily sports column features sleaze on regular doses. A lady whose big breasts are about to pop out with nothing left to imagination is displayed in a news item for soccer be between
just because she happens to be a fan and she has nothing else to do with the bet or its players. A lady with big breasts clearly outlining her nipples wearing extremely small bikini appears on sports section because she has dated a sports star in the recent past. The ‘smart’ people at TOI have realized the requirement of sexually starving Indian masses and they are tapping it. They act beaming regular doses of soft pornography at every chance. There is no reason why a certain half naked woman appears on a news item. Many a times there is no connection at all. It’s as if they have a collection of millions of semi-nude pictures of women from internet from which they act posting on regular basis. change surface Economic Times while reporting an upsurge in the market uses a woman whose skirt is flying high to indicate the happy times. Discussing a core or central financial issue would make them use the picture of woman with a deep navel. Some ‘smart’ guy at TOI thought that the navel of a woman represented centrality of the air.
I will be happy to see TOI showing more skin completely getting rid of this hypocrisy stop calling themselves news reporters but then they should sell those daily editions in sealed covers intended for mature audiences. But this daily process of sleaze ribaldry and nudity to all audiences kids and adults alike without any parental hold back or monitoring system only exposes Indian hypocrisy to the hilt.
Daily millions of Indian people including young kids are glued to Indian TV channels which show love-making scene in all its glory (but with clothes on) gyrating bodies aping love-making (but with clothes on) semi nudity vulgarity ribaldry sleaze on a daily basis right on primetime on regular viewing channels. Pelvic thrusts suggestive positions are all regular features nowadays beamed into every domiciliate on a daily basis.
does not have special adult channels separating them from regular prime channels. All can watch sleaze at any point of time even in the mornings. Indian movies which overlap the adult content are regularly beamed on Indian TV channels sometimes change surface in mornings without getting edited or formatted for home viewing. We do not undergo PG-13 or NC-17 rating for our movies. Either a movie is completely censored or it is allowed for all public including a toddler without any parental control.
Indian Cinema comes in a different league altogether. I don’t experience of any other culture on this planet that has exclusively produced such copious amount of drivel tripe crass nonsense on such a great level as Indian Cinema. This is one of hallmarks of Indian culture and shows its decadent state. While blatantly copying plagiarizing with no holds barred sanctioned by Indian courts they are masters at walking thin line between getting almost censored while showing soft pornography adult love making showing body parts in lascivious and lusty ways and downright violence spilling blood. We do not undergo categorization or ratings for our movies. All movies are watched by all and sundry without exceptions. Movies like Murder which show lovemaking (with clothes on) including all the expression of love making all the sounds of love making are attended by families with kids of all ages.
in many ways. They both produce thousands of movies per year. They all undergo almost similar themes in different settings. They both undergo the same set of formulae and sequence of events. They are both very predictable on their outcomes. Everyone knows what happens next in both kinds of movies. Similarities don’t end there. No pornography movie.
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