{"id":227,"date":"2006-05-27T15:49:00","date_gmt":"2006-05-27T15:49:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.fridaynirvana.com\/fiction\/2006\/05\/how-to-offend-indian-sensibilities-101.html"},"modified":"2013-11-17T16:58:50","modified_gmt":"2013-11-17T21:58:50","slug":"how-to-offend-indian-sensibilities-101","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.fridaynirvana.com\/fiction\/2006\/05\/how-to-offend-indian-sensibilities-101.html","title":{"rendered":"How to offend Indian sensibilities 101"},"content":{"rendered":"
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There are now several ways to offend various sections of the Indian public. If you are female you have so many more options than the men – oh, lucky you ! Take your pick :<\/p>\n

1. You could speak your mind on pre-marital sex, and offend political parties, and get sued, like Khushboo<\/a>.<\/p>\n

2. You could wear skimpy clothes and do stage shows, and get booked for indecency like Rakhi Sawant<\/a>.<\/p>\n

3. You could decide to wear fewer clothes in movies, a la Mallika Sherawat<\/a>, thereby denigrating Indian culture and get effigies of self burnt by the BJYM.<\/p>\n

4. You could have a wardrobe malfunction at a Fashion Week, and offend, in one fell swoop, the sensibilities of all Indian women, like Carol Grecias or Gauhar Khan<\/a>.<\/p>\n

5. You could indulge in partying <\/a> at five-star hotel in Chennai and get pulled up for \u201cimmoral goings-on\u201c and indecency.<\/p>\n

6. You could wear a sleeveless top and jeans (gasp!)<\/a> to Anna University and draw flak from the Vice-Chancellor.<\/p>\n

Now if you\u2019re a man, your options are rather limited, but you could :<\/p>\n

1. Attempt #5 above
\n2. Emulate Aamir Khan<\/a> and demand rehabilitation for the Narmada dam displaced and offend the entire Gujarati population.<\/p>\n

Never fear that the the government will come to your rescue, or will assist in anyway in helping you assert your right to free speech or the right to not be morally policed. It\u2019s all a matter of votes or money, and really dear, no one wants to rock that boat. The most that anyone can do is issue a namby-pamby statement<\/a> (like the Honorable Prime Minister) weakly deploring the restrictions on free speech.<\/p>\n

So here\u2019s to a good time ! Feel free to offend sensibilities and be persecuted.<\/p>\n

Categories : _culture_and_society<\/p>\n

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