tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2684182101139540397.post4941942017138898233..comments2023-07-01T15:57:48.958+05:30Comments on Life rules: Names Changed...Gauri Gharpurehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09887888023298949657noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2684182101139540397.post-42945177500210719662009-08-03T11:30:28.846+05:302009-08-03T11:30:28.846+05:30Manju-- an extremely interesting point!!
Imaginin...Manju-- an extremely interesting point!!<br /><br />Imagining women wearing pink chaddies in that context doesn't seem to serve the purpose.. not that using real photos is justified in anyway, but i feel it's some chauvinistic men they wanted to target and used wicked humour..<br />but then, we see women in shocking pink (and golden, silver, etc) bikinis all the time, used as prop in almost any song or film and we accept it. next thing, we debate live-ins, gay rights, valentine cards and fashion shows.. now tht's the double standard of our society. dignity is a concept that is manipulated left right and centre. <br /><br />yes, the idea of being politically correct and double standards are often quite closely linked.. <br /><br />Feddabon-- i started thinking on these lines after this and a few other instances.. <br /><br />Mahendra-- curious--wht are the online instances? <br /><br />Coffee-- i am not sure about the extra attention bit, but yes, sometimes gender is turned in one big hype, tilting hugely to the female side.<br /><br />IHM-- most definitely not in rape cases.. now tht u have talked about it, do you know, it's becoming frighteningly common for rapists to propose marriage, or marry their victims and walk away on a bail.. i read at least 2-3 such cases recently.. and in some, the judges themselves suggested this. shocking!! <br /><br />John-- in strict, moral sense, yes, it was not. but the sad truth is that such items sell. tht's the pinch you feel, all the time. and i would be in a lot of pain if your suggestion is implemented. :)<br /><br />Solilo-- plain and simple and extremely challenging. for out of the same media, you occasionally get stories written and edited with a lot of effort and emotion. that's when you grab a chance to make up for all the commercial calcutions you allow to creep in your newspaper. believe me, most do grab every such opportunity. i had saved some such articles and i will try and put those up soon.Gauri Gharpurehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09887888023298949657noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2684182101139540397.post-56529779976231575552009-08-03T00:36:51.287+05:302009-08-03T00:36:51.287+05:30Media is insensitive. Plain and simple. How do you...Media is insensitive. Plain and simple. How do you explain someone going to a shocked person and asking how does it feel to be in the bomb blast and losing a leg? :(Solilohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05864591612695901531noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2684182101139540397.post-29491719598235287942009-08-02T16:09:18.644+05:302009-08-02T16:09:18.644+05:30Just an observation - not very relevant. What the ...Just an observation - not very relevant. What the old man did was obviously painful but hardly newsworthy.<br /><br />I think a similar treatment should be meted out to editors who like to publish stories like this.John Doehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12749876494929428691noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2684182101139540397.post-48458465141178533472009-08-01T22:24:27.753+05:302009-08-01T22:24:27.753+05:30I do think the name in the case you mentioned shou...I do think the name in the case you mentioned should have been withheld. It is sad that he should be humiliated for harming no one but himself. And at what age... extremely sad and unethical.<br /><br />In cases where a rapist has been convicted, anonymity is not needed, but I suppose the cases you mentioned deserve some consideration.... but not people like Sunil More!<br /><br />We do see a serious neglect in most such cases, not just men, even where women are involved, like the New Year Molestation case in Bombay, they did not spare them at all. See what they did to Aarushi's murder?<br /><br />Our media is generally insensitive, men or women. Anything for sensationalising :(Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2684182101139540397.post-53047218817190017272009-08-01T12:37:11.630+05:302009-08-01T12:37:11.630+05:30Well we should be fair, to both...which means no p...Well we should be fair, to both...which means no preference for females either.protect both or expose both. <br />women arent weak...or oversensitve.<br />i think gender equality begins by women. often its women who demand extra attention :o)coffeeismypoisonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05421534537554930676noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2684182101139540397.post-6176855373524654922009-07-31T19:10:20.572+05:302009-07-31T19:10:20.572+05:30Fully agree - this is often seen in offline as wel...Fully agree - this is often seen in offline as well as online media. That's why gender equality is so difficult a concept...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2684182101139540397.post-43570658881701952962009-07-31T13:24:39.898+05:302009-07-31T13:24:39.898+05:30very valid point, gauri, and not one i had ever th...very valid point, gauri, and not one i had ever thought of. makes a lot of sense!feddabonnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08365326300429832990noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2684182101139540397.post-80804201931008256522009-07-31T13:15:22.273+05:302009-07-31T13:15:22.273+05:30I agree that there are double standards. Mostly be...I agree that there are double standards. Mostly because it is seen as being Politically Correct.<br /><br />At the beginning of the Pink Chaddi Campaign the PCC ladies had put up on their website, a doctored photograph of three RSS workers- two elderly men and one boy of 6/7- all shown wearing pink chaddis.<br /><br /> Later they took the photo down and put up an explanation on their website that it was a stock photo and the three were not connected with the Pub case.<br /><br />But before that, this photo was flashed on many news channels and even in some newspapers.<br /><br />Just imagine what would have happened if a photograph of two elderly ladies and a girl had been used!manjuhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15470194805146456892noreply@blogger.com