http://desicritics.org/ Superior South Asian bloggers on Culture, Media, Politics, Sport, Business, and Technology. en Copyright 2006 by the authors Tue, 17 Apr 2007 22:32:16 EDT http://backend.userland.com/rss BC custom software http://desicritics.org/2007/04/17/055257.php#comment-167664 I don't think anything is wrong with Gere Kissing Shilpa. I am from Trinidad and in the west people show gratitude and affection in the form of a hug or kiss in public.The people of India like to stress themselves out unnecessarily. 167664@desicritics.org Tue, 17 Apr 2007 22:32:16 EDT http://desicritics.org/2007/04/17/055257.php#comment-166895 Its not a question of whether the media has the right to go gaga over celebrities - they do that all the time to the point of idiocy and while we might crib at it, nobody is exactly persecuting them for it. Nor is Shilpa some kind of super celebrity except in the minds of that same media. (And btw, good for her she didnt break down even if that would have made things easier for her. She should've cut it short coz girl isn't a smooth talker but three cheers for not behaving like a dimwit.) The point is this was a kiss on the cheek from a very attractive man to a very attractive woman who didnt mind in the least and wasn't just done for entertainment, but for a serious purpose. But if you put on the TV then you'd think some guy came to India and raped some woman on live TV for the entertainment of the masses. Idiots. And then the same people will talk about how Pakistani society is so intolerant for making that fuss about the woman minister who hugged the paraglider. 166895@desicritics.org Tue, 17 Apr 2007 10:12:04 EDT http://desicritics.org/2007/04/17/055257.php#comment-166832 what a bunch of comedians!.. get over the kiss and improve the economic and political stability of the country dudes. grow up! geez! 166832@desicritics.org Tue, 17 Apr 2007 06:53:13 EDT