tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3452007250221117551.post1326732993608666818..comments2024-03-19T09:03:49.770+05:30Comments on Shobhaa De: The buck stops here for Boyle's 'Slumdog' kids...Shobhaa Dehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05610708004901279105noreply@blogger.comBlogger23125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3452007250221117551.post-34153886107295569622009-11-09T03:40:11.920+05:302009-11-09T03:40:11.920+05:30No, it was not a joke at all.
The justification p...No, it was not a joke at all.<br /><br />The justification provided was of the kind that those who discriminate against others, for any reason, use to mitigate their own sense of guilt.<br /><br />It is always the same story. Those who are the subject of ridicule are supposed to be 'sporting' and to 'enjoy' it all.Sidhusaahebhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08428201823375343016noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3452007250221117551.post-25258784122820297912009-11-06T09:52:31.015+05:302009-11-06T09:52:31.015+05:30i think she not missed anything..
clear notes than...i think she not missed anything..<br />clear notes thanks for the posting...<br /><br /><a href="http://www.workfromhomeindia.biz" rel="nofollow"> Work from home India </a>Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04755569756928756220noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3452007250221117551.post-78975160701243561192009-11-03T22:54:13.248+05:302009-11-03T22:54:13.248+05:30Hi ,
Money just makes you want more , more so...Hi , <br /><br /> Money just makes you want more , more so when you have been deprived of it! Its just human nature I guess .And Danny Boyle did the right thing ,Getting paid for what you signed up for is definitely a fair deal :) <br /><br /> Considering there are so many new faces in the Bollywood industry , I am not sure if this will ever pass , I guess we will have more models and less "actors" in bollywood. Aren't most industries all about making money anyway ?? <br /><br /> I find it hard to believe that anyone would be cool with being publicly mocked.Fantasies of a Lifetimehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08643784245301592548noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3452007250221117551.post-19063107861508357552009-11-03T21:16:30.952+05:302009-11-03T21:16:30.952+05:30hi!
i feel Danny Boyle's decession is perfect...hi!<br /><br />i feel Danny Boyle's decession is perfect. riches don't come with one success, they are earned after years of slogging... these kids must go to school and start a normal life again... they are stars, for sure, but not such that they have the right to demand so much...<br /><br />about the so called newsletter that you came across- people are taking undue advantage of the name of media and journalism these days. today only a handful of journalists seem to be ethical... there are many who are known as journalists and media peolpe but truely speaking they are attention seekers in the name of media... such people are doing injustice to media...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3452007250221117551.post-88813204478972436582009-11-03T19:50:30.465+05:302009-11-03T19:50:30.465+05:30I believe at one point, one of the child artists w...I believe at one point, one of the child artists was to be traded by the parents in exchange for money, also neither of the child's parents have a job. They should be booked for child abuse & on the charges of living on the incomes generated by the two kids. <br />Shame on the authorities for overlooking this & beaming in the glory of their success. <br /><br />Being able to laugh at oneself is healthy...it calms the ego within us.<br />But having to accept exclusiveness as the end result of providing comic relief to a wider, inclusive group sounds a little offensive.<br /><br />Of course, like someone said, never venture into unknown territories...you know..on one of the episodes of 'THE VIEW', a similar topic came up when it was concluded that it was okay for black people to call each other the N word, but not okay for others to do so.Nandini Raohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08840265942813633770noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3452007250221117551.post-28194155751799838492009-11-03T17:36:53.318+05:302009-11-03T17:36:53.318+05:30Well well well.
No comments on the slumdogs crap.
...Well well well.<br />No comments on the slumdogs crap.<br />Coz it has just become a story of gluttonous greed.<br />As far as your standing for gays matter I very much agree with you cause given the circumstances I too would have done the same.And I have never seen this taken in a happy mood by gays at least.I very much despised watching Dostana,it was one shit of a movie,showing things in a wrong light which somewhere labels gays as morally wrong.<br />Even Pritish is going gaga over your speech,and I agree there wud b many more in Jai Hind college and even Bucky.<br />As far as your take on the fashion industry z concerned I would jst say that it is like the useless Aajtak channel.It shows shit but runs coz ppl want to see it.<br />Actors are seen as showstoppers in most f d shows coz it is we ppl who want to see them.<br />An avg ordinary man with not much sense f fashion myt nt wtch a rampwalk on tv but say if it has salman khan in it then that show is sure to catch eyeballs.<br />And today is the world where anything is done for viewership.<br />there is no right or wrong coz now they have become relative terms.<br /><br />i don't find it wrong for actors to walk the ramp till it doesnt become boring.<br /><br />~Harshamaglomaniachttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11960445338745677162noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3452007250221117551.post-59485657120614706732009-11-03T17:05:25.082+05:302009-11-03T17:05:25.082+05:30mam' u are spot on all the 3 issues you raised...mam' u are spot on all the 3 issues you raised...i agree with you for a change...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3452007250221117551.post-43028856252578939412009-11-03T14:47:14.037+05:302009-11-03T14:47:14.037+05:30you did the right thing.... someone may be cool if...you did the right thing.... someone may be cool if others call him nasty names.. but this is not just a matter of an individual.. such a thing is not accepted in a civilized society.Advaitahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09198019721853357151noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3452007250221117551.post-36508686593155890982009-11-03T14:40:27.771+05:302009-11-03T14:40:27.771+05:30The greedy parents of "slum kids" are sp...The greedy parents of "slum kids" are spoiling the name of India at an International level. They might not have even seen a 500Rs note so closely and now they demand 25 lakhs then later 40 lakhs. F*******<br /><br />**************************<br /><br />Tired of seeing Bollywood celebs n cricketers everywhere. Recently Anil Kumble walked the ramp for a fashion week. Arre jiska jo kaam hai wahi karo naa<br /><br />*********************************<br /><br />The managing committee must be having bald, ugly and fat uncles. How they would feel if students started addressing them "oye ganjje , hey you mottu come here"?<br /><br />Regards<br /><a href="http://www.buzzintown.com/chandigarh/movies.html" title="movies in Chandigarh" rel="nofollow"> movies in Chandigarh</a><br /><a href="http://www.buzzintown.com/goa/movies.html" title="movies in Goa" rel="nofollow"> movies in Goa</a>Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15821665313866816031noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3452007250221117551.post-334327237516184612009-11-03T12:28:31.789+05:302009-11-03T12:28:31.789+05:30enuff of this slumdog drama, rather than focusing ...enuff of this slumdog drama, rather than focusing on these two kids and their laalchi parents, we should focus our heads and minds on the Ugly Truth that Boyle had the balls to unearth. Something that our own bollywood very incompetently depicted. <br /><br />It all boils down to the fact that Boyle doesnt morally owe anything to the kids more than a pay cheque for their role. And what a shame to india, their laalchiness is making world news. Shameful. Disgusting. Huh!!!<br /><br />*********************************<br /><br />Ramphal is no sitafal ka beej that you can throwaway get some juice with the rest on stage. Good that he made his displeasure heard.<br /><br />I hate watching Bollywood Duncles (dude uncles)and Buntys (babe aunty) on stage. They should rather focus on their art and craft... <br /><br />These days models dont grow into actors, they feel its their janam siddh adhikaar to enjoy both worlds. <br /><br />***********************************<br />Gay @ jaihind<br /><br />Thanks for standing up against sexist comments. Yet Again. Hugs. <br /><br />I seriously wouldnt mind a joke on gays. we have jokes on madarasis, sardars, parsis, sindhis etc. and so with gays. Mostly, the more we try to reason with them, we tend to encourage more gay bashing. But yes, there is some where that we need to draw a line. I have been a victim of homophobia in college, i have had grafitti pasted in all walls of my college loo "for gay sex contact Harish". i have had people laughing at me, and shunning me. But then once i got up and spoke for myself, gave my personality an individuality that it much needed. I have NEVER been bullied. Yes, there are usual jokes that are cracked, but the content of the jokes dint matter, because now i know that their intent will not dare be to bully me. <br /><br />I realize now that everyone loves to bully a bully. When i stopped being a victim!! they stopped being the abuser. There is a sensitization programme that needs to be initiated in schools and colleges on sex and sexuality. <br /><br />And to answer your question. Gays are definitely NOT COOL with it. But there are some which we choose to ignore.... for if we dont, it will fuel the sexist comments. Bucky might be no issue with it. But in no way is it sensible for any college document to have sexist comments... Not all will read between the lines the way the students of jai hind did. <br /><br />Nothing against the college, but as a gay person in india, if i was there, i would definitely let them know that they had wronged. <br /><br />You were right in your "response to the stimuli" type action... <br /><br />Btw, i have to share something with you... Something that i felt very very very very nice after reading. Naturally! Im your blogdost na... and when my Blogdost gets complimented by my TwitDost it is like "sone pe suhaaga" <br /><br />read these one after the other. <br /><br />http://twitter.com/PritishNandy/status/5384143125<br /><br />http://twitter.com/ankit_9oct/status/5384258089<br /><br />http://twitter.com/PritishNandy/status/5384499299<br /><br />:) what you did was right! teh best thing about you, is that you are not Gay Friendly or Gay Phobic or whatsoever. I see you as a realist who lives the moment, at the moment. And I respect you for that. <br /><br />"Loyalty" and "Blind faith" are the refuge of the spineless. You stand erect in your own ground. :)Harishhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12609011423304441643noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3452007250221117551.post-62968447617557694432009-11-03T12:11:03.413+05:302009-11-03T12:11:03.413+05:30Dear Shobhaa,
Bucky has no choice but being "...Dear Shobhaa,<br /><br />Bucky has no choice but being "cool" about it. He obviously can't single handedly fight it out like the Bollywood protagonists do. Its a REAL world and Bucky has to watch out before raising his voice,finger or hand against all those who are 'united' in cracking jokes & mocking at him! All the hue and cry about GAY RIGHTS has done only a little difference to the big picture. <br /><br />As for the Bollywood presence being felt locally and globally, it shall reach the saturation point someday. People being overfed with 'Bollywood feed' will choke on it someday for sure!<br /><br />As for Rubina & Azhar, the kids lost a quarter of their innocence after they hogged the limelight.Another quarter due to the Indian media that hyped things up.Third quarter is endangered due to their families that are teaching them all about GREED...There is very little innocence that remains untouched. Whether that will be untouched or no only time can tell!Rocksahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00859564811829858632noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3452007250221117551.post-57178664716429340652009-11-03T11:30:20.390+05:302009-11-03T11:30:20.390+05:30@ Peter Williams Amalraj:
I like the line of demar...@ Peter Williams Amalraj:<br />I like the line of demarcation ********************<br />Plus, would it be appropriate to tell the hostess out of the blue to rearrange the decor in her TV den this way or that way? I don't think so!... And if you did, you won't be invited next week for the DVD viewing of <i>Slumdog Millionaire</i>...Alex Engwetehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12656045897777865794noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3452007250221117551.post-71648261162482708932009-11-03T11:08:09.223+05:302009-11-03T11:08:09.223+05:30As a gay person myself I cannot believe this happe...As a gay person myself I cannot believe this happened in one of the highschools in India. I do not think homophobia and gay bashing is ever classified as "cool" or in a " joking way". I think your reaction was very much valid and I don't care if Bucky is ok or not with this nonsense he does not represent the gay community. Such joking remarks get transformed into gay bashing and attacks on gays.<br /><br />One of your reader Anupama says she is not homophobic but she can not see the liplock of 2 gay guys. Well Anupama I have a news for you. I am not heterophobic but I just can't watch Imraan Hashmi in a liplock with our Sherawat mam. It's disgusting and horrifying. Tell me what should I do. I ahve been sucking up this torture forever so you also better get used to it. I am just so tired of these educated hypocrites who call themselves broadminded and all but can not tolerate 2 guys holding hands or kissing openly. Let's test our open minded meter Anupama, shall we?Sameerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12541729573242294872noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3452007250221117551.post-88732072509455753542009-11-03T10:56:06.812+05:302009-11-03T10:56:06.812+05:30I agree that these homophobic comments and jokes s...I agree that these homophobic comments and jokes should not be tolerated. Students participating in a mock UN are presumably top students, future leaders, etc. They need to learn now, since they clearly have not been taught already, that just because "Bucky" says he likes the attention, that doesn't mean it's O.K. <br /><br />Will they assume that all gay people are like Bucky and they can always make these sorts of remarks? Also, sadly, in situations like these, there is always a seed of malice behind the joke and a seed of shame and hurt behind Bucky's laughing face.<br /><br />I must also say that I find it interesting that you felt so righteous in scolding them when, in this very blog, you have made snide remarks implying that certain public figures are gay. Trying to "out" someone in that manner or using potential homosexuality as an insult is just as bad as what these students did. So, we should all take a look at ourselves and what we consider acceptable because it might not be.Raehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01131244543736980883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3452007250221117551.post-85721647630491155802009-11-03T10:48:42.416+05:302009-11-03T10:48:42.416+05:30Dear Shobha Ma'am,
First of all i would sugge...Dear Shobha Ma'am,<br /><br />First of all i would suggest that it would be better if you demarcate your posts with a different topic instead of a series of '*********************'..<br /><br />Well.. from this i got the comment for your post <b>regarding Fashion shows and magazine covers</b>.. i'm sorry and infact hate to do this kind of pin pointing but didn't you yourself missed-out to prioritise the issues discussed in this post based on their sensitivity ??.. But the topic for the post reads "<b>Buck stops here for the Boyle's Slumdog kids"</b>..just like this, for the magazines too, it's the money which matters..<i> at the end of the day everything boils to revenue..</i><br /><br /><b>Regarding the Slumdog kids</b>, at present we could only empathise on this poor kids who are dragged into this by the greediness of their family members.. <br /><br /><b>Regarding the Gay bashing jokes</b>, I guess people should educate themselves to understand that it's a natural phenomenon in certain humans to get attracted to the same sex. I admit i used to be a homophobic once as i thought it would be a threat to societal values, but after reading about 'same sex attraction' which is also among animals, i understood that it's something the individuals cannot be blamed for... Afterall man is a social animal... As long as the relationship is consensual there's no point in bashing.. Hope people are educated enough to understand this...Peter Williams Amalrajhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09576969278355836890noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3452007250221117551.post-42005670051914146812009-11-03T09:49:17.965+05:302009-11-03T09:49:17.965+05:30Money spoils even the biggest of saints....greed h...Money spoils even the biggest of saints....greed has no end!! Danny Boyle should have best agreed to provide with the money once the kids finish their education.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3452007250221117551.post-91922765624683944952009-11-03T09:05:34.639+05:302009-11-03T09:05:34.639+05:30Shobhaa,
Firstly on the slumdog kids. It is not ...Shobhaa, <br /><br />Firstly on the slumdog kids. It is not entirely surprising that the kids are being used as pawns and empowered by their families for financial and other gains. It happens to families of all classes even here in the US ( not sure if you remember McCauly Caulkin) and of course here in the US its rampant abuse by custodial parents of divorced families that abuse their custodial power and use their children as pawns to get back at the non custodial spouses.<br /><br />On the fashion front, sounds like movie stars in India have more or less lost their class in favor of the mighty rupiya!. I remember my parents talking about classy stars like Nargis Dutt, Madhubala, Ashok Kumar, Meena Kumari... in a completely different light. Its more about the image and how much you can hoard and less about the art. Bollywood looks like Shallowood.<br /><br />I didnt fully catch the last part. Were these high school kids from America? This is a hard one. I think the younger generation (and this too depends on where you are from as in the deep south subtract 20 years) is much more acceptable of class, creed, color and I guess sexual preference. <br /><br />I think sexual pref. still carries a stigma and "faggot" is the equivalent of nigger as a derogatory remark and starts early in teenagers. I know that blacks will call each other nigger in a comedic sense, but its not wide spread. A lot of comics use it... but not having exposed much to black and gay friends I cannot say that derogatory writing or name calling is acceptable in close circles of those groups either. <br /><br />I would have reacted the same way as you did if I saw something scandalous of that nature. Thats freedom of expression gone too far. If this was being circulated in a school in the US, it would be fodder for a lawsuit. Freedom of expression is a funny thing here.. there are laws to protect defamation and civil, but then you have comedians, some press and media, talk show hosts, that will abuse it with the most filthy and abusive language you can ever imagine. Its a contradiction...<br /><br />Perhaps these delegates should have spoken to you first before handing you that material :)Theyoginmehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04994599670878778861noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3452007250221117551.post-70522508050316601322009-11-03T09:04:21.731+05:302009-11-03T09:04:21.731+05:30Point 1: Slumdog kids have just proved that Beggar...Point 1: Slumdog kids have just proved that Beggars ( No offense) CAN be choosers. When a person earning 50000 RS a month buys a 25 lakh house and repays the loan for 20 years, these families ahould eb grateful for just having a non-leaking roof over their heads. <br /><br />Point 2: I fully agree. Bollywood is all over the place right from Cricket to Fashion shows. Maybe it is high time to cool off, but it is the media needs to be less starstruck and not the common readers/viewers. Deaddict the viewrs from Bollywood.<br /><br />Point 3: Everyone has the right to opinion. Just like religion, politics and other sentiments, h-phobia is another sentiment. Some people agree and some dont. As long as there is no violence, let people form their own opinions.<br />Blog whoring again : http://amapuna.wordpress.com/2009/10/15/377666/<br />I am not h-phobic, but have strong opinions.anupamaahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09370425980878961285noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3452007250221117551.post-28300676697155741122009-11-03T09:04:20.128+05:302009-11-03T09:04:20.128+05:30Shobha - you were right in seeing red, blue and pu...Shobha - you were right in seeing red, blue and purple.<br />One black guy can call another brother or nigger but if I did that I would get the daylights beaten out of me.<br />Or for that matter, using a casteist/religious epithet in India!<br /><br />Even if Bucky didn't mind the homophobic jokes, it was surely in bad taste - especially when its done in a mock UN.Prataphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01921398615527853061noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3452007250221117551.post-34031489534868105322009-11-03T08:54:55.925+05:302009-11-03T08:54:55.925+05:30just shows how insensitive and superficial we have...just shows how insensitive and superficial we have become as a society!Pooja!https://www.blogger.com/profile/09780206419203892246noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3452007250221117551.post-58678571897874895042009-11-03T00:38:50.140+05:302009-11-03T00:38:50.140+05:30While it maybe an inside joke to mock the gay guy,...While it maybe an inside joke to mock the gay guy, for people not in on the joke it might seem like homophobia is totally cool.<br />There's a reason there is political correctness.Artihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00948537761133833224noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3452007250221117551.post-79784869690015631202009-11-03T00:24:29.435+05:302009-11-03T00:24:29.435+05:30Yes, I think you missed a BIG point here Shobhaa, ...Yes, I think you missed a BIG point here Shobhaa, and that is of the whole publishing (read:journalism and reporting) is being sucked into a black hole of commercialization of news and the whole era of "breaking news" marketing. And the seeds of irresponsible reporting or writing are being sown in magazines such as the ones at Jai Hind college.Ritwik Dhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09378907018639981505noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3452007250221117551.post-32735888575664999292009-11-03T00:14:05.467+05:302009-11-03T00:14:05.467+05:30Yeah, blacks in America call one another nigger, a...Yeah, blacks in America call one another nigger, as you say, but God forbid a white person would call them that, even without any racist intent: they scream racism! Not being a fakir for reading people's minds (do fakirs do that too?), you had no way of knowing Bucky was <i>"totally cool with it"</i>... So good for you for raising hell!Alex Engwetehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12656045897777865794noreply@blogger.com