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Richard Gere’s Bollywood kiss

Sakshi comments on the reaction to the Richard Gere - Shilpa Shetty kiss.

…these assholes protesting against the Hollywood star don’t mind watching the likes of Emran Hashmis and Malika Sherawats practically licking off their co-star’s face, on the big screen but a peck on the cheek by Gere itches in their arse. Plus where the heck were these self-appointed saviors of Indian culture and Bharatiya abla naris, when that pig faced moron with greasy long hair, Mika Singh forcibly leached upon item-girl Rakhi Sawant.

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Nilu
April 17th, 2007, 4:03 am | #

So, abuse is alright as long as it’s aimed at ‘them’ and not us. Interesting. I wonder what Shivam has to say.

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Scott
April 22nd, 2007, 8:23 pm | #

For a society who has been deeply damaged by colonialism can one think of a more offensive image of a white guy grabbing a daughter of India and forcing himself upon her? It is so symbolic. It is right in line with the image of the white colonist forcing himself upon a country and just taking whatever he wants.

Richard Gere should pay the ultimate price for this.

What bothers me however is those who would blame Shilpa Shetty for this.

Too often women victims of rape in India are blamed for what happened like they wanted the rape to happen or it was their fault the rape happened even when the truth might be that the rapists brutalized them and they couldn’t stop the rape from happening.

While of course Richard Gere didn’t actually rape Shilpa Shetty, I still see this whole “Blame the Woman Victim” dynamic in place. From what I saw from the video Shilpa Shetty did nothing to cause Richard Gere to act the way he did, and was in fact as shocked as everyone else was that he would act in such a disgraceful manner.

We need to defend this daughter of India, not blame her for this white man’s assault upon her.

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Adam
April 26th, 2007, 12:16 pm | #

What is Richard Gere doing kissing a woman? It would make more sense that he was kissing a man or a well duct taped gerbil…….He´s still at it….just come out of the closet Richard, we all know already.

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