Are we Indians not mature enough to decide what we want to see or read?

[Guest guest]

Hi,

How r u doing?

Well, now the thrill of watching

top reality shows such as `Amazing race Asia finale', `Fear factor and `Guinness

World Records' will no longer be an option for the Indian audiences, reason

being AXN's ban till March 15, 2007 by the Indian Government. Axn, a Sony Entertainment's

network is spread across the world delivering 24 hours of action TV series,

movies, animations, adventure-reality and lifestyle sports.

 

Government decided to ban this

channel as it aired a creative ad programme, 'World's Sexiest Commercials' with

sexual imagery and overtones in it, which went against the highly valued Indian

morals. They said the programme was against `good taste or decency' and was

adversely affecting public morality. The past reveals that the government might

have growled or even barked at indecency on TV, but has never bitten any channel

like this!

 

It seems strange that they ban a complete

channel due to obscenity in a certain programme! I think there has to be other ways

to resolve this problem; this solution seems so off beam. Now, everyone is

aware that there are some other channels too, which show bikini-clad women and movies

that have sexual references or imagery. Then what about those? Well, Gurus of ad

industry, Mr. Mahesh Bhatt and Ad man Prahlad Kakkad feel that the move is

stupid and out of proportion. Tell me, do you think the government has saved

the Indian culture from being spoilt and protected Indian citizens' morals through

this act?

 

Previously, India banned the 'The

Da Vinci Code' and the Gujarat government had banned the movie 'Fanaa' as the

lead actor supported a particular cause. discussion group was banned

sometime while its blogger was blocked a few months. Some demands to ban Orkut

have also been raised these days and certainly, there is a long list of books

banned by our government too. It's really hard to understand our politicians, isn't

it? Especially their 'holier than thou' attitude! Many opine that our

government needs to get rid of their 'I know what's best for you' syndrome. What

do you say?

 

Who are the politicians to preach

us on morality? Why does the government keep banning books, movies, and TV

shows? Watch/read something or not should be our choice and not the government's!

Are we Indians not mature enough to decide what we want or not to see? Do they think

that we all are gullible and credulous that we'll believe anything and

everything we read or hear?

 

The government already has more

pressing matters to take care of in its hand like the case of children dying of

hunger in our country, politicians accepting bribes to work, of people who sell

our country in defense deals and issues as how public money is being wasted on

unnecessary expenses? Is our government planning to do anything about all this?

 

I understand TV should turn bit

more standard, should work towards uplifment of the society and spread our

highly acclaimed moral values, but this not the proper way to proceed. I think banning

a channel and not the promo, is all just unjustified. Do you think the

government must play the role of censor now?

 

Tell me what you think about this

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Your friend,

Isha R.