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**standaman** · 06-16-2006, 08:00 AM

Some ppl will get carried away by the smallest thing; does this mean we should ban the influence because this small group of people cannot control themselves? We would be like the Taliban then, covering women from head to toe, by God, even the face. That is not healthy!

I don't get y sumone shud be compared w/ the Taliban jus bcos they comment on indecent dressing of women......esp. in our own double-standard society where we've always gone picky abt the way Western actresses (& even women in general) dress "indecently" whereas today in our own films its perfectly acceptable to wear a Saree (which is considered as a symbol of our so-called culture/tradition) even worse than a vamp & gyrate ur 'exposed' parts & still manage to pass off as "mere entertainment"!

If you're worried India will go the way of the West, there is a censor board to prevent that. Will go?? Isn't it going already (& at top speed by the looks of it)......

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Yes, a film can corrupt, especially the young, but I am of the opinion that this stuff will go on behind the scenes regardless. I stayed in the hostel for some time while doing studies in the US; it wasn't films that influenced these young ppl; it was being away from the parents. U may be right abt tat but it wudn't be related to this topic/thread, which is basically to discuss abt films.......!

06-16-2006, 08:00 AM	#26
standaman Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 870 Senior Member	Some ppl will get carried away by the smallest thing; does this mean we should ban the influence because this small group of people cannot control themselves? We would be like the Taliban then, covering women from head to toe, by God, even the face. That is not healthy! I don't get y sumone shud be compared w/ the Taliban jus bcos they comment on indecent dressing of women......esp. in our own double-standard society where we've always gone picky abt the way Western actresses (& even women in general) dress "indecently" whereas today in our own films its perfectly acceptable to wear a Saree (which is considered as a symbol of our so-called culture/tradition) even worse than a vamp & gyrate ur 'exposed' parts & still manage to pass off as "mere entertainment"! If you're worried India will go the way of the West, there is a censor board to prevent that. Will go?? Isn't it going already (& at top speed by the looks of it)...... ?!! Yes, a film can corrupt, especially the young, but I am of the opinion that this stuff will go on behind the scenes regardless. I stayed in the hostel for some time while doing studies in the US; it wasn't films that influenced these young ppl; it was being away from the parents. U may be right abt tat but it wudn't be related to this topic/thread, which is basically to discuss abt films.......!
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