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Recently by shoaib_daniyal
Gay Pride Takes Violent Turn in Pub
Militant homosexuals attacked a pub in Mangalore last week, thrashing courting heterosexuals in a bid to bring attention to the plight of sexual minorities in India.
Witnesses say that the activists, in a fit of misogynistic rage, primarily vented their ire on the women, thrashing them mercilessly.
The leader of the group, Pramod Muthalik, confirmed that his men had indeed committed the deed. “We did it to protect Indian culture. Throughout our history we have celebrated homosexual love but look at India today. So we decided to give the heteros a taste of their own medicine and to remind India not to ape the west.�
India has several laws, enacted primarily by the British, making homosexuality a crime including the infamous Section 377. This act of violence against heterosexuals is seen by social scientists as a means of protests against the oppression faced by the LGBT community in India. It is even being spoken of in LGBT circles as India’s Stonewall.
Muthalik has vowed to wipe out this “curse of heterosexuality� from the country guaranteeing to remove contact between the two sexes which lead to such “unnatural and unIndian feelings�. He warned of severe consequence for any contact between the sexes, including mixed doubles Tennis matches. “A boy and a girl hitting balls in front of everybody is not good,� said Muthalik sternly.
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My intention here was to bring into contrast that the tolerance that India once had for the non-mainstream (in this case the sexual minorities) and compare it to the country's sorry state today.
Of course, there might be many ways to look at the article, so your view and critisism is quite valid.
Cheers,
Shoaib
No.Shoaib can correct me if I am wrong,but what he is doing here is trying to make fun of the Ram Sena by portraying them as homosexuals.If he had really been trying to question the attitude of the society towards "violent gay people",the following line would not have been so ridiculous-he would have given the "violent gay people" an arguable cause.
"Muthalik has vowed to wipe out this “curse of heterosexuality� from the country guaranteeing to remove contact between the two sexes which lead to such “unnatural and unIndian feelings�."
@Khaki-it is a spoof. The Ram Sena is no LGBT rights group.
@Rahul-That was not my intention—if my writing could not convey that, then I apologise.
Thanks to those who like it.
Rahul, I don't think this is a sign that he has internalised the prejudice against gay people, just that he is questioning the different attitudes of society towards violent straight intolerant men and violent gay people.
Its also interesting how khakiflash, a homosexual, thinks its offensive if its NOT a spoof.
you are here with your asli naam
kyun bhai
The more the chants of ‘tolerance’, ‘human rights’, ‘freedom of expression’ are escalating, sadly more of ‘violence’, ‘discrimination’ and ‘Prejudices’ we are witnessing day by day.
bas ki dushwaar hai har kaam ka aasaa.N honaaa
aadamii ko bhii mayassar nahii.n insaa.N honaa
Suberb.
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