I’m pretty sure all of you have heard about Richard Gere’s misadventure when he kissed Shilpa Shetty, and Indian celebrity, at an Aids awareness rally in New Delhi.
In our culture such a spontaneous gesture wouldn’t bother anybody, but displays of affection are strictly forbidden in India, the land of great diversity. Protestors even demanded that Shilpa Shetty and Richard Gere should be killed for their careless and abusive action.
This incident happened on April 16th nevertheless Indian people are not satisfied with the simple apologies from Richard and Shilpa. Today I’ve seen on BBC that Indian priests will fight until both of them have been punished.
What do you think? Can you understand such intense reactions? In my opinion it should be considered that Richard Gere is an American, who is obviously not aware of Indian codes of behaviour. On the other hand he proudly declared himself as a great admirer of Indian culture, which shows that he should take further insights into their customs.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/6560371.stm
In our culture such a spontaneous gesture wouldn’t bother anybody, but displays of affection are strictly forbidden in India, the land of great diversity. Protestors even demanded that Shilpa Shetty and Richard Gere should be killed for their careless and abusive action.
This incident happened on April 16th nevertheless Indian people are not satisfied with the simple apologies from Richard and Shilpa. Today I’ve seen on BBC that Indian priests will fight until both of them have been punished.
What do you think? Can you understand such intense reactions? In my opinion it should be considered that Richard Gere is an American, who is obviously not aware of Indian codes of behaviour. On the other hand he proudly declared himself as a great admirer of Indian culture, which shows that he should take further insights into their customs.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/6560371.stm
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