Tag Archives: Sensationalism
An open letter to Arundhati Roy
Congrats, you are back in news! You were trending on Twitter and featured in Google trends. And thanks, you made many guys look up dictionary.com to understand what sedition meant. You are really of some use! Continue reading
Posted in Rants
Tagged Armchair Activism, Democracy, Double Standards, Freedom of Speech, Sensationalism
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The divine encroacher, the loser, the male chauvinist
How fair it is to criticize the morality of historical figures, gods, or prophets on the basis of modern standards of morality and justice? Continue reading
Posted in Religion
Tagged Atheism, Freedom of Speech, Journalism, Lord Rama, Morality, Religions, Sensationalism
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Let’s talk about Sex, SRK and Sena
Cricket, Politics and Movies have been the biggest newsmakers in our country. Every Indian is an expert of at least one of these topics, and the enjoyment that he or she derives from discussing them is paralleled only by the enjoyment derived from sex. And by these standards, in the last one month or so, Indians have indulged in mass orgy. Cricket was our foreplay, Politics was our sexual intercourse, and a Movie gave us the orgasm. Continue reading
Posted in Politics
Tagged Armchair Activism, Bollywood, Democracy, Double Standards, Journalism, Marketing, Mob Mentality, Sensationalism, Shahrukh Khan, Shiv Sena
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