Freedom of speech!

right communal harmony shldnt be affected...teh cartoons by the Danish cartoonist which was condemned by muslim fraternity all over the world...some people supported him by saying..it was severing the right to express...now I am wondering do people understand the difference between right to express to right to hurt someone...

Same goes with the 'cartoons' created by MF hussain!!

oops Himanshu..I missed ur post... u r right.. the paintings of  MF..now u call it creativity..or a means to spread hatred..I dont know..a simple analogy..if someone draws a vulgar picture of someone else's mother in a compromising pose..does that son/daughter of the mother will appreciate it as a piece of creativity..or hit him black n blue..

now if the painter and the someone..both subscribe to the same school of thoughts..then it is not a problem..but if it is not thats when the problem comes..and that is wat the so called liberal/openminded artists dont be in congruence with

all said ..seems easy but..dont  know bhai..i will post the blog link in which i am having a discussion with my blogger pal(new) i can call him now....a very stiff debate...

Mohan anna:) what happened.. please share ur blog post link..if u have the experience posted..

@mohan ji,

its a sad part of life, life rolls on ....,

@Mohan: nw fulfill d desire of Unknw...

@Mohan bhai..as suggested by Deepak...really want to know ..cos for me the corporate politics is something interesting

hehehawhaw...

All eyes now on Mohan...

oh my friend.. i was waitin for u to write :)..sensationalism ..i dont know if it is only thing that inspires everyone who stirs contrversies with their writings..

from when  my comments started to matter so much to others? I'm not saying all controversies are for sensationalism.Some truth are sensational but true also.Those shouldn't be seen as sensationalism.Just like the wikileaks documents.But some people use freedom of speech as a tool for publicity.Like vivek oberoi.One night he calls the press and makes allegation against salman khan and see now.

kinnos...I value everyone's comments..dint I respond to everypost of urs in the other thread..and I geniunely believed that you had valid points there and u talk sensibly

I know .I was just kidding bro

Nice post but you should mention about abusive language used in the postYou see some notice like "Readers Discretion Is Advised".

dude thats not written by me :)

oops somethign wrong with the link.. I dint know how to paste a link..i clicked on india symbol got my blog link and over that pasted the actual url..thinking its pointing to the actual one.. everyone please forgive this silly ignorant person... Here is the ->

Actual link

PS:The content has lot of expletives

can be a eye-opener too.... in some ways

@ deepak , eye opener right, but should not be those booked who gave this news, n newspaper be sued.

in amarica rules r super strict. one reporter got arrested for that.

@Pramod: Dude dont compare India wid America...

They have different policies n rules... In India supremacy is Democracy!!

@Unknown bhai, the age is changing, but what i feel is it's like uunt ke munh me jeera,

(very miniscule,)

my freedom to punch stops where other person's nose starts, should be the rule,

strict norms r necessary  because in blog we can write anything we like,

it can be done like this also, "stop giving any importance to such writings,

stop acknowledging them in the first place .

they will die their natural death.

Crazy Laws in Nevada

• Everyone walking the streets is required to wear a mask in Elko, Nevada.
• Sex without a condom is considered illegal.
• Men who wear mustaches are forbidden from kissing women, in Eureka
• Back in the old days, a man caught beating his wife was tied to a stake for eight hours a day with a sign that read, "Wife Beater" fastened to his chest.

the people and media should be aware of their own responsibilities.Otherwise no protocol and no law can help.You see 100 laws can be made but some people will always  find some way to bypass the law.We should also be be careful about choosing about our source of information. we have to be careful while deciding, whom to listen and whom to ignore. some news channels take help of background music and film clips to present their news and I think that exaggerates the importance of some news.Whereas the job of news channel is just to show the news and allow the people to decide how important it is? but people still watch those kind of news channels and help them to earn more revenue.So we basically ourselves are the problem.We are yet to learn the difference between entertainment and news.We expect the news channel to entertain us.The irony is today we entertain ourselves by watching news channels and we learn about our responsibilities by watching  movies like Taare Zameen Par and 3 idiots. Having said all against media I also believe in last decade news media and web 2.0 has helped us a lot to make our country better.Earlier only celebrities had the luxury of speaking their mind  through  news channels and other mediums and  those medium were not available to common people.But today even a common man can speak his/her heart through various platforms.The shahraukh khan vs shiv sena can be taken as a classic example of empowerment of common man through social media.

@Bhai this is one is "my freedom to punch stops where other person's nose starts, should be the rule," is nice...

ya right stop acknowledging..if everyone does yes...but if that is the case then why are those who stirred controversies been pushed behind bars?..

@Kinnos... now thats the tricky part..when we say."aware of their own responsibilities".. who defines that.. the individual..now there is no control..cos each one has his own way of deinition..and he says he is within his ethical boundaries..

now usage of clips,music is their way of presenting..like how we put images in our blog..so nothing against it.. but considering the people who listen to us..the wider spectrum to which we have access to is more important..

and again should we go purely by majority...like say...if greater number of people believe in whatever the information is being propogated..do u think that info is correct?

@unknown  self discipline can only be applied by own self.It can't be generalized.also I was talking about minimal amount of self responsibility like when I'm using my freedom of speech I should be careful that I'm saying the truth, not just making false allegation to catch attention and also  as said by everybody  one should take care to not to hurt other unnecessarily.Now there can be special cases where you have to stand with truth against the cost of hurting others,for that kind of situation.I' have no answers.

I respect your views but I personally believe news channel shouldn't use back ground music and special effects (not talking about graphical presentation) to news unless the news is related to entertainment.

Truth is truth it has no majority and minority.It's up to individual to decide whether he/she wants to go with majority or truth.

@ kinnos,

I wish to please say that truth told with bad intent, is worse.

there r many truths  going on every second & if media hypes it & riots start , only we poor humans suffer. 

blood is same in everyone.

communal harmony should be main.

politicians or media any one playing with it should be punished harshly.

in china they hve a saying . kill one to warn 100,

please think on it. deeply.

@ Pramod Lohia

I agree. Truth+bad intention= manipulation.And manipulation can't be good .

This post for me is all about looking at freedom of speech  as tool to make society a better place to live not to empty it.freedom of speech should never be used as a tool for massacre.And thats why I talked about self discipline.

@Kinnos u r not getting my point...when something is left to individual to decide..about the minimal..that is where the prob..we dont have a yardstick which tells each one ok..this is the limit..so each one has his own way...some will think somthing is right..and for someone else it might be offending.. I know am talking vaguely..but i dont know how to express that

@unknown no worry.I'm also very bad at expressing.and you are far better than me.

Up to a point law can help.I mean if I'm making a derogatory remark against you then you can take help  of law to act against me.Personally  I feel  this world is a fun place to live because we all see things differently.If we all will start to see things same way then I guess this world will be boring.Also it is not like that we can't co exist with our differences.The solution will respecting other people right to disagree.

you mean in balcony? or in the bedroom?

haha @Bhai :)) for that u need enemies at home :) or some peeping neighbours

its a fact, in kentucky,

in Arizona,

A man is allowed to beat his wife legally, but only once a month!

wah! what vague rules..now the wife will be kicking him everyday ..as a revenge for that one day..

oops not vague...read it as weird

Aparichithudu.????

lolzzz @Gouri

first of all.. really appreciate the humble opinion...that really counts..

secondly am sorry for the goof up..i dint know how to embed a link..learnt later...so u wld have ended up on my blog first..

now coming to points..

1) very well...said..somethign rhymes with what @Pramod bhai said..about the punch.. basically striking a balance between  right to speak to right to hurt

2) yes even I agree to that point..his intentions might be good the method is not acceptable by many

3) If you had a look at the comments...u will see a debate [dont say it heated..but  it is]

4)This is something which I cant agree more..and I always say that..our ancestors are no crooks..and whatever practices,rules,norms we have had.. there is always some method in the madness

5)Well the author has justified himself on that part saying he wont constrain himself in expressing to what others think..so people who think alike follow..and I am not supporting his style nor against.. but am very particular about this very post..on which he has put forward his arguments..

@Deepak.. thats my blog title :)

@Unknown: Yeah I ended up on your blog first.. But I had been there earlier also. So, realised at once that there must have been some error. Immediately, copy-pasted the anchor text and reached the right (wrong or whatever) post. So, that was not a big 'goof-up' :)

And of course, I went through the comments section, yesterday and today (before you 'woke up') :)

Thanks for appreciating!

@ Deepak: Got that?

Remember Tushar Kapoor's 'Gayab'? It was the Hindi version of Aparichithudu :)

@Deepak: Sorry dear, I goofed up on that.. Now google shows a different story altogether

religious fanatics..yes @bhai..right..the imams,priests,babas godmans..all are there..most of them are chors..who crave for power in the name of religion n GOD.. now these guys are there in current times..but religion has been there for centuries..now the hatred on them shouldnt be shown on religion..which sadly many people do.. attributing their crimes to religion...

religion and preachings have been interpreted abused by different people in different ways..just for their benefits in terms of money n power

Yes Pramod, Eye for an eye is not the solution.

You are right: "We are human first"

But I love to take it a step further to "We are creatures first." :)

well said @Gouri.. we are creatures first

yes now ..that is rhyming with our topic..the freedom of speech.. the responsibility in choosing the right words...the consequences..

hehe.. read both the comments..that person is still defending when the blog post has clearly stripped the scamsters nude...

ya..I know the jewish quote which says horse.. but horse can kick both sides..donkeys r expert in the rear side..so i customized it :D

hahahaha

1 + 1 = 11

and for some people telling them that they are spamming is..moral policing..[indipolicing :D]