The past couple of years - especially the recent few months have seen people, especially women standing up - far too often, I'd say, for what is considered their rights - or, something.
Standing up has become some sort of a fashion statement - well, it certainly is a pretty easy way to get cameras rolling towards you, even if it means embarrassing yourself, and, in several cases, going to the length of heartlessly putting a man behind bars merely to evade marginally idiotic questions from the media - albeit for a day or two, with his name possibly being cleared, but doesn't it remain as a stain on his record throughout his life? Yes, there have been quite a few cases deserving drastic action, but blowing up every tiny remark into a serious case is frustrating to the sane mind. I, for one, see it as an outcome of some people's joblessness. The 'issue' is taken up as serious debates on popular news channels, with people getting emotional and making statements which will, in turn sprout several more controversies - a chain of news items and a good opportunity for many totally unrelated faces appearing on TV (and some, of course, not being 'available for comment'), if not anything else. And it's a pity most of this happens at the Capital.
A new kind of politically acceptable talk has arisen, with random people appreciating and consoling the limelight girl (oh yeah, I've seen some boys crying about having been raped too, on the internet, legit or not) and giving speeches about bravery. I hesitate to add this, but these are the very people who look at girls in the same provocative manner, passing comments about them amongst each other and doing much more. Yes, there are mad men (and women) out there - cold blooded ones who make me shudder, but this article is not about them.
People have either stopped being sportive and are taking life very seriously, or their masks of politically acceptable crap have stuck to their faces far too long. People love others' problems - even the best news channels in the world - or at least Eurasia (yeah I'm including BBC on the list, for pretending that UK is rape free and graciously coming all the way to India to shoot their "India's Daughter film) crave for TRP ratings, broadcasting people's personal problems and listening to bullshit with serious expressions. A few more examples include programmes like Satyamev Jayate, Solvathellam Unmai (a Tamil show on people's intra-family problems) among others.
With yesterday's cliche (damsel in distress) becoming today's fashion trend, melodrama reaches new peaks almost every other week these days, based on some incident or the other (not to mention, real or cooked up), and someone has to stand up.. for something, so here's me, standing up.. I don't know what for, but I'm going to carry a candle around, organize a protest and speak angrily in front of some camera..
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The picture is a screenshot from Times Now's YouTube channel (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mCWtiZCBB6I)
Images from: http://www.pink255.com/vogue-fashion-through-the-ages-level-shoe-district/ and http://iameduard.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/white-knight-2.jpg
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