Poor Richard Gere he didn’t know that kissing someone is such a big issue in India. And kissing someone in public is a horrible act. The controversy sparked when Richard Gere kissed Celebrity Big Brother winner Shilpa Shetty during an AIDS HIV awareness rally.
Some Hindu fundamentalist parties hijacked the issue, claiming that Richard’s kissing was vulgar. They organized protests in Mumbai shouting “death to Shilpa Shetty”.
Shilpa Shetty dismissed the public criticism by saying:
What he did was very sweet. It was all in good humour, He especially told me to tell the media that he didn’t want to hurt any Indian sensibilities. I am happy that this has happened because at least now people will talk about the issue of Aids and HIV.
Richard surely didn’t know the sensibilities of macho Indian society where all Indian men want all Indian women for themselves. A Gora kissing their big brother winner is disgusting. However, if the same gora or even if some desi had kissed Shilpa on screen then they would have loved it. Kissing to Indian society is something so special and fantastic that they can not see it happening in real, under broad daylight.
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