Comments on: Certain Hindus want Richard Gere dead http://bligbi.com/2007/04/17/certain-hindus-want-richard-gere-dead/ The ramblings of a non-apologetic militant atheist mom doing time in the lonestar state on atheism, religion, feminism, politics and current events. Sat, 11 Oct 2008 09:13:23 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.2 By: Be careful about who you kiss in India - Bligbi http://bligbi.com/2007/04/17/certain-hindus-want-richard-gere-dead/#comment-1002 Be careful about who you kiss in India - Bligbi Sun, 29 Apr 2007 16:44:39 +0000 http://bligbi.com/2007/04/17/certain-hindus-want-richard-gere-dead/#comment-1002 [...] recently wrote about the controversy surrounding Richard Gere’s antics at a AIDS awareness event in India.  At the time, various groups of Hindus were protesting in the [...] [...] recently wrote about the controversy surrounding Richard Gere’s antics at a AIDS awareness event in India.  At the time, various groups of Hindus were protesting in the [...]

]]> By: Scott http://bligbi.com/2007/04/17/certain-hindus-want-richard-gere-dead/#comment-987 Scott Mon, 23 Apr 2007 05:55:52 +0000 http://bligbi.com/2007/04/17/certain-hindus-want-richard-gere-dead/#comment-987 For a society who has been deeply damaged by colonialism can one think of a more offensive image of a white guy grabbing a daughter of India and forcing himself upon her? It is so symbolic. It is right in line with the image of the white colonist forcing himself upon a country and just taking whatever he wants. Richard Gere should pay the ultimate price for this. What bothers me however is those who would blame Shilpa Shetty for this. Too often women victims of rape in India are blamed for what happened like they wanted the rape to happen or it was their fault the rape happened even when the truth might be that the rapists brutalized them and they couldn't stop the rape from happening. While of course Richard Gere didn't actually rape Shilpa Shetty, I still see this whole "Blame the Woman Victim" dynamic in place. From what I saw from the video Shilpa Shetty did nothing to cause Richard Gere to act the way he did, and was in fact as shocked as everyone else was that he would act in such a disgraceful manner. We need to defend this daughter of India, not blame her for this white man's assault upon her. For a society who has been deeply damaged by colonialism can one think of a more offensive image of a white guy grabbing a daughter of India and forcing himself upon her? It is so symbolic. It is right in line with the image of the white colonist forcing himself upon a country and just taking whatever he wants.

Richard Gere should pay the ultimate price for this.

What bothers me however is those who would blame Shilpa Shetty for this.

Too often women victims of rape in India are blamed for what happened like they wanted the rape to happen or it was their fault the rape happened even when the truth might be that the rapists brutalized them and they couldn’t stop the rape from happening.

While of course Richard Gere didn’t actually rape Shilpa Shetty, I still see this whole “Blame the Woman Victim” dynamic in place. From what I saw from the video Shilpa Shetty did nothing to cause Richard Gere to act the way he did, and was in fact as shocked as everyone else was that he would act in such a disgraceful manner.

We need to defend this daughter of India, not blame her for this white man’s assault upon her.

]]> By: Louie http://bligbi.com/2007/04/17/certain-hindus-want-richard-gere-dead/#comment-964 Louie Tue, 17 Apr 2007 22:12:54 +0000 http://bligbi.com/2007/04/17/certain-hindus-want-richard-gere-dead/#comment-964 So it wasn't for sticking a gerbil up his arsehole? Odd... So it wasn’t for sticking a gerbil up his arsehole? Odd…

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