tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2561757829142376057.post8906298743370997773..comments2023-08-13T14:27:22.965+05:30Comments on gtoosphere: Outrage on Outrageg2http://www.blogger.com/profile/01391215853887464726noreply@blogger.comBlogger20125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2561757829142376057.post-61226730708363109032013-05-28T06:47:39.835+05:302013-05-28T06:47:39.835+05:30This piece is timeless ! Because this media drama ...This piece is timeless ! Because this media drama has been and is going to repeat itself everywhere, every time!g2https://www.blogger.com/profile/01391215853887464726noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2561757829142376057.post-25818020473653674242013-01-15T08:41:51.615+05:302013-01-15T08:41:51.615+05:30G2, I see your point. There is a pattern...in medi...G2, I see your point. There is a pattern...in media, facebook...the candle walks...but what after that? The whole focus is on getting the govt to do everything. But what about individual responsibility?g2https://www.blogger.com/profile/01391215853887464726noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2561757829142376057.post-62923036484549052152013-01-12T00:28:04.121+05:302013-01-12T00:28:04.121+05:30I consider blog writing as "casual writing&qu...I consider blog writing as "casual writing" because you aren't beholden to any guidelines other than your own, not that you didn't put any effort in to it. <br /><br />As a reader, I can only assume words you put in the mouth of your characters are stemming from your own thoughts as a writer (even with some editorial support). Perhaps, fictional g2 can have a different name g2https://www.blogger.com/profile/01391215853887464726noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2561757829142376057.post-11621187008670703442013-01-11T12:33:15.011+05:302013-01-11T12:33:15.011+05:30I should clarify that this was not "casual wr...I should clarify that this was not "casual writing"... It was written as a casual conversation. I have been consciously trying to create distinct personas for the cat and fictional g2 and I am probably not good at it yet :) <br /><br /><br />Please do not assume this is a summary of my personal opinions towards the issue.g2https://www.blogger.com/profile/01391215853887464726noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2561757829142376057.post-81594404329009554302013-01-08T03:47:32.495+05:302013-01-08T03:47:32.495+05:30I didn't mean to scrutinize it word by word. I...I didn't mean to scrutinize it word by word. It is to take a scientific <br />approach and show evidence for my statement that this does not reflect empathy. I am not into fisking. :)<br /><br /><br /><br />Our writing reflects our thoughts. Casual writing is the best to show our attitude. The attitude of trivializing sexual harassment belies all the statements on dismissal of protest. I hopeg2https://www.blogger.com/profile/01391215853887464726noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2561757829142376057.post-47321134585288108842013-01-08T01:04:11.037+05:302013-01-08T01:04:11.037+05:30I agree that the tone was lacking in empathy.
H...I agree that the tone was lacking in empathy. <br /><br /><br />However, I think it is unfair to scrutinize this article word by word. This was written as a casual conversation between me and my fictional cat. I was assuming people would read it as a badly written play and not as editorial commentary or something like that :) <br /><br /><br />I think proposing solutions is also beyond the scope g2https://www.blogger.com/profile/01391215853887464726noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2561757829142376057.post-63748450423210822922013-01-07T23:57:24.613+05:302013-01-07T23:57:24.613+05:30I appears to me that scientific approach and empat...I appears to me that scientific approach and empathy can co-exist.<br /><br />It is the empathy that is lacking in all of your points. When you write "There is nothing 'fearless' about getting into a bus at 9 o' clock in the evening." it comes across as an off-hand put down for all women who go through hassles of travelling by city bus. <br /><br />Heck, one need to be 'g2https://www.blogger.com/profile/01391215853887464726noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2561757829142376057.post-82707188779124527142013-01-07T15:18:50.445+05:302013-01-07T15:18:50.445+05:30I personally feel that what happened and is happen...I personally feel that what happened and is happening in Delhi is the most genuine citizen movement (among the urban middleclass) in recent years.<br /><br /><br />The reason I wrote this article is because I have seen some of the patterns emerge in the way people react and how the media manipulates. We see people coming out to protest out of genuine anger at the state of things but then the g2https://www.blogger.com/profile/01391215853887464726noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2561757829142376057.post-89243210262475503132013-01-07T14:52:31.397+05:302013-01-07T14:52:31.397+05:30Well the society is stinking right now and is grow...Well the society is stinking right now and is growing through an evolutionary process, the ugly side of which we are witnessing right now. These small little incidents, lets call them 'atrocities by people in power', we see in Maruti plant at Manesar, against the Anna movement, against the protestors at Jantar Mantar, the growth and decline of Naxalbari movement etc.. are few examples of g2https://www.blogger.com/profile/01391215853887464726noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2561757829142376057.post-53209701606873838932013-01-07T12:57:36.446+05:302013-01-07T12:57:36.446+05:30I don't think it is fair to paint all the prot...I don't think it is fair to paint all the protesters in the same color. There are quite a few genuine people, activists who have been working on this issue for quite sometime now. And also people who have sent their suggestions to the Justice Verma committee. <br /><br /><br /><br />I think we have enough good people fighting against the system. It is just that their work is being drowned in g2https://www.blogger.com/profile/01391215853887464726noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2561757829142376057.post-43011672984655060202013-01-07T12:46:44.935+05:302013-01-07T12:46:44.935+05:30I was trying to make 2 points
1. The emotional o...I was trying to make 2 points<br /><br /><br />1. The emotional outburst of the urban middleclass that we see happening once in a while is not resulting in anything substantial. Take the Anna Movement for instance. Lot of people with good intentions took to the streets emotionally which is a great thing but the debate was so all over the place that we did not go even one step ahead to solving g2https://www.blogger.com/profile/01391215853887464726noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2561757829142376057.post-34797990480426680242013-01-07T11:01:34.163+05:302013-01-07T11:01:34.163+05:30I am sorry to see this G2. This is disappointing. ...I am sorry to see this G2. This is disappointing. <br /><br />It is okay to make fun of fury that doesn't translate to action, but in this case it is too early for that fun. If all this media, anger, translates to change in behaviour of one person for one day it is better than nothing. <br /><br />May be you see all these tides of people getting together too many times that result in nothing.g2https://www.blogger.com/profile/01391215853887464726noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2561757829142376057.post-12171431825701006342013-01-07T10:57:22.290+05:302013-01-07T10:57:22.290+05:30Protesters just do what makes them feel better, th...Protesters just do what makes them feel better, they dont think whether their actions have any real consequence. They are good people, but not smart.<br /><br />People blame what can easily be blamed (Bollywood, media etc) and not search for the root cause. Don't they make stuff that sells, stuff that people watch, so "Munni" is just the nations demand ( I also wondered how many of g2https://www.blogger.com/profile/01391215853887464726noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2561757829142376057.post-50363902036402827912013-01-07T10:39:00.426+05:302013-01-07T10:39:00.426+05:30Not sure why my comment is not showing up. Anywyas...Not sure why my comment is not showing up. Anywyas trying to post again:<br /><br />I usually like your posts a lot. As I went on reading this one, I was hoping atleast the next coming para would make some sense. And at the end of it, I felt the whole thing is so pointless. Not funny, not cool.g2https://www.blogger.com/profile/01391215853887464726noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2561757829142376057.post-29257872809137910102013-01-07T10:14:53.064+05:302013-01-07T10:14:53.064+05:30I usually like your posts a lot. As I went on read...I usually like your posts a lot. As I went on reading this one, I was hoping atleast the next coming para would make some sense. And at the end of it, I felt the whole thing is so pointless. Not funny, not cool.Pradeep Konakanchihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11052980207647707677noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2561757829142376057.post-40894059850215574142013-01-07T01:09:25.758+05:302013-01-07T01:09:25.758+05:30Dude, haters gonna hate. g2, ur my treu inspiratio...Dude, haters gonna hate. g2, ur my treu inspiration!!!g2https://www.blogger.com/profile/01391215853887464726noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2561757829142376057.post-82974873662646155492013-01-07T00:45:18.160+05:302013-01-07T00:45:18.160+05:30Various human rights organizations routinely send ...Various human rights organizations routinely send fact finding committees and volunteers to collect various statistics including rape, torture, state suppression etc. most of which are not reported in the police stations. It is not very easy but it has been done with reasonable success.<br /><br /><br /><br />I completely agree that it is good that urban middleclass is coming out on the streets g2https://www.blogger.com/profile/01391215853887464726noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2561757829142376057.post-71769816648087361472013-01-07T00:26:34.356+05:302013-01-07T00:26:34.356+05:30appreciate ur sense of humour again but do not agr...appreciate ur sense of humour again but do not agree with u on some points.<br />actually it's good that the upper middle n urban classes have come out. good amount of anger n energy out there but no proper leader to direct them.<br />news channels do not and should not take sides. they just have to show us what's happening and leave us to take our own opinion although the way they'reg2https://www.blogger.com/profile/01391215853887464726noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2561757829142376057.post-62080022461029201742013-01-06T23:48:15.284+05:302013-01-06T23:48:15.284+05:30#okay :|#okay :|g2https://www.blogger.com/profile/01391215853887464726noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2561757829142376057.post-36131023683337330272013-01-06T23:38:24.368+05:302013-01-06T23:38:24.368+05:301 ) she was called braveheart ony after day2 or 3....1 ) she was called braveheart ony after day2 or 3..not from day 1 as the girl was hardly dettered by the incident. She is just as stubborn with broken bones, bruises,no intestine and uterus . I dont know why they call martry. But her courage to giv statement to police with all details..i mean ALL ...that twice needs one to be stoic<br /><br />2 ) u say democracy is people uniting and demanding g2https://www.blogger.com/profile/01391215853887464726noreply@blogger.com