Hi friends,
My first 2 blogs were about alcoholism... now its about the freedom of speech...
Can anybody talk anything?
If no.. then there is no freedom of speech...
If yes.. then there is no restriction for the usage of unparlimentary language and controversial words...
I do agree.. there is freedom of speech.. but till what degree matters..
Only till you don't disturb or hurt the feelings of the audience you have the freedom of speech..
I would like to substantiate my point...
Today 28th April,09' I happen to listen to the speech of the so called 'ad guru' Mr.Prahlad Kakkar who has made several ads for pepsi, amul, P&G and so on...
Throughout his talk he was using words like 'shit', 'loo', 'Toilet', 'full bladder', 'Toilet tissues' and so on.... He left the audience embarassed.. I felt very bad, very very bad for sitting there...
Though I did not like the way he spoke I was waiting to learn something out of his speech.. That was the biggest mistake in my life I think.. As time passed he kept using the word 'shit' so very often that too in a very organised gathering (B school)..
Anything he wants to demonstrate he will see to that 'S' word or any other equivalent to it is used... The most horrible part was that some of the students did enjoy all the nasty jokes and acknowledged it by laughing so loudly...
I felt like giving the 'ad guru' left and right.. I didn't do it as I knew what will be the consequence I have to face... But am not going to leave it like that... I will surely mail him and criticise for his unethical language...
I have a big question haunting me...
Can celebrities speak anything they want without bothering about the audience...
Recently Varun Gandhi, Lalu Prasad and Rabri Devi were doing the same in a little different way...
I accept...the world is not without unparlimentary languages.. we hear it in our day-to-day life... in the bus we travel, in streets, verbal abuse of drunkards and so on...
But my question is... Should we(educated people) also use such words... should we harm our dignity ourselves...
What a kind of plessure we get in talking so?... Who will respect us for it?..
I don't have any kind of respect for the speaker, the so called 'ad guru'...
Though there were some interesting facts in his speech.. his vulgour jokes were the highlight...
I desperately walked out after half an hour or so... What else I can do..
At that time I did not know if it is apt for me to question his attitude...
I agree that the use of vulgour words are not uncommon even in books...
Have u read Arundhati Roy's 'God of small things' and Kiran Desai's 'The inheritance of loss'( both booker prize winning books)? These books are of no exception...
Many modern authors have a passion towards using vulgour language just to attract youngsters like us...
So please do not harm your dignity by using such language...
Never encourage others nor show interest when others talk nasty language..
Question then and there if its apt...
If our friend is doing it... please educate him...
Change the world around you...
Krithiga
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