January 15, 2007 at 11:23 am All of India (or at least, the sizable part of it that enjoys feeling put upon) is in an uproar over this video depicting a man who looks like Mahatma Gandhi doing a pole dance/strip tease. The Indian government for airing the clip. The USA-produced video is native to YouTube; the TV stations say they aired it in order to share their outrage with the rest of the continent.
( for the pointer.)
According to the article, the aired YouTube clip depicts Gandhi dancing with loose women and brandishing an AK-47 at the audience. Neither of those elements are in this video.
I did some more searching and discovered that the article was inaccurate: it s actually referring to two different videos, with the gun-toting, titty-loving Man of Nonviolence appearing in this much funnier blaxploitation-style clip for Gandhi II.
Whether the videos are funny or not is irrelevant in a society that values freedom of speech. Sadly, freedom of speech is the last thing on some people s minds.
Consider this gem from user :
We will kill you if we find you anywhere.Advice for you cover your face or don t show your face to any indian or get slapped right there.You fool.
You are just a son of bitch.
Right. Because Gandhi was all about killing people who made fun of him.
Fuck ahimsa! If you want a contrary view, though, look no further than user :
Good job buddy!!
This Gandhi was a big time pervert and bastard who divided our country and gave us worst nightmare called Pakistan . He does not command any respect and he was shot for a cause. Bravo!
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Wonder why the world is going to Hell in a hand basket? Look no further than the existence of people who would kill over the message of nonviolent resistance.
I m sure someone from India will ask, How would you like it if someone made fun of Jesus Christ that way?! Please, sucka.
In my country, making fun of Jesus Christ is a long-standing comedic tradition!
As far as I know, no one threatened to kill Seth McFarlane over this. Not only did we not kill him, we gave the dude a prime time spot on Fox.
America - what a country!
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