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wtf gives a if the curry munchers want to kill each other..
Gere kiss sparks India protests
Actor Richard Gere has sparked protests in India after kissing Celebrity Big Brother winner Shilpa Shetty at an Aids awareness rally in New Delhi.
Demonstrators in Mumbai (Bombay) set light to effigies of the Hollywood star, while protesters in other cities shouted "death to Shilpa Shetty".
The protesters said Gere insulted Indian culture by kissing the hand and face of the Bollywood actress.
Public displays of affection and sex are still largely taboo in India.
Shetty downplayed the incident, saying "it was not so obscene".
"This was not such a big thing for people to over-react in such a manner," the actress told the Press Trust of India news agency.
"I understand people's sentiments, but I don't want a foreigner to take bad memories from here. I understand this is his culture, not ours," she added.
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Anjali Gopolan, head of Indian Aids prevention group the Naz Foundation, said: "I think he responded as an actor. He was playing to the gallery. I don't see anything bad." The kissing scenes were regularly played on Indian TV, with some viewers commenting on Gere's actions, while Indian newspapers carried the picture on their front pages.
The Aids awareness rally focused on India's truck driving community, with Gere leading proceedings by shouting "no condom, no sex" in Hindi.
The crowd whooped with delight and whistled as the 58-year-old clasped Shetty and kissed her on the face several times.
After the actress recovered her balance, Gere offered her a gallant bow. Protesters said his embrace of one of the country's leading ladies had been "vulgar" and demanded an apology from the film star.
WTF?? If I were Gere, I'd say India and never go back again.
last weeks news man
wtf gives a if the curry munchers want to kill each other..
He should be aware of the differences b/w our culture and their's seriously. Just Imagine if we had inivited a star from another country to come here, and in his country kissing dogs w/ tongue was typical, and so he did that in the public eye. we'd be kind disturbed. Same thing here really. There's a way of living in the U.S. that they don't know of. He should know that. Typical American.
Is India puritan?
i think in india maybe gerbils are unclean and that is the problem
Has anyone seen An Officer and a Gentleman? I hear that it is a good movie...
The kiss was pretty lame regardless of the wacky protests; she even looked uncomfortable with some old guy kissing her up. He probably thought it was funny in his head.
Is the Kama Sutra?
Gere is just an ass....he offends a lot of people.
Sin,
The NYC Fire and Police Departments
It looked like somebody’s grandfather groping a teenager...
Adrien Brody wannabe....
The taboo against public displays of affection is part of Indian culture that seems to have been carried over to many American women of Indian descent.
The taboo against private displays of affection is part of American culture that seems to have been carried over to every MARRIED women of Los Angeles descent...
these people need to get laid more often!
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